Testrun of the new Setup!

LastinG Today I’m officially launching the grow diary for this run! The three girls have already been under the lights for two weeks and are looking strong and healthy as we enter proper vegetation. What makes this grow extra exciting is the three-way soil & fertilizer comparison I’m running side-by-side with identical lighting and genetics: One plant on BioTabs One on my own custom supersoil mix One on someone else’s supersoil recipe all of them will recieve just tapwater and 0.3 mL/L sysMag from my brand to correct the Ca:Mg from my tapwater to 3:1. I can’t wait to see which approach pulls ahead in growth speed, color, and overall vigor. All three plants are sitting in black trays topped with a generous layer of Miscanthus wood chips. The shredded mulch looks fantastic — it gives the whole setup a clean, professional finish while helping retain moisture, keeping the surface free of algae, and letting the roots breathe properly. Under the lights it has this nice warm, reddish glow that really ties the tent together. The full-spectrum LED is running an 18/6 schedule with a dynamic spectrum that starts blue-heavy in the morning and gradually shifts toward red as the day progresses into the evening. The plants are already responding beautifully to the changing light — nice deep green fan leaves, strong stems, and that early “jungle vibe” is starting to show. Everything feels stable and dialed in. I spent the day organizing the trays, double-checking connections, and getting the diary properly set up with baseline photos and data. Goals for this run: Track the three different soil/fertilizer approaches in real time Document weekly progress with photos and notes Keep the environment consistent while the spectrum does its thing Rainbow Melon, Nectar, and Something Good — three completely different genetics under the same roof. This is going to be fun. Let’s grow! 🌱✨

LastinG The ladies just got a powerful foliar feeding with sysMag, reFuze, rePlant, and Alfa Boost – exactly what they needed to push through the early veg stage! Quick product breakdown: sysMag: Systemic magnesium fertilizer and growth enhancer that dramatically improves nutrient uptake and movement inside the plant cells for stronger, healthier development. reFuze: Organic nitrogen fertilizer that fuels rapid cell growth, delivers antioxidants, and strengthens overall plant structure. rePlant: Organic nitrogen fertilizer packed with amino acids that rejuvenates the plants and boosts vitality. The grow room was pretty chilly at the start of the grow, which slowed everything down noticeably. But once we got the temperature up to a solid 23°C, the girls immediately started responding and picking up speed again. Nectar is straight-up crushing it right now — her growth is the strongest and most impressive of the bunch. She’s quickly becoming my absolute favorite! Rainbow Melon is also looking solid and putting in great work. This week we did some serious training: all plants were topped at the 5th node and I removed the two lowest branches. Those lower ones simply couldn’t keep up with the rest of the canopy, so it was time to redirect that energy to the top colas. Can’t wait to see how bushy and explosive they get now that the conditions are dialed in!

LastinG After the first update of the “Testrun of the new Setup!” grow, things have started to settle in nicely. The plants have recovered from the early establishment phase and are now putting their energy into building structure, stacking branches, and filling out the canopy. The differences between the genetics are already becoming very obvious. The two larger plants are clearly taking control of the room: * Rainbow Melon (top left in the overview) * Nectar (bottom center) Both are showing vigorous vegetative growth with strong lateral branching and healthy leaf development. The canopies are becoming increasingly dense, and the internodal spacing remains tight, which is exactly what I was hoping to see in this setup. Meanwhile, Something Good (top right) is developing at a slower pace. While noticeably smaller than the others, it remains healthy and continues to push new growth. Sometimes the slower starters end up becoming the most interesting plants later in flower, so I’m curious to see how this one evolves. Rainbow Melon Rainbow Melon is currently showing the most balanced structure in the tent. The plant has developed a wide, bushy profile with multiple strong tops emerging across the canopy. The leaves are broad and healthy with a rich green color, indicating that the living soil is doing its job. Branch development is strong, and the plant is responding well to the environment without showing signs of stress. At this stage, the goal is simply to keep opening the canopy and allowing light to reach the interior growth sites. If she keeps this pace, she should become a serious producer once flowering begins. Nectar Nectar is proving to be the powerhouse of the run so far. The plant has exploded with vegetative growth and is building a very dense canopy. The top-down view really shows how aggressively she is filling her space. New growth is vibrant and vigorous, and the branching structure suggests she will respond extremely well to further training. Defoliation and canopy management will likely become more important over the next couple of weeks to maintain airflow and prevent overcrowding. For now, though, she’s looking exactly like the kind of plant that can dominate a room if given enough space. Something Good The smallest plant of the group is still finding its footing. Compared to Rainbow Melon and Nectar, Something Good is developing at a much slower pace, but the growth remains healthy and symmetrical. The leaf color looks good, the stem structure is strengthening, and fresh shoots continue to emerge. Rather than chasing size, the focus here is simply maintaining healthy growth and allowing the root system to establish itself. There is still plenty of time for this plant to surprise me later in the cycle.

LastinG Another week in and the plants have continued to settle beautifully. Your light-touch approach this round — another pass with the same foliar mixture plus a clean-up of some lower leaves for better airflow — was spot on. The canopy feels fresher, the lower zones are breathing much better, and there’s zero sign of stress, burn, or any early issues. The living soil is clearly doing the heavy lifting and the plants are responding with steady, healthy growth. Rainbow Melon She’s still the picture of balance. This week she pushed out even more strong laterals and the canopy is starting to look properly bushy and productive. The leaves stayed that deep, rich green and she took the spray and bottom clean-up without missing a beat. Internodal spacing remains nice and tight. She’s developing a wide, multi-top structure that should translate into serious yield potential once we flip. Light is still reaching the interior sites well, and she’s handling the gentle leaf tucking like a champ. Looking like a real standout already. Nectar Absolute unit. Nectar has been the most aggressive grower again this week and the top-down view is getting seriously impressive. She’s stacking branches fast and the canopy is becoming very dense. The lower leaf removal helped open things up at the base exactly when it was needed — you can already see how much better air is moving through the lower growth sites. New growth is vibrant and vigorous. She’s the kind of plant that will reward proactive canopy management; I can see defoliation and a bit of light training becoming useful very soon to keep everything from overcrowding while still letting her fill the space. She’s loving this setup. Something Good Still the smallest of the three, but she’s looking healthier and more settled than last week. New growth is coming in symmetrically, leaf color is excellent, and she responded nicely to the foliar spray. The bottom clean-up kept her lower area clean and ventilated. She’s not in a rush, but there’s no yellowing, stretching, or stress — just steady, healthy progress. These slower starters often end up being the most interesting in flower, so I’m still happy to give her time to establish her root system properly before pushing anything. Overall the minimal intervention worked perfectly. The fan is keeping good air movement, the environment feels stable, and all three plants look turgid, green, and happy. No pests, no deficiencies, no drama — exactly what you want in early veg with living soil. For the coming week I’ll probably do another light spray if they keep responding this well, keep an eye on Nectar’s density (she might need a bit more attention soon), and maybe introduce some very gentle LST or leaf tucking on the faster two to keep the canopy open. Otherwise it’s more of the same: let them grow, trust the soil, and enjoy watching the differences become even more pronounced.