Issue #598 - Sunday, October 8, 2023 Dear Fellow Grower, In today's issue... - Imagine if the FBI made a "10 Most Wanted" list, but for cannabis problems. There would be quite a bit of debate about what makes it on the list, but one thing I know for sure is that "Bud Rot" would be in every top 10. This insidious mold is scorned
by growers all over because it comes near the end of harvest to pull a heist on your biggest buds. Today, you're going to learn how to ban the jerk known as Bud Rot from all your future grows!
- Looking for a small grow light that gets big results? Check out what Sirius is currently growing under a 100W Spider Farmer LED. This little light punches way above its weight class!
- Did you know there's a sweet treat you can you give to
cannabis plants to get them to grow bigger better buds? Perhaps what your plant needs is a lollipop!
- I'm growing three cannabis plants right now and each one is big enough to be problematic. But even so, the plants featured in today's "Trophy Pics of the Weed" make mine look like they're still in elementary school. Make sure to check out the pictures below and see the absolute behemoths that our readers are growing. I'd be lying if I said I
wasn't proud of our community!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com) "Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making mistakes. Only when I fall do I get up again." ~Vincent Van Gogh Cannabis bud rot (aka “Big Bud Disease” or “The Curse of the Successful Grower”) attacks your fattest, biggest buds right as they start to approach harvest time. Too cruel… Bud rot attacks and kills your biggest, thickest buds. Often the first sign of cannabis bud rot is the leaves on a big bud suddenly die or turn yellow often over the course of 1-2 days. The base of these discolored
leaves is where the bud is rotting. If you investigate closer, you will often be able to see the mold. In the next case, the bud rot appears as a brown dead patch on the bottom half of a long bud. After bud rot starts, the affected buds wither and die. How to Prevent & Stop Bud Rot (quick summary) - Avoid wet buds & high humidity – Bud rot is a fungus, and like all fungi, its spores needs a wet, humid place to germinate and grow. About 40-50% RH is ideal for the cannabis flowering stage (both for dense buds and to prevent bud rot). A humidity above 60% RH puts you at major risk of bud rot and
mold, especially if you have lot of thick buds. Don’t allow buds to sit in damp or overly humid conditions for long. Indoor growers can use a strong
dehumidifier to reduce humidity in the grow space if necessary. Outdoor growers can cover plants when it rains and shake them off when they’re wet. Another strategy for outdoor growers is to get short-flowering (ex: Pineapple Express #2) or auto-flowering (ex: Purple Punch Auto) strains so their plants are ready to harvest before the start of the local rainy season.
- Great air circulation – Air should be moving over the buds and leaves as well as through the plant. Fans are a huge help indoors, especially if you set up an exhaust fan to vent
hot humid air away from your plants. Oscillating fans can help prevent humid spots but only blow air around so they can’t lower the overall humidity. Outdoor growers can move potted plants to a breezier location but if plants are in the ground, unfortunately, there’s not much you can do to increase air circulation.
- Defoliate extremely bushy plants – Each leaf is constantly adding water vapor to the air. That means removing leaves can help lower the humidity
through and around the plant, especially in a small growing space. If you decide to defoliate because plants are covered in tons of leaves and the humidity is high, remove leaves that aren’t getting much light (typically the middle and bottom of the plant) since they aren’t making food for the plant anyway.
- Watch long, dense buds for signs of discoloration – Almost like a cruel joke, bud rot usually attacks your biggest and most impressive colas 🙁 That’s why
cannabis bud rot is sometimes known as “The Curse of the Successful Grower”.
- Remove all buds affected by bud rot immediately – Carefully remove and discard all buds with bud rot, as well as nearby buds. This is a fungus that can spread quickly. Don’t let any of the dusty rot touch other parts of your plant to avoid spreading mold spores.
- Consider harvesting early – If you can’t fix the environmental
conditions that caused the bud rot (for example if it’s wet or humid and you can’t do anything about it), sometimes the best option is to harvest plants a little early to avoid further losses.
“When I had to throw away most of my plant due to bud rot, I cried a little, on the inside.”
~ Grower of the outdoor plant below
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Spider Farmer SF1000 LED Grow Light
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Check out this picture of the Spider Farmer SF-1000 LED grow light in action! Looking for a grow light that doesn't make much heat but can still produce a
bunch of buds?
I love what this little Spider Farmer SF-1000 LED grow light can do. The picture above shows a hydro plant Sirius is growing right now in a 2'x2'x4' grow tent in the corner of our bedroom. The buds are not just long but fat, and still growing. Curious to see the full setup? Check it out here.
While my best yield with this 100W LED light was just over 4 oz, I think Sirius may end up beating that record with this beefy plant! Right now it only costs $129 on Amazon (I paid $160 for it!)
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Lollipopping Cannabis: How to Do It Right! (and get bigger yields)
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Have you ever "lollipopped" your plants? To “lollipop” a growing cannabis plant means to remove most growth from the bottom of the plant that isn’t getting light. With lollipopping, the cannabis grower leaves the top of the plant untouched, so it’s full on top and bare on bottom, like a lollipop. The lollipopping technique leaves the cannabis plant resembling a lollipop—full on top,
bare on the bottom.
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When done right, this increases not only your overall yields but also the quality of your buds. That's because your plant stops putting energy into small lower buds that will never amount to anything, and focuses all its effort on only the best top buds. However, if you remove too much, it may actually hurt your yields! If you want to try lollipopping your cannabis, read the
following guide and you'll get excellent results every time. Learn How to Lollipop Plants Like a Pro
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Look Who's Talking!
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"I wanted to learn about bonsai and in the search there was a book titled Cannabonsai. I laughed!
Ha! Nebula Haze already taught us how to do that with her red solo cup tutorial!😆" ~Elvan That's right! If you have weed seeds, a solo cup, and the desire to make cool bonsai, you're already set. 🌴 ~Sirius
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"Thanks for your insights. Now I grow for all my family in the state."
~Jerome
I bet you're way more popular at Thanksgiving now. 🤣🦃 ~Sirius
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Trophy Pics of the Week
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"Thank you for all your help, you are a godsend." ~Greg I love that you have weed growing along that entire side of the house. You make us proud. ~Sirius
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"Thank you much, love you guys! EVERY-FUCKING-THING I know, I owe to you guys. <3" ~NUMAflex I'm glad we were able to help you, but you did the hard part (growing it) on your own. So, well done! 🏆 ~Sirius "Super Silver Haze on the left and Super Jack (my hybrid) on the right. WooHoo! Thanks for all your advice. Massachusetts is a legal grow Commonwealth so I can grow 12 at a time (6 for me and 6 for my wife who doesn’t imbibe.) I am just starting my first of 2 indoor grows in a 4x8
tent." ~John John grew the plant, but now it looks like the plant is growing John. 😨 ~Sirius "Strain: sweater jacket
Homegrown outdoor
Chemical
free" ~Nicholas I don't want to alarm you, but I thin your neighbor might know about your grow. 🤣 ~Sirius
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Zoinks! Like, watch out for scammers, Scoob!
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"Let the man enjoy a damn sandwich, Scooby!"
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Unfortunately, there's no fun mask-pull at the end of a scam... Scams have always existed, but there was a time in all of our lives where we didn't have to directly deal with them. When I was a kid watching cartoons on Saturday mornings, one of the biggest scams on my radar was Scooby Doo stealing another snack from the friendly stoner we all know and love, Shaggy. Scammers are a lot
more prevalent now and they're a lot less cute than a talking stoner-dog that is motivated by treats. Luckily, they aren't as smart as Scooby and if you know how they operate, you can avoid scammers pretty easily. Here's a tip that easily kills most spam calls for free if you're using an iPhone: Silence any calls coming in from
unknown numbers. This has made it so my phone never rings when a scammer calls, and if a legitimate business calls, they leave a message and I call them right back. 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... White Powdery Mildew - White Powdery
Mildew is a menace and can be very dangerous to cannabis plants. Don't let it fool you into thinking it's not so bad just because it isn't the same level of of sinister as bud rot. White Powdery Mildew (or WPM) is an easy-to-fix- issue that can become deadly for your plant when left unchecked. If you see WPM, deal with it that day! Fungus
Gnats: They're Terrible And I Despise Them - Despise is a strong word, but it's also the most appropriate word. Like WPM, Fungus Gnats can seem like more of an annoyance at first, but that annoyance will be quickly replaced by hatred when they're overwhelming the roots of your cannabis plants. Luckily, there are a few things you can do at the same time that will wipe out their population faster than you can say "Vacate my grow, foul flies!" Plant Doctor – Diagnose Your Cannabis Plants! - Okay, I won't go on complaining about plant problems individually. Not because I don't have enough to say, but we're running out of room in the newsletter and you all have things to do today. Instead I'll just leave you with this: when a pest decides to take up residence in your grow area, stay calm, consult the page above, take that problem
out like you're some sort of ailment assassin. If you love our newsletter, check out 5 Free Ways to Support GrowWeedEasy.com!
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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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