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Ed Rosenthal's Marijuana Growing Tips
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter
1:
Choosing a Cannabis
Variety
Chapter
2:
Selecting Seeds
Chapter
3:
Cuttings
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Chapter
4:
Do it Hydroponically
Chapter
5:
Good News for Late
Planters
Chapter
6:
It’s a Gas
Chapter
7:
The Super Grow Room
Chapter
8:
Why Dope Gets You High
Chapter
9:
Techniques for Preparing
Soil
Chapter
10:
Artificial Lighting
Chapter
11:
Four Ways to a Better
Grow Room
Chapter
12:
Sensi’s Little Helpers
Chapter
13:
Easy Organics
Chapter
14:
Pruning for Giant Yields
Chapter
15:
Harvest Tips
Chapter
16:
Regeneration
Chapter
17:
Going Male
Chapter
18:
From Trash to Stash
Color
Pics
Preface
When I asked Ed how to describe himself
he thought for a moment. I could palpably feel
his brain working. Then he said, "I'm not sure
whether I was placed on Earth as an agent of
Cannabis or if I am just another advocate for
justice. Marijuana, though important, is just one
of many issues."
Whatever the reason, Ed has worked
tirelessly to change the marijuana laws. He has
participated on political campaigns, testified
before Congress, helped defendants as an expert
witness, and advanced many organizations from
behind the scenes. Most Important, he has
inspired many to organize and advocate a
change in the marijuana laws.
All of this has only tangential connection to
the material that Is in this book. Readers
acquainted with Ed's writing will welcome the
breadth of topics. New readers will find here a
good introduction to his writing. His down-
home, humorous style appeals to a wide
audience.
For the record, Ed Rosenthal has
documented the transformation of pot
cultivation more successfully than arty other
writer His books articles and columns have had
a profound effect on consciousness In America
and throughout the world
Marijuana Growing Tips is dedicated to the
memory of Tom flowers.
Chapter One
Choosing a Cannabis Variety
Seed catalogs are fascinating. For instance,
the tomato section of a typical catalog devotes
pages and pages to the different tomato
varieties. Some are early bloomers, others
mold-or-wilt-resistant; they produce fruits from
the size of a cherry to that of a grapefruit; some
are good for canning, others for juice. There are
even square tomatoes. Each variety was
developed by researchers to meet a specific
need.
When cannabis becomes legal, commercial
seed houses will develop varieties to suit each
gardener’s requirements: “Let’s see, I’d like
something thai grows about six feet in six
weeks, develops a giant cola, matures in sixty
days, smells like cheap perfume, tastes like
heady champagne, and takes me to the moon.”
There are already illicit seed co-ops
functioning on a small scale. Last season, in
certain western states, breeders commanded
five dollars per seed for acclimated varieties.
Even at that price, growers consider these seeds
worth buying: they view the seed money as a
minor investment in view of the total value of
the harvest. Rooted cuttings from proven
outstanding plants can sell for $15 per plant or
more.
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Wiscany marijuana, displayed on a map ot the
region near Madison, Wisconsin, where it was
grown. This variety is the result of several
generations of careful breeding. It is ready to
harvest before October 1 st .
When it comes to choosing a variety,
commercial growers are concerned with several
factors, among them: branching habits, drought
resistance, ease of manicuring, color, and
uniform ripening. Of primary importance is the
ripening time. Most outdoor growers want
plants that mature early, before the arrival of
frost, thieves, and law enforcement Indoors,
commercial growers want compact plants that
ripen quickly and uniformly, so that light and
space are used most efficiently.
Commercial growers are also interested in
the plant’s yield. Some plants bud heavily and
grow thick colas; others do not. A heavy-
yielding plant may be worth twice as much as a
lighter-yielding one. The type of high does not
seem to be an important marketing factor,
though the yield, the aroma, the taste, and the
bud appearance are important in determining
the price.
Home growers, however, have different
priorities. The yield or growth time may not be
as important as the type of high. Home gardens
often contain several varieties of marijuana,
some taking as long as six months to mature.
Seeds-people have concentrated their efforts
on developing indica hybrids, which are
desirable because of their early maturing
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