For those of us working with living soil, it is important to give your soil quality inputs in order to maintain proper nutrition in your soil. One type of food every living soil gardener should be using are grains. Grains are full of carbohydrates, which feed the microbes in your soil, and therefore your medical …
Category Archives: Patients
What patients should know about their caregiver
Missouri medical cannabis patients have already experienced issues with unscrupulous and inexperienced caregivers who promise to cultivate on their behalf. While some supposed caregivers are legitimate scam artists, others are legitimately trying to help. The problem is that most patients aren’t sure how to protect themselves from getting into this situation. Let’s explore some helpful …
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Taking cuttings; we’re all doing it wrong
Yes, I’ve been doing it wrong too! Bro-scienceSomething your ‘bro’ told you was true. More tells us that we should be taking cuttings from the top most portion of the plant, strip all leaves and cut the new leaf tips when we take cuttings. As it turns out, this isn’t at all the best way …
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The caregiver cultivator; a step by step
This article is designed to provide the details one needs to become a caregiver for a medical cannabis patient in Missouri and cultivate on their behalf. A previous article detailed how to become and caregiver and provided information about caregiving in general. Here, we’ll dig a little deeper and discuss the process in more detail. …
Cultural controls in the cannabis garden
Cultural practices have everything to do with human behavior. People are one of the greatest vectors for pest infections. Particularly, the gardener themselves. There are a number of things that gardeners do that increase your chances of bringing in pests. Here, I’ll outline the behaviors I focus on to try and keep my medical cannabis …
Bro-science and defoliation
Anything you read in the comments on social media should be considered bro-scienceSomething your ‘bro’ told you was true. More. Even the advice you see on this site could be considered bro-scienceSomething your ‘bro’ told you was true. More. It’s always best to do your own research when possible, but I also understand that most …
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Continuous cannabis harvests!
Wouldn’t it be nice to always have a fresh supply of cannabis? I’ve been asked by several folks how to accomplish this in their home grow space. It’s not overly difficult, and is really just a matter of timing and lighting. It can be hard to get your head around at first, but if you …
Cannabis pest management: scouting
The concept is simple; the gardener will never find pests if you don’t look for them. However, early detection is key to avoiding big problems. For example, in ideal conditions a few fungus gnats can turn into a real problem in as little as 3 weeks. This seems like a long time, but by the …
Fish Hydrolysate
The Lit Farmer’s amendment shelf always contains fish hydrolysate. Not only is it beneficial to the plants, but also for the fungi and microbes in the soil. Best of all, you can acquire a high quality hydrolysate for as little as $22 per gallon. This amount of product will last a very, very long time …
Outdoor cannabis: genetics
For those who are interested in growing cannabis outdoors in Missouri, one of the most fun ways to get ready is to shop for genetics. It’s like window shopping and can I please have two of everything? As fun as it is, there are a few things to consider when selecting genetics for an outdoor …