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cannabis plant pruning and toppingGrowing Techniques

Cannabis Plant Pruning and Topping
I used to treat pruning like a cosmetic choice: take a leaf here, snip a branch there, hope the plant figures it out. The first time I topped a plant the wrong way, it stalled hard, threw uneven side branches, and finished with a lopsided canopy that never really filled in. That run taught me something simple: cannabis plant pruning and topping works best when it is planned, measured, and supported by the environment, not when it is done impulsively. In …
cannabis cloning and clones marketGrowing Techniques

Cannabis Cloning and Clones Market
I got serious about cloning after a few seed runs taught me the same lesson: one plant can be a perfect fit, and its “siblings” can be totally different. A clone gives me a repeatable starting point. It also connects me to the cannabis cloning and clones market, where genetics move as living cuttings instead of as seed packs. This cannabis cloning and clones market guide is written from my grow room perspective. I’ll explain the routine that improved my rooting …
In Situ and Related ConceptsGrowing Guide

In Situ and Related Concepts
I didn’t start out calling my approach In Situ and Related Concepts. I started out trying to copy “perfect” grows I saw online, then getting frustrated when the same nutrient schedule and the same light settings didn’t behave the same way in my space. My basement tent ran cooler than the guides assumed. My greenhouse hit heat spikes that no indoor chart accounted for. Outdoors, the breeze in one corner kept plants healthier than the “better” sunny spot that stayed …
Easy Container GardeningGrowing Guide

Easy Container Gardening and Potted Plants
I’ve grown plenty of plants in containers—tomatoes, basil, peppers—and I’ll be honest: cannabis in a pot is less forgiving than most kitchen-garden staples. The plant is vigorous, but the root zone is confined, and every decision you make shows up quickly in the leaves. After multiple seasons dialing it in indoors and on a sheltered balcony, I now reach for the same core approach every time: Easy Container Gardening that treats the container like a small, controllable ecosystem rather than …
Skunk Odor and RemovalTerpenes & Aroma

Skunk Odor and Removal
I’ve run plenty of cycles where the plants looked perfect, the canopy was even, and the resin was stacking… but the smell made me nervous long before harvest. Skunk-heavy cannabis can push through tiny gaps in a room the same way light leaks find their way into a tent. I’ve seen the same thing with marijuana runs that looked clean on paper but still overwhelmed a small apartment. The first time it happened to me, I blamed the carbon filter. …
Plant Growth RegulatorsGrowing

Plant Growth Regulators in Cannabis and Agriculture
Why I started paying attention to Plant Growth Regulators The first time I heard growers argue about Plant Growth Regulators, it was in the most practical setting possible: a trimming table. One pile of cannabis looked picture-perfect—tight buds, short spacing, and a uniform “golf ball” shape. Another pile from the same week smelled louder, burned cleaner, and cured better, but the flowers were a little airier. That contrast pushed me to learn what Plant Growth Regulators actually are, why agriculture uses …
hermaphrodite cannabis plantsGrowing

Hermaphrodite Cannabis Plants
I still remember the first time I walked into my flower room and saw what no grower wants to see: swollen calyxes that weren’t quite right, tiny yellow bananas pushing out between sugar leaves, and a dusting of pollen where it absolutely did not belong. Overnight, my supposedly stable ladies had turned into hermaphrodite cannabis plants, and my harvest plans changed instantly. Since then, I’ve spent years dialing in my environments, genetics, and routines with one goal in mind: preventing hermaphrodite …
Triploidy ImplicationsGrowing Guide

Triploidy and Its Implications
When I first heard growers talking about triploid cannabis, I assumed it was just another marketing label. Then I ran a side-by-side cycle where a small block of triploid plants shared the same veg room, the same flower room, and the same day-to-day care as my standard diploid plants. The results weren’t dramatic in the way social media makes them sound, but they were meaningful in the places that matter: how the crop handled accidental pollen, how consistent the canopy …
Cannabis TrichomesHarvest & Curing

Cannabis Trichomes and Harvesting
I still remember the first crop I ruined by chopping too early. The buds looked full, the pistils had mostly turned orange, and I was impatient. Once everything dried, the marijuana tasted grassy, the aroma was flat, and the effect felt more jittery than relaxing. It wasn’t until I started evaluating cannabis trichomes up close and timing harvest by their color and maturity that my results finally became repeatable. In this guide, I’ll break down exactly how I inspect cannabis trichomes …
Cannabis Flowering and BuddingGrowing Guide

Cannabis Flowering and Budding
After years of running tents, small rooms, and a couple of greenhouses, I still treat cannabis flowering and budding with more respect than any other part of the grow. Veg forgives a lot. Flower does not. This cannabis flowering stage guide comes straight from real runs where I watched plants respond to every change in light intensity, feeding, and environment as they moved from early bloom into full bud set. When I planned this cannabis flowering stage guide for our community, …
cannabis cultivation and fertilizationGrowing Guide

Cannabis Cultivation and Fertilization
I have learned more about cannabis cultivation and fertilization from grow room mistakes than from any book or forum. Over the last several seasons, I have burned plants with hot feeds, underfed stubborn phenotypes, and chased deficiencies that turned out to be pH issues. This guide is my honest, experience-based breakdown of how I approach cannabis cultivation and fertilization from seed to harvest, with a special focus on lighting, nutrients, and environment. I will walk through how I select feminized cannabis …
cannabis seeds and growing tipsGrowing Techniques

Cannabis Seeds and Growing Tips
After more than a decade of starting every grow from seed, I’ve learned that success rarely comes down to a single “magic” trick. It’s a combination of choosing the right genetics, dialing in the environment, and being honest about your own experience level and local conditions. In this guide, I’m sharing the cannabis seeds and growing tips that I actually use in my own garden today. This isn’t theory pulled from forums. These are the cannabis seeds and growing tips that …