Powdery mildew is extremely common for both indoor and outdoor cannabis growers. It is a fungal disease that spreads in on spores on people’s clothing, pets, through the air, or on cuttings from other plants. Spores can seem like they are gone, but in fact they are often lying dormant and waiting for the conditions to get back to their optimal range.Powdery mildew is most common in areas with moderate temperature, high humidity, and low light intensity. It often attacks young cannabis plants that are only a few weeks old. Powdery mildew will spread to all parts of the plant, including stems, buds, leaves, and stalks.Powdery mildew hinders photosynthesis and cripples the harvest. The first signs of powdery mildew are raised surfaces on the top of the leaves. The plants ...
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Aphids and Marijuana
Aphids are a commonly found insect in cannabis gardens. They are small and pear-shaped. Aphids are usually about 1 to 3 millimeters long. Although there are many varieties of aphids with different characteristics, they all have a thorn-like structure that extends from their abdomen.They range in color from black and brown, to green and yellow. Aphids like to set up shop on the undersides of leaves. Aphids, like spider mites, live by sucking the juices from plants leaves, branches, and stems. Aphid’s mouths act like a straw, sucking up the juices from the plant. They excrete a sugar solution from the plant and leave it on the leaves. This is sometimes called “honeydew”. The honeydew in turn attracts ants that form a herd around the aphids and help protect them from other ...
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Cannabis Growing Mistakes
Anyone just starting out with growing their own cannabis is likely to have some ups and downs with the experience. Like anything else, time and practice make you better at the craft. In this article we will give you a little advantage over the other newbies by pointing out 5 of the most common cannabis growing mistakes made by new cannabis growers. Hopefully this will save you some time and headaches.
#5 Killing the Germinating Seeds
A lot of young growers make the mistake of handling the seeds too much when they are trying to germinate them and accidentally killing them before they even had a chance to sprout. Be gentle with seeds when they are in water and try not to touch them very often during this stage. Seeds can at times take as long as 10 days to sprout. Be ...Read More
Cannabis Root Disease
Plants need a healthy root system to survive and prosper. Plants need a healthy root system to survive and prosper. Pathogens can attack roots and rapidly spread throughout the garden. There are three common variations of cannabis root disease that often cripple cannabis gardens.
Fusarium
There are a wide variety of species of fusarium. Fusarium inhabits soil. It is often used to destroy cannabis and coco plants by governments.The damage is most evident on the stems and leaves of the marijuana plant. It affects the roots first and then makes it way up the plant.Growers often notice curled leaf tips, dark spots on lower leaves, and wilted and dry looking leaves. The stems will turn yellow at first and eventually become brown. Once they are brown they will soon ...Read More
Marijuana Mold
Gray Mold & Brown Mold (Bud Rot) & Marijuana
Gray mold is a very common fungal disease that cannabis growers deal with. (Botrytis) It is able to germinate on plants that have moisture on them, and only when temperatures are in the 55-70 degrees Fahrenheit (13-21 degrees Celsius) range.Gray mold likes to spread on cannabis plants that have been weakened by pests or damaged from weather. The spores from molds like to hop on clothing from people.They also travel in the air, rain, and tap water.The areas on the plants that are not receiving as much light are usually the parts where mold first appears. During the flowering period, gray mold can spread to the flowering stalks and buds and do severe damage to the plants.Mold can spread throughout ...Read More
3 Main Varieties of Cannabis
All cannabis technically originated from the “Cannabis Sativa” species, although it is widely accepted that there are 3 main varieties of cannabis species.1. Cannabis Sativa2. Cannabis Indica3. Cannabis RuderalisEach is quite different from one another.
Cannabis Sativa
Grows tall, anywhere from 5 to 25 feet high.They are easily recognized by their long, serrated, pointy, light green leaves.Sativa plants also have long internode spacing between their branches, usually three to six inches apart. Sativa plants usually have a high level of THC in them, which often results in a cerebral and energetic feeling for the user.Once flowering has begun, sativa strains can take between 9 to 16 weeks to reach full maturation. Because Sativa plants grow tall and take ...Read More
Needs for Growing Marijuana
There are 6 essential needs for growing marijuana.1. Light (must be the right amount, and the right spectrum or spectrums)2. Air (oxygen and carbon dioxide)3. Nutrients (needs to be adequate and the right sort)4. Water (must have enough, but not too much)5. Warmth (must be the right temperature range)6. Grow Medium (what you will be growing in)These 6 things are essential for all plant growth, not just cannabis. If you’re lacking in one of these 6 things, your plants will suffer. Let’s take a deeper look at these 6 necessary areas:
Light
Plants need light to form carbohydrates for building and repairing their tissue. In nature, the sun gives a mix of all spectrums of light.Indoors, when growing cannabis, the plants use mainly blue and red colors ...Read More
Best place to grow marijuana?
Anyone interested in learning how to grow marijuana needs to first consider the space that will be used for the equipment and crop that creates the ideal growing conditions.In this article we will take a brief look at some of the types of options when considering where to grow marijuana, whether inside or outside of the home.
Closet Systems
Converting a closet space can be an excellent area for placing a small garden in a home for growing medical cannabis for personal use. A grower can set up a garden in a small 2-foot by 4-foot area, up to larger walk-in closets. Because of the limited space, closet gardens are best suited for Sea Of Green (SOG) or Screen Of Green (SCROG) growing methods.A closet grow environment normally requires modification of the closet for inlet ...Read More
