Feeding your cannabis plants is core to the art of growing. Like any other plant and other life-forms, your cannabis plants need nourishment to thrive. The cannabis plant is highly dependent on the essential macronutrients (potassium, phosphorous, and nitrogen), but they also need secondary macronutrients like calcium and magnesium to grow and yield healthy […]
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Can You Give A Plant Too Much Silica? (Everything About Silica)
Silica is an important nutrient for your cannabis plant, but how much is too much Silica? The plant needs Silica, among other nutrients, to flourish and yield. The plant’s entire survival relies on your ability to avail the proper nutrients when the plant needs them. It begins with getting the suitable substrate, and when most […]
How Boiling Cannabis Roots In Water During Harvesting Improves The Buds’ Quality
Boiling cannabis roots in water might seem a far-fetched, fictitious practice with zero grounding in science, but some growers swear by its effectiveness at potentiating your buds. If you’re reading, then most probably you’re ready to try it if it holds the promise of the dank, cannabinoid-rich sticky icky! (This article contains affiliate links, […]
What Happens If You Wait Too Long To Harvest Your Cannabis? (Wrong Timing)
Growing cannabis comes with strict timelines. And no time is more critical than harvesting time. It can either break or make your growing experience. Waiting too long to harvest, just like harvesting too early, can hurt the quality of your yield considerably. If you harvest at the right time, you reap the benefits of […]
Are Hermie Plants Worth Keeping? (Risks & Tips)
Growers don’t like hermie plants. For most growers, hermie plants aren’t worth keeping. They spoil the fun of growing and reduce the yield. Unlike female plants that produce cannabinoid-rich buds, hermaphrodites produce seed-filled buds if you let them progress to harvesting. Let’s explore if hermie plants are worth keeping, really. Seed-filled buds aren’t all that […]
Does A Light Mover Increase Yield? (Answered)
Growing indoors is about mimicking the outdoor growing environment and making improvements where possible. Cannabis plants grown outside enjoy the sun in all its essence. Light movers can help mimic the sun’s light, hitting the plant at the right intensity. The sun is never stuck in one place, so the sun’s apparent movement allows […]
Can You Use Dry Ice To Feed Plants?
Plants need certain essential elements to produce their food, flourish, and yield. Cannabis plants are no exception. One such important element that cannabis needs to thrive and yield properly is carbon dioxide (CO2). Experienced growers use dry ice to feed plants enough C02. When you’re growing indoors, you can run short of this supply, […]
How To Get Rid Of Thrips On Flowering Cannabis
Thrips are predatory insects that feed on both plants and other insects. These sap-sacking insects can drill openings on the leaves, flowers, and buds of your cannabis plants, drawing the juices from them and leaving them dehydrated. Thrips can be stubborn. Most growers opine that once thrips invade your cannabis, it can be challenging […]
Can You Use Regular Dirt To Plant Weed Indoors? (Answered)
Growing cannabis is fun, and most novice growers try to start as cheap as possible. One of the costly marijuana-growing supplies is potting soil. And when it’s out of reach, people think of crazy ideas. Using regular dirt for growing cannabis is one of such crazy ideas. *This post contains affiliate links. If you […]
How To Treat Nutrient Burn During Flowering(Plus Tips and Risks)
Nutrient burn is one of the common problems that cannabis growers grapple with. The plants need as many nutrients as they should get, but sometimes, we go a little overboard, giving them more than they can take. Cannabis plants thrive on three significant macronutrients— nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorous. But still need a lot of […]
Can I Use Neem Oil During Flowering?
Nobody has to guess what neem oil is good for. It’s known for wide medicinal applications, and if you don’t know yet, it is also popular among weed growers. Neem has been used for centuries for pest control in organic growing. Native to the Indian subcontinent, neem has many compounds in it, with the […]
Can You Use Bone Meal During Flowering? (Answered)
Cannabis growers want the best for their plants, and using bone meal is one of the proven and tested means for improving the capacity for the plant to yield healthier buds. Bone meal is made from ground bones of commonly slaughtered animals, but mostly from beef. The bones are steamed to potentiate their properties […]