Issue #649 - Sunday, September 29, 2024 Greetings Fellow Grower, - If your buds are small, we know why. We all have an optimum size for buds in our heads. Maybe you want huge buds, or smaller dense buds. But one kind of bud that no one wants is small, airy buds that weren't meant to be that way. Let's knock this
problem out!
- Welcome to the future! It's strange to live through huge, sweeping technological changes. Just like with other hobbies, homegrowing had a huge tech shakeup that a lot of people don't remember, but most of us are still benefitting from today...
- If I'm going to get lost, this is where I want to be... We love all of the amazing pics that you (our readers) send in, but the grower featured today grew a beautiful
garden that is the stuff that us folk in the city can only dream of.
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside
Co-Founders, GrowWeedEasy.com
"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength." ~Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Why are my cannabis buds so small? by Nebula Haze
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Click here to view the full article on GrowWeedEasy.com Hey growers, If you’re a home cannabis
grower, and your buds just aren’t as big as you want, there is a reason why. Cannabis plants are straightforward in the way that if you grow the right strains and treat them right, they consistently make big buds for you. This tutorial breaks down the exact reason why cannabis buds stay small instead of growing big, dense, and long colas. If your cannabis buds are staying tiny, you can fix it!
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Follow the right grow tactics, and you can consistently produce a sea of big, dense, and long cannabis buds (known as “colas”). Look over this list to diagnose why, and simply address the issues that may be affecting your garden. Soon you’ll be enjoying huge cannabis harvests with big yields. And as a bonus, the things that make marijuana buds grow big are also the things that make buds grow dense, potent, and beautiful. You’ve got this! How Grow Environment Can Make Small
Buds
Your grow environment has a remarkable effect on how buds grow. A lot of cannabis growers may focus on other aspects of growing, and unintentionally treat their growing environment as an afterthought. If you make sure to avoid the following pitfalls, you greatly increase your overall bud size. Weak light levels (most common reason) - Indoors: The grow light isn’t strong enough. Make sure to
get the right-sized grow light for your grow space. Learn how to pick the perfect grow light for your cannabis garden.
- Outdoors: The plant isn’t getting direct sunlight, or not getting enough light hours per day (should be getting 8+ hours/day of direct sunlight)
This plant was
grown under a tiny LED grow light. Weak light levels are the most common reason for small buds.
Grow light is too far away
This is actually just another cause of weak light levels, and it can affect your bud size even if you’re using one of the best cannabis grow lights. Keep your grow light as close as possible without stressing the tops of plants.
Learn how far away to keep your cannabis grow lights. Cannabis buds tend to stay small if the grow light is kept too far away.
Note: If the grow light is the recommended distance away, but plants are still getting light burn or top leaves look stressed, it’s likely that they’re actually suffering from a nutrient deficiency or other sub-optimal conditions like too high temperature. When a cannabis plant is under stress of some kind, symptoms show up first on the hardest-working leaves. Cannabis plants can take more light than almost any other plant if you give them ideal conditions and great nutrition. So if the manufacturer says to keep the grow light 18″ (45
cm) away, for example, but your plants are looking burnt at that distance, look over the rest of this list to diagnose why. If your grow light is the proper distance away but the top of plants look stressed, there is likely another issue going on (like too much heat or a nutrient deficiency).
Heat or Cold
Temperature matters! If a plant is too hot of cold, it just can’t make big buds. You may also notice the plant drooping or growing slowly when it’s hot or cold. The ideal temperature for cannabis plants is 70-85°F (20-30°C). The further you get outside that range, the more it will affect your bud size. Note: Plants under HPS or other HID grow lights prefer it
on the colder side of that spectrum, while plants under LED grow lights prefer to be on the higher end. Learn about the ideal temperature for growing
cannabis plants. This cannabis plant is suffering from heat stress
This plant is suffering from cold (cold is also a common cause of red leaves or stems). High Humidity (or Extremely Low Humidity)
Though not nearly as important as temperature for bud size, very humid or dry air can also prevent buds from getting as big as they could. Ideally, you’d like to keep your humidity around 40-50% while buds are forming (this also helps prevent bud rot). Giving buds lots of airflow via fans can help if the humidity is too high, but it’s best to lower the overall humidity if possible. Usually, cannabis plants are more tolerant of low humidity, especially if they’ve grown with it their whole life, but once the
air gets under 30% humidity, your buds may not fatten properly. Learn more about humidity effects on cannabis. When growing marijuana, very high or very low humidity can inhibit bud size. Re-vegging (reverting to vegetative stage)
This is a common nickname for when a cannabis plant is re-vegetating or returning back to the vegetative stage. You know your plant is re-vegging if buds start
growing, but suddenly you see your plant growing round, single-finger, or twisted leaves, and soon after the buds stop developing and start to die. Re-vegging is caused when a flowering plant is getting light during its dark period. Even small amounts of light (like a light leak, or checking on your plants during lights-off) can set re-vegging in motion. Learn about cannabis plants re-vegging (and see tons more pics, as every plant looks a bit different when it happens). If a budding marijuana plant gets light at night, it may “re-veg” and cause buds to stop growing. Strong Grow Lights Are The Bane of Small BudsThere are quite a few things that can keep your buds from getting as big as you want, but there's one thing that has the largest impact...your grow lights! Big, healthy buds come from a healthy plant doing a lot of photosynthesis. If your lights are weak, your buds won't have the opportunity to do photosynthesis and thus, they stay small. LED
Grow Lights Are the Solution! We've grown with (too) many kinds of LEDs, but one thing we've noticed is that the level of quality in today's LEDs are high enough to make it the obvious choice as a grow light. Last week, you may have seen the plant in the picture below: This Purple Ghost Candy (by Seedsman) was grown under
two HLG350 DIablo LED lights. They made some of the densest, most potent bud we've ever grown, and here's the shocker...we had them dimmed for the whole
grow! Just one of these lights would be more than enough to have a 2x4 tent bursting with weed. Two of them in our 4x4 tent made the colas so heavy, we had to string up every single one. We've also grown quite fond of doing smaller grows in 2x2 tents. This 100W HLG100-Rspec is tiny, makes no heat or sound, and still manages to make fat buds! Easily One Of the Top 3 "Cookies" Strains! We've grown as many different "cookies" strains as we've eaten actual cookies. Okay, not really, but we've grown a lot of them. Platinum Cookies (by SeedSupreme) is one of the best we've grown in terms of effects, potency, and overall bud-prettiness. Our Platinum Cookies plants stretched a bit
more than we expected, but when we smoked it, all was forgiven. Don't pass up on this mindwarping-yet-relaxing strain! This is what a jar full of happiness looks like.
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📸 Weekly Plant Spotlight: A Garden Full of Classics!
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"Somewhere in a small town in the Colorado mountains we are growing Acapulco Gold and Afghan Kush. The closeup pic
is the gold. Acapulco Gold gets one quite silly but you feel energetic and creative. The Afghan will make you forget what you are doing and look for the couch. I topped these once and pulled over the branches as they grew so they sent up a bunch of colas. These are getting really close; right around 8 weeks plus change. Thanks for helping me up my game." ~JohnJ "I'm glad if we could assist even a little in you growing this beeee-you-tiful garden!" ~Sirius This is Acapulco Gold. An amazing strain that has stood the test of time. I first heard of this strain in the movie "Half Baked"
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Sunflowers, too?! This garden is downright magical! Recommended Cannabis Seed Sources
These sources have gotten great reviews from our readers:
- Seed Supreme – Florida, United States
- ILGM (I Love Growing Marijuana) – California, United States
- North Atlantic Seed Co. – Maine, United States
- DNA Genetics – Netherlands (with US centers)
- Seedsman – Ships from US & Europe
- MSNL – Netherlands bank with shipping centers in the US, Canada, and UK.
GrowWeedEasy.com has hundreds and hundreds of pages! Check out more resources related to today's main theme of growing weed with a smooth experience. - How to Make the
Best Growing Environment - Environment. Just reading the word makes many of us growers a bit sleepy. But it's super important! Think of a plants environment like having a boring tax person that always gets you great tax returns. It might not seem fun, it's always worth it in the long run.
- Plant Doctor – Diagnose Your
Cannabis Plants! - Bugs eat your plants alive, and plants that are being eaten alive are worse at making buds. Makes sense, right? If you can keep your grow area bug free, your cannabis plants will reward you handsomely!
- How to Research & Find the Right Strain - Starting with the right strain might
be the most important decision a grower can make. If you don't like the strain you're growing, then the whole effort is a waste. My advice? Start with a strain that makes you excited to grow it! If it's going to take your time, make sure you're looking forward to it!
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Who Runs This Newsletter?
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Nebula Haze: When I first started growing, I struggled. Now, it is my mission to make it easy for new growers to get started while helping advanced growers get bigger, better yields with less time and money. We update/add articles every week. Anyone and everyone can grow if they want to! Learn which seed sources are recommended by Nebula Haze Sirius Fourside: Sirius Fourside is a hobbyist grower who has gained the bulk of his experience growing in water as a medium (deep water culture, bubbleponics). "Growing
cannabis can be a relaxing hobby in and of itself, but it also saves you money and keeps you from having to deal with shady characters. Cannabis is much easier to grow than people give it credit for, and growing in water doesn't increase the difficulty much, if any. But whether you want to grow in water, coco, or a different medium, we'll show you how easy it can be!" Copyright (c) 2024 GrowWeedEasy.com NOTE: If links aren't working or if pictures are not showing up properly, please view the full newsletter here: http://archive.aweber.com/gwe-updates Disclaimer: Grow Weed Easy only recommends products that we've either personally checked out ourselves, or that come from people we know and trust. For doing so, we may receive a commission. Nothing in this e-mail should be considered personalized Financial, Legal, or Medical Advice. The contributors to this magazine grow legally under their local laws but are not lawyers or medical professionals. Any decision to grow
marijuana should only be made after consulting with an experienced lawyer or other legal adviser. Any medical decisions should only be made after speaking with a doctor. Be safe! How Did I Sign Up For This Newsletter? Our records indicate that requested to be added to the GrowWeedEasy.com weekly newsletter at . Date: October 2, 2024
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