I constantly hear from my cannabis grower community about their trials and tribulations when it comes to problem products, and so I want to share these issues to help the rest of us best avoid our own grow op failures. Many growers use inferior hydroponic nutrients, the result being diminished yield and potency. Inferior nutrients […]
Compared to growing cannabis from clones, seeds offer a unique set of advantages and disadvantages. As a grower, my goal is to always get ultimate high performance from my plants, from start to finish. I want them growing as fast as possible, ready for bloom phase as early as possible, with a survival rate of […]
Once upon a time, when a cannabis strain was described as indica or sativa, we used to be talking about the strain’s genetic and geographic origins. But in today’s brave new cannabis world, the focus has shifted to marijuana genetics — that is, a world in which hybridized breeding has combined genetics from diverse types […]
Growing cannabis in soil is seen as the most natural, simplest way to grow. But unfortunately, it’s also the most difficult way to control plant feeding. No matter if you make your own so-called super soil or buy soil from hydroponic specialists, you have to be careful about what you put into that root-zone medium. […]
Several years ago, I was confused and frustrated by claims and counterclaims about which brand of hydroponic nutrients would grow me the biggest, stickiest buds. I’d inquired about nutrients at hydroponics stores and cannabis expos, talked to other pot growers in person and on internet cultivation forums, and read and reread the likes of High […]
Cannabis growers in Europe often labor under harsher anti-drug laws and less favorable environmental conditions than growers in the legalized states of the USA and post-prohibition Canada. And yet, our friends across the pond are breeding and growing spectacular cannabis strains. Indeed, many exceptional European varieties of cannabis are unheard of in North America, but […]
As I write this article, the summer sun is beating down directly above my head and I’m visiting my friend’s outdoor cannabis grow op. It’s noon, and the blazing heat, humidity, ultraviolet radiation and calendar clue me in that the longest day of the year has arrived. Summer solstice (i.e., the onset of summer) in […]
Summer is just beginning in the Northern Hemisphere and the mercury is already rising. If you’re currently growing traditional photoperiod cannabis strains outdoors, your crop should already be at least two to three feet tall, with plants properly established in their grow space. Seeing as it’s the tail end of June, it’s now too late […]
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