Cannabis Growing Guide — Page 2
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Stop buying bottled nutes, mix your own from raw salts
Been mixing my own base nutrients for about four years now and the cost difference is genuinely absurd. A 25 lb bag of calcium nitrate runs around $20-25 online. That same…
Stop buying bottled nutes, mix your own for pennies
Been mixing my own base nutrients from raw salts for about three years now and i genuinely cannot go back to bottles. The math is just too embarrassing. A 2.5 gallon jug of a…
add a little kelp meal when you brew your tea
Been throwing a tablespoon of kelp meal into my compost tea brews lately and the difference in soil life activity is pretty noticeable. The natural cytokinins in kelp seem to…
Add a handful of worm castings to your compost tea
Been doing this for a few runs now and it genuinely changed how my soil feels between waterings. One cup of quality worm castings, a tablespoon of unsulfured molasses, and a…
Aloe vera powder changed how i water
Six years in and i still get surprised by small things. Started adding a small amount of aloe vera powder to my plain watering a while back and the root development became…
Try molasses in your compost tea, one time
Just a small thing that shifted my whole brew game. Quarter cup of unsulfured blackstrap per five gallons of water. Let it aerate for 24 to 36 hours with a decent air pump. The…
Organic vs synthetic nutrients — honest comparison
Organic: slower release, builds soil biology, better terpenes (many claim), harder to burn plants, more forgiving of mistakes. Synthetic: faster uptake, more precise dosing,…
The importance of dark periods — do plants need sleep?
Yes! During dark periods, cannabis processes the sugars created during photosynthesis. This is when significant growth happens at the cellular level. 18/6 is preferred over 24/0…
Cannabis companion planting — which plants help your grow?
Basil repels aphids and improves flavor (unproven but popular theory). Marigolds repel pests. Clover fixes nitrogen in soil. Chamomile prevents fungal disease. Lavender attracts…
How to build a mother plant room
Keep mother plants in veg permanently under 18/6 light. Use a separate space from your flower room. Feed lightly — you want healthy growth, not explosive size. Take clones every…
Week by week flower guide — what to expect each week
Week 1-2: stretch, pistils appear. Week 3-4: bud sites forming, flowers stacking. Week 5-6: buds fattening, trichomes developing. Week 7-8: buds dense, trichomes cloudy, pistils…
Pre-flower stretch — how to manage height explosion
The stretch happens in the first 2-3 weeks of flower. Most strains double in height, some sativas triple. Management: supercrop tall branches, raise lights, use LST to bend tops…
Switching from soil to coco coir — what changes?
Coco is hydro, not soil. Key differences: water more frequently (1-2x daily when mature), always add CalMag, pH to 5.5-6.2 (not 6.0-6.8), feed every watering (no plain water…
Understanding runoff — what your plant is telling you
Runoff is the water that drains from the bottom of your pot after watering. Test the pH and EC/PPM of runoff. If pH drops significantly (input 6.5, runoff 5.2), there's salt…
Transplanting cannabis — when and how without shock
Transplant when roots reach the edges of the current pot (visible through drain holes or pot-bound). Water 1-2 days before transplant so soil holds together. Dig hole in new pot,…
How to increase THC potency in your grow
Genetics determine the ceiling — you can't make a 15% strain test at 30%. But you can maximize potential: proper light intensity (more photons = more trichomes), correct harvest…
Cannabis grow stages explained — seed to harvest timeline
Germination: 1-7 days. Seedling: 1-3 weeks. Vegetative: 3-8+ weeks (you control this). Pre-flower transition: 1-2 weeks. Flowering: 7-11 weeks (strain dependent). Harvest window:…
Supercropping technique — controlled stress for bigger buds
Supercropping is bending branches until the inner fibers break (without snapping the skin). The plant repairs with a stronger "knuckle" joint. Benefits: controls height,…
Watering schedule for cannabis in soil — the definitive guide
There's no fixed schedule. It depends on pot size, plant size, temp, humidity. Use the "lift test" — water when the pot feels light. In a 5-gallon fabric pot, a mature plant…
How to take clones — keep your best genetics forever
Take cuttings from a healthy mother plant in veg. Cut 4-6 inch branch at 45° angle below a node. Remove lower leaves. Dip in rooting gel/powder. Place in rockwool cube or moist…