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 […]
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Troubleshooting Marijuana Viruses, And Other Tough Problems: Final Report
In the first three articles in this series on marijuana viruses and other tough problems you face as a cannabis grower, we talked about serious problems that show up as leaf symptoms, slow growth, poor yields, and even plant death. In my grow room recently, I spent weeks dealing with tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) that would […]
Dealing with Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) in Your Marijuana Plants
As we’ve been examining how viruses such as Tobacco Mosaic Virus attack marijuana, and hearing from growers that viruses are an increasing problem in the marijuana community, we’re going in for a deeper look. One big reason is, a lot of growers think they have nutrients or grow room environment problems, but in some cases […]
Troubleshooting Marijuana Viruses, and Other Tough Problems, Part Two
In the first article in this series, I explained how mysterious problems suddenly appeared in my Jack Herer, White Widow, New York Sour Diesel, LA Confidential, Girl Scout Cookies, and Blackberry Kush marijuana plants. The first problem was slow growth and drooping leaves during veg phase. Then came mutated newer leaves, dark green foliage, shiny […]
Troubleshooting Marijuana Viruses & Other Tough Problems
I was so looking forward to my indoor marijuana grow op season because I had six different strains from rare seeds or clone-only lines: Jack Herer, White Widow, New York Sour Diesel, LA Confidential, Girl Scout Cookies, and Blackberry Kush. I was excited to grow these elite strains and planned to use the cannabis males […]