Post Tagged with: "cannabis"

Alive and kicking

Alive and kicking

5 September 2012 at 17:20 Comments are Disabled

The importance of a strains’ health and long term fitness… Even after 10 years! Learn how! Gardeners and growers alike, who are familiar with cloning from stock plants, know how important it is to have optimum health in a mother or father plant. Clones made from healthy parent plants will have clearly a better chanceRead More …

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pH meter and EC meter

pH meter and EC meter

3 September 2012 at 17:44 Comments are Disabled

Is the yield of your plants not as large as expected? Do your plants often display “burnt” symptoms of over fertilization? The solution might be to start using pH and EC meters. Why Use pH and EC Meters? A pH meter measures the acidity of the water on a scale from zero to 14. ThisRead More …

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Drying and curing Marijuana

Drying and curing Marijuana

31 August 2012 at 17:52 Comments are Disabled

Drying Marijuana Drying marijuana buds generally takes from 2- 6 weeks and curing marijuana can take 2 weeks up to 2 or more months. Drying time also depends on where you live and the place you dry them. Places in a desert would dry them faster, and tropical places would take longer. The first stepRead More …

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Dutch Passion release 3 new varieties

Dutch Passion release 3 new varieties

30 August 2012 at 17:25 Comments are Disabled

  Despite celebrating 25 years as a seedbank Dutch Passion are working as hard as ever. This month they announce 3 new strains which offer something for everyone. StarRyder® is a next-generation AutoFem ready to crop 10-11 weeks after germination. StarRyder® is a Dutch Passion collaboration with the Joint Doctor who pioneered Auto’s and DutchRead More …

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Different names of Marijuana

Different names of Marijuana

24 August 2012 at 17:27 Comments are Disabled

Marijuana is most commonly known as a crude drug that gives its users a mind-altering high when smoked. It is usually made from the buds, leaves, stems and seeds of a plant called Cannabis sativa. The high brought about by this drug comes from the 4000 chemicals and compounds present in the mother plant. OneRead More …

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Cannabis could be used to treat obesity-related diseases

Cannabis could be used to treat obesity-related diseases

22 August 2012 at 17:39 Comments are Disabled

Researchers have discovered two compounds from cannabis leaves that can increase the amount of energy the body burns. Test in animals have already shown the compounds can help treat type two diabetes while also helping to reduce levels of cholesterol in the blood stream and fat in key organs like the liver. They are nowRead More …

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Book review: “Heart of Dankness” by Mark Haskell Smith

Book review: “Heart of Dankness” by Mark Haskell Smith

20 August 2012 at 17:36 Comments are Disabled

As many of our readers are aware, the word “dank” has taken on a special meaning in the cannabis community, on par with “chronic.” While your basement being dank or having a dank odor is not a good thing, the meaning of the word is different when it’s used to describe marijuana. The search forRead More …

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Snoop Dogg reincarnates into ‘Snoop Lion’

Snoop Dogg reincarnates into ‘Snoop Lion’

16 August 2012 at 17:40 Comments are Disabled

Snoop Dogg wants you to know that he’s tired of hip-hop, is Bob Marley reincarnated and is embracing reggae instead of the culture of guns he once rapped about. Also, he’s got a new name: Snoop Lion. The artist said at a news conference in New York that he was “born again” during a visitRead More …

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Cannabis Nutrients

Cannabis Nutrients

10 August 2012 at 17:36 Comments are Disabled

There are lots of ready made nutrients on the market some aimed at cannabis some not. In the end there’s not much difference between any of them. As long as the nutrients are complete and given in the correct dosage results should be good. Nutrients have an N.P.K. ratio on the packet. This shows theRead More …

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History of cannabis in ancient China

History of cannabis in ancient China

6 August 2012 at 17:24 Comments are Disabled

Cannabis Sativa is an old plant with a long history. The word, sativa, comes from Latin and means “sown” or “cultivated.” And, in fact, the hemp plant, Cannabis Sativa, has been cultivated by humans for thousands of years. Cultivated primarily for its strength as a fiber and for its medicinal uses, it has even beenRead More …

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