Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Life Cycle of Marijuana Plants 6
Part 1 Supplies and What to Consider Before You Start-Basic Background Information on Seeds, Soil, and Fertilizer
Chapter 1 Seeds 13
What Kind of Plant Do You Want to Grow: Male vs. Female 14
Pick Your Strain: Hemp and Two Breeds of Marijuana 15
Selecting Seeds: Quality and Characteristics 19
Where to Buy: Commercial Seed Sources 23
Chapter 2 Soil 27
The Importance of Soil 28
Soils That Work: Store Supplies and Cutting Your Dirt 30
Making Your Own Soil 31
Changing the Soil of Your Grow Plot 33
Chapter 3 Fertilizer 35
What Cannabis Plants Eat 36
The Science Behind the Food 37
Popular Choices for Effective Fertilizer 38
Composting 42
Note for Indoor Growers 44
Part 2 Nuts and Bolts of Growing Your Own Marijuana-How to Sprout, Grow, Transplant, and Protect Your Crop
Chapter 4 Sprouting Seeds 49
Sprouting Marijuana Seeds: Indoor and Outdoor Methods 50
Healthy Sprouts: What to Look For 56
How to Protect Young Plants 56
Chapter 5 Transplanting 61
Transplanting: When and How to Transplant 62
Where to Move: Requirements for Thriving Plants 66
Where to Move: Indoor Growing Systems 70
Where to Move: Brief Overview of Hydroponic Systems 77
Security and Other Major Concerns 83
A Final Word of Caution: Your Safety 90
Chapter 6 Watering and Pruning 93
Watering Your Crop 94
Pruning Leaves 95
Chapter 7 Hazards to Your Plants 103
Indoor and Outdoor Health: Common Symptoms of Illness 104
Outdoor Dangers: Common Pests and Problems 105
Indoor Hazards: Grow-Room-Pests 111
Part 3 Completing the Growing Process-Determine Gender, Clone Your Plants, and Harvest Your Crop
Chapter 8 Determining Gender and Tailoring Bud Growth 115
Sexing Your Plant 117
Seeds or No Seeds? 118
Buds and Gender: Identifying the Best Product 122
Accelerating Female Bud Growth 124
Nurturing Buds in General 126
Chapter 9 Cloning 129
The Cloning Concept 131
Methods 131
Transplanting Clones 132
How to Clone Like a Pro 134
Chapter 10 Gathering the Harvest 137
When to Harvest: Leaves, Flowering Male, Flowering Female Plants 138
How to Harvest 142
Stripping Plants before Curing 143
Chapter 11 Curing and Storing Your Crop 147
Drying the Crop 149
Hanging the Buds 149
Sweetening the leaves 156
Storage for a Year 157
Part 4 Enjoying the Fruits of Your Labor-Smoking Equipment, Making Hashish, and Cooking with Pot
Chapter 12 Smoking Equipment 167
How to Roll a Joint 169
Joint Smokers 171
Toke Stone 171
Arrow Tokers 172
Basic Pipes 174
Bongs 175
Vaporizers 179
Chapter 13 Hashish 183
Laced Hash 184
Moroccan Hash 185
Nederhash 186
Hash Buds 187
Kif 188
Resins 190
Chapter 14 Eating Marijuana 193
General Notes on Preparing Marijuana 194
Cannabutter 195
Cannabis Brownies (from scratch): 196
Cannabis Brownies (from mix): 197
Sesame Skillet Cookies 198
Happy Flapjacks 199
Stoner Fudge 200
Hemp Tea 201
Cannabis Grower's Resource Guide 203
