Happy Easter! God bless us and our plants! Note: I germinated my seeds for a week in the black seed starting trays, in front of a "warm window" approx 55 degrees to 75 degrees (12 degrees Celsius to 23 degrees Celsius) during that time. Full sun exposure indoors. I watered with collected rainwater. They fully germinated before I got the Metrygrow light which at the 7th day I unboxed and set up. Now you can see from the germinated tray what I started with and then as it all grew under the light while still in the trays and through the transplanting cycle into just slightly larger containers. The new containers are comprised of the Ocean Forest potting soil, which is the same that was used to germinate the seeds in the trays on March 6th 2025. 30days later I transplanted and for the last two weeks I've been doing final transplanting for my lettuce and Basil which are under a larger grow light together in a pot and a bin with drainage holes. (not shown here as its under a different product light) But the tomatoes are still under the Metrygrow light as of 04/20/2025, in the last 2 picture you can see them and a mystery plant that came from the same seed packet at the lettuce. As-well as some small cilantro starts and a sage start. All will be transplanted to their final soil bin this week. I can verify that all my plants were grown under the Metrygrow light and probably could still be if I only have a single large plant to grow. It does a great job at providing light and reasonable heat for photosynthesis. It's quiet, the timer using the Nthgrow app is consistent. And so long as my phone doesn't have a software update, the wifi connection is strong and it works. Its easy to move and adjust after setting up and has some good versatility in function and display purposes. I could hang it from a rack rather than have the adjustable arm hold it up for instance. Its easy to dust off, no sharp parts catch or drag micro fiber cloth. It's balanced and holds up against my staffy's strong wagging tail. I think it's built really well and will be lasting for the price. While it only provides 2x2 ft (60.96 centimeters to 60.96 centimeters) It's enough for very small scale starting plants and sprouts. As well as a medium size plant that needs full spectrum lighting. The light along with the soil I picked and the rain water I collected for my plants to drink from exclusively. Has yielded fragrant and tasty basil, lush and full lettuce bundles, and strong rooting tomato starts! Just to add, for my bins that I'm transferring too, they have drilled drainage holes and I pack with small nuggets of pine bark at the bottom to help with the drainage and fill the container before adding a lot of regular generic potting soil along with FoxFarm soil. Final large Bins were $10 each, large bag of pine bark was $3, large bag of potting mix $10 (56.6 liters). For FoxFarm Ocean Forest I got the 13.2 liters twice and the 42.4 liters once. Price varies on distributors. I also got tomato/pepper fertilizer (dry) for $10 at my local nursery that I'll add along with some Activated Charcoal which I add to everything. Giving the very best that I can for the plants to thrive has had a great impact but without Metrygrow light it wouldn't have had a truly great start to grow. Thank you for your light! if you come up with larger varieties I will definitely purchase in the future!
