Issue #633 - Sunday, June 9, 2024 Hello Fellow Grower, Today's issue is all about maximizing cannabis growth with nutrients and supplements! - Which nutrients produce the best growth and yields? Figuring out the best cannabis nutrients can be confusing. So many choices... That's why we put
together a comprehensive guide to picking the best nutrients for your plants. Check it out!
- Which supplements actually work (and what do they do)? - You can grow top-shelf buds with the most basic of nutrients, but certain supplements can act as little 'helpers' in the garden. Learn which ones actually work!
- Nebula's Review: Spider Farmer SF-2000 LED grow light - I've grown with dozens of different LEDs over the years, and
this model stands out as one of the best for growing weed, especially for the price. Check out my 10+ oz harvest!
- Student Spotlight: Beautiful Harvest Results - This week's trophy pictures show the gorgeous harvest results of one of our Home Grow Masterclass students. Feast your eyes
on sparkling buds from 4 different strains!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside
Co-Founders, GrowWeedEasy.com
"Fertilizer does no good in a heap, but a little spread around works miracles all over." ~Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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Which Nutrients Are Best For Growing Cannabis? by Nebula Haze
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Click here to view the full article on GrowWeedEasy.com 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, fertilizers, and supplements for different purposes. Which specific nutrients do cannabis plants need, and what should you look for when buying nutrients? 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. So many choices, so little information on each bottle! How do you pick the right cannabis nutrients?
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Life Stages and Cannabis Nutrient NeedsAs 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. One thing to keep in mind is there are no perfect or “best” cannabis nutrients, because every environment is different, there are some
differences between grow mediums, and not all cannabis plants are exactly the same. That’s why you’ll see no two sets of nutrients are exactly the same. That being said, if you get any of the recommended nutrient brands in this article and follow the instructions on how much to give to your cannabis, it will work great for 100% of plants. If you choose not to use the recommended nutrients below, or are shopping around for nutrients, here’s what to keep in
mind. What Makes Nutrients Different From Each Other?What’s the difference between cannabis nutrients? - 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 somewhat different effects on plants because they use different nutrient 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 when it comes to making sure you provide complete nutrition through the nutrients. If growing in coco, either choose hydroponic nutrients or nutrients made specifically for coco coir.
What’s the Best NPK Ratio for Cannabis Nutrients?For the best results, your cannabis needs the following nutrient ratios… Where is the NPK information? Most nutrient bottles display 3 numbers, often called N-P-K, which stands for Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium Why “K” for Potassium? The atomic symbol of Potassium is “K” from Neo-Latin kalium. Vegetative Stage (First Phase of Life)In other words, you want to use a “Vegetative” (high Nitrogen) nutrient formula for the first stage of life known as the vegetative stage. Vegetative nutrients are also sometimes called “General Purpose”,
“All Purpose” or “Grow” nutrients. These nutrients contain everything crucial to help cannabis plants grow healthy new green leaves and stems. What to start giving vegetative nutrients: If using high-quality soil, you can skip vegetative nutrients for the first 3-4 weeks while your plant uses up the nutrients in the soil. Otherwise, you should start with vegetative nutrients around the time your plant opens its first leaves. Give good nutrition from the
beginning! Flowering Stage (Second Phase of Life)Use a “Bloom” (low Nitrogen) nutrient formula with plenty of P & K for the flowering stage. Phosphorus tends to increase the number of flowers, while Potassium helps increase the bulk/weight of flowers. Be careful, though because going overboard with either one can burn your plants. The main thing is to avoid
giving too much Nitrogen in the flowering stage after buds have formed. High levels of Nitrogen can discourage bud development and add an unpleasant taste to buds. The too-high levels of Nitrogen is why a general-purpose plant nutrient isn't a good choice in the flowering stage. When to start giving flowering nutrients: Start using bloom nutrients after buds start forming. This ensures your plant gets lower levels of Nitrogen and plenty of Phosphorus &
Potassium. This combo is crucial to the best cannabis bud development. Cannabis needs lower N, but plenty of P & K to make big buds in the flowering stage. In a pinch, nutrients for Shultz “cactus” ($7) or “succulents” can be used in the flowering stage until you get better nutrients, because it contains low amounts of N and plenty of P & K. Note: Don’t use any type of chemical “time-release” nutrients (like fertilizer spikes, or “slow-release” Miracle-Gro soil) because they deliver too much N in the flowering stage and may reduce bud growth. Now that you know to give your cannabis plants the right nutrients at the right stage of life, which specific nutrient brand should you use? Keep Reading to Learn My 7 Favorite Nutrient Brands for Cannabis (Plus 5 Honorable Mentions!) Do I Need to Use Supplements to Grow Great Weed?Which Cannabis Supplements Are Actually Necessary to Grow Great Weed? “This is what puzzles me most, is all the cannabis nutrient companies have a “basic” nutrient line and then they have all the “extra” stuff they want you to give the plant to make big better buds. You can read in forums
that growers think the extra stuff rocks and other say that it sucks. The companies all claim theirs is the best. I have not seen a study that shows bigger buds are more potent or even healthier. I wonder if it is like when you compare an organically grown apple to a non-organic apple. The Non-organic one is bigger and shiner but the taste and texture (the important things) do not compare to the organic one. Are all the “extra” really better or would the plant be happier without
them?” ~ BuddMarsh Oooh, this is a great question! So here’s the thing. You don’t need supplements. Cannabis growers only need base nutrients, and that’s it. You can get all the way to harvest with the most amazing and top-quality buds ever, with even cheap base nutrients and nothing else. However, obviously, it’s more complicated than just that. So I created a complete
tutorial about what cannabis supplements actually work, and which ones are not going to make a difference in your grow! Learn About The Most Effective Cannabis Supplements! (And do you need bud
supplements?) My Review: Spider Farmer SF-2000 LEDs for Growing CannabisI recently harvested cannabis plants grown under the Spider Farmer SF-2000 LED grow light and I wanted to share my review. If you're thinking about using this LED grow light to grow weed, this review breaks down the pros and cons, as well as shares my harvest results (yields, smell, appearance, bud potency, etc.). I love the SF-2000 LED grow light for growing weed. Keep reading to learn why! Quick summary of the Spider Farmer SF-2000 LED grow light: - Price: $200
- Wattage: 200W
- Claims up to 18 oz harvest
Overview of my first grow experience - Yield: 10.67 oz
- 1.51 g/watt
- 21.8% THC
- Excellent bud quality!
This 200W LED grow light produced 10.67 oz with 3
cannabis plants. Here are the results of the weigh-in. Now that you've got the quick overview, let me explain more about my experience as well as what I liked and didn't like about this LED grow light for growing cannabis... Read the
full SF-2000 LED review!
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📸 Trophy Pics of the Week
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Nebula, I wanted to share some photos of my first grow with you and Sirius. This was my very first grow and I am very proud of how it turned out. A lot of ups and downs. A lot of lessons learned. Your Home Grow Masterclass was awesome and the lessons were very easy to follow and straight forward. I just wanted to say thank you and share this with you.
Have a great day Travis
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Hey Travis, It's great to hear from you! We love submissions from our students. Your buds look amazing. Great trichome production and bud quality on a beautiful assortment of strains. Let us know what you think after trying them out! Happy growing, Nebula 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
- North Atlantic Seed Co. – Maine, United States
- MSNL – Netherlands bank with shipping centers in the US, Canada, and UK.
GrowWeedEasy.com has hundreds and hundreds of pages! Check out more resources related to today's main theme of nutrients. - How to Use Dyna-Gro Nutrients to
Grow Cannabis - Mixing up nutrients can take up a lot of time if you’re using multiple bottles or supplements at a time. A huge time saver for growers is to use an all-in-one nutrient system, like Dyna-Gro, that gives everything to your plants in one bottle!
- The Easiest Way to Water Plants & Remove Runoff - Watering a
plant may seem simple, but when I first started growing cannabis it actually felt like one of the hardest parts. Luckily, watering is easy when you know what to do. Today I'll show you how to water cannabis plants perfectly with barely any effort!
- Easy Nutrients: General Hydroponics Flora Trio Guide - This is my personal
favorite set of nutrients for growing weed. I highly recommend it to any and all cannabis growers. Get my personal schedule. It just works!
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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 to! Learn which seed sources are recommended by Nebula Haze Sirius Fourside: 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) 2024 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
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