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Happy plants

another-Buddha's-Sister
09 May 2012 / 0 Comments / in Amsterdam, Awards, Growtips

In the many years that I am growing Cannabis plants, I have come to know how to recognize the signs of happiness. When you walk into your grow room what you see is what you get. I always take a deep look at the plants in my room. I look at the color of the [...]

Soma’s Amnesia Haze

Amesia Haze and its purple shoots

Amnesia Haze is a very complicated genetic cross. You have the magnificent Southeast Asian genetics, (Thai sticks, Cambodian, Laotian) of which were my all time favorites. Then you have the fine Jamaican Haze varieties with their high THC percentage and sharp flavor. It also has an Afghani-Hawaiian genetic crossed in, speeding up the flowering time [...]

Rolling Bowl

Rolling-Bowl
02 May 2012 / 0 Comments / in Growtips, Merchandise

The ripening of the fruit

Soma perfect 3
02 May 2012 / 0 Comments / in Growtips

I hope you have been having as much fun as I have with your little seedlings, ( actually not so little now ). I’m now in my favorite stage of the growing , the ripening of the fruit, the flowers. Remember don’t get to excited about your sweet smelling bud so that you pick it [...]

Harvesting with Soma

White Light with sticky spliff
02 May 2012 / 0 Comments / in Growtips

Harvesting the fruit of any crop you have been working your heart and hands with, is a very fulfilling experience. With cannabis it is even more fulfilling. After all you are working with one of the main sacred plants on planet earth, harvesting it is definitely more intense than harvesting apples. In many ways though [...]

Growing with The Heart

NYCD copy
02 May 2012 / 0 Comments / in Growtips

I am writing this article to share what I feel is the most important ingredient of growing excellent cannabis. In our modern age we can order all we need right over the Internet without even leaving our homes. All the material items that is. There is still the one ingredient that has to be cultivated. [...]

Growing with Guano

2 kilo bag of pure Guano
02 May 2012 / 0 Comments / in Growtips

People I meet and smoke with always ask me, how do you get your pot to taste so good. I am an intense caretaker and lover of plants, when I do it I am fanatical in working with them, making little sacrifices in my own life so that the plants can feel the best they [...]

Tips for your summer crop

An elbow that has straightened itself
01 May 2012 / 0 Comments / in Growtips

Growing some plants outside in the summer can be a great learning experience. There are a few rules to consider. You must use the correct genetics for your climate. Choosing strains that take too long to finish in a cold environment is something to be avoided. Also you want to have a bud structure that [...]

Knowing When To Harvest

another-Buddha's-Sister
01 May 2012 / 0 Comments / in Growtips

I have a lot of e-mail coming to me these days asking me advice on when to harvest. I tell people things like “ Don’t follow your calendar too closely”. “When it looks like its ready wait a week”. “Don’t pick it early”. One of the downfalls of many growers out there is, not knowing [...]

Tips for your outdoor crop – part 2

Another round NYCD
04 Mar 2012 / 0 Comments / in Growtips

It’s the middle of August and the crop is growing nicely. I have continued super-cropping major branches, shaping the plants into round bushes. Since I don’t want the plants to get to tall, this is quite helpful. Every time a branch gets bent, the energy goes below to the rest of the plant, when done [...]