How-to Guides

These articles have been specifically chosen because they contain specific step-by-step instructions on topics relating to how to grow cannabis. Growing medical marijuana made easy!

Cannabis plants can be male or female, but only female cannabis plants make buds. Female cannabis flowers are buds, and male cannabis flowers are pollen sacs, which contain low THC and are poor to smoke. Male pollen sacs eventually open and release pollen, which pollinates the female cannabis plants, and causes buds to grow seeds,
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What are the best auto-flowering strains? Some proven autoflowering seeds for beginner growers in 2025 are: Shortcut Auto, Pineapple Diesel Auto, Purple Lemonade Auto, and Gorilla Cookies Auto. Easy to grow, fast growth, potent buds. Introduction: How to Maximize Autoflowering Marijuana Autoflowering vs Photoperiod Strains: Quick Summary 5 Tactics for Growing Autoflowering Cannabis Strains Start Strong
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A beginner grower recently asked, "How do I grow cannabis in a grow cube like that?" Cannabis plants in a 2'x2'x3' grow tent under a Spider Farmer SF1000 LED grow light. I realized this grow setup really is like a "grow cube" for marijuana plants. It's a tiny "microgrowery" without any DIY aspects like a
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Quick Answer: Water plants when the soil feels dry up to your first knuckle (or if the pot feels light). That’s the short quick answer. If you do that, you get great results. However, read the rest of this soil watering tutorial for detailed step-by-step instructions with pictures. Learn exactly how much water to give,
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A cannabis grower must grow enough weed to never run out. Otherwise, what's the point? How do you ensure you harvest as much weed as you need? The answer is to always be harvesting. (Of course, it also helps to grow a lot of cannabis at once). This article shows you how to grow a
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During the flowering stage, your marijuana plants are focused on making buds. They put little effort into staying healthy, especially towards the end. Cannabis plants need extra TLC (tender loving care) while making buds. That means you as a grower are much more likely to see yellow leaves, burnt tips, and other problems even though
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