AeroGarden AutoFlower Experiment

Not too much to report this week, except phenomenally fast growth and a root ball taking up most of the grow bowl. I am keeping the 45W LED lights as close to the canopy as possible, currently about 2-3cm. There's virtually no heat given off, and after measuring the heat of the closest leaf to the light was 22 degrees, I plan to keep the plants as close as possible. I also measured the LUX at that distance from the light, which measured between 45-60,000, which seems more than adequate. I'm not sure why some people don't like the idea of growing with this, so far it has proven effortless for me. One thing I have been doing which is not generally recommended with auto-flowers is trimming. I have done this a couple of times a week, a total of 2-3 leaves each time. I have found this very useful in keeping the plants manageable, and it hasn't seemed to have a noticeable effect on their growth, and has allowed more light to reach lower areas of the stem. I have been LSTing the plants every day to keep their height down. So far I have been very successful with doing this. I am a month in, and the LED light is still at its lowest height setting, so I am more than confident that I will be able to keep the grow within the boundaries of the maximum LED height of 24". As with every other week, I drained all the water and put fresh water (mineral water this time) along with fresh nutrients (PH 6.0). I haven't had any problems adding the CalMag with the mineral water (yet), so fingers crossed it remains that way.