LESSON 23 - Privacy

Electric companies can tell if a a constant running 400 watts or 1000 watts or being used in your household. Never let police come inside your house if they knock, instead tell them about someone who just moved in, new electronic equipment like televisions and computers. Make sure that any light leaks are sealed, and turn off the alarms in your house as they will attract 911 and neighbors if there is a break in, the best way if to find a guard dog to watch your house if you are away and afraid off someone trying to rip you off or police. Make sure if any service people come to your house that they do not accidentally walk into your growing space.

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LESSON 20 - Regeneration

After harvesting a plant you may regenerate the plant to live another time for a 2nd/3rd vegetative state. To do this simply do not cut too much of the plant during harvest. Only take about 40% of the plant by taking only top colas and leaving all giant fan leaves and remaining shoots and buds. Under about 2 weeks of 24 hours of light they will start to grow again. Flush/Leach the plant one more time before feeding it with a plant food high in nitrogen to further jump-start the vegetative state.

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LESSON 17 - Temperature

Average temperature in a grow room should not exceed above 80 degrees. Lights and carbon dioxide will often raise temperatures to over 90 degrees so you must have a thermometer in your grow room to check on the temperature. A plant on a cold concrete floor is not really good either as the roots will often get cold and adversely stunt growth so if your area is not carpeted or warm you must elevate your plant.

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LESSON 14 - Security

Although plants are hardly visible outdoors, police have helicopters that have special visions that can detect the type of green that the marijuana's chlorophyll produces. Also plants grown tall and natural will likely be spotted by other growers or rip-offs, so the bushier the better.

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LESSON 11 - Outdoor Growing

Growing outdoors without a greenhouse is universally agreed to be the best method to grow your marijuana if it is possible for you. There are cons such as pest, deer, storms, neighbors and cops, but the pros are that you will not spend any money on electricity, the stems will be exceptionally strong, the light from the sun is the best you can get, the roots will grow to their optimum length and the weed will smoke much better than any indoor organic or hydroponic grow. Usually outdoors, plants are grown in late spring/early summer to be ready around the turn of Autumn. A main focus is the quality of the soil of the outdoor grow so try to plant in rich soil full of nutrients. Left unchecked an outdoor plant will grow from about four feet to over ten feet. If a long dry spell occurs then you must manually water your plant in order for them not to die out, use the same plant food you would apply to your indoors plants depending on if they are in their vegetative or flowering state.

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LESSON 8 - Vegetative State

From the moment the plant sprouts it will begin its vegetative state. First growing its initial two leaves, then three leaf tips, and then it will add one or two more leaf tips with each new growth. It will grow to about a foot before it is ready to be sexed into the flowering stage, although it is possible to sex them at seven inches or less. You may grow plants at as little as 18 hours lights on, 6 hours lights off, or alternatively grow them with 24 hours of light during their vegetative stage. You may want to mix in a small amount of hydrogen peroxide every other watering to give oxygen to the roots as well as kill off microscopic pests.

When they are at their fourth sets of true leaves you may want to introduce plant food to the plant at a 20-20-20 teaspoon per gallon ratio or similar. You can also top a plant at this stage and instead of one main cola you will have two slightly smaller ones and repeat this process if you want. Or you can train the plant by tying it down right for one day, left for another thereby letting the plant grow more bushy. A fan should also be used to make the stems of the plants more stronger so they will not fall over when they grow taller.

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LESSON 5 - Lights

Inside instead of outdoors marijuana growers use specialized intensive lights in the type of High Intesity Discharge or HID. The minimum light indoors should be around 2000 lumens per square foot.

There are 3 basic types of HID lamps: High Pressure Sodium, Metal Halide and Mercury Vapor.

HPS lamps are used for start to finish on growing cycles, adjusting them farther away in the vegetative state. These lamps are rich in the red spectrum so they are good during the flowering state. They put out about 15,000 lumens per 150 watts.

Metal Halide lamps are rich in the blue spectrum which is good for the vegetative state.

Mercury Vapor lamps put out 8000 lumens per 175 watts. They are inefficient when compared to a HPS lamps which is better in lumens per watt by more than double. They also are in the wrong frequency of light to grow marijuana. But they are the least expensive. It is recommended not to grow using these types of light as a couple $1.00 fluorescent are actually more efficient.


LAMP COST

HPS 400 - $200
HPS 250 - $150
MH 400 - $150
MH 250 - $120
(Most bulb prices will ranges around $35-$45)


LIGHT Efficiency

Fluorescent per 200 watts = 15K lumens
Mercury Vapor per 200 watts = 10K lumens
Metal Halide (MH) per 200 watts = 18K lumens
High Pressure Sodium (HPS) per 200 watts = 22K lumens

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LESSON 2 - Constant Light Harvest

A modified shed with fiberglass or plastic windows on the roof will provide a great strategy for combating energy costs. Besides deterring pests, kids and neighbors, your shed will will cut cost by your use of combining your lights and using the sun. For example: you will turn on your lights immediately as the sun sets there by you eliminate the need for half or more energy consumption.

In the wintertime it is preferred that you start your seedlings indoor, while in the spring or summertime it is preferred you start them outdoors as they will become more hearty, no dark light is required during this stage so your seedlings will not suffer by placing them in the same room as your grow room. By starting your seedlings while your first plants are already growing you will have a continued harvest cycle that will get you new harvest as short as every 45 days.

Most plants flower naturally in the wild, although slower during winter and faster during summer. Under artificial lights they will flower at about 12 or 13 hours of light. It may be beneficial to have random harvest cycles in case you are worried about the authorities scooping out your predictable October harvest.

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