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!
@Sejanus21, super, danke Dir! Ich schau ihn mir gerne mal an. Glaube auch, dass es im Moment ganz gut läuft. Bleib gern dabei, danke nochmal fürs den Hinweis!
Stress Killer ist eine wirklich gute Sorte. Ich habe damit im letzten Run über 70g geerntet. Die Wirkung ist euphorisierend und anregend (Sativa!). Es hat allerdings einige Zeit länger als beworben gedauert, bis ich geernet habe. Schau gerne mal in meinen Bericht aus dem letzten Jahr. Mal sehen, wie das bei Dir wird.
@Sejanus21, super, danke Dir! Ich schau ihn mir gerne mal an. Glaube auch, dass es im Moment ganz gut läuft. Bleib gern dabei, danke nochmal fürs den Hinweis!