Mars Hydro recently held a contest for Fathers Day and I was lucky enough to win a SP3000 and a grow tent.
I'd like to thank @Mars Hydro for being a sponsor here and for the awesome gear.
I'll be journaling a Cherry Pie that I started from seed a few months ago.
Unboxing:
The items were packaged well and delivered discretely, there's no risk of anyone knowing what's inside the boxes and there's no way you could possibly damage anything during the unboxing. The tent is sturdy, well made and it was easy to assemble. The light is insanely bright! I'd encourage anyone growing to wear proper eyewear and never stare directly at the sun.
Originally, I'd planned to journal two ladies but I wasn't able to fit them both inside the tent.
After getting over my claustrophobia I was pleased to find out the Cherry Pie would do alright alone.
Here's some backstory on the lucky lady before she basks under the artificial sun.
Germination:
She was submerged April 9th in 10 parts water to 1 part peroxide, she popped by April 11th and sprouted on April 15th.
It all started indoors under the Mars Hydro FC3000, never going over 60% with the dimmer.
About 2 weeks in she got her first dosage of the M.C. nutrients at the recommended 0.5g/L.
Vegetative Phase:
By May 20th, she had been topped however I managed to stunt one of her primary nodes.
She started some training shortly after and began her acclimation to the outdoors;
It wasn't until June that the weather was warm enough for her to stay out there over night.
"Nature is relentless".
She had a bit of a run in with pests (leaf hoppers, slugs...) near the end June and was sprayed down with insecticidal soap.
I'm just pointing it out incase there's someunexpected guests. C'est la vie.
Preparation:
Today is her first day under the new light and here she is in her new digs.
There was only 18" between the light and the canopy but nothing a little bit of bondage (LST) can't solve.
This will give a bit of room for the stretch and keeps the branches out of the way of the door while also encouraging some lower bud sites to become colas. It's a tight fit. I'll give her a few days to get acclimated and slowly crank the dial to the max before flipping her to 12/12.
That's it for now. Hopefully you'll stick around and offer some advice and support along the way.
I'd like to thank @Mars Hydro for being a sponsor here and for the awesome gear.
I'll be journaling a Cherry Pie that I started from seed a few months ago.
Unboxing:
The items were packaged well and delivered discretely, there's no risk of anyone knowing what's inside the boxes and there's no way you could possibly damage anything during the unboxing. The tent is sturdy, well made and it was easy to assemble. The light is insanely bright! I'd encourage anyone growing to wear proper eyewear and never stare directly at the sun.
After getting over my claustrophobia I was pleased to find out the Cherry Pie would do alright alone.
Here's some backstory on the lucky lady before she basks under the artificial sun.
Germination:
She was submerged April 9th in 10 parts water to 1 part peroxide, she popped by April 11th and sprouted on April 15th.
It all started indoors under the Mars Hydro FC3000, never going over 60% with the dimmer.
About 2 weeks in she got her first dosage of the M.C. nutrients at the recommended 0.5g/L.
Vegetative Phase:
By May 20th, she had been topped however I managed to stunt one of her primary nodes.
She started some training shortly after and began her acclimation to the outdoors;
It wasn't until June that the weather was warm enough for her to stay out there over night.
"Nature is relentless".
She had a bit of a run in with pests (leaf hoppers, slugs...) near the end June and was sprayed down with insecticidal soap.
I'm just pointing it out incase there's some
Preparation:
Today is her first day under the new light and here she is in her new digs.
There was only 18" between the light and the canopy but nothing a little bit of bondage (LST) can't solve.
This will give a bit of room for the stretch and keeps the branches out of the way of the door while also encouraging some lower bud sites to become colas. It's a tight fit. I'll give her a few days to get acclimated and slowly crank the dial to the max before flipping her to 12/12.
That's it for now. Hopefully you'll stick around and offer some advice and support along the way.
