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Stoney Tark

Stoney Tark is MSNL Seeds' lead cannabis cultivation writer. He has extensive experience as a grower, breeder, and author with more than a decade of experience in the cannabis industry. His cultivation advice is based on years of hands-on growing experience, with a particular focus on cannabis breeding, plant training, and maximizing yields. Over the course of his career, Stoney Tark has contributed cultivation content to a number of leading cannabis publications and organizations, including High Times, Soft Secrets, Skunk Magazine, Emerald Magazine, Atami, Royal Queen Seeds, ILGM, and Oaksterdam University as well as being a published author. Since joining MSNL, Stoney has written dozens of cultivation guides covering everything from beginner growing techniques to advanced plant training methods, helping growers around the world improve their harvests through practical, experience-led advice. Over the course of his career, Stoney Tark has contributed cultivation content to a number of leading cannabis publications and organizations, including High Times, Soft Secrets, Skunk Magazine, Emerald Magazine, Atami, Royal Queen Seeds, ILGM, and Oaksterdam University as well as being a published author. Since joining MSNL, Stoney has written dozens of cultivation guides covering everything from beginner growing techniques to advanced plant training methods, helping growers around the world improve their harvests through practical, experience-led advice.

  1. How to Supercrop Autoflowers: A Step-by-Step Guide for Bigger, Healthier Plants
    Grow Guides
    How to Supercrop Autoflowers: A Step-by-Step Guide for Bigger, Healthier Plants
    Learning how to supercrop autoflowers can help you create a more even canopy, improve light penetration, and strengthen branches when performed at the right stage of growth. Sup...
  2. High Stress Training Autoflowers: A Complete Guide
    Grow Guides
    High Stress Training Autoflowers: A Complete Guide
    High stress training autoflower plants can be an effective way to improve canopy structure, maximize light exposure and increase the yield potential of healthy cannabis plants. ...
  3. How to maximize autoflower yields
    Grow Guides
    How to maximize autoflower yields
    If you're wondering how to increase autoflower yield, the good news is that producing bigger, healthier harvests is largely within your control. From choosing high-yielding gene...
  4. Autoflower Lighting Guide: The Ideal PAR, PPFD and DLI for Maximum Yields
    Grow Guides
    Autoflower Lighting Guide: The Ideal PAR, PPFD and DLI for Maximum Yields
    Growing high-quality autoflower cannabis indoors starts with understanding how PAR, PPFD, and DLI affect autoflowers throughout every stage of growth. These lighting metrics hel...
  5. How to Scrog Autoflowers: A Complete Guide to Bigger Yields
    Grow Guides
    How to Scrog Autoflowers: A Complete Guide to Bigger Yields
    Scrogging autoflowers is one of the most effective ways to increase yields from a limited grow space. By training branches beneath a mesh screen, you create a flat, even canopy ...
  6. How many autoflowers can you grow in a tent? Grow tent size guide
    Grow Guides
    How many autoflowers can you grow in a tent? Grow tent size guide
    Growing autoflowering cannabis indoors is one of the most rewarding ways to produce a top-quality harvest within as little as 10-12 weeks. Many first-time growers start with a g...
  7. What Is the Best Temperature to Grow Cannabis? (Seedling, Veg & Flowering Guide)
    Grow Guides
    What Is the Best Temperature to Grow Cannabis? (Seedling, Veg & Flowering Guide)
    Getting the temperature right when growing cannabis indoors can make a major difference in plant growth, root development, bud quality, and overall yields. Temperatures that are...
  8. Pistils vs Stigmas in Cannabis Plants: Key Differences Explained
    Cannabis Science
    Pistils vs Stigmas in Cannabis Plants: Key Differences Explained
    Cannabis growers often confuse pistils and stigmas because the terms are frequently used interchangeably, even though they describe different parts of the female flower. Underst...
  9. Understanding Feminized Seeds: Benefits, Genetics and Growing Tips
    Cannabis Genetics
    Understanding Feminized Seeds: Benefits, Genetics and Growing Tips
    Feminized cannabis seeds are designed to produce female plants, making them a popular choice for growers who want a more efficient and predictable harvest. Unlike regular seeds,...
  10. Choosing the Right Cannabis Seeds for Your Grow
    Cannabis Genetics
    Choosing the Right Cannabis Seeds for Your Grow
    Choosing the right cannabis seeds can make a major difference to your growing experience, especially if you are new to cultivation. With so many regular, feminized, autoflowerin...
  11. Best cannabis strains for beginners: 10 easy weed plants to grow
    Strain Reviews
    Best cannabis strains for beginners: 10 easy weed plants to grow
    Growing cannabis for the first time can be challenging, especially when choosing from thousands of different strains with varying growth patterns and maintenance needs. Some can...
  12. Caterpillars on cannabis plants: causes, damage, and solutions
    Plant Problems
    Caterpillars on cannabis plants: causes, damage, and solutions
    Caterpillars may seem harmless at first glance, but for cannabis growers, they can quickly become one of the most destructive outdoor pests. These hungry larvae chew through lea...
  13. How to identify and get rid of thrips on cannabis plants
    Plant Problems
    How to identify and get rid of thrips on cannabis plants
    Thrips are one of the most destructive pests cannabis growers can encounter, capable of spreading quickly and weakening plants at every stage of growth. These tiny sap-sucking i...
  14. How to set up a cannabis grow tent: complete indoor growing guide
    Grow Guides
    How to set up a cannabis grow tent: complete indoor growing guide
    Growing cannabis indoors can feel complicated at first, especially when space, ventilation, and discretion are concerns. A grow tent offers a simple, contained solution that all...
  15. How to prune cannabis plants
    Grow Guides
    How to prune cannabis plants
    Pruning cannabis plants is a straightforward plant-training technique used to manage structure, airflow, and light exposure, helping growers guide how their plants develop befor...
  16. How to get rid of aphids on cannabis plants
    Plant Problems
    How to get rid of aphids on cannabis plants
    Aphids are one of the most common pests cannabis growers encounter, and small infestations can quickly turn into a serious problem if left untreated. These tiny sap-sucking inse...

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