It’s important to have a plan — In life, in work, and in the grow. Without it, we’re forced to make sacrifices that could have been avoided. That’s especially true if you’re wasting precious time and it costs you an extra cycle. Or if you didn’t realize your business trip in the Spring fell on the week you were supposed to harvest (and you already…

Got a plant sitter lined up for your next vacation? Do what I do: Make it as easy as possible to take care of your grow. Set them up for success before you ever leave with these 9 tricks: ~~~ 1. Anticipate Needs: Fill buckets with water or pre-mix feeds…

Growing doesn’t have to be a ball & chain tying you to your hometown. Sure, your grow needs you. But you also need the freedom to get out. There are 3 ways to achieve this freedom: Option 1: Stop growing. For most of us, that’s not even an option. Especially if you’re keeping cuts around. Option 2: Automate This can be great if you run smooth, simple systems. Same size pots…

Pot smokers — this is your reminder that it’s easier to grow than you think. There’s a lot of banter about whether or not growing your own is worth it. The cool thing about growing your own? It’s easier (and cheaper) than you think to always have access to your favorite weed. Because: The cost is low (<$1000) to get started and once you’re set up, cost per cycle plummets. Anyone with an internet connection can get seeds, supplies, and…

Most wedding venues haven’t gotten on board with weed…yet. Which is why, for those that haven’t, couples have to get creative if they want their favorite flower to be part of the ceremony. Last month, I married my best friend and fellow cannabis advocate, and we found ourselves in this…

Does it matter if seeds are reg or fem if you’re only keeping ladies? No. Sort of. Some context: Earlier this week, I made a post about sex testing. Among the responses, one piece of advice stuck out: If you grow feminized seeds, you don’t worry about sex testing. But…

My commitment to growing cannabis started… About 3 weeks after I planted my first seeds. At the time, I was living in a 2 bedroom apartment That explicitly prohibited weed. And I had neighbors. Nosy neighbors. The kind of nosey neighbors who ask if everything is alright when they don’t…

There are a lot of things most people don’t know about legal weed. For example, did you know… Serving Sizes are made up (usually by regulators), and have no scientific basis for “dosage” (10mg of THC may be an appetizer for you but a sedative for someone else). Plant count…

7 out of 9 were dudes. That was the result of my “guesswork” — aka not using mail-in-sex tests. I planned for 9 ladies. I ended up with 2. Look, it’s not hard to sex a cannabis plant… …once it’s in flower. It’ll show pistils, or pollen sacks (“balls”). Former is female, latter is male. But, if you wait until flipping, you could end up — like I did — with a male majority. And that sucks. For…