Michael Straumietis, a long-time professional grower who founded and owns hydroponics nutrients manufacturer Advanced Nutrients, wants to help cannabis growers avoid grow room mistakes. “Nobody warned me about mistakes that cost me lost buds, time, and money. But you’re going to avoid those mistakes and get bigger, more valuable harvests,” he says. Now let’s consider […]
There are many opinions about how to germinate marijuana seeds. Some people advocate putting cannabis seeds in between two wet paper towels. Others say put them in a glass of water. Such methods force you to handle your seeds when they’ve just sprouted. The seeds have to be carefully plucked from the paper towels or […]
This is the second of two articles about getting 3+ pounds of dried buds per 1000-watt light from your indoor marijuana garden. In the first article (read here), hydroponics nutrients manufacturer and long-time professional grower Michael Straumietis of Advanced Nutrients shared the following advice to maximize your marijuana garden yields: Add C02 to 1200 parts […]
The hydroponics reservoir is a very important but often neglected piece of equipment used by marijuana growers. It’s “just a container,” some marijuana growers say, but it’s the container that holds two of the essential things your marijuana plants need: water and nutrients. A lot can go wrong with hydroponics reservoirs. One hidden thing is […]
When you first think of growing marijuana, you’re faced with the choice of soil versus hydroponics, and if you choose hydroponics, you look at hydroponics marijuana systems. We’ve talked before about comparing soil cannabis growing with hydroponics growing. The term “hydroponics” describes gardens where cannabis plants grow in a solid media such as rockwool or […]
Whether you’re a professional marijuana grower or a newbie marijuana grower, there are five rules you can follow to gain more THC and more satisfaction from your growing. Rule number one is something you’re doing right now: you’re seeking cannabis growing information. One reason I love growing marijuana is I love the gear, soil, pumps, […]
Marijuana radio show pioneer James DiFalco was a child when he developed diabetes—the crippling disease that sickens people and shortens their lives. Growing up in the shadow of diabetes, James started using and growing medical marijuana in 1976, before he was even a teenager. In recent years, scientists discovered marijuana modulates blood sugar, carbohydrate metabolism, […]
Many Big Buds articles talk about how some hydroponics industry folks diss marijuana growers. Articles discuss how most hydroponics nutrients aren’t designed or tested for hydroponics marijuana. Which means of course those nutrients give you slower growth and smaller buds than you could be getting. Other articles talk about hydroponics manufacturers, magazines and distributors who […]
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