Issue #650 - Sunday, October 6, 2024 Greetings Fellow Grower, - Everyone loves saving time! It doesn't matter who you are, time is an invaluable resource to most people on the planet. We've compiled some super-helpful tips to help you save a whole bunch of that sweet, sweet temporal stuff so you can spend it on
other things you love!
- Tools make humans into superhumans! It's true! How does Batman or Iron Man keep up with heroes with actual magic-like powers? Tools! Having the right tools for the right situation is a superpower in its own right, and that applies to growing, too!
- Another hulk lurking in someone's backyard... Honestly, I can't get enough of the behemoths our readers grow in their backyards. I dream of a day where every
backyard in a neighborhood has at least one cannabis plant growing.
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside
Co-Founders, GrowWeedEasy.com
"Lost time is never found again." ~Benjamin Franklin Are you thinking about growing cannabis for the first time, but are afraid it will take too much time? Or maybe you have been growing for years, but feel like caring for your plants is too time-consuming. Every single growing style has its pros and its cons. There are ways to grow cannabis that take a lot of time tending the plants, but there are setups that do a lot of the work for you so you
don’t spend as much time on them day-to-day. Even a few small adjustments can make a big difference! As you go through this article you’ll realize that you can’t do all of these things at once, but this list will give you several ideas on how to shave off time depending on your personal grow style! In addition to this article, you may also enjoy Sirius Fourside’s guide to saving time during your grow! 1.) Choose a Less Time-Consuming SetupYour responsibilities as a grower change quite a bit depending on how you set up your garden in the beginning. I’ve included some info (and the pros and cons) for cannabis grow setups that tend to be the least time-intensive for growers. Grow Outdoors
Growing outdoors is pretty much guaranteed to take less of your time each day than growing indoors. When you’re growing indoors, you take the place of mother nature, which means you have to maintain the perfect environment and tend to your plants regularly. No matter how efficiently you do it, maintaining a growing environment indoors is going to take more time than letting nature do it for
you.
When growing outdoors you’ll still get the best yields and results by checking on your plants regularly, but once every week or two can be more than adequate for many outdoor growers. Some outdoor growers will spend weeks between visits to their grow sites. Grow with Super Soil“Super soil” is a term sometimes used in the growing cannabis community to describe amended & composted soil. Super soil is formulated to give cannabis roots an environment where you don’t need to worry about pH or nutrients. In a lot of ways, growing with super soil is what people “expect” growing cannabis in soil to be like. You put your seeds in a pot with the soil, and water your plants when they’re
thirsty. Other than that the soil takes care of providing nutrients to the roots. Why super soil? Cannabis plants have unique nutrient needs and use such high levels of nutrients that you will quickly start seeing nutrient deficiencies when using other growing mediums (like regular potting soil or coco coir) unless you provide nutrients with your water and regularly check the pH (which makes nutrients more available to your plant). Measuring out nutrients and checking the pH can take several minutes every time you mix up your water.
With super soil, instead of adding nutrients to your water, you pack the soil with natural sources of nutrients that slowly break down over the course of your grow, feeding even the voracious nutrient appetite of a cannabis plant. Instead of managing the pH so nutrients are able to be absorbed by your plant, the composting process enlists the help of microorganisms in the soil to do that work for
you. Learn more about growing with super soil Grow HydroponicallySuper soil and hydroponics are very different from each other. In fact, you could say they’re pretty much on complete opposite sides of the spectrum when it comes to grow styles. Yet they have one thing
in common; they are both good at doing a lot of the work on their own so you don’t have to, even if they save time in completely opposite ways… In hydro, the cannabis roots are grown directly in a reservoir of nutrient water
When growing in a container, even with super soil, your plant roots enjoy wet/dry spells, and do best being watered every few days. (Learn how to water your plants perfectly every
time) Each time you water your plants, you ideally need to wait for extra runoff water to come out the bottom, then remove the runoff so your roots aren’t sitting in it. For me, that can end up taking 10 minutes or more if I have a couple of plants (I’ll share some tricks below on how to make that process go faster). With a hydroponic setup, your plant roots live in a water reservoir so you never have to worry about runoff water, and because a water reservoir can hold a lot of water at once it means you can go long periods of time without having to water your plants. There have been times in my life where I only tended to my hydro
plants on the weekends (which I don’t recommend, but life happens!), which would be tough to do with a container-grown plant. With hydro, a large reservoir can hold enough water to last for days, or even weeks in the early stages of a plant's life. Some days, all that’s needed is just a quick visual check-in if anything at all!
This plant is suffering from cold (cold is also a common cause of red leaves or stems). Additionally, if you make up big batches of water each time, you can often go a long time between having to mix batches. That way when your reservoir water does get low you can simply fill it up again with your “reserve” nutrient water. I’ll talk about this a little bit more below, but the type of non-organic nutrients that are used for hydroponics can be pre-mixed with
water for several weeks without any problems. This lets you focus on caring for your plants and training them instead of worrying about mixing up new water all the time. As a bonus, plants grow faster
hydroponically than any other grow style, which means you spend less time waiting for harvest time! Learn how to grow hydroponically Get Nutrients That Let You Mix Water Ahead of TimeWhen you need nutrient water for your cannabis plants, it can take several minutes to make up a new batch every time you water. Instead, as mentioned earlier you can make a lot at once and only use it as needed. But how long can you store pre-mixed nutrient water? - Nearly all
nutrients can last at least 1 week after being mixed with water without any negative effects on your plants
- For nutrients comprised solely of inorganic ingredients, your pre-mixed nutrient water can last for 2-3+ weeks without a problem even if the nutrient water is just sitting in the container.
How do you know which is which? Look at the
label of your nutrients where it says “Derived from” All the ingredients in the above picture are inorganic minerals and “chemical salts.” They all have “molecular” sounding names. When it comes to hydroponic nutrients, you will almost always see these types of ingredients specifically because they will not cause reactions or problems even when sitting in water for long periods of time. But it’s not just hydro! Lots of soil and coco coir
nutrients also use the same sources of nutrients because these specially derived mineral sources don’t need to be broken down and are available to your plant immediately. As long as you don’t see any organic ingredients on the label, you know your nutrient water can be premixed for 2-3+ weeks. If you do spot organic ingredients on the label (like “seaweed extract” in this next example) then you probably shouldn’t let your nutrient water sit as long because organic material
tends to start up biological processes. Ultimately this could cause things to grow in your water, possibly altering the nutrient content or even introducing some nasty microorganisms to your plant roots. If you see any organic ingredients listed, like “seaweed extract,” don’t let your mixed nutrient water sit for longer than a week. Don't Go Alone...Tools Are Your Friends!Growing weed is our hobby and we love tools that make us better at cultivating that sweet kush! We're lucky to live in a time where weed is not only more legal than ever, but there are a bunch of cool tools to help you do it. Check out our page on "Cool Cannabis Growing Tools" and up your game! Some of the tools are a must-have for any grower using a grow light, like rope ratchets... ...while some are less known, but just as helpful to home growers like you and I. For example, i can't go a single grow without blunt-tip syringes. Nothing beats these guys when it comes to measuring nutrients
Or how about clips that LST for you without needing twist tie. Plus, they're cheap and reusable. Make sure to get the USA-made version! Starting With Great Genetics Is Critical Barney's Farm is a breeder we've trusted for over a decade and with good reason. Whenever you see that name on some cannabis genetics, you know the end result is going to be insane. Take this Peyote Critical by Barneys Farm. The name already had us intrigued, but in typical Barney's Farm fashion, we weren't prepared for how good
it would actually be. In short, it was worth the time to grow it and then some. You're not stoned; it's moving. Or maybe you're stoned...but it really is moving, though.
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📸 Weekly Plant Spotlight: Plant Running from the Rain
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"Hey teachers! I haven’t tooted my own horn in a spell, 😂.
This Sativa has been a good producer and she was cropped today. So much rain forecasted and her trichomes look just right. I would like to send pictures of this plant before defoliation. Defoliation is huge.
Thanks again for your instructions! 🍃……" ~Major Stamen "I'm really digging the look of this plant. It almost looks like it's trying to run from the rain 🤣" ~Sirius
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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. - Too Busy to
Grow? - Sirius wrote a version of this article with a bunch of tips on saving time. There is some overlap, but overall, it's worth your time to check it out. I bet you'll end up saving yourself some significant time in the long run.
- “Just Add Water” Super Soil Grow Guide: Easy Organic
Weed - Growing with organic super soil is one of the most appealing ways to save yourself some time while growing cannabis. Sure, you save time on mixing nutrients and pHing water, but you also end up with weed that's organically grown. Truly, this is a win-win!
- 10 Cool Cannabis Growing Tools You Might Not Know
About - Imagine being in a competition with someone who has the same exact knowledge as you, but they don't have tools. It doesn't matter what the competition is about, they lose! Tools make all the difference, and that's just as true when you're growing cannabis at home. Good tools save time and sanity!
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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
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