Nutrients

There are lots of ready made Cannabis is a nitrogen lover and If a plant looks under fed check
nutrients on the market some whilst in its growing stage it will the p.h. of the medium and water
aimed at cannabis some not. In need a feed with extra nitrogen. before adding more nutrients. If
the end there's not much When flowering starts it will your growing in soil make sure
difference between any of them. require extra phosphorus and your not over watering and
As long as the nutrients are potassium instead. This is why a suffocating the plants roots. Soil
complete and given in the correct lot of cannabis nutrients come in should be allowed to dry a little
dosage results should be good. two or even three part formulas. between watering.

To easily control the rate and Some nutrient ratios:

amount of food a plant receives
use bland nutrient free mediums,
with or without standard potting N P K
compost mixed in. Then add a
soluble complete feed to the
plants water in the recommended Canna grow 22 8 28
amounts.

Dyna grow 7 9 5

Canna 19 11 35
bloom

Dyna bloom 3 12 6
To be sure your cannabis reaches One of the simplest methods of Sometimes large colas are damp
its full potential you should make
drying is to hang plants from a in the middle whilst brittle dry on
sure that you dry it properly.
string, this allows air circulation the outside. Place these buds in
Chemical changes occur during
and keeps the buds from plastic bags over night to even
drying that will increase the
touching anything. Sticky t.h.c. out the moisture content. Dried
active ingredients. Bad drying
Nutrients have an N.P.K. ratio on Mixing laden organicglands
nutrients
are easily
takes dislodged
Whatevercannabis
nutrient
should
you use
be firm,
you springy
however will decrease the active
the packet. This shows the time andsoknowledge.
avoid too much contact
Getting a with always
should and should
stop not crumble
feeding at when
ingredients.
amount of Nitrogen(N), your
good safe plants. mix for plants least 10handled.
balanced days before harvest.
Phosphorus(P) and Potassium(K) grown in the ground can take Only give the plant p.h. balanced
the nutrient contains as a months. Start planning now if water from then on. Doing this
Ideally
percentage. the drying
A complete area should
fertiliser be to grow organic and
you want will help When
"flush"your cannabis has
the nutrients out dried to
will alsoaround
containroom temperature
all the other (low
remember that you may still the plantanand
acceptable
produce level
betterit can be
nutrients70`s)and in darkness.
and minerals a plant As about
need to feed with a nutrient stored
tasting and in dark,
better air tight
burning buds.
needs for75%goodof growth.
the weight of freshsolution
cut as well. containers. Many people freeze
cannabis is water ventilation and their cannabis or keep it in the
air circulation are also important refrigerator, this helps prolong
to avoid any problems with the freshness the same way it
mould. does with other herbs.

Mould can turn a plant to black The first 3 or 4 days are the Curing is a longer more drawn

open up big colas to check for

Marijuana Drying
sludge over night. Make sure you most crucial. Cannabis dried any
quicker than this will often be
out drying period. The chemical
changes that occur during drying
grey moulds. Any plants found to harsh, brittle and of inferior are allowed to continue further so
be going mouldy should be quality to the same bud dried a that the taste, strength and
separated from the rest, trimmed bit more slowly. After 3 or 4 days appearance of the cannabis is
of the mould and quick dried. you can speed up the drying if altered even more.
you really need to.

What do I need to start cloning?

To begin cloning you will need a mother plant. A mother plant is the plant all of the cuttings will be taken from. It should exhibit qualities
such as fast growth, high potency and mould and pest resistance. The mother should be kept in vegetative growth all the time under a MH
light. Other things that will be needed are small plate), a shallow tray that will hold about three inches of water. An aquarium air pump,
rooting hormone and high P fertilizer. Light will be provided by fluorescents hung seven inches above the plant tops.

Set-up

First set the tray in a separate area from all the other plants. A separate closet or basement is good. Fill the tray with water (boiled for 20
minutes) mixed with liquid rooting hormone. Install the aquarium air pump to oxygenate the water. The size of the pump depends on the
size of the tray. Make an anti-siphon loop in the hose to the pump to prevent water from getting into it if the power should go out. Next
hang the fluorescents about 12 inches from the top of the tray. This will leave about 7 inches from the tops of the cuttings to the lights.

Taking the cuttings

Once the cloning area is set up the clones can be taken from the mother plant. Taking clones is almost the same as pruning so when you
prune instead of throwing away the cuttings they can be made into clones. The first cut should be made with sharp scissors or a razor blade
sterilized with rubbing alcohol. The cutting should be about 6 to 8 inches tall. Next trim off the bottom leaves with a sharp razor blade.
There should be three or four sets of leaves remaining on the cutting. Bring the cutting to the rooting tray and get out the Styrofoam plates.
Poke a hole in the middle just big enough for the stem to fit through. The cutting can be secured in place with some sticky tack (looks like
gum). Now submerge the bottom of the the cutting and make another cut diagonally. This will expose more stem surface to the water and
make it easier for the cutting to absorb nutrients. This cut must be made under water to prevent a bubble forming in the stem, blocking
nutrient intake.

Rooting the cuttings

Now that the cuttings are floating in the rooting tray the water needs to be changed every other day. Just siphon it out and replace it quickly
with new hormone treated water. Be careful never to drain all the water out. If the stem bottoms are exposed a bubble will developed inside
the stem and the clone will die. After about 10 days in the rooting tray the stem bottom will start to come out slightly. This is the first sign
that the roots will appear shortly. Foliar spray with a chemical fertilizer that is high in P at 1/4 strength every three days. Remember to
spray the plants the day after foliar feeding with water to clean the leaves of any un-absorbed nutrients. Soon the tiny immature roots will
be visible and when they reach about one inch in length they can be planted in the soil and will grow as an exact copy of the mother plant

Female
Clusters of flowers known as
buds or colas only occur on
female, or hermaphrodite plants.
Hermaphrodites are plants that
are part male part female. If you
want sinsemilla buds make sure
you only have pure females.
Male or Female?
Cannabis Plant
Plants in constant light can
sometimes start to show some
pre flowers after only a few
weeks of growth. Usually though
it takes a change in light cycle to
trigger the plants into full
reproductive mode.
Male
Unless you have plans to breed
or to produce lots of seeds
always separate male and female
plants as soon as their sex
becomes apparent. Remember
one or two male plants can turn a
whole crop to seed.

Early female flowers look like

little furry hairs, usually white,
but they can be other colours.
Early male flowers look a bit like
small bunches of mini green
bananas. Look near the leaf joins
on your plants to see them
emerging.

Most varieties of cannabis require Even pure female plants have the Once you have a good female
12 hours of darkness per day to potential to turn male or plant that you would like to keep
induce their flowering cycles. hermaphrodite. This can happen you can place it in constant light
Sativa varieties sometimes need if the plant is stressed to much to stop it from flowering. This
more. Indica varieties can through bad treatment or if plant can then be a "mother" for
sometimes take less. Ruderalis chemicals are applied to the plant you to take cuttings from
varieties can flower whatever. to induce male flowering. whenever you wish.

The amount of light that
cannabis receives determines the
quantity and quality of the
blooms. The photo period is the
Lighting
Sunshine is more intense than
any artificial light and is free.
However some places on earth
just don`t get enough.
High intensity lights also come
with different shades. All
combinations work OK but its
best to use sodium bulbs in
 number of light hours verses dark Greenhouse growers can horizontal shades for flowering.
hours in 1 day. Cannabis usually supplement sunshine on dull days Plan on giving 30 to 60 watts of
needs 12 hours of dark each day with electric lights hung in the light for each square foot of
to flower. greenhouse. growing space. Area Calculator

Under continuous light cannabis Lights get hot and can burn
will grow but will not flower and plants that get too near. However
produce buds. Darkness makes the closer the light to the plants
the plants produce flowering the more intense light they
hormones and regular receive. In general keep 400 w
undisturbed darkness will make lights 30 to 45 cm above plants
them stop growing and start and 1000 w lights 45 to 75 cm
flowering. above plants. Distance Calculator

Outdoors the seasons control the The most efficient types of Fluorescent light is fine for the
photoperiod. As the summer lighting are sodium or metal growing stage but flowering
comes to an end and the nights halide high intensity discharge plants really need more intense
become longer cannabis flowers (HID) lamps. Metal halides are HID light. If fluorescents are your
ready to produce seed. Indoors strong in the blue spectrum of only choice choose alternate rows
you control the photoperiod so light and are good for growth. of "Cool White" and "Warm
you can start flowering whenever Sodium lights are strong in the White" bulbs and place them only
you wish. red spectrum of light and are a few cm`s away from your
good for flowering. plants.

Marijuana Seeds info

Getting the best marijuana seeds Germinate your marijuana seeds Warmth means faster
is the only reliable way to get the in pots of moist seed compost. germination. Once planted keep
best plants. Unless you have Sow them 1 to 2 cm below the seeds at around 70 degrees using
extensive plant breeding surface and water gently with a propagator or heating mat.
facilities, or are lucky, the best p.h. balanced water. Cover the Don`t worry if you can`t heat
thing to do is buy some seeds pots with clingfilm or place in a them they should still sprout but
that have been produced by an lidded propagator. Remove any it might take a week or two.
established seed bank. cover when they sprout.

Seeds can be kept for many

Seeds from a batch of good
years but they become less viable
cannabis will not necessarily
as time goes by. Store them in a
produce good plants. If you
cool dry airtight container for up
don`t know both parents of the
to two years. For longer storage
seed, or any of it`s history don`t
dry them well seal them in a
rely on it producing buds as good
container and put them in the
as the bud it came from.
freezer.

Use deep pots that allow plenty You don`t have to use seed Female only marijuana seeds are
compost. Try pots of perlite or produced by using stress or
of room under the seed so the
straight into cubes of rockwool. hormones like Gibrellic acid to
emerging root can grow straight
You can put the seeds between turn part of a female plant male.
down. A root that curls too early
two wet paper towels, but be Pollen collected from the male
can increase the chances of the
careful to plant them as gently as part is used to produce seeds
plant becoming a male. Only
possible as soon as they begin to that contain no male genetics.
females produce clumps of
sprout. Hence female only seeds.
flowers known as buds.

An important part of marijuana cultivation is germinating your seeds properly. There are several
different methods to seed germination. The method I am about to show you is one which is simple
and can work well.

First, get a paper towel. Soak it in warm distilled water, then ring out all the excess water that you
can. Soak the seeds in the same distilled water for a half hour. Lay the seeds spaced out on one
half of the paper towel. Fold the paper towel over the seeds. Place the seeds / paper towel on a
plate. Place a bowl upside down over the setup to maintain moisture and reduce light.
A better way is to use grow plugs, like what you would with cloning, they are a bit bigger than 1
inch 2.5cm squared. You push the seed in, wet it, and it usually works, leave it wet, not flooded,
but never completely dry. This part is important especially if you just shelled out on seeds. Wait
till roots start to appear through the bottom. Plant them. We always use fluros but other lights can
be used not too near, at least 1/2 meter (1 1/2 feet). Keep damp (important).
In approximately 2 days you should see a crack. Your germination stage is then complete.

Warning
Never touch the seeds with your hands after you begin germinating, always use tweezers.

Warning
Once germination is complete, always remember to place the seeds sprout down.