Issue #597 - Sunday, October 1, 2023 Dear Fellow Grower, In today's issue... - Autoflowers have come a long way! They used to be something that growers saw as easier to grow, but with less quality and yields. Those times are gone! These days, you can harvest large yields from autos and the quality is on par with photoperiods.
Today, we're going to show you how to maximize the power of your autos until they laugh at photoperiod plants!
- Spotted some yellow on a growing bud and scratching your head because you can't figure out why? Discover a surprising reason (besides bud rot) this might be happening!
- Looking for the world's
easiest edible recipe? You may already have the ingredients for "Firecrackers" lying around your house! Is that what you're doing today?
- It's Sunday, and hopefully you're reading this newsletter in a safe and comfortable place. One of the growers featured today reminded me to be thankful for the fact that we're here and growing weed. So let's do that! Check out the Trophy Pics of the Week section and let it help maximize the amount of time you smile
today.
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com) "We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it." ~Abraham Lincoln Introduction: 5 Tips for Growing Autoflowering Marijuana Strains for Yields & THC
Today I’m going to share 5 tips for growing autoflowering cannabis strains to get bigger yields and more THC. Here’s the strategy I use to consistently produce massive top-shelf autoflowering harvests.
I always start with good quality autoflowering cannabis seeds to ensure strong fast-growing seedlings. I give them proper care and nutrients according to their needs (outlined in this tutorial). After about 2-3 months from germination, the reward is getting to enjoy a massive autoflowering harvest. Preparing for a Massive Auto-Flowering Cannabis Harvest I gather my supplies — a big bag of Fox Farm Cultivation Nation 70/30 (a rich fluffy potting mix made of coco and perlite), my favorite nutrients, and a bunch of folded fabric pots. I unfold the pots and set them up in a row. It makes me smile to fill them up with potting mix. Making little homes for the plant
roots. As I dig into the soft coco with a big silver scoop (made to scoop flour, but surprisingly perfect for moving a lot of coco), I think about the cannabis plant strains I'm about to grow. The package of
autoflowering seeds had arrived in the mail yesterday, and all the seed packs were sitting on my kitchen counter. Autoflowering strains have a reputation for producing low-quality buds, but I'm beyond confident with my seed choices. I'd researched the best autoflowering strains for hours and settled on a fun variety of high-yielding, potent autoflowering genetics from vetted breeders. There's been a huge leap forward in autoflowering strain quality since "Lowryder" was the
only option when I started growing weed in 2008. I know my strain choices will produce buds that look and smell fantastic and have the strong effects I'm looking for. The original "Lowryder" autoflowering strain grew tiny amounts of non-potent weed. No wonder autoflowering strains got a bad reputation. How things have changed. Instead of producing a joint's worth of subpar weed, modern autoflowering cannabis strains can compete with traditional photoperiod cannabis strains in both yields and bud quality. Modern autoflowering strains produce captivating bud quality. (Recommended strains at the bottom of the tutorial!) Autoflowering cannabis plants can also produce outstanding yields if you follow the steps in this tutorial. I'll show you the effective tactics I've honed over multiple autoflowering grows to produce over 1 gram/watt of electricity with LEDs or HPS grow lights. These autoflowering plants produced over 1 lb in a 2x4' grow tent under a 350W grow light. Follow today's tactics to copy these results.
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Quick Tip: Why are my buds turning yellow?
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What is causing these purple tinted buds to turn green/yellow on just one side? Is it sick? Bud rot? Something else? Don't Let Buds Press Up Against the Side of Your Grow Tent
A grower in our Facebook group noticed that a big bud pressed against the side of his grow tent was turning yellow. The rest of the plant and buds were fine, so he suspected pressure from the wall caused it.
I told him I'd seen a similar response in a Forum Stomper plant a few years ago (pictured above) when a bud was constantly pressed up against the wall. The plant tissue of the bud started to appear yellow/pale on the part that was touching,
but even under close inspection I couldn't find signs of mold or other issues. The rest of the buds were purple/silver so the green/yellow on that part was really noticeable in pictures. Once I moved the plant a bit further in the tent so it didn't touch the walls, those buds actually went back to their normal color. One of the few times when fixing the problem actually reversed the damage! Hit the reply button and let us know if you've ever seen this
or anything else weird happening to your buds. And definitely don't hesitate to send pictures!
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How to Make a “Firecracker” in 1 Hour
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Firecrackers: World’s Easiest Edible Recipe Want to get all the power of strong cannabis edibles with almost none of the work? Even if you only have a tiny amount of weed, cannabis “firecrackers” will put you on a rainbow. Learn how to make "Firecrackers" (you may already have this stuff around the house!)
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Look Who's Talking!
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"Thanks for all this amazing information." ~Jeremy Thanks for checking out our amazing information! ~Sirius
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"Been growing for more than 30 years and you kids still are teaching me new things."
~Trevon Here's to another decade of awesome grows. 🎉 ~Sirius "Been with your newsletter a long time and I always use your information on my garden."
~Mike
I appreciate that you trust your garden in our hands. 🙏 ~Sirius
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Trophy Pics of the Week
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"Gdp autos grown in Coco loco under hlg600" ~Jimster I think you might have a group of burly degenerates congregating in your garage. 🌳😨🌳 ~Sirius
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"Greetings from Massachusetts! I have been using your website and this newsletter for more than 3 years and you two always have me looking forward to sunday mornings. I'm sending some pics of my first auto grown in coco using Canna nutes in a 2x4 tent with a mars hydro tsl2000 led light. She took more than 100
days to finish and I ended up with more than 8 oz of smelly purple buds. The strain is Tinto de Verano by Mephisto. I would just like to show other growers what is possible with auto flowers. Keep up the good work and thanks for what you do for all us home growers." ~Andy Wow, look at how deep
the purple is on these. You can also tell that these buds will ruin your hands with stickiness on contact. Well done! 🅰➕ ~Sirius "Hi guys here a pic of my QuickOne
auto, and SupremeQueen photo, I have a tent and closet and YOU Kids, Nebula and Sirius helped me grow more than any other. I’m an experimenter and the plant doctor is my go to diagnosis tool. Thanks for the news letter and all the great things you do for the community. After 2 years I’m cancer free with out opioids, YOU helped me🙏✌️💚" ~PapasPotPharm I'm glad to hear you whooped cancer's butt! I love how
happy you look in your picture and I think we could all use a dose of that. To anyone reading this: If you can, make sure to do something today that makes you smile like this guy! ~Sirius
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Do Scammers Like Stealing? Yes.
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"It's like riding bikes, but with victims!"
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We're all lucky scammers aren't (primarily) adorable children. Don't panic. The image above isn't from a band of hyper-cute scammer-children who are excited at the idea of taking your money. It's also not some sort of robot that was built to take advantage of your human sensibilities. Luckily, this is just a bit from a TV show. I only bring this up because Nebula and I saw a Youtube
video documenting porch pirates. One thing that surprised us both was how many of the people stealing packages loved the act of stealing. So many of the thieves openly expressed how much they loved the act of being scammers and looked forward to the excitement of stealing. It's surprising, but also not surprising at the same time. Keep yourself, your stuff, and your information safe out there. Some scammers love scamming, apparently! 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.). 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 Train Auto-Flowering Plants for
Bigger Yields - Autoflowering plants t end to do their own thing. Many growers treat them with the "live and let live" mantra, and leave them to their own devices until it's harvest time. However, did you know that you can interfere with their growth just like a photoperiod plant and train them for larger yields? It's not as easy, but it's possible and the rewards are waiting for intermediate-level growers. What’s the Highest-Yielding Autoflowering Strain? - Back in my day, you would nurture and care for an autoflowering plant for a couple of months. And if you did everything right, you'd be treated to a nice, respectable yield of exactly 3 grams oh weed. Luckily, we live in the future, where an autoflowering plant can yield an inconveniently large amount of weed if you know how to ask it the right
way... Nebula’s Guide to Cannabis Auto-Flowering Strains (2023) - How else could we round out a trio of autoflower-based articles than with a strain guide? Autoflowering plants are fantastic and we can see them being the future of homegrowing since they're so much easier to raise. I'm growing three photoperiod plants right now,
but I'm thinking of going autos next grow. Riddle me this, auto growers: What's the #1 auto strain? If you love our newsletter, check out 5 Free Ways to Support GrowWeedEasy.com! P.S. Nebula here. I tried a different writing style in today's article. If you're seeing this, hit the reply button and let us know what you think!
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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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