We’ve had two previous articles on how, when, and why to transplant marijuana plants, and this is the third article. Transplanting is a time when damage or benefits can occur for your cannabis plants and especially their roots. Damage can happen if you pull your marijuana plants out of their container by yanking on the […]
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Maybe you’ve experienced it—instead of looking forward to taking care of your marijuana plants, you resent it. It seems your cannabis plants kind of own your life, and marijuana growing is a lot of work. When it happened to me, I found ways to put the fun back into marijuana growing, and here’s how I […]
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With California, Washington, Oregon, and other Western states seeing climate change drought conditions bordering on catastrophic, marijuana growers are feeling the effects. Worst hit are outdoor marijuana growers who depend on streams and creeks fed by melting snowpack during summer. But in California and Washington this year, the snowpack is absent, and snow levels are […]
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In the previous three marijuana motherplants articles, we’ve talked about root pruning, grow room lighting, feeding, environment, and other factors that keep motherplants healthy and create healthier cuttings. One goal of caring for marijuana motherplants is to keep them healthy as long as possible while minimizing the amount of materials, care, and space you dedicate […]
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Marijuana growers have a lot to be concerned about when it comes to protecting their plants, and pests are at the top of the list. One reason many growers grow marijuana indoors is it gives you a way better chance of having zero pests on your marijuana plants. The marijuana grower team members at BigBudsMag.com […]
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So you just finished drying and curing a crop of a marijuana strain you haven’t grown before, and you’re looking forward to a new, incredible high. The bud looks and smells good. You put the bud in a bowl and light it. The smoke tastes good and goes down smooth. The ash is white (which […]
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Marijuana growing can be fun and profitable, but especially if you do it for a living, it can drive you crazy. I don’t just mean that you get a little frustrated or impatient sometimes—I mean that it can create serious mental health issues because you worry so much about your grow op. One crazy-maker is […]
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Why should you consider growing marijuana plants indoors and outdoors, instead of just one or the other? What happened with me is I was tired of electricity outages while growing marijuana in a hydroponics deep water culture system, and decided to switch to container cannabis gardening and hand watering. Then one day I was looking […]
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Growing and selling marijuana is an honorable job that deserves respect and adequate profits. Before California, Colorado, Michigan, Oregon, Washington and other states “legalized” recreational and/or medical marijuana, marijuana sellers operated underground in clandestine black market transactions. The risks were higher, but the profits were higher too. Legalization has created many more and many more […]
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It’s summer and whether you’re growing marijuana indoors or outdoors, you know the blessings and the curses of growing during the hottest time of the year. If your grow room temperatures get above 76 degrees Fahrenheit, you’re running too hot. Hot temperatures create problems including high water usage, stretch, airy/thin buds, root zone and reservoir […]
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When you look at the most popular marijuana strains in the retail cannabis market, you see the same strain names over and over. Marijuana strains like Jack Herer, Chemdog, and various Kush cannabis strains are as famous as a Big Mac. Everybody wants these buds. If you grow them, you’re almost sure to be able […]
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It’s mid-summer, the first week of August, for North American outdoor marijuana growers. Depending on where you’re located, your outdoor marijuana plants have another 4-8 weeks in grow phase, but day lengths are dropping, and some marijuana strains may be slowing their veg growth already. This is a crucial time for your outdoor marijuana plants, […]
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Outdoor marijuana growing, especially with plants in remote areas and wilderness, creates extra work for growers who want to tend their crops. Yields and THC percentages especially benefit from the following techniques that boost cannabis marijuana plants’ health, growth rate, resistance to disease and pests, THC percentages, and harvest weight. Customize Your Outdoor Marijuana Growing […]
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The Discovery Channel and News Watch recently featured the world’s only online cannabis training university that helps you grow your best marijuana. The Discovery Channel show includes an interview with hydroponics industry pioneer Michael Straumietis, the man who created Grow Med University along with expert professional marijuana growers from across the world. Straumietis founded and […]
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Marijuana grow room temperatures are some of the most important factors you control in your grow op. Marijuana grow room temperatures affect the health, growth rate, size, bud quality, and yield of your cannabis plants. They affect how much money you spend on your indoor grow op, how well your hydroponics equipment performs, and especially… […]
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I spent $390 a month last summer on electricity running my 2600-watt indoor marijuana grow room, so this summer I said the hell with it and shut down when I harvested my winter crop in April. Where I live the peak of summer has already hit and I sense autumn coming on in about 3-4 […]
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Marijuana bloom phase gets all the attention from marijuana growers because it’s the payoff phase and because buds are beautiful. Many cannabis growers neglect marijuana grow phase. They think of it as an inconvenience. Some growers turn to autoflowering marijuana, which only grows about two weeks in grow phase before it automatically starts flowering. But […]
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How can you find the best hydroponics nutrients for marijuana? I run a big grow store in a state where medical marijuana growing is legal. I’ve got five crucial questions you can ask so you get the best hydroponics nutrients for marijuana. I also want you to know that the hydroponics and grow shop industry […]
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Germinating marijuana seeds instead of relying only on clones is a must for every serious marijuana grower. But how do you know you’re getting good marijuana seeds? We recently talked to a major marijuana seed producer and strain creator who’s based in the United States. He didn’t want to be identified, and when you see […]
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Every job has occupational hazards, and marijuana growing is no exception. Let’s take a look at occupational hazards of marijuana growing that you want to avoid… You Can Get Shocked or Electrocuted: You can die in a marijuana grow room because of the potentially lethal combination of electricity and water. Read this article about marijuana […]
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