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Issue #473 - Sunday, May 9, 2021
Dear Fellow Grower,
In today's issue...
- It's surprising how something so simple can be the cause of much inexplicable problems. Nebula was experiencing a weird issue with growing cannabis for quite a while and only recently discovered the cause. It was able to go overlooked for so long because people tend to trust their tools without question. Learn our hard lesson the easy way; by reading this article!
- Get the latest update on the Spider Farmer vs Mars Hydro grow journal. The plants grew 1.5x their height this week! They don't call it the "flowering stretch" for nothing.
- So...many...budsites in the trophy pics today! It's a good thing to see. Why? Because you know the growers are on their way to harvesting a ton of weed. More budsites doesn't always mean better, but it does in these cases. Check 'em out!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com)
"There is no greater education than one that is self-driven."
~Neil deGrasse Tyson
Avoid this Major Nutrient Problem! (Hint: 📏+🥄)
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Did you know a secret foe may be lurking right in your grow room? This enemy plagued me for years and I never even knew it was there.
The evil spoon on the left caused a years-long mystery that followed me from house to house
I like keeping track of things. After mixing nutrients I always measure the PPM (parts per million – how much “stuff” is in the water) and write it down. But every once in a blue moon, something weird would happen. The
PPM randomly fluctuated. For example, instead of 600 PPM, the same amount of nutrients would result in 550 PPM. With strong mineral-based nutrients, a 50 PPM difference can cause nutrient problems so the mystery was worth figuring out. I thought the PPM of my tap water must be fluctuating, but it always measured the same out of the tap. I was shocked when it happened after I moved to a new house. Probably not the tap
water then
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One day I figured out the mystery. I normally use a specific set of metal measuring spoons. But there was a cheap white plastic tablespoon floating around and every once in a while I’d use that one instead. What I didn’t realize is that these two spoons were measuring out different amounts of nutrients. One day I made the connection and used a syringe to measure the exact amount held by each one. I learned the “bad” spoon measures less than it’s supposed to.
Both spoons are supposed to be 1 tbsp or 15 ml. Unfortunately, the evil plastic spoon only holds 13 ml. Whenever I used it, I was giving 2 ml less of concentrated nutrients, which can make a surprising difference.
It seemed like my nutrients would randomly fluctuate a couple of times a year… because they were.
Do you measure your cannabis nutrients with measuring spoons? Many growers use similar spoons to measure out nutrients. They’re easy to use, but not always the most accurate.
Measuring spoons may sometimes be inaccurate, but there are great solutions and workarounds to ensure you measure your nutrients perfectly every time (even if you still want to use spoons).
I love this measuring tool
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Blunt tip dispensers may be the most accurate way to measure nutrients. I used one of these to test my measuring spoons for today's article. They never spill and let you quickly suck up
small amounts of water (like a water spill on the grow tent floor, or to remove just a little runoff water from a saucer without having to move the plant).
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Spider Farmer vs Mars Hydro LED grow journal update
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Spider Farmer on top (white labels), Mars Hydro on bottom (with red labels to help remember that’s the “Mars” tent) - Day 7 of Flowering
Although the plants don’t have any actual flowers yet, I’m seeing lots of pistils (white hairs) popping up everywhere and the plants have entered the flowering stretch. They were about 12" tall last week and grew about 6″ taller this week. In other words they gained 1.5x their height in one week!
These are going to be BIG plants. I hope to have some baby budlet pictures for you next week :)
Love,
Nebula
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"You’re awesome and wicked smart. Thank you."
~Doug
No, doug. You're the one that's awesome! ~Sirius
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"Hey Sirius,
Thank you, there are no words to express the amount of gratitude that I have for you and Nebula, not only have u provided me with a hobby that I really enjoy but u also have helped me to provide myself with the medication that the doctors just don’t understand. Turns out that grow weed easy isn’t so easy after all lol but I truly love reading your website,and learning , and growing!!!! Luv u guys !!!"
~Steveweeds
This kind of email makes it easy to do what we do. So many people need cannabis and all they need is a little information. I'm glad we could help you get growing. ~Sirius Fourside
"BEST INFORMATION I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!! BY FAR HANDS DOWN THE BEST TUTORIAL IN EXISTENT!!! This tutorial IS GOING TO PUT ME OVER THE EDGE!!!!
Thank you! Thank you so very much for taking the time to make this available. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍"
~Scott
All credit goes to LBH who wrote and assembled that amazing article! We're just the messengers in this case, but I'm glad you got the info! ~Sirius
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"Blueberry auto flower both plants are 8 week's, one started to flower at 2 weeks the other is just starting at 8 week's (my first grow)"
~CTretired
This plant is deceptively tall if you see the overhead shot first. Looks great! ~Sirius
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"Humboldt Blue Dream grown in DWC with the General Hydroponics Flora series. Light is a "600w" Vipar blurple. I'm trying a double defoliation in flower. I did one at the 2 week mark and I'll be doing another at the 5 week mark. Things are getting frosty!"
~omgfailsaice
The LEDs you use makes a nice color. In the second shot, you can see the plant in normal light, too. ~Sirius
"2'x4'x6' Tent, 300 watt led, soil grow, papaya's on the right and a master kush on the left. 6 weeks into flower."
~Ellisj
Master Kush was one of the first strains we grew. We bought it at a...*ahem* subpar cannabis dispensary over 10 years ago. But anyway, your plants look fantastic! ~Sirius
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GrowWeedEasy.com has hundreds and hundreds of pages!
Check out some articles you may not have seen...
- Nutrient Burn - Nutrient Burn is one of the most common problems we all deal with as growers. This page will give you information on how to prevent it, but it's important to keep your cool if it happens. Small amounts aren't a big deal, and you can even spot nutrient burn on professional pictures; that's how common it is!
- Which Nutrients Are Best For Growing Cannabis? - On the topic of nutrients, which nutrient line do you use? If you don't have an answer to that question, this page is for you. If you're a veteran, try something new! For example, we both use General Hydroponics typically, but Nebula is using Dyna-Gro for her current grows.
- How to Check pH & Stop Cannabis Nutrient Deficiencies - Many times when a cannabis grower is experiencing a nutrient deficiency, it's a pH imbalance that's really the culprit. Learn how to tell the difference so you don't accidentally treat for the wrong problem.
- pH Fluctuations - This is a short article to help you identify damage done to leaves by pH fluctuations. Imbalanced pH can cause lots of types of damage that can mimic other problems, but when you see markings like on this page, you know it's pH for sure.
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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!"
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