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Red Dragon used to be my favorite strain to grow but after taking too many clones I must put this strain to rest. This will be my last Red Dragon grow. It is an extremely sweet smelling plant and beautiful. It grows about twice its height in flowering so you only have to veg for like 8 weeks.
I start off with clones taken and dipped into a rooting solution then planted directly into FoxFarm Light Warrior soil in red party cups. I place the cups in a humidity dome and mist 2-3X daily until they show lots of roots.
Next, the clones are transplanted into 1 gal pots using a mixture of equal parts of FoxFarm Light Warrior, FoxFarm Ocean Forrest, and Roots Organics soils. I use FoxFarm nutrients but the ladies do not seem to like the Grow Big so I avoid using it in veg. I fertilize every other watering and feed the ladies with Big Bloom, 2 Tbsp/2Gal PH adjusted water. All water I use is PH adjusted to 6.5. I veg the ladies under 1 400W Metal Halide with T12 fluorescents supplementing. I do not have temp control or CO2 in veg. The light cycle is 18 on 6 off.
In flowering I use 2 X 400W HPS. I do have temperature control and I do use CO2 up until the last 2 weeks of flowering. I live in a very dry climate so I do not need humidity control. Just before I put the ladies into flowering, I transplant into 5 gal pots using equal mixtures of FoxFarm Ocean Forrest, FoxFarm Happy Frog, and Roots Organics soils. My light cycle is 12 on 12 off and I keep the room at about 1500PPM CO2 and around 78 degrees while the lights are on. I let it cool to 65 degrees when the lights are off.
The first 2 weeks of flowering I use 2 Tsp Tiger Bloom, 2 Tsp Big Bloom, and ¼ Tsp Open Sesame to 2 Gal Water. I fertilize every other watering. During weeks 3 and 4 I use 2 Tsp Grow Big, 2 Tsp Tiger Bloom, 2 Tsp Big Bloom, and ¼ Tsp Beastie Bloomz to 2 Gal Water still fertilizing every other watering. The last 4 weeks of flowering I use 2 Tsp Tiger Bloom, 2 Tsp Big Bloom, and ¼ Tsp ChaChing to 2 Gal water - also fertilizing every other watering. I flower the Red Dragon for 8 weeks total before pulling them, flushing, and then setting them in the dark.
The pics I have included are taken on day 52. They are almost ready to enjoy. I would recommend Red Dragon to anyone but it is easily over fertilized and doesnt stay strong if it is cloned too much. The smell though is intoxicating and smells like fruit. It is sooooooo good.
I start off with clones taken and dipped into a rooting solution then planted directly into FoxFarm Light Warrior soil in red party cups. I place the cups in a humidity dome and mist 2-3X daily until they show lots of roots.
Next, the clones are transplanted into 1 gal pots using a mixture of equal parts of FoxFarm Light Warrior, FoxFarm Ocean Forrest, and Roots Organics soils. I use FoxFarm nutrients but the ladies do not seem to like the Grow Big so I avoid using it in veg. I fertilize every other watering and feed the ladies with Big Bloom, 2 Tbsp/2Gal PH adjusted water. All water I use is PH adjusted to 6.5. I veg the ladies under 1 400W Metal Halide with T12 fluorescents supplementing. I do not have temp control or CO2 in veg. The light cycle is 18 on 6 off.
In flowering I use 2 X 400W HPS. I do have temperature control and I do use CO2 up until the last 2 weeks of flowering. I live in a very dry climate so I do not need humidity control. Just before I put the ladies into flowering, I transplant into 5 gal pots using equal mixtures of FoxFarm Ocean Forrest, FoxFarm Happy Frog, and Roots Organics soils. My light cycle is 12 on 12 off and I keep the room at about 1500PPM CO2 and around 78 degrees while the lights are on. I let it cool to 65 degrees when the lights are off.
The first 2 weeks of flowering I use 2 Tsp Tiger Bloom, 2 Tsp Big Bloom, and ¼ Tsp Open Sesame to 2 Gal Water. I fertilize every other watering. During weeks 3 and 4 I use 2 Tsp Grow Big, 2 Tsp Tiger Bloom, 2 Tsp Big Bloom, and ¼ Tsp Beastie Bloomz to 2 Gal Water still fertilizing every other watering. The last 4 weeks of flowering I use 2 Tsp Tiger Bloom, 2 Tsp Big Bloom, and ¼ Tsp ChaChing to 2 Gal water - also fertilizing every other watering. I flower the Red Dragon for 8 weeks total before pulling them, flushing, and then setting them in the dark.
The pics I have included are taken on day 52. They are almost ready to enjoy. I would recommend Red Dragon to anyone but it is easily over fertilized and doesnt stay strong if it is cloned too much. The smell though is intoxicating and smells like fruit. It is sooooooo good.
