LABS – super charge your cannabis grow

Lactic acid bacteria serum (LABSlactic acid bacteria serum More) can be a great way to take your living soils to the next level. My favorite part about them is that there is no need to buy another product, lactic acid bacteria are all around us! They’re in the air, on the floor, on your skin, …

Cannabis genotypes

We literally live in a golden age of cannabis genetics. My hat is off to all the breeders who are putting out quality genetics for us all to enjoy. I hope to follow in their foot steps one day. The topic of today’s article is the term genotype. A cannabis genotype is the genetic blueprint …

VA benefits and medical marijuana

A question frequently asked by veterans has to do with their benefits should they choose to become a medical marijuana patient. I’m a disabled veteran who receives VA benefits as well as a small disability check. I happen to know more than two dozen other veterans who have also chosen to become medical marijuana patients. …

Transplanting cannabis at the right time

Cultivating really high quality cannabis requires extremely good plant health. Most growers will transplant a seedling or clone at least once, and sometimes more often. Parental stock (plants dedicated as sources for cuttings) can undergo many transplants in its life. If you wait too long, or try it too early, you are almost certain to …

Cannabis phenotypes

Spend long enough on cannabis forums and you’ll hear people refer to cannabis phenotypean observable set of characteristics resulting from the inte… More, or simply “pheno.” Some who repeat the term are also not sure what it means. By definition, a phenotypean observable set of characteristics resulting from the inte… More is an observable set …

Auto-flowering cannabis life-cycle

Autosauto-flowing cannabis; or cultivars that will flower on thei… More have gained a great deal of popularity as breeders have gotten better and better at producing quality cultivars. I wrote a bit about how autos came to be in another article, so we’ll skip that part and get right to the meat of the topic …

Knowing when to flower your cannabis

I’ve heard it asked many times; when should a cultivator ‘flip’ their cannabis plants into the flowering stage? The easy answer: any time! However, there are a lot of factors that could influence this decision. I won’t go into all the possible scenarios. Instead, let’s focus on your primary limiting factor – ceiling height. Knowing …

Perfect moisture; watering weed like Goldilocks

I’m not talking about a blonde Rastafarian, this is a reference to the fairy tale character. You know, she doesn’t like too much, or too little – she prefers it just right. I believe that the top problems with home grows are over-watering, under-watering, and over-fertilization. The latter is a topic for another day. We’ll …

Beware the fall pest invasion

Where else would a pest rather live than in the ideal conditions of your indoor garden? The creepy crawlies are a potential problem all year long, but the crisp fall weather here in Missouri gives them reason to specifically seek out other places to live. They can and will invade your space so be especially …

Tips for transplanting cannabis

Everyone will need to transplant at one point or another. Transplanting new cuttings can be easy, while 3′ plants in fabric pots are challenging. For our purposes, we’ll assume it is a routine transplanting with a cannabis plant that is more than a handful and that you are transplanting from soil to soil. Most of …