The Basics of Rooting Clones Unlike growing cannabis during its vegetative cycle or its flowering cycle, cannabis that is being newly cloned does not have any huge light requirements. In fact, rooting clones is one of the few times when cool white fluorescents are one of your best options for lighting. The light schedule for […]
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Marijuana Grow Lights If you’ve had a chance to review our article on quality of light and lumen output, then you already know that there is a wide range of difference between lights. Since light is one of the most important things for your plants, being responsible for providing the energy your plants need to […]
Marijuana Grow Tents
Marijuana Grow Tents: Find The Perfect Tent If you’re growing in limited space or you want to maintain multiple stages of growth inside the same room, then a grow tent might be something to consider. Available in a variety of sizes, shapes and materials, the idea behind a grow tent is to create a self-contained […]
Get the Most Out of Your Hydroponics Light
Hydroponics Lights When it comes to growing cannabis, light is your veritable plant God. Naturally, this means that you want to use absolutely as much of your hydroponics light as you possibly can. After all, waste not want not, as they say. But light naturally bounces off your plants and likes to spread out all […]
Lights & Timing: Lumen Output and Your Grow
Lumen Output As you may be aware, when you’re lighting your grow there are several options available for you. From compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) to high intensity discharge (HID) lights such as the metal halide (MH) or high pressure sodium (HPS) and even LED setups, you have a lot of room for choice when it […]
Marijuana Flowering
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 […]
Marijuana Grow Lights: Lighting Your Grow
Marijuana Grow Lights Explained Countless debates still rage about what the ideal amount of light is for your grow area, but there are some basic standards you can follow to ensure that you’re getting a good minimum. In truth, there actually doesn’t seem to be a maximum amount of light, but there does reach a […]
Grow Lights: Let There Be Light
Marijuana Grow Lights If there is one thing to say about marijuana, it’s that your bud loves light. More specifically, marijuana loves sunlight. That means that, if you want the best results from your indoor grow, you’re going to have to replicate actual sunlight as closely as possible with your chosen grow lights. It is […]