Issue #600 - Sunday, October 22, 2023 Dear Fellow Grower, In today's issue... - The ability to find, create and successfully use tools is part of what makes us so awesome as humans. When we see a problem, we look for ways to use tools to make solving that problem easier and faster. It's no different when growing
cannabis! The tools you use can make your job easier while also making the end product better. There aren't really downsides to using cool tools unless you're not into free time.
- Ever get lost in the nutrient aisle of a hydroponics store, or felt overwhelmed by all the nutrient options online? What about supplements? Today we break down the difference between nutrients so you can find the perfect nutrients for your setup.
- Any Star
Wars fans? We're diving into the history of the "Skywalker" strain, which was bred a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away to create the ultimate relaxation experience. Let the chill vibes be with you!
- Have you been on a search for a particular strain? If so, reply to this email and let us know what strain you've been looking for but can't find! We're going on a hunt for great genetics.
- It's only fair to warn you that we
only featured two growers in this week's "Trophy Pics of the Week" section. They sent in so many great pictures that I was overwhelmed and I was practically forced to post these excellent pics. Don't worry, we have a boatload of trophy pics to show you all, but I just had to show you guys these!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com) "The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools." ~Confucius One of the toughest parts of becoming good at growing cannabis - or pretty much any other skill for that matter - is learning how to improvise. At some point in every grower's career, they will run into a problem that needs a custom-tailored solution. When there’s nothing available that can easily rectify a problem, being able to improvise a solution that makes both you and your plants happy is the next
best thing. This article shares 10 helpful yet unexpected or unusual tools for cannabis growers! But the goal of this article isn’t to teach you improvisation skills, in fact, we’re going to do the opposite. We’re going to show you how to make it so improvisation isn’t even necessary in the first place. Today, I want to show you some weird/cool tools I’ve found that can solve some of the unique problems we pot growers run into. Although being able to improvise is a must-have skill, it’s
just as important to know when to use the right tools. No one wants to spend lots of time and effort to fix a problem when there is a $1 solution that can do the job more effectively. So let’s get to those tools. Check out the list of 10 tools to help your grow! (plus 3 bonus tools for
enthusiasts) There are lots of neat little tools like plant yo-yos
designed to help cannabis growers solve common problems like heavy buds falling over. Don't miss the full list!
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What’s the difference between cannabis nutrients?
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The abundance of cannabis nutrient options can be overwhelming! What's the difference between each bottle? Note: GrowWeedEasy.com is an Amazon associate and may receive a small commission for items purchased through our links. That means you help support this newsletter any time you click an Amazon link! How are nutrients different from each other? Once you start growing cannabis, figuring out the best
nutrients for your setup can be confusing. There are many nutrient companies aimed at growing marijuana and each company creates multiple lines of nutrients and supplements for different purposes. Don’t worry, I’m going to break it all down so it’s easy for you to pick the best nutrients for your cannabis growing setup. Life Stages and Cannabis Nutrient Needs As a cannabis grower, your goal is to give your plants the nutrients they need,
when they need it. There are two main life stages for cannabis plants (vegetative stage and flowering stage), and each stage has different nutrient requirements. The good news? Lots of nutrient companies make great products that work
excellently for growing weed; they just use different formulas and blends. What Makes Nutrients Different From Each Other? - Nutrient Ratios – Each brand has different nutrient ratios they believe are optimal for each stage of growth. Essentially, they each have their own “secret sauce” or recipe that they think works best. Note: The 3 numbers on the front of every nutrient bottle are known as “NPK”, which stands for Nitrogen (N),
Phosphorus (P), and Potassium (K). These are the 3 nutrients your cannabis plants need the most.
- Ingredients – Companies use many different combinations of chemical and organic compounds to create cannabis nutrients, and these affect how your plant absorbs nutrients. For example, two nutrient bottles with the exact same nutrient ratios on the label may have different effects on plants because they use different compounds. The ingredients also determine whether
a particular set of nutrients are considered organic (come from living sources) or synthetic (come from processed minerals).
- Soil, Coco, or Hydro? – It's really important to match your growing medium with your nutrients. "Soil" nutrients are different from "Hydroponic" nutrients. Typically, hydroponic nutrients contain everything a plant needs to grow and can be used in any grow medium, while soil nutrients only provide some nutrients and expect your plant to
be able to get some trace nutrients from the soil. Coco coir does not contain any nutrients so it is generally considered a type of hydroponics. If growing in coco, either choose hydroponic nutrients or nutrients made specifically for coco coir.
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Important Tips on Cannabis Supplements - Supplements vs Base Nutrients: Know the Difference. Base nutrients provide all the necessary NPK and micronutrients for healthy growth, which means that supplements are not necessary for cannabis plants to thrive and produce an amazing harvest as long as you use good base nutrients. If you see that
the NPK ratios printed on the front of a bottle are really low (like 0.2-0.2-0.1), that is one sign that this product is some type of supplement. Some supplements are helpful for growing weed, but going overboard may cause unwanted reactions or burn your plant. Do you need supplements to grow great weed?
- Stick to One Nutrient Brand:
Use nutrients and supplements from the same company or brand to minimize unexpected interactions. Combining nutrients and supplements from different companies greatly increases the chance of unhappy plants. It's also a good idea when changing up your routine to only add one new supplement at a time and watch how plants react before adding anything else new or different. If this is your first grow, try to pick just one or two supplements that appeal to you. It's easy to go overboard.
Nutrient companies will happily sell you supplements you don't actually need.
Now that you've got the basics, it's time to learn how to find the best marijuana nutrients for your setup. Let's go! Learn which nutrient systems work great for growing cannabis
plants!
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Let the "Skywalker" Force Be With You
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A galaxy-far-far-away shot of Skywalka Cookies by Big Head Seeds. This Skywalker blend is mixed with Ghost Kush and Cookies. Seems like a perfect strain to start on Halloween! Who is Skywalker's "Father"?
Today I wanted to
share a short history of the "Skywalker" strain. First crafted in Amsterdam by Dutch Passion from a mix of Blueberry and Mazar, it was designed it to be a "good vibes" strain, with all attention on the feeling buds give you when you smoke it.
In the 2000s, Skywalker arrived to California and mingled with OG Kush to become Skywalker OG. Since then, Skywalker's descendents have been continually bred with modern strains to keep increasing the bud quality, yields, and ease of
growing. To this day, you see Skywalker strains on dispensary shelves with high THC levels that are incredibly potent but still effective at getting people relaxed and feeling chill. What strain do you want to grow? Are there any strains you've been looking for but can't find? Hit the reply button and let us know!
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Look Who's Talking!
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"Just want to say thank you for all the well organized information. Wish you were my neighbor." ~Captain Flint Wishing to be someone's neighbor is a huge compliment when you live in a condo. Surprisingly, not many of our neighbors partake 😥 ~Sirius
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"Thank you for your newsletter which is always helpful!"
~Michael I think "helpful" is one of the best things a newsletter can be after "truthful", so thanks! ~Sirius "Never knew you had a glossary and never heard of trim jail. So accurate."
~Oliver
Anyone who has had to trim a large harvest feels the "trim jail" name. I just harvested 3
plants, so I'll be in trim jail pretty soon. 😅😓 ~Sirius
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Trophy Pics of the Week
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"These is my 2022 grow. It was the first time in the ground (I used pots my first 2 years growing). I couldn’t upload them last year- too big it said." ~Larry I think you weren't allowed to upload because your yields were too big. I'm pretty sure that's what the website meant. 🤣 ~Sirius
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Larry has shocked himself with his own growing prowess! How will he cope with being able to raise such awesome weed? You can see here that Larry has learned to calmly wield his new power. He looks so happy and peaceful! "Outdoor harvest season is here!! Well beginning anyway. Still have 10 monsters yet to harvest. But these 3 are ready and now hanging. Afghani is the strain of these.
I’m going to use 2 of these plants to make bubble hash and then will get pressed into rosin!! Rosin chips will be used to make infused oil!!! I love cannabis plants!!! So awesome!!!
Love y’all and love these newsletters!! There’s no way I’d have such gorgeous plants if it wasn’t for you!!! Keep up the good work and I will do the same 😁" ~Preston Preston sent enough amazing pictures that I could've dedicated an
entire Trophy Pic section just to his grow. 🤯 Believe me, it was hard to not include them all! ~Sirius
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Not Even Babies Are Safe!
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Small person robbed of their life savings in broad daylight.
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Like most scammers, this one was never caught. There's a highly addictive show on Youtube that will totally rot your brain and it's called "Scamfish". It's essentially MTV's "Catfish", but with a lot less money and a lot more reality. The show documents the lives of people who are victims of "romance scams", which is a type of scam where a scammer pretends to fall in love with their victim in order to
extract money. This type of crime takes scamming to a new low because it leaves the victims heartbroken in addition to being left penniless. The most distressing fact is that the vast majority of scammers will not be caught and will go on to scam again. Most of the time where you see a scammer, it's because they choose to be seen and want to talk to the camera. Infuriating, right? Luckily, you're a savvy so-and-so. You read the GrowWeedEasy.com newsletter
all the way to the anti-scam section, so you're not the kind of person to go along with a scam without raising a whole pile of questions. Seriously, the best thing you can do to scam-proof yourself is to think critically and question anything that sounds "a little off". Stay safe! 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.
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Cannabis Grow Setup & Shopping List (up to 1.5 lb yield) - We just harvested a crop from a setup very similar to the the one shown in the article above. Just the act of cutting down all that weed was a tiring process and we haven't even trimmed any of it. If you think that sounds like a good problem to have, you're absolutely correct! It's better to have complaints about having too much weed rather than too little. Make sure you get to complain about the right
thing! Complete Cannabis Grower’s Shopping List - Did you check out the grow setup above and get frightened by the amount of weed you could possibly grow? Do you want a grow setup that is closer to your personal preferences and how much you're looking for? Guess what? We have a page that will show you a bunch of working, tested setups so you can make sure your
setup matches your weed-growing goals. Harvest up to 4 oz Cannabis in this 100W LED Mini Grow Kit - It might seem like I was making fun of smaller grow setups, but I actually love growing in a tiny tent. For example, I harvested a huge tent full of weed, but while I was growing in a 4x4 tent, I was
simultaneously growing in a tiny 2x2 tent. It produces a crazy amount of weed and the whole setup can fit in the corner of your bedroom without making noise or smelling like...like a tent full of weed. If you love our newsletter, check out 5 Free Ways to Support
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Nebula Haze: When I first started growing, I struggled. Now, it is my mission to make it easy for new growers to get started while helping advanced growers get bigger, better yields with less time and money. We update/add articles every week. Anyone and everyone can grow if they want
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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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