Bonsai of Royal Jack Automatic

superquark After germination the plants stretched quite a bit, so I: - moved them outside to have lower night temperature (14°C instead of 22°C) - added a cold (4000K) grow light (LED full spectrum spot light, 575lm, CRI 90) to increase light exposure from natural sun to 16h/d I measured the soil pH (which was supposed to be 6.4) with a calibrated probe and found out it is more like 7.0 so I: - started to give them a few drops of very low concetration rain water + nutrients solution (2.0-0.9-1.4 N-P-K) + a couple of drops of lemon juice to lower the PH On day 11 it rained a lot so I: - moved the plants back inside lo let the water saturated soil dry out a bit. On day 12 I found some aphids and a leaf miner so I - sprayed a 12.5 mg/l solution of Deltamethrin

superquark On day 16 plants were: - transplanted into bigger pots with a better soil with a PH value of 6.3 - watered with a 2.0-0.9-1.4 NPK solution + micronutrients On day 18 plants were: - mooved back outiside

superquark On day 22 plants were: - topped - sprayed a 15.3 mg/l solution of Deltamethrin On day 23 plants were: - watered with a 2.0-0.9-1.4 NPK + micronutrients PH 6.0 solution On day 24 plant were: - transplanted into bigger pots - trained with wires This plant is showing browning between vains and curling of upper leaves. I think it might be a calciulm or boron deficiency. I will monitor the plant a couple of days and then revalutate.

superquark On day 29 I: - measured the soil acidity and it was very low @ PH 5.5 - washed the soil with a lot of tap water @ PH 7.4 On day 30 I: - measured the acidity again and it was @ PH 5.9 - removed the yellow leaves and the branches growing on the lower side - adjusted the wired to train the plants On day 31 I: - watered the plants with a solution of 7-3-5 NPK + micronutrients + hydrated lime to increase PH

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superquark On day 44 plant where: - watered with a solution of 10-10-10 NPK + micronutrient + hydrated lime

superquark On day 51 plants were: - watered with a solution of NPK 4-6-8 + micronutrients + Bionova PH+ - put under warmer and more powerful light (2452lm 2700k) I'm still struggling with the pH even if up to last week I always addded hydrated lime to the watering solution. I switched to Bionova PH+ (potassium hydroxide) to achieve faster pH increase.

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superquark I finally managed to get the pH right using potassium hydroxide. I'm adjusting the wires to train the plants every couple of days. This week I will feed them with a solution of NPK 5-7.5-10 + micronutrients without potassium hydroxide to lower the pH a bit.

superquark Last week I stopped feeding and started flushing this plant (probably a little bit too late). This week I'm just watering the plants with tap water, removing some leaves, and fighting the parasites.

superquark First harvest ever! I'm quite happy with the result. The target was not big volumes, but a manageable small plant that could be harvasted on a balcony. The smell and the taste are quite good.