Cannabis Cultivation

Don't you need grow lights to start seeds? Not at all! In fact you don't need any lights at all. Seeds sprout in the dark. Once they sprout, they will need light, however. But they don't need a powerful light, so you can still easily get by without a grow light. The key to getting seeds to sprout is not the light, but good preparation. And a lack of … [Read more...] about How To Start Seeds Indoors Without Grow Lights

So much can go wrong. When you grow marijuana, many things can happen to damage your plants. Worse, you won't even know what is wrong, most of the time. Cannabis leaves curling up is one such problem. Many different issues can cause this symptom. The result is that you are left guessing as to the problem. That means you also won't know the correct … [Read more...] about Cannabis Leaves Curling Up (Causes And Remedies)

If you water plants, they grow. Right? Yes. But it's not so simple. The better the water, the better plants grow. Giving your cannabis plants the best water possible ensures stronger, faster growth and larger and higher-quality yields. But what makes one container of water different from another? And what makes for the best water for weed plants? Keep reading … [Read more...] about Best Water For Weed Plants (Ideal Temperature, PPM, pH)

Thinking about growing autoflowers without nutrients? It’s true that autoflower cannabis requires far fewer nutrients to grow than photoperiodic weed. But that doesn’t mean it does not need any food at all. Growing cannabis plants without any fertilizer is a huge challenge, autoflower or not. Does that mean it is impossible? Or is it something you could pull off, … [Read more...] about Growing Autoflowers Without Nutrients (Is It Possible?)

We all want larger yields. Whether you are growing weed for yourself or to sell, a larger harvest means more buds for you or more money in your pocket. And we try all kinds of things to get our plants to yield more. Some work great, but cost a lot of money, like buying ore powerful lights. Others cost almost nothing and still give you a significant … [Read more...] about Pruning To Increase Yield (Only If You Do It Right)

Let me make one thing clear right away. You do not need to add CO2 to your grow tent. You may have read you need to, but that is false. There is already plenty of CO2 in the air. If you are a beginning grower, you already have so many other things to worry about. It might be best to wait a few grows before worrying about this. That said, adding CO2 is perhaps the … [Read more...] about How To Add CO2 To Grow Tent (It’s Easy And Cheap!)

Most growers put the carbon filter inside the grow tent. It's just easier that way. But it's not the only way. You can put the carbon filter outside the grow tent and it will work just fine. It's not much more effort either. There are a few good reasons to do this, but most of the time you're better off with it inside. We'll discuss why you might want to have … [Read more...] about Carbon Filter Outside Grow Tent (What You Need To Know)

Sometimes you want your cannabis plant to be back in the vegetative stage. It is most common with plants that have just been harvested. Growers take them back to vegging, to get another harvest out of them, or to get another chance to clone them. Sometimes, you might also want to go back to veg shortly after flowering has begun. Perhaps your plants started flowering … [Read more...] about Can You Switch Flowering Clones Back To Veg? (And How To Do It)

Grow tents can help keep heat contained, but it still has to go somewhere. In other words, they can keep a helicopter from detecting the exact location of the grow in your home, but not that you are growing in your home. But it probably doesn't matter anyway. The chances of you having to worry about helicopter surveillance of your home are incredibly low. We'll … [Read more...] about Do Grow Tents Stop A Helicopter From Detecting Heat?