Growing marijuana comes with a few of attendant risks. There is always the threat from law enforcement (depending on your location), but thieves also present a problem, especially for outdoor growers. For the most part, getting caught with a small number of plants won’t land you in too much trouble. For instance, I was forced …
All plants, including marijuana, consist of about 80% water. Therefore it makes sense that issues with the water management could cause damage to the marijuana plant. Ourdoors in the ground, the marijuana plant usually has enough soil to work with. Depending on the quality and the structure of the soil, it also helps to regulate the …
If the leave on your marijuana plants are dying off for reasons you can’t explain, it is time to figure out how to fix marijuana plant leaf problems. There are generally three reasons for the dying off of your plants’ leaves: a pH imbalance, too much or too little water for your plants, or nutrient deficiencies and toxicities. Make …
Rats and mice are rodents that scavenge for their food. Marijuana plants are an example of such rodent food. As with many scavengers, they aren’t particularly picky when it comes to eating. They generally prefer human trash, but as soon as they run out of this first option they are known for gobbling up plant material. Rats …
Gardeners of any kind need to have the ability to identify plants that are ill. They need to be able to take one look at their plants and determine exactly what is wrong with them. This is even more important for growers of marijuana since they are generally unable to ask others for help and …
Plants breathe carbon dioxide, so intakes sense to grow them in an environment that provides as much of that necessary gas as possible. Plants that are grown in an enclosed CO2-rich atmosphere have demonstrated remarkably accelerated growth—you can see the effect right away—kind of like accelerating healing in medical patients by feeding pure oxygen into …
For outdoor growers, the question of how temperature will affect the flowering time of their marijuana plants is a big one. Especially in some places where fall can come early, and September might bring temperatures in the 30s! The flowering phase doesn’t usually begin until mid-August (or later), meaning that the harvest won’t actually happen …
Zinc is necessary the proper growth and overall health of your marijuana plant. Zinc affects the strength of all parts of the plant such as the stems, branches, stalks and leaves. It is also a necessary element in many enzymes and a certain growth hormone called, auxin. When plants don’t have the right amount of …
The foundation of plant growth is photosynthesis. In this process, plants harness the energy of sunlight to turn carbon dioxide into the various materials needed for plant growth. Photosynthesis itself is made possible because of specialized proteins embedded with chlorophyll, which are in turn contained within photosynthetic cell membranes known as chloroplasts. Tip: make sure …
With the rise of legal cannabis, there has been a wave of new technology to reach growers across the globe. While some of this technology has been around for some time, there have been significant improvements made to the efficiency and affordability of such automation tools – including bud trimmers. When automated bud trimming machines …
Diseases on marijuana plants and infections (cannabis diseases) usually create the worst possible issues for your plants. They have a tendency to be much harder to treat than pests. Diseases in your plants will usually come in one of two major categories: fungal or bacterial. Fungal diseases are often caused by environments that are too …
When it comes to over or underwatering your marijuana plants, there are a number of factors that will determine how much and how often you should be watering them. These factors include the size of the plant, the size of the container your plant is growing in, the canopy, the root level, the temperature of …
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