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Growing Cannabis
Cannabis is a valuable commodity, and it is important to store it properly if you want to keep...
(Moha/AdobeStock) Knowing the signs of nutrient deficiency is essential for growing weed. Check out our resource on what nutrients cannabis plants need, and here we’ll talk about how to identify and correct nutrient deficiencies. Identifying cannabis nutrient deficiencies When cannabis plants don’t get the correct amounts of nutrients, they become stressed and more susceptible to
Cannabis plants are resilient. The plant grows successfully all over the globe in many different climates—it’s called “weed” for a reason. But many problems can arise when growing cannabis, both indoors and outdoors. Bad weather, bugs, nutrient deficiencies, improper watering, and many other issues can pop up. What’s wrong with my weed plant? 0 seconds
(Michelle Noelke/Leafly) Some people enjoy trimming because it’s a good opportunity to connect with the plant, especially if you’ve been growing it for months. But some dread trimming because it’s so monotonous. Whichever type you are, know that trimming even only a couple of plants will take hours, even days. Be sure to have some
After cutting down marijuana plants at harvest, a proper dry and cure are crucial for buds. These processes help preserve and accentuate flavors by retaining terpenes and cannabinoids, while diminishing chlorophyll and getting rid of the vegetal taste of the plant. The drying process is the initial drying of buds, which usually happens in the
What is transplanting cannabis? (Bettsphoto/iStock) Transplanting is the process of “re-homing” a cannabis plant, or moving a plant into a bigger pot with more soil as it grows bigger. Growers typically start off the cannabis growing process by planting many seeds in small pots because they don’t know if all of them will sprout—or germinate—and
It’s been months since that little weed sprout first popped out of the ground, or you put that delicate clone into some soil. You’ve watched your plants grow and mature, getting bigger and developing buds, and can’t wait to get those buds off the plant and light up. But not so fast—harvesting cannabis isn’t just
The line between topping and pruning can be a little hazy. Topping is cutting off the main stalk of a weed plant to force it to grow more bushy, which will allow it to yield more and be healthier. Pruning is removing marijuana leaves and branches that are dead or won’t receive much light so
What is a cannabis clone? A clone is a cutting, such as a branch, that is cut off of a living marijuana plant, which will then grow into a plant itself. A clone has the same genetic makeup as the plant it was taken from, which is called the mother plant. A typical clone is
