May 062013
 
Do LED Marijuana Grow Lights Work Better Than Other Grow Lights?

LED grow lights for your marijuana garden seem to have been popping up a lot lately in ads and articles. I only know one person that has actually used LED lights for their marijuana garden. It seems like LED grow lights are so much more expensive than traditional grow lights, which is why I think a lot of people haven’t used them. My friend that used an LED grow light setup on his marijuana garden told me that it worked great for the veg stage, but that it wasn’t as [Continue Reading]

Apr 222013
 
Tips For Testing Water For Marijuana Plants

Below is a video from legendary marijuana grower Jorge Cervantes, who explains the importance of watering your marijuana plants the right way. Over watering marijuana plants and under watering your marijuana plants can be catastrophic. Many people get caught up on the nutrients and/or soil, which are definitely important too, but the quantity and quality of the water you give marijuana plants is super important as well.

Apr 212013
 
Rush Is On To Grow Marijuana Outdoors

By Rick Pfrommer, Director of Education, Harborside Health Center Last month brought the beginning of Harborside Health Center’s busiest season. Spring planting season actually starts in January when people from all over Northern California descend upon HHC and buy seeds to sprout. Ask anyone-especially an employee of the clones department-about spring, and the word “madness” will most definitely surface. There will often be lines three-deep, as people queue up to get their orders filled. This year we sold more packs of seeds than any other by far! We currently stock [Continue Reading]

Mar 182013
 
Tutorial: Feeding Your Cannabis Plants Nutrients

This video is a tutorial on how to feed your cannabis plants. In this video the creator covers the 3 numbers on the front of your nutrient bottle, measurements, and the proper feeding schedule for your cannabis plant. The creators uses the line of Foxfarm nutrients, that consists of Grow Big, Big Bloom, and Tiger Bloom. This tutorial is not in specific with fox farm products, you could be using flora nova, or other brands of nutrients. (Advanced Nutrients have their own set of measurements) DISCLAIMER read the back of [Continue Reading]

Mar 112013
 
How To Dry Marijuana By Jorge Cervantes

Properly drying and curing your marijuana is extremely important. I know a lot of growers that put in a lot of time, effort, and thought into the vegetation stage and budding stage. Yet many of these same growers drop the ball when it comes to drying and curing their marijuana, resulting in sub-par to mildewy nugs. Below is a great video by the legendary grower Jorge Cervantes on how to dry and cure your marijuana properly.

Mar 032013
 
Center Stem Drip Irrigation By Jorge Cervantes

Getting the right irrigation system setup for your garden can save a lot of time, and give your plants a balanced approach to watering and feeding that they deserve and desire. When I first started growing a long time ago, I didn’t have any gardening experience – marijuana or otherwise. I would get huge buckets of water, mix in the nutrients, then break my back moving the buckets of water around my garden. Eventually I got smart and started using reservoirs and pumps, and I suggest anyone who takes their garden seriously [Continue Reading]