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  1. How to identify and treat mold on cannabis plants
    How to identify and treat mold on cannabis plants
    Mold. Pretty much the very last thing any weed grower wants to see on their prized plants, but in all honesty, it's close to an inevitability at some point. Unless you have your growing environment dialed into perfection and really know what you're doing, there is a disgustingly high chance that the dreaded mold will strike at some point during your first few grows. Don't go into panic mode just yet though. By the time you finish this article, you'll have a much better understanding of mold, how to identify it on your cannabis plants, how to treat it and most importantly, how to prevent it in the first place. What causes mold on cannabis p...
  2. How to grow cannabis in a sea of green (SOG)
    How to grow cannabis in a sea of green (SOG)
    This guide will cover everything you need to learn to master sea of green (SOG) and boost your yields with minimal effort. From selecting the right strains and pot sizes to perfecting plant density and light cycles. Learn step-by-step techniques and discover how many plants to grow for optimal results. What is the sea of green method for cannabis? The Sea of Green (SOG) method of growing weed is one of many techniques that maximizes yield by growing lots of small plants packed close together. This approach focuses on creating a canopy of buds (hence the name ‘sea of green’) and is ideal for anyone with limited space to grow or those that w...
  3. The best ways of sexing cannabis
    The best ways of sexing cannabis
    Sexing cannabis (and no, I don't mean getting down and dirty with your favourite weed plant) is just one of a lengthy list of essential skills that all budding weed growers need to master. Knowing how to determine the sex of your cannabis plants (if you decide to grow regular seeds) can and will make all the difference come harvest time, and for a few key reasons. Even if you only grow feminized seeds, there is always an exceedingly small chance that a seed may turn into a male plant - less than 0.1% of feminized or autoflowering seeds will turn out male, but it is still possible. There is also the rare occurrence of hermaphroditism, which...
  4. How to mainline cannabis
    How to mainline cannabis
    Mainlining cannabis is a training technique used to boost yields and increase overall plant health. This article covers what mainlining is, its benefits, how to do it, combining it with ScrOG, and its differences from manifolding. We'll also compare mainlining with topping and super cropping, helping you choose the best method for your grow. What is the mainlining technique with cannabis? Mainlining is a method used to train cannabis plants that involves creating a symmetrical structure by topping the main stem and encouraging even distribution of energy to all the branches. Doing this will help the plant grow more evenly, resulting in uni...
  5. How to grow cannabis using a scrog net
    How to grow cannabis using a scrog net
    Growing cannabis using a scrog net will help you to maximize yield by using light distribution to your advantage. We will cover how the scrog technique works, how to put it into action, and what strains are best to scrog with. What is the scrog growing technique? Scrog growing is a low stress training technique that can be used to optimize light distribution and spacing in small growing spaces. Scrog stands for "Screen of Green," and it refers to the net or screen that you use to train your cannabis plants to grow horizontally. The goal is to place a screen just above the canopy of your plants and then tuck the leaves and branches into dif...
  6. What are the early signs of hermie plants?
    What are the early signs of hermie plants?
    One thing that often surprises people new to the art of growing weed is that even seeds grown from feminized seeds sometimes don't perform as planned. What, really? Feminized seeds can still produce male plants? How is that possible? Yes indeed. Although feminized seeds offer a 99.9% guarantee that your plant will be a lady, there is still a 0.1% chance that they will turn out to be a dude. But that's not what we are here to talk about. The other, but only very slightly more common issue, with feminized (actually all - feminized, regular, or autoflowering) seeds is that they can sometimes produce hermaphroditic, or 'hermie' plants. This ha...
  7. When to defoliate autoflowers?
    When to defoliate autoflowers?
    Defoliating your marijuana plant can help boost light penetration and overall bud growth, but when you are dealing with autoflowers, it's considered a little riskier. This article covers when and how to defoliate effectively, the best timing to do so and safe practices. Here you will also learn the difference between defoliation and topping and know when you can avoid defoliation altogether. Can you defoliate autoflowers? Yes, you can defoliate autoflowers. Simply put, defoliation is just removing some leaves from your plant, in the case of marijuana it’s usually to improve light penetration and air circulation. While autoflowers are gener...

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What Is Cannabis Bud Rot? And how to treat it
What Is Cannabis Bud Rot? And how to treat it
With a name like bud rot, you know it can’t be good. Cannabis bud rot is something no grower ever wants to see in the later phases of plant maturity. Salvaging bud rot is difficult, but if you catch it early enough you can treat it. It’s important to be able to spot those early signs and even more important to understand the common bud rot causes so that you can help you prevent it. What is bud rot?  Put simply, cannabis bud rot is a fungus or mold that can grow on cannabis plants. More technically it’s known as botrytis cinerea, or gray mold. The pathogen initially develops from the center of the buds, and stem and normally appears...
The Complete guide to harvesting, drying and curing weed
The Complete guide to harvesting, drying and curing weed
Nothing is more exciting than watching your own cannabis plants reach maturity. But work doesn’t stop once the buds start appearing. After carefully cultivating your plants for weeks, there are a few important final tasks: timing your harvest right, trimming your buds properly, drying them correctly, and curing them. These steps are crucial to ensuring a high-quality crop. Continue reading →
How to super crop cannabis
How to super crop cannabis
Indoor growers can use cannabis plant training to increase their yields.  One of the most popular plant-training techniques is known as super cropping.  Basically, it means damaging a bud site so that it grows back stronger. What is super cropping? Super cropping is a high-stress training (HST) technique used in cannabis cultivation that involves bending and gently damaging the plant stems to promote more vigorous growth. The idea behind deliberately stressing the plant is to encourage the stems to grow back stronger and be able to support heavier bud development. Super cropping also encourages a wider plant structure, allowing f...
Cloning Marijuana: How to Clone a Cannabis Plant 
Cloning Marijuana: How to Clone a Cannabis Plant 
When you want to grow marijuana, there are two ways you can do it. You can plant a seed and simply watch it grow. Or, you can learn how to clone weed. Cloning marijuana is an easy way to add to your crop and keep enjoying your favorite strains. A marijuana clone is an exact genetic copy of your favorite plant. Continue reading →
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How to top cannabis plants and increase yield?
How to top cannabis plants and increase yield?
Topping your cannabis plants is a totally free and amazingly easy way to double, quadruple, or even octuple (that's an increase of eight times) the number of main colas that each plant produces. The list of marijuana plant training techniques is extensive, to say the least, but topping (while considered somewhat 'advanced') is actually pretty straightforward and should be in your bag of cultivation tricks from the day you begin your weed-growing adventure. All you need is a weed plant that has 4 to 6 nodes already developed, a pair of clean scissors or a razor blade, and just a light sprinkling of know-how - which is what you are here to l...
Can you tell the sex of cannabis seeds?
Can you tell the sex of cannabis seeds?
If you didn’t know by now...girls rule in the world of weed. That’s because female plants are necessary for producing high-quality buds with high THC levels. In fact, unless a grower is breeding - male plants are typically discarded as soon as the sex of the plant presents itself. But, what if you didn’t have to wait for growth to tell the sex of cannabis seeds? There’s a common myth across the industry that you can identify the sex of cannabis seeds before they sprout. So, is it true? We set out for the answers, to find out. What do cannabis seeds look like? Cannabis seeds are small and oval shaped about the size of the head on a match...
Cannabis defoliation step by step guide
Cannabis defoliation step by step guide
Defoliation is the definition of controversial in weed cultivation circles. Some growers swear by it, others not so much. But when you are trying to maximize your crop yield, selectively and carefully removing some of the fan leaves (especially ones shading bud sites) can help. Some cultivars grow super bushy, to the point where airflow and light penetration are restricted, and humidity levels rise. That's when defoliation may be the help you're looking for. What does it mean to defoliate cannabis? There are a couple of different weed defoliation techniques, but at its core, defoliation is the process of removing some of the fan leaves, us...
When to defoliate autoflowers?
When to defoliate autoflowers?
Defoliating your marijuana plant can help boost light penetration and overall bud growth, but when you are dealing with autoflowers, it's considered a little riskier. This article covers when and how to defoliate effectively, the best timing to do so and safe practices. Here you will also learn the difference between defoliation and topping and know when you can avoid defoliation altogether. Can you defoliate autoflowers? Yes, you can defoliate autoflowers. Simply put, defoliation is just removing some leaves from your plant, in the case of marijuana it’s usually to improve light penetration and air circulation. While autoflowers are gener...