Cannabis Grow Bible The Definitive Guide to Growing Marijuana for Recreational and Medical Use

TABLE OF CONTENTS xi FOREWORD xiii PREFACE 1 CHAPTER 1: THE CANNABIS PLANT 1 A Brief History of Cannabis 3 The High 3 THC 5 Resin 5 Zero Zero 6 The Plant 8 Strains and Species 9 The Life Cycle of the Marijuana Plant 13 The Decision to Grow 16 CHAPTER 2: SEEDS 18 Selecting Seeds 20 How To Get Seeds 20 Choosing a Seed Bank 22 Storing Seeds 24 CHAPTER 3: PROPAGATION AND GERMINATION 24 What is Propagation? 24 Propagation Logistics 27 Germination Techniques 27 Seed Soil Propagation 27 Seed Towel Propagation 28 Propagation Kits 29 Scuffing Seeds 30 Dangers when Germinating Seeds 31 Transplanting Seedlings 32 Transplant Shock 34 CHAPTER 4: THE GREAT DIVIDE: INDOORS OR OUTDOORS? 34 Gardening Tools 35 Planning for Indoor Growing 38 Planning for Outdoor Growing and Guerrilla Farming 41 Security 41 The Most Important Advice Ever About Growing Cannabis 42 Indoor Security 44 Outdoor Security 44 Guerrilla Growing Security 47 CHAPTER 5: THE INDOOR GROWING ENVIRONMENT 48 Lighting 49 Color Bands and Plant Growth 52 Common Lighting Types 53 Wattage and Lumens 58 Lumens and Marijuana Growing 60 How to Get the Most from Your Lighting System 64 Soil 65 pH 65 Nutrients 67 Composition 67 Common Soil Types 70 Pots 72 CHAPTER 6: INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL 72 Nutrient Control 75 Problematic Nutrients 76 Macronutrient Disorders: A Rough Guide 78 Feeding 80 Soil Control 82 Water Control 83 Air Control 86 Ventilation 87 Fans 88 Humidity 89 Temperature 90 Timers 91 CO[2] (Carbon Dioxide) 95 Soil Flushing 99 CHAPTER 7: PRE-FLOWERING AND FLOWERING 101 Pre-flowering and Early Sexing 102 When to Flower? 103 The All-important 12/12! 104 Problems with 12/12 108 The Male/Female Thing or How to Sex Your Plants 110 Flowering 112 CHAPTER 8: ADVANCED INDOOR SOIL-BASED GROW METHODS 112 Preparing the 'Special Clone Mother' 115 SOG 116 ScrOG 117 ScrOG Growing by RealHigh 120 Cabinet Growing 123 Perpetual Grow Cycles 123 Customizing Advanced Setups 124 CHAPTER 9: HYDROPONICS 124 The Grower and the Growing Medium 125 Hydroponic Systems 127 Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) 128 Flood and Drain/Ebb and Flow 130 Drip Irrigation 130 Aeroponics 131 Wick 132 Gravity 133 Automatic and Manual Hydroponic Pots 134 Setting up the Hydroponic Environment 134 Hydroponic Nutrients 136 The Hydroponic Growing Medium 141 Controlling the Hydroponic Environment 141 Monitoring Recycle Systems 142 Hard Water Problems 143 When to Add More Nutrients 143 Affordable Hydroponics 144 The Bubbler 147 CHAPTER 10: OUTDOOR GROWING 150 Outdoor Soil 151 Caring for Outdoor Plants 151 Weeding 153 Watering 154 Outdoor Flowering and the Photoperiod 156 CHAPTER 11: CARING FOR MATURE MARIJUANA PLANTS 158 Thinning 159 Light Bending 160 Pruning for Yield 162 Topping 164 How to Make Cannabis Bushes 164 Training 165 Cloning 171 Bonsai Clones 171 Sinsemilla Hermaphrodites 171 Increasing Yield 172 Reverting to Vegetative Growth 173 Increasing Your Chances of Females 174 End of the Grow 175 CHAPTER 12: PREDATORS, PESTS AND PLANT FUNGI 176 Pesticides, Herbicides and Fungicides 177 Pest Index 183 Pest Predators 185 Recovering from a Pest Invasion 186 Fungi 189 CHAPTER 13: PROBLEM SOLVER 189 Chemical Burns 190 Nutrient Deficiencies 190 10 Steps to Saving Your Grow 193 No Cure for Bad Genetics 195 CHAPTER 14: HARVESTING AND CURING YOUR BUD 196 The Harvest 197 Quick Bud Samples 197 Expert Harvest Indication 198 Indica Harvest 200 Sativa Harvest 201 Fan Leaves, Leaves and Trim 201 Manicuring 205 Curing 207 CHAPTER 15: HOW TO BREED MARIJUANA 207 Making Seeds 207 Collecting and Storing Pollen 208 Collecting and Storing Seeds 208 Simple Breeding 208 Continuing a Strain through Seeds 209 Making a Simple Hybrid 209 Introduction to Plant Genetics 211 The Hardy-Weinberg Model of Genetic Equilibrium 215 The Test Cross 219 Hardy-Weinberg Law, Part 2 224 How to True Breed a Strain 228 Advanced Breeding Techniques 228 Simple Backcrossing 229 How to Generate a Clone Mother 230 Selfing 231 Notes on Selfing by Vic High 234 CHAPTER 16: STRAIN INDEX 241 CHAPTER 17: HOW TO MAKE HASH 242 Gathering the Stalked Capitate Trichomes 242 Skuff 242 Screening 251 Pressing Resin into Hash 253 CHAPTER 18: IMPORTANT CANNABIS ISSUES 254 Is Cannabis Getting Stronger? 261 How to Avoid Taking Cancer Causing Agents 262 Vaporization 268 Cannabis Legalization and Social Issues 268 Cannabis and Young Adults 269 Cannabis is a Reality 283 CHAPTER 19: THE CANNABIS GROW BIBLE CHECKLIST 290 RESOURCES 293 GLOSSARY OF TERMS 299 INDEX.Green, Greg is the author of 'Cannabis Grow Bible The Definitive Guide to Growing Marijuana for Recreational and Medical Use' with ISBN 9781931160179 and ISBN 1931160171.