I've made a few mistakes so far - I initially underfed these, then overcompensated and overfed them. It's interesting to see signs of nutrient burn. I'm still getting a feel for how long it takes changes to the reservoir to show up in the plants. I'm backing down the PPM to 1,000 and keeping it there for another week, then I'll start to taper the feed down. The buds look good despite the leaves looking a bit ravished. Stunted growth due to underfeeding at the start is visible in the plant on the back right. I've upped the calmag to 5 ml/gal based on deficiencies I experienced in my other grow. The smell is very mild.
@Gejlord, Yes! You're absolutely right. I made the mistake of initially underfeeding them, and then over-corrected and overfed and burned them. Yield/growth has been substantially affected because of that. On the plus side I know what PPM I should be targeting and dialed it in on the other grow I have going right now.
Hell yes on flipping to flower. On my Apex R1s I've been feeding at 1700-1800 EC in coco and they still seem hungry. Seeing the first trichomes! Looking forward to how your grow turns out!
I have definitely noticed that Apex R1 seems to be lighter in general on its leaves. Keep an eye on pH as well, I had a pH problem early on that I ironed out but am still dealing with the consequences.
@ThaDollaGenerale, Thanks! After the dry and cure all of mine smell like pine trees. I love it and I'm very pleased with the overall result. I saw you chopped yours too - I'm eager to hear what the final product is like!