feeding marijuana plants

How often should I give my cannabis plants nutrients?

Providing nutrients to your cannabis plants is necessary if you want the best results from the strain you’re cultivating.  However, there are a lot of variables at play when it comes to trying to feed your plants the nutrients they need.  To maximize your yield’s quantity and quality, you have to know how to use …

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Cheetah Piss Strain

Cheetah Piss strain review

From comic books to music, movies to musicals, homages in art have always existed, so why should it be any different within the growing community?  After all, growing cannabis is an art form of its own. Cheetah Piss strain is a pungent hat-tip to a popular Train-Wreck derivative strain from the early 2000s called Cat …

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wash marijuana buds

Bud washing: The what, why, and how

As its name suggests, bud washing is the process of rinsing your freshly harvested buds until they’re clean.  You don’t need to do it, but washing buds helps remove any dust, spores, or pesticides that bring down the quality of marijuana.  Should you wash your buds after harvest? It depends. If you’re growing cannabis in …

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Phosphorus deficiency

Phosphorus deficiency in marijuana plants

Phosphorus Deficiency In Marijuana Plants is very common. When you buy fertilizer from a garden center or other store, you most likely will notice its N-P-K ratio; the “P” in this ratio is phosphorus. This alone should tell you how important phosphorus is in any marijuana plant’s healthy survival. Phosphorus is an essential nutrient that …

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Growing the Best Weed with Light

From light to growth: Growing the best weed with light

A marijuana plant needs energy, just like humans and animals and plants absorb energy from light through their leaves using chlorophyll in a process called photosynthesis. Include carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and water (H2O) from the soil, and that light is converted into energy for the plant. Understanding this process can help you …

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Monkey Mints strain

Monkey Mints strain

As long as the creative minds at Exotic Genetics continue to create, we will likely never be in short supply of epic weed strains.  Indica / Sativa Indoor yield Outdoor yield Flowering period 50% / 50% 1 oz/ft² 15 oz/plant 52 – 60 days Once again, this Tacoma, Washington-based enterprise has delivered by merging two …

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pie hoe strain

Pie Hoe strain review

Colorado is known for amazing landscapes of natural beauty, incredible wildlife of all shapes and sizes, and being weed-friendly.  Some of the best weed strains come from this state, with Cannarado Genetics being one of the forerunners of new strains quickly gaining popularity.  Its Pie Hoe strain, despite a somewhat questionable name, is one of …

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a bird on a marijuana plant

How to keep bugs off weed plants: Marijuana pest control techniques

Marijuana pest control is something gardeners have had to deal with for centuries.  Whether they are birds, insects, mammals, or even other humans, cultivated plants seem to have a target on their backs. While humans don’t really eat raw cannabis, some pests certainly seem to like the taste. If left unchecked, an infestation can end up ruining …

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how to scrog cannabis plants with scrogging technique

SCROG or Scrogging – What is it?

If you’ve heard of the term SCROG, you probably want to try it, but what if you don’t know what to do? I am here to help. This article will explain when and how to SCROG so that you can take advantage of this powerful growing technique. I’ll also share a photo guide for those …

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Large Cannabis Yield

How much weed does one plant yield?

Many growers wonder how much marijuana one plant can produce. The short answer is “somewhere between one gram and one pound.” But that’s not very helpful, is it? Unfortunately, there is no simple answer to this question. Every grow is different, and many factors like genetics, plant care, and conditions come into play. Here’s a quick reference with …

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Humboldt Dream

Humboldt Dream Strain

Blue Dream is worthy of being sought after by recreational enthusiasts and medicinal users. It invigorates the mind gently to coax an innate sense of happiness while also releasing tension from the body with its soothing body high. Sativa/Indica Indoor yield Outdoor yield Flowering period 30% / 70% 16 oz per sq meter 16 oz per …

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Tropicana Cookies Strain

Tropicana Cookies Strain

There are fun strains, there are tasty strains, and then there are the strains that are both. The Tropicana Cookies strain has it all. This cup-winning, heavy-duty strain is great for anyone looking for an intense, yet tasty high. The head high is energetically happy, while the body buzz keeps the jitters at bay with …

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