Once you’re crop has been harvested, congratulate yourself and prepare to put in some serious elbow-grease in terms of trimming and manicuring techniques. To successfully trim and manicure your harvest you will need: Rubbing alcohol and cotton balls: with any luck your bud is packed with resin, which means it is sticky as all heck […]
Growing Large Many a debate has raged between the proponents of longer and growing larger vs. the proponents of fast, small growth in lines with the renowned sea of green or screen of green. These debates are unlikely to be settled anytime soon, because there are legitimate pros and cons to both approaches to growing […]
What is Staggered Growing? Establishing a proper pattern for staggered growing takes some time and practice, but with a properly managed multi-stage grow you too can reap the benefits of having a harvest every 1 – 2 months. The most popular method of establishing a staggered grow involves the use of clones. Clones are plants […]
Harvesting Tools for Marijuana If you’ve come this far, and you’re ready to harvest your first crop, then a hearty congratulations is in order. With your first grow now in its final stages, you’ll want to have the right harvesting tools for your crop, but you’ll also want your plants to be well-prepared for harvest. […]
Seedling With all the focus on the actual body of your plant, it can be easy to forget about what’s going on beneath the surface of the soil. But your plants root system is an integral component, and you’ll want a healthy root bundle if you hope to grow the best indoor marijuana. You cant […]
Gendering Your Marijuana Plant As any cannabis connoisseur can tell you, an all-female crop produces the finest bud of all. It’s true, and the reason is pretty simple: when females are left unfertilized (i.e. they never come into contact with the pollen from male flowers) they devote all their energy and resources to producing buds […]
How to Get Marijuana to Bud When the time comes, and you are satisfied with the level of growth that your bodacious, bushy babes have achieved, then it’s time to coax them into flowering. After all, it’s that succulent bud of hers that you prize so highly. During your vegetative growth, you should have been […]
Tips for Harvesting Marijuana From the vegetative stage to the flower stage to harvesting your crop, growing marijuana can be a very rewarding process. The time from the beginning of the vegetative stage to harvest will vary based on the strain you selected and your own growing techniques. If you aren’t rushing to complete a […]
Understanding Marijuana Flowering When you’re satisfied with the amount of vegetative growth your plants have, it’s time to induce flowering. Marijuana flowering is best achieved once your plants are at least 12 inches tall, but some growers will start at 8 or 9 inches. During the flowering phase, your plant should double or triple in […]
What to do with Your Marijuana Trimmings If you’ve ever heard the saying that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, when it comes to the marijuana trimmings you have left over after manicuring your buds, this statement has never been truer. Once you’ve completed your first grow and you’ve trimmed off your fan leaves, […]