# Layout variations:
I replaced the CFL above the first plant with a smaller CFL 20W 2700K, this solved the overheating issues.
Now the Led Strips are at maximum power (24 W together), being on the walls of the growbox they help a bit on lighting the lower branches .
I'm thinking about buying a couple of Led bulbs of 20-30W (power drain) each and put them where the Cfls are when the Critical will get to flowering.
I also made a variation on the Light Schedule:
The CFL's schedule is about 17-18 hours a day, while the Led Strips runs for 20 hours (1,5 before and 1,5 after the CFL's )
# Royal Jack Automatic
The Royal Jack had some serious stretching during this week so I applied some LST and Defoliation.
Some flowers are popping out and the smell intensified a bit, started giving some Bloom Booster.
The plant looks pretty small but healthy, I don't really expect a big harvest due to the 3.8L pot.
# Royal Critical Automatic
The Critical is also stretching a bit, it's about 15cm tall, I tried to apply some LST but it wasn't a very successful attempt, I will give it another try next week.
There are some imperfections on the leaves that i think are related to genetics and 3-4 brown spots which I guess could be lightburns (not sure).
At the moment it's getting only Grow Booster, next week we'll probably see some nice flowers.
Considering that this is my first growing experience I am satisfied with the results so far ๐
Noticed claw leaves and purple stem, identified Nitrogen overfert, also had some tips burnt
Once I reduced the nutrients some leaves turned yellow, at the same time the burns spread
Flushed the soil with ph balanced water and stopped nutes
What should I do now?
looks like you had a nitrogen abundance for sure! Flushing was a good choice. Make sure to start feeding with a lower (very low) dose of nitrogen after the flush BUT you have also flushed all the other nutrients than nitrogen. Meaning:
Leaves turning yellow after the flush would be quite a fast reaction (from nitrogen abundance to nitrogen deficiency)
Its more likely that you have washed out all of the magnesium and the plant suffers from a magnesium deficiency.
(Symptoms are almost the same as nitrogen deficiency)
I would recommend adding some extra CalMag + feeding with half amount of nitrogen that you've used before. If all the leaves turn pale green (although you've been feeding extra CalMag) you can consider raising the amount of nitrogen again until you've found the sweet spot for nitrogen.
I'm growing the exact same strains atm. It's my first grow to and I'm really excited. at day 20 for my plants.
Do they stink badly and which one stinks the most?
@Mydutchgrows, awesome!! ๐๐
At the moment the Royal Jack is pretty stinky but it's under control thanks to a little carbon filter, when i leave the growbox open for few minutes the smell goes all over the room, but it is not extremely intense and if you open the windows for 10 minutes everything returns to normality. ๐
Consider that I'm growing in 3.8 L pots and the plants are little.
The Critical has just begun the flowering stage, so it's not really stinky yet.
I'll keep posting updates in the next weeks ๐
Good luck with your grow!!! ๐ช๐