Autoflowering marijuana has come a long way in a short time. (Note that some commercial breeders have stopped using the term “autoflowering marijuana” and are now using the term “automatic marijuana.”) As recently as five years ago, our grow team cultivated the top autoflowering marijuana strains and found the buds way too leafy, with no […]
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Marijuana plant stretch during bloom phase is a problem for most cannabis growers, especially if you’re growing in a grow tent or other space with limited vertical height. Plant stretch refers to the fact that cannabis plants put on a lot of height during the first half of bloom phase. A plant that starts bloom […]
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Take a look at the photo with this article– that weird growth pattern is called marijuana foxtail. Foxtailing is when the bud is NOT growing like a popcorn nug or a fat, thick cone like regular hybrid, Indica, or Kush buds do. A marijuana foxtail bud has individual, thin spires coming out of it, like […]
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If your marijuana plants’ leaves are curling up, showing signs of nutrients problems or drought, or plants are growing slowly and seem sick, the cause could be a very tough little pest called “scales,” or mealybugs. They show up on the main stalk and side branches, looking kind of like little warts or bumps. Even […]
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We’ve given previous articles to help you get the biggest, most potent yields from autoflowering marijuana. One article spoke of the general differences between autoflowering and photoperiod marijuana. Another explained the best lighting tactics for autoflowering marijuana. We also gave you the top 12 autoflowering strains from the best cannabis genetics in the world! In […]
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In previous autoflowering marijuana articles we gave you the dozen best autoflowering marijuana strains. We gave you cultivation strategies and lighting specifics for maximizing your yields and potency. Autoflowering marijuana has a way shorter amount of time to grow, bud, and finish when compared to photoperiod marijuana. This greatly influences how you feed your plants. […]
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Marijuana growers have a right to sell their fine hydroponics bud for $400 an ounce because marijuana growing significantly affects your personal life. And the effects on your personal life are most seen during Christmas, Thanksgiving, other holiday seasons, or whenever friends, family, or associates want to visit you where you grow your marijuana. The […]
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We’d all love to harvest 3+ pounds per 1000-watt light! Now Advanced Nutrients founder and owner Michael Straumietis has made marijuana grow room videos that help you get the stacks of fat buds you desire. Straumietis is the only fertilizer and hydroponics nutrients manufacturer who has professional marijuana-growing experience and whose products are tested on […]
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I’ve grown marijuana seeds from all the top strain breeders worldwide, but seeds from North American breeder Subcool TGA Genetics give me the best germination rates, phenotype reliability, and the most interesting highs. Subcool—with his Weed Nerd YouTube series and his ubiquitous presence at cannabis trade shows and harvest festivals– is a marijuana seed breeding […]
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Cold weather marijuana growing is popular because grow room heat is an asset in the winter rather than a liability. But sometimes winter cold weather marijuana growing can be a grow room disaster. For example, I read on BigBudsMag.com about a marijuana grower in Michigan who struggled through an ice storm that knocked out electricity […]
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The war on marijuana offends, angers, and injures marijuana growers and users. It’s a war waged by police and other nark people who are prejudiced against marijuana, marijuana culture, and marijuana growers. Media articles published on a “new journalism” website are a perfect example of the prejudice and dangers marijuana growers and users face. Written […]
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How do you select the best male marijuana plant for breeding your own marijuana seeds? Here’s how: Start by germinating non-feminized marijuana seeds. Keep detailed records of how fast the seeds germinate, and how fast they create leaf sets, roots, and vertical growth. Inspect your seedlings daily to see which ones develop odor fastest. Strong […]
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Marijuana grow room mistakes—we’ve all made them. We’re here to help you avoid the most common marijuana grow room mistakes. In this article’s text and videos, you’re getting valuable information your marijuana plants are going to love! Overwatering: It’s so easy to do, and drowns your roots. When you’re growing in properly-tuned pure hydroponics systems […]
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I started using LED lighting earlier in 2016 after reading about them on BigBudsMag.com. My previous hydroponics lighting equipment had been two 1000-watt HID bulbs with reflectors and ballasts. This equipment produced an average three pounds per harvest. My lights weren’t in cooled hoods so I had an LG split air conditioner that cost a […]
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I started growing weed two years ago but I’m not an expert marijuana grower yet. I still encounter grow room problems I can’t figure out. I used General Hydroponics 3-part in an individual-pot ebb and flow system when I first started growing. When my marijuana leaves had problems (shown in the photo for this article), […]
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No matter what kind of marijuana grow room or garden you run, here’s the minimum basic marijuana grower toolkit you want to have: A reliable pH and parts per million (EC or TDS) meter. After years of wasting money on cheap pH and PPM meters, I found the only one that works well: the BlueLab […]
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Growing hydroponics soilless marijuana indoors gives you a yield-boosting opportunity you don’t have when you grow outdoors because you totally control environmental and input factors. You’re the god of your marijuana plants! Genetics aside, what you do or don’t do in your hydroponics marijuana grow room makes the difference between three pounds per light or one […]
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In a previous article, we saw how marijuana legalization is affecting black market marijuana growers. We noted that the black market marijuana growing industry is losing market share to the white market (legal) marijuana retail industry. These losses are happening mostly in Colorado, Washington, and Oregon, with Colorado seeing the most shift away from black market […]
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When I first bought pH Perfect hydroponics base nutrients to use in my deep water culture (DWC) system, I was tempted to throw away my pH meter. The pH Perfect hydroponics base nutrients are the only ferts that automatically balance pH to the sweet spot of 5.7 for max absorption of nutrients elements. But I […]
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Greenhouse marijuana growing is increasingly popular especially in states with legalized recreational marijuana growing. The benefits of greenhouse marijuana growing include: Extending the outdoor growing season so it starts earlier and can continue longer. Facilitating an indoor-outdoor marijuana grow op. Saving money by using free sun, wind, air movement, ventilation, rain. Giving your cannabis plants […]
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