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The Basics

It can be daunting to start with a new venture like growing. In essence, it’s quite easy to grow your first plant. Just chuck a seed in some soil and water it daily. Here you can learn the basics so you’ll start your first grow confidently.

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Just Starting Out

A new adventure can be daunting, but have no fear! All you need is a pot, soil, and a seed and you’re ready to go! Here you’ll learn the marijuana growing basics.

BEGINNER GUIDES
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The Cannabis Plant

Knowing more about marijuana plant biology is not only interesting, it can be helpful to know why a plant needs water, light, and nutrients to grow strong and healthy buds.

PLANT BIOLOGY
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Seed to Harvest

A weed plant goes through several stages from sprouting the seed to growing strong, then flowering resinous buds that you need to harvest at the right time.

GROW STAGES

Grow Environment

One of the first things to decide is where to plant your grow. Will you put it on the windowsill are you dedicating an entire room? Is climate something to consider? And what medium will you use? Let these guides help you decide your next grow!

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Grow Mediums

Starting out you will probably want to grow in soil, but once you get a hang of it there are many hydroponic or even more exotic grow mediums out there.

GROW MEDIUMS
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Growing Indoors

Growing indoors requires more work to set up lightning and potentially more technical devices, but it has the benefit of being fully in control over your grow.

INDOOR GUIDES
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Growing Outdoors

Growing outdoors is the most natural way to go! The sun will provide all the light you need to grow monster plants. Learn all about the best methods and precautions here.

OUTDOOR GUIDES

Plant Care

So, the seeds are planted, now what? How much water should you give them? Do you have the right nutrients? And what will you do when the leaves start to yellow or bugs have infested your grow room!? Learn how to properly care for your plants to get the best results!

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Watering & Nutrients

Learn when and how to water your plants so they don’t dry out or drown. Give your plants the optimized nutrients for each of their grow stages.

PLANT CARE GUIDES
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Lights & Lamps

The most important thing your plants need to grow is light. But what lamps should you use and how much light do your plants need? All that and more is explained here.

LIGHTING GUIDES
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How to Yield More

Now that you have a hang of it, you will want to perfect your next grow. Learn how to prune, bend, tie, and split your plant to get the maximum results!

ADVANCED GUIDES

Protect Your Grow

Growing marijuana is not difficult but you also don’t want to lose a grow due to some unforeseen circumstances. That is why it’s important to protect your grow from accidents, pests, and nosy neighbors.

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Privacy & Safety

Learn how to keep your grow on the down-low by covering up smells and keeping nosy neighbors at bay, while at the same time free of other dangers like electricity failures.

SAFETY GUIDES
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Troubleshooting

Oh no! Bugs have infested your plants! Why are all the leaves yellow and drooping!? Your dog bumped over your plant! Learn how to mitigate this and more.

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDES
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Other

There is so much to learn when growing marijuana. Maybe your question wasn’t answered elsewhere in this guide. In that case, take a look here.

OTHER GUIDES


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How To Keep A Cannabis Grow Journal Like A Pro

Ask any experienced grower if they have ever taken notes or kept a cannabis grow journal. The answer will overwhelmingly be yes. By tracking important variables in the garden, growers can look back a few days, weeks, or even years to find similarities when runs turn out perfectly or result in disaster. Chefs use specific …

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The Best Way to Flush Your Cannabis Plants

Flushing is the art of washing your growing medium with plain water or an enzyme solution.  The goal behind this is to push the plants over the finishing line and produce a superior, smooth-tasting bud full of flavor and aroma. I will explain the science behind flushing, the different ways to flush, and how to …

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Maximize Cannabis Yields by Adding CO₂ to Your Grow Tent 

When discussing food for our plants, we often consider the nutrients we put into the soil. Still, we often forget that photosynthesis is also required for plant growth. Without light, water, and CO₂, we wouldn’t have the catalysts for photosynthesis. Just as increased nutrients can lead to larger yields, higher amounts of ambient CO₂ in …

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Cannabis Grow Tent Smell Control Guide

Growing cannabis can be tricky. We want our flowers to be fragrant and recognizable, but we also don’t want them to smell so much that the entire neighborhood knows. Stealth gardens rely on odor control. If you’re growing a wonderfully pungent cannabis plant from ILGM but want to avoid detection by others, this article will …

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Prepping for an Outdoor Cannabis Grow

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail, and this remains true with growing cannabis outdoors. Before you plant your seeds into the ground and turn the hose on, there are several factors you should consider before starting your outdoor project. Whether you plan to grow a few autos on your balcony or have been inspired …

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Mistakes I’ve Made with My First Indoor Cannabis Grow in Soil

The cold weather had set in, and the four small cannabis seedlings in their new fabric pots huddled together on my garage workbench, teeth chattering. Well, if they had teeth… Overhead, an array of incandescent, halogen, CFL, and LED lights clung exploitatively onto the tools protruding off the pegboard. But they didn’t produce enough heat …

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How & When to Transplant Cannabis Seedlings?

Transplanting cannabis seedlings from their initial germination medium to a different pot is crucial for their development. As a weed plant grows, it needs space for the roots to spread out, collecting nutrients to grow to its full potential size. Failure to transplant correctly can lead to stressed weed plants, stunted growth, or even death. …

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How Long Should You Veg Your Weed Plants?

One of the biggest questions new cannabis growers face is knowing the right time to switch their plants from the “Cannabis Vegetative Stage” (veg) to the flowering stage. You might think there’s a magic number of days or that it’s based on the height of your plant, but the truth is—it’s a little more complex …

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