Issue #588 - Sunday, July 30, 2023 Dear Fellow Grower, In today's issue... - That's not clickbait, anyone can become a grower that produces legendary weed. The only difference between a beginner and legendary abilities is a little bit of knowledge and little bit of
growing. If you're not already producing weed that you would describe as legendary, it's time for a positive change! Let's get your grow space filled with weed you're proud of!
- Are you struggling to get started growing, or keep running into problems? If so, this message is for you. We've been working hard behind the scenes to create a new way to guide you through the steps to become a legendary cannabis grower. Today, we need your help (plus a
quick announcement)!
- Nebula's Mushroom Corner - Today Nebula tackles a key question for newbies to growing mushrooms; should you start from spores?
- I was minding my own business, peacefully strolling through the "Trophy Pic of the Week" section, when I suddenly got lost in a vast wilderness bud. Although it was very pleasant, I couldn't find my way out for what seemed like ages. I emerged some time later...changed by
what I had seen... I had become a man who was super hungry and wanted some good weed. Be warned!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com) "Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes." ~Eleanor Roosevelt
3 Steps from Beginner to Legendary Grower 🤪➕👩🏫➡💪😎🌳 |
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If you’re just getting started on your weed-growing journey, it can feel totally overwhelming. Where do you start? There’s so much to know, so what should you focus on first? What should a beginner focus on to achieve great results on their first grow? If you read this article and follow the three steps, you’ll produce exceptional weed even if you make a bunch of mistakes. Today I’ll break down the three things you need to understand in order to become a legendary grower. If you understand these three aspects of growing, you will get good results. Yes, even if mess up quite a bit! Growing cannabis doesn’t have to be as complicated as people make it out to be. You just need to know the following three things, and you’ll be able to grow
exceptional weed and get the yields you want. - Understand the cannabis life cycle
- Use the right equipment
- Start with quality genetics
Get ready to transform into a legendary grower! 1.) Understand the basics of a cannabis plant’s life cycle
A solid understanding of a cannabis plant’s life cycle will make everything a million times easier for
you!
Seed Germination – Seeds germinate into seedlings. Tips: - use a proven germination method
- keep seeds warm and moist but not soaking
Vegetative Stage – Plants grow only leaves and stems at first. Since all growth is vegetative, this is known as the vegetative stage. On average, plants gain half their final size in this stage. Tips: - Pay
attention to the environment – if it’s comfortable for you, it’s comfortable for your plants
- Watering habits – learn how to water your plants perfectly, pay attention if you notice drooping
- Nutrients – give all-purpose or “grow” nutrients. In soil, wait four weeks before giving nutrients. However, in coco or hydro, give nutrients from the beginning. An example of a vegetative nutrient that works great for cannabis plants in any grow medium is Dyna-Gro Grow.
- Plant training (optional) – Helps increase yields but not necessary for success. Skip this if you feel overwhelmed! Learn about plant training.
- Move on to the next stage when plants reach about half the final desired size (as they will about double in size in their next stage of life).
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Ready to grow your own? Hey! We have a quick favor to ask… As some of you may know, we have been working hard on an online cannabis grow course that teaches you how to become a master grower in just 5 weeks. We released the first version earlier this year and have perfected it over the last 4+ months of work with dozens of students. We’re excited to announce we're about
to re-open registration very soon. As we put the finishing touches on the course, we want to make sure we’ve covered everything you want to know. We were hoping you could answer a couple survey questions to help us out. Click here to answer a quick survey (takes under a minute!) You can claim your spot for the course there, too. Thanks for taking the time to help. To your growing journey,
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside
Your Future Instructors |
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One big secret to a successful mushroom harvest: Start with good genetics. Every time I grew the "Tidalwave" strain pictured above, it produced tons of big heavy mushrooms. However, certain other strains in identical conditions would make fewer or tiny mushrooms. Of course, just like with weed, your grow methods matter a lot, but grow methods can never overcome genetics. And also just like weed, yields aren't the only thing that matters for
mushroom strain choice. Most of us are growing for effects. If you're not familiar with growing mushrooms, check out my article about growing cannabis vs growing magic mushrooms. For this week's quick tip on mushroom cultivation, we'll talk about spore syringes. If you
want to grow magic mushrooms (or any species of mushroom), you need to get your hands on the right mushroom genetics. So what should you start with? You have two main choices: spores or a live culture. Here's a quick look at spores. Should you start growing mushrooms with Spores or a “Live Culture”? This is one of the first choices you will make as a mushroom grower. Do you want to start with spores or a "culture"? Spores
are like the seeds of a mushroom organism, and they need to germinate before they start growing. A culture is the clone of a living mushroom organism. It has already been germinated and is alive and growing before it gets to you.
Which is better? I've done both and both work great. However, for most first-time mushroom growers, you are likely going to start with a spore syringe because they're easier to get.
What is a Mushroom Spore
Syringe? It is a syringe full of spores in clean water. You carefully inject a small amount of the water onto sterilized grain. This is known as "inoculating the grain". The spores germinate on the grain (almost like cannabis seeds germinating in soil), and this begins the mushroom growing journey. Why Use a Spore Syringe? - Cheaper - It's usually cheaper to start with spores vs starting with any kind of live culture.
- Widely available - Spore syringes are the easiest mushroom genetics to get. They're widely available almost to buy in many parts of the world, just like cannabis seeds.
- Most likely to be
legal - Mushrooms spores are legal in more places to buy or sell compared to live cultures. However, please note that actually growing psychedelic mushrooms is not legal in many parts of the world. Always check your local laws.
- More variety within the grow - Growing from spores is like growing from seeds instead of clones, and you may see a ton of variation in the resulting mushrooms. When I've grown
from spores, I've had cases where mushrooms from the same syringe are different shapes and colors. This is less common when starting from a culture, where mushrooms tend to grow with a more predictable appearance.
- More strain choices - Much greater variety of mushroom strains if you're buying spores vs a live culture. If you're willing to start with spores, thanks to "collector" sites like Inoculate the World, you can grow just about any mushroom strain found on earth. You can even get access to exceptionally rare species.
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Example of a spore syringe. Sometimes the spores clump together, like with these two, and must be shaken vigorously to distribute all the spores before squirting the spore water onto grain (in a sterile manner). Once the spores get shaken up, they look like little black specks in the water. Note: some spores are invisible, especially the albino strains like APE, so you may not see anything inside but water. Besides the spores themselves, you should not see anything growing in the water of a spore syringe, as that would be a sign of contamination. A good spore syringe should look like pure clean water besides the spores.
If
the syringe doesn't appear contaminated, I highly recommend just using it even if there doesn't seem to be any spores inside. If you ordered the syringe from a good company, it should be a good syringe. For example, if you look at the two above syringes, one obviously got WAY more spores than the other. But both ending up working equally well to grow mushrooms. Just like sometimes the best cannabis plants come from small or flimsy seeds. Next week, I'll talk about the
advantages of starting your mushroom grow with a live culture, as well as share where you can safely buy liquid cultures of psychedelic mushrooms. Stay tuned! ~Nebula P.S. Don't hesitate to hit the reply button and let us know what mushroom content you want to see next!
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"You have a great website with tons of information. I’m a new grower and the website has been a tremendous help for me. Thanks." ~Doug That's what we're here for: to be a tremendous help to growers! ~Sirius |
"I have read and saved all the info i get from you on cannabis. I would like to do the same with MUSHROOMS too. Please do your magic when putting these articles/guides out. LOVE them ALL!"
~Anne I'll ask Nebula to put lots of magic into her steps on how to grow mushrooms.
~Sirius "Hail to the King and Queen of grow!! I would love to see all you think of growing shrooms, coming from you we know we can believe."
~Ken
We both liked being called the "King and Queen of grow", but I think it went to Nebula's head. Since reading your comment, she's been wearing a crown and
cape, and she won't stop making "royal decrees". 👑⚔ ~Sirius
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"As you can see I had to move my light above the tent frame. The stretch really shocked me on this grow. Acapulco Gold from seed. Only in Canada you say!" ~Vic That's a creative way to regain some headspace as long as it doesn't get too hot. Wait...uh oh, it looks like your plants are making a break for it! 👮♂️ ~Sirius |
"Hi Nebula, I started growing for medicinal purposes about 3 years ago. Your site was instrumental in me learning how to grow. I just wanted to extend a sincere thank you for helping me get started growing. So thank you, thank you, thank you!" ~Art I love reading stuff like this. Nebula and I are
glad to be here to help growers get to the promised land. ~Sirius "That would be 44 jars in the tower of pot!" ~Max That is a hefty
harvest! 🤯 44 jars of that size (and they're full) should be nearing three pounds if not more. A+ ~Sirius "Just an update on the chocolate Thai. Final submission coming in a while. Good thing I've got someone paying attention for the critters." ~Bp Bp, if you read this, please give your beautiful dog a treat and tell them I said they're doing a great job. ~Sirius
Not Even Your Wig Is Safe from Scammers! |
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Real footage of long-necked scammers in action. This poor, innocent woman literally got her wig snatched These days, no one is safe from the long reach of scammers. They're waiting to try to steal information via email. They attempt to trick you through phone calls. And they'll even steal your brand new wig right off your head while you're enjoying nature. The sad thing is, the world
would be a much better place if wig-stealing-ostriches were the main scammers we had to worry about. Make sure to be protective of your personal information and don't answer calls if you don't know the caller. Keeping your wig is also important, but we'll tackle that problem right after we got a handle on the bank, phone and email scams. Make sure to watch out for seed scams! Remember: Real seed businesses don't contact you. They let
you contact them. If anyone messages you to sell you seeds on social media, look out! It's possible they will take your payment and send nothing. Always take a second to think before sending money to anyone, especially if they contact you (whether by DM, text message, phone call, email, etc.).
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Recommended Cannabis Seed Sources
These sources have gotten great reviews from our readers:
- Seed Supreme – California, United States
- ILGM (I Love Growing Marijuana) – California, United States
- MSNL – Netherlands bank with shipping centers in the US, Canada, and
UK.
GrowWeedEasy.com has hundreds and hundreds of pages! Check out some articles you may not have seen... How to Research & Find the Right Strain - If you're going to spend months growing a
plant so you can smoke it, it's important to make sure you're growing a strain that will be worth the wait. The right strain can make the difference between an absolute joy of an experience and feeling like you wasted your time. Make sure you pick a strain that'll make you look back on the strain with nostalgia when it's gone. (Suddenly, Sirius stares off into the distance, seeming to think about great weed from his past). Complete Cannabis Grower’s Shopping List - Okay, you did a ton a research into finding a strain and you've purchased the perfect seeds. The last thing you want to do is try to raise them with whatever leftover equipment you can find around your house. Make sure to provide your future plants with a good environment, including a nice tent, lights and medium. If you have the right equipment to support your plants, the strains
you picked out will be able to grow to their maximum potential. GWE's Weed Growing Timeline - Nebula and I made an easy-to-follow chart that will give you all the information you need to know regarding how long it takes to grow weed. Looking for the short answer? You can expect the process to take about 5
months for a photoperiod plant. If you want a bit more information, check out the chart. If you want the full details, check out our page on the topic here: How Long Does It Take To Grow Weed?
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Sirius Fourside is a hobbyist grower who has gained the bulk of his experience growing in water as a medium (deep water culture, bubbleponics). "Growing cannabis can be a relaxing hobby in and of itself, but it also saves you money and keeps you from having to
deal with shady characters. Cannabis is much easier to grow than people give it credit for, and growing in water doesn't increase the difficulty much, if any. But whether you want to grow in water, coco, or a different medium, we'll show you how easy it can be!" Copyright (c) 2023 GrowWeedEasy.com NOTE: If links aren't working or if pictures are not showing up properly, please view the full newsletter here: http://archive.aweber.com/gwe-updates Disclaimer: Grow Weed Easy only recommends products that we've either personally checked out ourselves, or that come from people we know and trust. For doing so, we may receive a commission. Nothing in this e-mail should be considered personalized Financial, Legal, or Medical Advice. The contributors to this magazine grow legally under their local laws but are not lawyers or
medical professionals. Any decision to grow marijuana should only be made after consulting with an experienced lawyer or other legal adviser. Any medical decisions should only be made after speaking with a doctor. Be safe! How Did I Sign Up For This Newsletter? Our records indicate that requested to be added to the GrowWeedEasy.com weekly newsletter at
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