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Issue #468 - Sunday, April 4, 2021
Dear Fellow Grower,
In today's issue...
- Is your weed weak? Do you ever smoke your homegrown and think "This could WAY stronger"? Don't settle for cannabis that isn't strong enough to lift you up...or firmly trap you in the comfort of your couch. This week's article is bootcamp for weed that's bad at its job.
- Get a quick & dirty guide to plant training for bigger yields. Learn the 3 main types of training and how to maximize your results with each technique!
- More awesome legalization news for New York, New Mexico, Virginia, and the country of Mexico!
- Millions of people just gained the right to use cannabis legally this week. These trophy pictures don't really tie-in to that fact, but still, it's extremely awesome is it that so many governmments are legalizing cannabis for adults. Check out these fabulous pictures of sticky bud while enjoying some homegrown of your own!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com)
"Whatever possession we gain by our sword cannot be sure or lasting, but the love gained by kindness and moderation is certain and durable."
~Alexander the Great
Why Is My Weed Weak?
(And How to Fix It) 💪🌳🚫 😓
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So you grew some cannabis, and unfortunately, it’s not as potent as you would have liked. Perhaps you aren’t getting much of an effect, or even worse, you may be getting negative side effects like headaches or racing thoughts.
There are a few reasons this happens and today I’m going to break it down so you grow marijuana with the potency and effects you’re looking for.
Learn how to “strengthen” weak weed!
The biggest factors when it comes to cannabis potency are…
Plant Training Quick Guide
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Plant training is one of the easiest ways to increase your cannabis yields indoors without having to upgrade your light or setup. It can be used to increase your yields up to 40% compared to not training, and it’s free!
First off, what is plant training?
“Plant training” means physically manipulating the plant so it grows more bud sites, resulting in increased yields indoors.
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Make many big buds instead of just one!
Why not let plants grow naturally? Cannabis naturally grows in a shape that is optimized for sunlight, not grow lights.
Unlike the sun, cannabis grow lights do not rise and set every day, providing light from the sides. Furthermore, indoor grow lights have almost no penetration when compared against the sun; the light from a 1000W HPS is usable for a few feet while light from the sun is usable to plants after traveling 93 million miles.
Even outdoors, lower buds tend to grow smaller than the top ones (cannabis is a wind-pollinated plant and favors buds that are higher up). But the lack of growth in lower buds is more pronounced indoors.
With grow lights, the vast majority of the light gets aimed straight down at the top of the plant. In most setups, the sides don’t get much light at all.
Because of these reasons, the Christmas Tree shape is inefficient indoors, causing your plant to have just one big, top bud and many smaller ones that don’t weigh nearly as much.
No Christmas trees! Aim for a flat wide "tabletop" plant shape for the best yields indoors
Three main types of marijuana plant training:
1.) Bending and securing parts of the plant while causing little-to-no physical damage to the plant
2.) Damaging or removing parts of the plant in a strategic way to get it to grow in a more desirable shape
3.) Manipulating timelines to get faster or bigger yields
Usually, growers will use more than one of these types of training because they often complement each other, but it’s also possible to use just one.
Next: a breakdown of each type of those 3 plant training types, so your garden produces tons of big ol' buds.
More Awesome Legalization News!
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Last week was a great week for legalization news, and this week may have been even better!
USA
- New York state legalized weed for adults - Home grow will be legal after a delay (no later than April 2023, but probably sooner). That's about 20 million people who just got legal weed!
- New Mexico state legalized weed for adults - Once signed into law by the governor (who supports the legislation), home grow will become legal for adults (up to 6 plants per adult, no more than 12 plants per household)
- Virginia may get legal weed July 2021 - Adult-use and home grow will be legal in Virginia by January 2024. However, the governor is trying to move that date to July 2021, and it's looking good so far.
Mexico
- Mexico appears set to legalize adult-use and home grow this month for the entire country!
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"Can't wait to see more and read more keep up your great work!!!!!"
~Rodney
Thanks and will do! ~Sirius
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~Gregory W.
We feel a strong responsibility to our readers since so many of you spend a part of your Sunday morning with us. Thanks for reading our weird weed email! ~Sirius
"Accidentally topped an auto banana kush, I have confidence in anything I need in your off the hook site✌"
~Sean D.
Topping autos like a pro. Full disclosure: Sean is a longtime reader of the newsletter and he's pretty darn great. ~Sirius
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"Nimbin, Australia. Home grown."
~extremetasks
San Diego, USA. Impressed. Also, check out this awesome picture from this grower's hometown: Nimbin being awesome. ~Sirius
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"Just love your site! Lots and LOTS of valuable information on here that has been very helpful for me. Here's a few pics of some of my grow last year, it was only my second attempt at growing but with help from the good people on your site I have been getting much better results over my first attempt which was two years ago.
I am about to pop some seeds for this years grow. This year I am going with some Auto Diesel and some Auto Wedding Cake, can't wait to smell the lovely aroma of those sticky buds again!"
~Gary
Those are two great strains. As a strain name, I always thought "Wedding Cake" is kinda like cheating. Who can resist wedding cake? 😂~Sirius
"I'm really having a hard time getting my head wrapped around weed being legal..I mean, it's been illegal my whole life (62 years)! I got busted growing when I was 16 and now that will finally be wiped off my "record" and now, all of a sudden I can go stand on the corner and smoke a joint (if I smoked).
[...]Everytime I think about it I giggle like a kid. It's like a dream and I'm afraid I'll wake up. Oh well,my vent for the day. Grow happy!
P.S. The pix is just one tray of clones[...]. My electric bill is going to be fucking nuts!
~Mr. K
If you're in New York, New Mexico, or any other place it's legal to use cannabis, take a moment to remember the people who helped get us this much closer to legalization. Then, smoke one for the people who got unjustly imprisoned for having bits of a dried plant. The movement doesn't stop until we can all have cannabis without fear of prison. ~Sirius
"Just wanted to give shout out to LBH! 👊🏼. looked at a lot of scrog before I started my first ever grow and liked the technique of yours the best for my situation ✌🏼"
~@dub-V
Jeez that's a cool setup! I know there's weed in there, but I kinda expected to see a whole other world in there like in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". ~Sirius
"You asked for more pics so, the first two are of Wonder Woman. This mother is over two years old and as you can see the main stem has circled all the way around the plant[...]"
~Picnix
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Check out some articles you may not have seen...
- Animals Love Cannabis - This might be the most informative page on our entire website...if you're looking for information on whether animals look super cute on/around weed. If that's the case, +this might be the most informative page anywhere on the internet!
- Learn How to Store Weed So It Lasts! - Weed doesn't last forever, but you can make it seem like it does! If you learn how to properly store your weed, it can last well over a year, and even then, it only gains perceived strength up until a point. That means you have more weed for longer!
- What’s the Cost of Electricity to Grow Marijuana? - Two states are joining the legal grow club and we're happy it's their turn. If you live in one of those states (New Mexico and New York), you'll want to make sure you figure out the cost of electricity before you get surprised. That goes double for NY since their electricity costs are similar
the costs here in CA (which is way too high). Make sure to try the calculator!
- 7 Tips to Improve Cannabis Bud Quality - When you have to buy weed, the goal is to grow it. When you grow weed, the goal is to grow more. When you have lots of weed, the goal is top-notch quality. If you're in the last group, this page is for you.
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Nebula Haze:
I'll be honest with you, when I first started growing, I struggled. Now, it is my mission to make it easier for new growers to get started as well as help advanced growers get bigger, better yields with less time and money. We update/add articles every week and have built a comprehensive growing resource. Anyone and everyone can grow if they want to! If we all share the knowledge there's more buds in the world for everyone
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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!"
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