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  1. 5 Tips on How to Sex Marijuana Plants
    Grow Guides
    5 Tips on How to Sex Marijuana Plants
    Sexing a marijuana plant is simply identifying whether it is male or female. It is very important to be able to spot the early signs of male and female plants before you start g...
  2. Growing Organic Marijuana: A beginners guide
    Grow Guides
    Growing Organic Marijuana: A beginners guide
    Organic marijuana can be very beneficial. Any organic plant can be described as being derived from a living organism. With organic plants, only natural sources should be used fo...
  3. How to avoid fluffy, loose and airy buds
    Grow Guides
    How to avoid fluffy, loose and airy buds
    The perfect bud off a marijuana plant is typically tight and dense. However, it is also possible to end up with fluffy, loose, and airy buds and this could be a problem. Airy bu...
  4. What is the marijuana 'Gas Lantern Routine (GLR)'?
    Grow Guides
    What is the marijuana 'Gas Lantern Routine (GLR)'?
    Growing cannabis has so many strategies and techniques that it can feel like diving into a new world. One method that’s gaining popularity is the Gas Lantern Routine (GLR). If y...
  5. Why do some Cannabis Plants Foxtail?
    Plant Problems
    Why do some Cannabis Plants Foxtail?
    Most of the time, cannabis buds grow in a conical shape that are even throughout. Other times though, those same buds will foxtail, which can be indicative of genetics or bad gr...
  6. How to make Marijuana Fertilizer
    Grow Guides
    How to make Marijuana Fertilizer
    Fertilizer is food for marijuana plants. The best fertilizers for marijuana are often homemade. There are also many weird and wonderful things you can add to your marijuana fert...
  7. Sulfur Deficiency: Fixing Your Sick Marijuana Plant
    Plant Problems
    Sulfur Deficiency: Fixing Your Sick Marijuana Plant
    Sulfur deficiencies are very rare in cannabis plants, but they can happen. When they do, plants can suffer significant growth problems. The grower can be left with no plant at a...
  8. How to fix manganese deficiency in cannabis
    Plant Problems
    How to fix manganese deficiency in cannabis
    Manganese deficiency in cannabis plants can feel like a daunting challenge, but don’t worry – it’s completely fixable. This guide will help you understand what manganese does fo...
  9. Everything you need to know about LA Confidential
    Strain Reviews
    Everything you need to know about LA Confidential
    LA Confidential is a strain that’s becoming more and more popular by the day. Those searching for a strain that will bring indica effects to provide relief for anxiety, insomnia...
  10. Iron Deficiency: Fixing Your Sick Marijuana Plant
    Plant Problems
    Iron Deficiency: Fixing Your Sick Marijuana Plant
    Iron may not be one of the primary nutrients for cannabis, but an iron deficiency will greatly inhibit a plant’s growth. It will first appear as bright yellow leaves. This disco...
  11. Cannabis Calcium Deficiency: Fixing Your Sick Marijuana Plant
    Plant Problems
    Cannabis Calcium Deficiency: Fixing Your Sick Marijuana Plant
    Calcium may not be a macro nutrient for the marijuana plant. But a calcium deficiency can have very serious effects and if left untreated, could have a negative effect on the ul...
  12. Magnesium Deficiency: Fixing Your Sick Marijuana Plant
    Plant Problems
    Magnesium Deficiency: Fixing Your Sick Marijuana Plant
    A magnesium deficiency in a marijuana plant can be a serious problem. When a plant is suffering from it, the veins of the leaves will start to look light green or yellow in colo...
  13. Nitrogen Deficiency: Fixing Your Sick Marijuana Plant
    Plant Problems
    Nitrogen Deficiency: Fixing Your Sick Marijuana Plant
    Growing a marijuana plant is exciting! However, it can also be a delicate balancing act, providing just enough of what the plant needs to grow. Any marijuana nutrient deficiency...
  14. Marijuana Nutrient Deficiencies: Diagnosing your sick marijuana plant
    Plant Problems
    Marijuana Nutrient Deficiencies: Diagnosing your sick marijuana plant
    Nutrients are one of the most important things for the growth of a cannabis plant. Just like when humans don’t get the nutrients they need, marijuana plants can become sick, stu...
  15. Cloning Marijuana Guide: How To Clone Marijuana Plants
    Grow Guides
    Cloning Marijuana Guide: How To Clone Marijuana Plants
    Cloning marijuana plants is a great way to get more plants and get the exact genetics you’re looking for. So, what are marijuana clones and how can can you clone a marijuana pla...
  16. Cannabis Defoliation Guide: How to defoliate cannabis plants
    Grow Guides
    Cannabis Defoliation Guide: How to defoliate cannabis plants
    Cannabis defoliation is a simple process of removing a marijuana leaf. Typically a few are removed at a time and it can be very beneficial for the plants. All that’s really need...

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