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Cannabis plant during the late vegetative stage

How to Veg Your Cannabis Like a Pro

Congratz! Your cannabis seeds have sprouted, and you are ready for the next (big) stage! The vegetative stage is the growth phase when your cannabis plants bulk up, establish roots, and gear up for the flowering stage. Think of the veg stage as a solid foundation—you want those roots, stems, and foilage to be as …

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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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A woman carefully hanging freshly harvested cannabis branches on a drying rack.

Drying Cannabis: A Beginner’s Guide to Getting It Right

Drying cannabis properly is one of the most important steps to ensure a quality harvest. This guide will simplify the drying process, showing you why it’s crucial, how to do it, and how to make sure you’re on the right track. If you’re a home grower looking for the best way to dry your buds …

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Best Cannabis Nutrients

The Best Marijuana Fertilizers Available

Picking the perfect marijuana fertilizer is hard. I personally dread it, and try to minimize using cannabis nutrients by starting with the ideal growing environment and high-quality genetics. However, there comes a time when every grower needs nutrients, especially when you are just starting out.  TL/DR I will help you pick your ideal fertilizer by sharing some …

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Marijuana seedling stage

Cannabis seedling stage

Keeping your cannabis plant happy and healthy comes down to how carefully you care for them through each stage of a cannabis plant’s life. Factors such as how much light should seedlings get should be carefully considered as these are especially important in the younger stages of your plant’s life when they are at their …

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Cannabis Flowering Stage – When, How, and Why Buds Start Blooming

Well done on successfully growing your cannabis plants through the vegetative stage, and now you are ready to flower your plants. This is the phase when you eagerly switch the timer to 12/12 and your plants start forming those juicy, terpene-rich, resinous stacked buds you’ve been striving towards from day one!   Below, I’ll walk you …

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marijuana trimming guide

Weed Trimming Guide

Trimming is an essential skill when preparing cannabis buds for smoking. Knowing how to trim weed will lead to a smoother experience when smoking it. There’s also the benefit of better-looking buds once it’s bagged or stored, which is vital if you’re a commercial grower. Why Is It Important To Trim Marijuana? Regardless of whether …

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Close-up of tweezers holding a seed with its taproot pointing downward, positioned above a small hole in soil.

Follow These Steps for Guaranteed Germination

If you carefully follow either of the germination methods detailed below, you will have every reason to be on the green path to success. Be patient and always work in a clean and sterile environment by using isopropyl alcohol to sterilize. Use sterile tweezers, clean hands, and a clean work area. Good luck aiming for …

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Outdoor Marijuana Grow Calendar

Outdoor marijuana grow calendar

Growing outdoors is the way to go for many growers. You don’t have to be concerned with expensive lighting and it’s natural. However, you do have to take into account your place on the planet and how this affects your grow season. Because of this fact, I created this grow calendar for the United States …

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A ready-to-harvest cannabis plant with amber pistils indicating maturity.

Ultimate Guide on How to Know When to Harvest Your Cannabis

The time has finally come when you can prepare your labeled curing jars in anticipation of the big harvest! Now, before we get into the specific signs and methods for determining cannabis harvest readiness, it’s important to understand why timing is such a big deal.  Harvesting at the right time can mean the difference between …

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Grow strong marijuana plants ready to transplant

Grow strong marijuana plants ready to transplant

All cannabis plants start as seeds, and they all require water to germinate properly. Each seed contains a full, little plant that has a root, stem and a couple of leaves. But you might want to know – how deep to plant marijuana seeds and how to grow strong marijuana plants ready for transplant? There …

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