LESSON 22 - Cloning

Cloning is the process of taking a cutting off a plant and re-growing this cutting into another plant. A clone will have the same age as the plant it is taken off of, so a cutting taken off a 3 week old plant will have the same characteristics of a 3 week old plant. If a plant is much older however, such as ready to mature and show sex at about 5-6 weeks, the clone will be able to immediately enter the flowering state after it has rooted. Clones are usually taken during the vegetative state instead of the flowering state as taking them during the flowering state will stunt the flowering plant as well as the percentage of flowering clones will not be expected to live as much as the vegetative clones will. A "mother" plant is usually reserved just for the purpose of taking clones, the mother plant has it's whole life for years in a vegetative state of continuos light and never let to flower, clones will be cut off as soon as the old cutting spots have regenerated.

Use a razor blade to cut off cuttings at a slanted angle. Usually good clones can be taken towards the bottom of the plant, make sure these clones have a set of branches growing off them as well. Liquid rooting solutions are said to be better than powder. A warming pad may also be set underneath the clone until it's roots grow. Humidity is also great, so placing a slightly wet plastic over the plants may help in growing. The time for a clone to grow roots varies from a week and a half to a month, so patience is necessary.

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LESSON 19 - Transplanting

Transplanting a plant is the process of taking a plant from one pot to a larger one. It is recommended that if you must, only transplant once or twice during the plants entire life cycle. To transplant, simply place your plant's pot in the larger pot and put dirt around the small plant until a mold has been made. Hold your plant by it's stem and tap on the bottom of the small pot and the whole mold should come out. Simply put the plants dirt and roots into the mold and secure it with more soil.

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LESSON 16 - CO2

Increasing the amount of carbon dioxide your plant is exposed will make your plant grow much faster. Carbon Dioxide can be used at any time during the growing cycle, but because of it's expense, it is advised to use it during the flowering period. The whole cost of a carbon dioxide tank system varies but usually costs around $300 to $600. A cheaper method is called fermentation, this is where yeast destroys itself and carbon dioxide is what is produced. Natural gas also contains carbon dioxide, but the actual heat may be a problem, propane is good for this. If you use carbon dioxide during the flowering period you will actually only need half as much as the vegetative state as the lights switch to 12/12 the plant will not need the carbon dioxide during it's night state.

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LESSON 13 - Soil

Although highly marketed, Miracle Grow soil is said not to be good for marijuana due to the fertilization it releases through time may not be the right type for your plants. Super soil is a brand of soil that usually is said to be of good quality although. An organic grower does not your chemicals like plant food and instead use types of animal manure ranging from bats, cows to chickens, and plant material such as grass, leaves and seaweed.

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LESSON 10 - Hydroponic Systems

Growing indoors, you can also use an alternative method to soil by using hydroponics. Hydroponics will make your plants grow much quicker because of the excess of oxygen to the roots, but they are more difficult to manage and the finished product doesn't have the same organic taste. By growing plants in rockwool you will be able to simply transplant them on a larger rockwool cube, eliminating much trauma and shock you may cause the plant in a traditional soil transplant.

In reservoir systems all that is needed are the pots and the medium. In a wick system, wicks are put inside the raised pots. The wick will gather the water to where you place it. The best things to use in a hydroponic systems are rockwool or pre-washed lava rocks mixed with pearlite or vermiculite. You may also want to add dolite lime to your mix. All these soil mixes are great and very hard to over water. You can add your nutrients into every watering and small amounts of hydrogen peroxide may be added as well to kill off algae and other bacteria. Salt and PH level problems may occur and can be cure with a simple flush of the water system.

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LESSON 7 - Germination

To germinate seeds you need a moist paper towel and a zip lock bag. Get the paper towel moist, but not soaking wet and then place the seeds on the paper towel. A small amount a hydrogen peroxide should also be added to kill off microscopic pests. Fold the seeds in the paper towel and place in the zip lock bag. Let the zip lock bag stay open, DO NOT ZIP IT UP. Then blow air into the bag giving them carbon dioxide. Place this bag in a dry and completely dark area. Within a couple days the seedlings will have roots on them. Some may not have sprouted yet so rewet the paper towel and placed them back in the plastic bag. In a couple days all seedling that have the abilty to sprout will have done so by now.

The newly sprouted seeds are very prone to bacteria, so wash your hands or wear gloves while handling the small roots. Alternatively, you may want to use tweezers to handle this. Usually seedlings are planted in rockwool or dirt mixed with vermiculite or perlite so that oxygen allows their roots to grow more freely. The pot or container you use to plant must be sterilized or cleaned very well as certain chemicals can surely be fatal to your plant. Use the biggest pots you can to plant each seed in so that you will not have to transplant the plants after they have grown.

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LESSON 4 - Gardening On A Shelf

This is a system that relies on using many shelfs and placing fluorescent lights directly above them. Separating plants from 24-hour grow cycles to 12/12 grow cycles is as easy as sectioning off a shelf. Some shelves may be using for seedlings, some for the vegetative state, some for the flowering cycle, and some for cloning. The downside of shelf gardening is that your plants will be only about three feet or less fully matured and you may need to buy chains as you will need to adjust the lights daily so that they are always 2 inches apart from the lights. Clones will be need a 24 hour cycle until they show new growth and can be then switched to the flowering 12/12 cycle. HPS lights can also be added to this mix of shelves for your flowering cycles or hardcore vegetative state.

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LESSON 1 - Genetics

Genetics are a very important role of marijuana. By finding seeds that already have a high potency, fast growth and pest resistance you will benefit greatly. A good hybrid of sativa and indica is usually preferred. Then you will have the heavy and tiresome high produced by indica plants as well as the energetic high of sativas. An indica plant will have broad leaves and grow more bushy than tall, a sativa will have skinny leaves, only as wide as fingers and they will grow more tall than bushy. A hybrid will usually tame both these features although some hybrids will carry more genes of an indica or vice versa. The best seeds are dark brown or grey. The worst seeds are white which means they have not fully matured.

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