Tutorials

Medical marijuana growing made easy! How-to tutorials with step-by-step instruction on how to grow cannabis.

First of all, I want to thank the thousands of you who have been writing in with feedback, testimonials, questions, and plant doctor submissions. We are totally overwhelmed by the positive response we've been receiving. Many of you have written in with questions about marijuana defoliation as a free, simple way to increase your yields.
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Miracle-Gro Slow Release Soil is Not Suited to Growing Marijuana! Many of us have grown up seeing Miracle-Gro being used in our homes, so we know that it works for ‘regular houseplants’. Cannabis is just a tough weed, so Miracle-Gro should be great for it, right? Not really. The biggest problem with the standard Miracle-Gro nutrient
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High temperatures can make growing cannabis a lot harder, even if you're growing with heat-resistant strains. Droopiness, nutrient deficiencies, crispy brown leaves, and overall slow growth are common symptoms of heat stress, whether your plants are growing indoors or outdoors! We already have tutorials on controlling heat indoors, circulation and exhaust, as well as how to
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Fail-Proof Guide to Germinating Cannabis Seeds in Hydroponics Plus, How to Care for Hydroponic Seedlings... We have a cannabis seedling germination page which has everything you need to know about all the different germination methods, but this tutorial is different. In this hydroponic seedling tutorial I'm going to share exactly how I do my seeds
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Bad Seeds = Confidence Killer Growing with bad marijuana seeds is particularly harsh on growers of all levels. This is mostly because it’s tough to pinpoint when the seed itself is the actual problem. Most growers will blame themselves for a problem that shows up in their grow long before they assume it’s the seeds. The
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When growing cannabis in coco coir, you don't necessarily need nutrients made specifically for coco. Just about any quality cannabis nutrients made for hydroponics (and some nutrients made for soil) will work great, especially if you add a Cal-Mag supplement. Learn what to look for!
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