Seed to Harvest Dracary Katsu

Ganjaguy76

Ganjaguy76

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Hello All, this is my first grow journal, so go easy on me haha. I have 4 Dracary plants that are 1 week old.
30/09/21 Sprouted/ Day 1

Strain : 4 Dracary
Breeder : katsu Blue Bird
Light Veg : 400w HPS
Light Flower : Plantastar 600w 400v HPS
Lumatek Ultimate Professional 600W 400V Digital Ballast
Avenger Adjust a Wing Reflector
Supplement lighting UVB/UVR8
Grow Tent :1.2m x 1.2m x 2m Budbox Pro White
Mountain Air 150mm/1000 Carbon Filter
150mm L1 RVK extraction fan
125mm L1 RVK inline fan
SMSCOM 4.5 amp Twin Fan Speed Controller

Nutrients : Biobizz range
Growing Media : Biobizz Lightmix
4 15l/ 4 gallon Fabric Pots
PH Down Biobizz
Bluelab PH Meter
Bluelab EC Meter

Lights on 24.5c/ 76f
Lights off 20c/ 68f
RH 50% - 60%
PH 6.5
 

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Ganjaguy76

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GrassBurner said:
Girls are looking happy :bigjoint: Wait until they start flowering, the smells are incredible :weed:
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Thanks man. Yeah I just can't wait for flowering. Gonna top them tonight and give some feeding. That's 4 days since transplanted them and didn't want to stress them by topping at the same time.
 
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GrassBurner

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Looking good!! I've noticed about a 70/30 split of regular height plants and squatty plants. One of mine is about 3 times as wide as it is tall :lol:
 
Ganjaguy76

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I was going to top them tonight until I came across something that I never heard. Basically when plant has 6 nodes then top at 2nd node to increase yield. I would usually top when at 6th node and top it to the 5th node. Any tips or recommendations?
I feel more happier going down to 5th or 4th at lowest. But interested what you think
 
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GrassBurner

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Hell I just let them grow :blsmoke: I mainlined a couple Dracarys plants. Didn't notice enough difference in yield, definitely not enough to justify the extra time in veg. I just tie all the side branches down to spread everything apart for airflow now. Made some little trellises to tie to as well.
 
Ganjaguy76

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GrassBurner said:
Hell I just let them grow :blsmoke: I mainlined a couple Dracarys plants. Didn't notice enough difference in yield, definitely not enough to justify the extra time in veg. I just tie all the side branches down to spread everything apart for airflow now. Made some little trellises to tie to as well.
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So you would recommend not to mainline or top, just tie her down only ? Simple lst training ? Just feel I'm at 6th node and now unsure which direction to go.
 
Ganjaguy76

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GrassBurner said:
Dracarys shoots plenty of nice side branches, you should have a tent full of colas without too much training :bigjoint:
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Thanks man. It just threw me off slightly as wanted to take it to 6th node and top it with some training in net. Then was wondering what best node to top at etc. So anyway these are the girls at day 25 from seed. I will start some training. I had ties but can't find them, so ordered from amazon and be here tomorrow.
Again just to be clear, you would recommend not to top Dracary right ?
 

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I wouldn't top them. All the plants I've grown have had lots of colas without it. Just do some low stress training, get a nice even canopy using your net, and get them into flower. Seems like my last round stretched like crazy after the flip. Leave yourself room in case they do.
 
Ganjaguy76

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GrassBurner said:
I wouldn't top them. All the plants I've grown have had lots of colas without it. Just do some low stress training, get a nice even canopy using your net, and get them into flower. Seems like my last round stretched like crazy after the flip. Leave yourself room in case they do.
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Thank you man. I will leave the topping and focus on LST. What do you think of the girls so far? I do appreciate your help and tips etc. I understand you are a more advanced grower with much more experience than me. I hope I am not bugging you, was just looking for a little guidance from time to time.

BTW, Just ordered these LST clips. Seems like a very easy start to LST.
airtechpro.com

AirTech Home Automation - Low-Stress Training Clips, LSTclips - Plant Stem Trainer, Bender - LST Clip, Allow More Light and Air Flow, Made in USA - AirTech® Home Automation

LSTclips™ by AirTech® are great for speeding up the process of allowing better airflow, light control, and compact spaces.
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GrassBurner

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I dunno about advanced :lol: Lots of great growers on here who have helped me learn what little I do know. Best advice I can give is get a sip, or even better, multiple sips :bigjoint: Changed my gardening game tremendously. Makes me look like I know what I'm doing :lol:
 
Ganjaguy76

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GrassBurner said:
I dunno about advanced :lol: Lots of great growers on here who have helped me learn what little I do know. Best advice I can give is get a sip, or even better, multiple sips :bigjoint: Changed my gardening game tremendously. Makes me look like I know what I'm doing :lol:
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Just wondering why you are against the lst clips. Seems little better than using ties and having to cut the pot to attach etc. Also seems to do the same job. I will look up about the sip. I used to use autopot but decided to go back to fabric pots.
 
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