First Grow Ever: Erika I + II

Day 8, 17.04.2024 0800 - Gave the ladies their first real drink: 400ml (10% of pot volume) of plain tap water ( 24h old) each, no nutrients yet. I sprayed water on the soil & gave it to them in two steps of 200ml each and 5 minutes apart. They looked relieved, soil was quite dry :) - Refilled humidifying pot of water - Relocated the fan to the right side of the tent Day 9, 18.04.2024 1800 - Nothing really to do but to keep Humidy within optimal VPD boundaries. Todays temperature 22°C @ 75% during the day, 18°C / 70% during the night Day 10, 19.04.2024 0900 - Turned Erika I 90° so that the use of the space in the small tent is optimized 2000 - corrected Distance between lights and canope to ~30cm again (Boy, them Kids are growing so fast ...) - switched lighting to 100% (50 Watts). Day 11, 20.04.2024 2200 - Wished the Ladies a happy 420 day - finally removed the heatmat beneath the pots (was switched off a long time ago) - exchanged the humidifier pots Day 12, 21.04.2024 2000 - Decided for a big step: I topped both of them. With Erika I there was no issue at all (because she is a bit taller) but with Erika II I hope I achieved the goal. I read a lot about topping before and know: it is not without risk (especially with automatics). I had topping in mind from begin on - and now I hope for the best for their recovery in time before blooming. - Hence the topping stress I decided to leave them alone for 2-3 days before I commence LST. In the end I would like to center the pots in the tent & let them grow in a rectangular 20x40 cm area (by tying down the main branches) - Soil is quite dry again. I will water them tomorrow in the evening - it will be their last drink without fertilizer I guess. Day 13, 22.04.2024 1800 - Gave both Ladies 2x200ml 24h old tap water - Inserted a wooden stick to Erika I's wider leaf in order to prevent it from touching the tent - I guess thats a first LST if you would call it like that - Both are recovering from the topping yesterday. The cut is already dried and both are looking quite good. Day 14, 23.04.2024 2200 - Worked a lot on Equipment that helps me keeping track on temperature, humidity and VPD. I installed an old ESP8266 along with a DHT22 Sensor to log that data into the Cloud (Checkout the Screenshots). This will also Help a lot understanding wether my "Poor man's VPD Controller" (another Arduino project including a DHT22 Sensor) works as expected - meanwhile both Ladies grow further towards the (artificial) sun - also today was the first day of me being able to smell the plants!