Grow Diary Stardawg

In my grows, I almost always run two strains together - typically one indica and one sativa variety. In the first image, my indica (Blueberry) is on the left, and my sativa (Stardawg) is on the right. In the second image, you can see that I have started low-stress training (LST) on Stardawg.

I begin counting “days in veg” when I observe the first set of true leaves, and I also start tracking node development at that point. I typically top my plants above the fifth node and remove the first node, leaving four sets of branches that can be low-stress trained to manage height, increase stability, and improve light distribution. This has been my standard process over the last three grows (back when I was growing autoflowers), and it worked well.

Ten days into veg, I topped Stardawg above the fourth node and removed the first, leaving three sets of strong branches. I would have preferred to top above the fifth node, but I could tell that plant height would become an issue during flower if I didn’t act soon. After topping Stardawg, I gave her four full days to recover before flipping to 12/12. The second image was taken one week after topping - at that point, I was three days into the 'transition' phase.

I switched from 18/6 to 12/12 on Day 15 of veg, or 23 days post-emergence.