Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part 1 Supplies and What to Consider Before You Start-Basic Background Information on Seeds, Soil, and Fertilizer
Chapter 1 Seeds 11
What Kind of Plant Do You Want to Grow: Male vs. Female 12
Pick Your Strain: Hemp and Two Breeds of Marijuana 13
Selecting Seeds: Quality and Characteristics 17
Where to Buy: Commercial Seed Sources 22
Chapter 2 Soil 25
The Importance of Soil 26
Soils That Work: Store Supplies and Cutting Your Dirt 28
Making Your Own Soil 30
Changing the Soil of Your Grow Plot 31
Chapter 3 Fertilizer 33
What Cannabis Plants Eat 34
The Science Behind the Food 35
Popular Choices for Effective Fertilizer 36
Composting 41
Note for Indoor Growers 43
Part 2 Nuts and Bolts of Growing Your Own Marijuana-How to Sprout, Grow, Transplant, and Protect Your Crop
Chapter 4 Sprouting Seeds 47
Sprouting Marijuana Seeds: Indoor and Outdoor Methods 48
Healthy Sprouts: What to Look For 54
How to Protect Young Plants 55
Chapter 5 Transplanting 61
Transplanting: When and How to Transplant 62
Where to Move: Requirements for Thriving Plants 67
Security and Other Major Concerns 70
A Final Word of Caution: Your Safety 78
Chapter 6 Watering and Pruning 81
Watering Your Crop 82
Pruning Leaves 83
Dangers of Overpruning 87
Chapter 7 Hazards to Your Plants 91
Indoor and Outdoor Health: Common Symptoms of Illness 92
Outdoor Dangers: Common Pests and Problems 93
Part 3 Completing the Growing Process-Determine Gender and Harvest Your Crop
Chapter 8 Determining Gender and Tailoring Bud Growth 103
Sexing Your Plant 105
Seeds or No Seeds? 106
Buds and Gender Identifying the Best Product 110
Accelerating Female Bud Growth 113
Nurturing Buds in General 115
Chapter 9 Gathering the Harvest 119
When to Harvest: Leaves, Flowering Male, Flowering Female Plants 120
How to Harvest 124
Stripping Plants before Curing 125
Chapter 10 Curing and Storing Your Crop 129
Drying the Crop 131
Sweetening the leaves 138
Storage for a Year 140
Part 4 Enjoying the Fruits of Your Labor-Smoking Equipment, Making Hashish, and Cooking with Pot
Chapter 11 Smoking Equipment 151
How to Roll a Joint 153
Joint Smokers 155
Toke Stone 155
Arrow Tokers 156
Basic Pipes 158
Bongs 160
Vaporizers 163
Chapter 12 Hashish 167
Laced Hash 168
Moroccan Hash 170
Nederhash 170
Hash Buds 171
Kif 172
Resins 175
Chapter 13 Eating Marijuana 179
General Notes on Preparing Marijuana 180
Cannabutter 181
Cannabis Brownies (from scratch): 182
Cannabis Brownies (from mix): 183
Sesame Skillet Cookies 184
Happy Flapjacks 185
Stoner Fudge 186
Hemp Tea 187
Cannabis Grower's Resource Guide 189
