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Inside
The Nursery
10 Steps to Harvest
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STEP 1
Choose Where You Will Grow (Indoors or Outdoors)
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STEP 6
How to Germinate Cannabis Seeds
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STEP 2
Choose Your Grow Light (What kind of light do you need to grow cannabis successfully?)
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STEP 7
Vegetative Stage
(Grow Your Plant Big and Strong)
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STEP 3
Choose Your Growing Medium (Each growing medium that you can use has different care and watering requirements.)
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STEP 8
Flowering Stage
(This is the stage where your plants start making buds. This stage will last until harvest!)
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STEP 4
Choose the Nutrients content (The Importance of Root pH)
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STEP 9
Harvest Your Weed
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STEP 5
Get Your Cannabis Plants (& Choose Your Strain)
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STEP 10
Dry and Cure Newly Harvested Buds
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DOES WATER QUALITY MATTER?
Water makes up more than 70% of the planet, so it’s pretty important. But does the quality of water really matter when growing cannabis?
The short answer is… yes.
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SO, WHY DOES WATER QUALITY MATTER?
Not all water is created equal. The content of water from our faucets or hoses or rivers or lakes or rain barrels is more than simple hydrogen and oxygen.
Water contains a wide variety of minerals and bacteria. Some of these are beneficial for healthy growth. Others are used to stop growth in its tracks. Think about how we use chlorine to prevent harmful protozoa/bacteria in our water.
Being aware of water content can go a long way. Not only in growing healthy cannabis crops, but staying healthy and hydrated yourself.
SOMETHING IN THE WATER
Water is a major component in getting the proper soil pH balance. Purified water has a pH of 7 (which is neutral). Most tap water in the Washington DC leans slightly alkaline (pH 8). Water from rain barrels, rivers, ponds, lakes, or certain wells, can lean toward the acidic side of the scale (pH 5-6). This is due to the number of selected minerals that make up or are broken down in a given water source. So, when applied to the soil the water pH levels directly affect soil pH levels. Alkaline water can be used as a tool to balance soil with an acidic pH and vice versa. This can be very helpful in maintaining good soil and plant health.
Water content can be tested by the use of a simple water quality test kit. Which can be purchased online or from your local hardware store.
There are also visible, physical signs that indicate a change in pH levels. The yellowing of the plant’s leaves can be caused by a number of factors.
One is an abundance of calcium in the soil. This is commonly due to a higher concentration of calcium in most municipal water systems, or “hard water.”
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WHAT IS HARD WATER?
Hard water contains a higher concentration of trace minerals, such as calcium and magnesium. These minerals are picked up as the water flows over rocks and soil. Hard water typically has a pH leaning slightly alkaline due to these mineral deposits. This makes hard water less than ideal for cannabis growth, in most scenarios.
here at seed to harvest dc
Following countless efforts to use good old-fashioned DC tap water, trace minerals could literally be tasted during consumption which was not to our S²HDC standard. Our next idea involved more than frequent trips to the local grocer for spring water which became too costly and time-consuming. As a result, reverse osmosis was used with coconut carbon filtration for a more refined and refreshing taste.
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Healthy Soil is The Key to Healthy Plants
The key to a successful Seed to Harvest DC, (S²HDC) grow is the quality of the soil. Healthy soil that is rich in organic material means healthy disease-resistant plants that require less watering and feeding.
Organic material is a natural plant and animal matter that has been allowed to decompose slowly and return to the soil. In the word COMPOST!! The finest compost-based soils and mulches combine decomposed marine and plant matter teeming with the naturally occurring micro-organisms all plants need for healthy growth.
Here at S²HDC we are proud of the quality of our compost. We start with carefully designed and tested recipes and the very best ingredients. Just as important we pay close attention to details through the composting process. That means frequent turning, sampling and testing, and a lengthy aging and curing process.
We use all-natural ingredients
Our soil blend is a mixture of horticultural grade sphagnum peat, coco fiber, lobster compost, compost dark bark, dehydrated hen manure, perlite, worm castings and a mixture of meals (kelp, alfalfa, fishbone), mycorrhizae, bat and seabird guano, and dolomitic limestone to adjust pH.
Top 5 Pesticides to Avoid Using during Cultivation
When growing Cannabis, just like many other plants, it takes time, patience and skill to flourish. Things get tougher when spider mites, ants, rodents, and fungi are posing a threat to your crop.
Pesticides are chemicals that kill weeds and other vermin. They can be harmful to humans, too. In fact, according to a study published in the Journal of Toxicology, 70 percent of the pesticides sprayed on a bud of cannabis can transfer to inhaled smoke going straight to your lungs.
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Pesticide bans have taken a large blow to numerous companies over recent months in the form of recalls in places like Denver, Colorado. Since cannabis is federally illegal, there's no way to certify cannabis grow as organic. However. the mile-high city has banned pesticides and continues to enforce the initiative to clean up what's going into the lungs of their citizens. Products ranging from concentrates to edibles have been taken off the shelves after being found with traces of harmful pesticides, posing a risk to the health of patients and cannabis consumers. Pesticides can have extremely harmful effects on humans and other living things, producing dangerous side effects like cancer, liver damage, and weakened muscle function just to name a few.
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And since cannabis is illegal on the federal level, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not regulate it.
So unlike legal produce like fruits and vegetables, marijuana farmers cannot be certified organic growers, which in turn lowers the standard for what the general public consumes.
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Unfortunately, it’s nearly impossible to decipher between pesticide and non-pesticide laced cannabis from its appearance. The best way to avoid these nasty chemicals is by getting your herb from a trusted source.
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Source Via: merryjane.com/health
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Myclobutanil
Myclobutanil is an active ingredient in the Eagle 20 pesticide brand, which prevents brown patch and dollar spot in established turf, ornamental plants, and certain fruits. This fungicide is considered “slightly hazardous” by the World Health Organization, due to its potential for nervous system problems and toxic fumes.
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Exposure to Myclobutanil can result in symptoms like allergic dermatitis, vomiting, itchiness, nausea, headache, skin rash, nosebleed, and eye irritation. A two-generation study on rats found that Myclobutanil decreased pup weight gain, and increased incidence of stillborn.
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Imidacloprid
The World Health Organization (WHO) refers to Imidacloprid as a moderately hazardous insecticide. According to the National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC), this ingredient in Confidor and Gaucho pesticide brands is moderately toxic if ingested or inhaled, but because of the way it binds to cells, it’s much more harmful to insects than it is to mammals.
The signs and symptoms from Imidacloprid poisoning are similar to nicotinic poisoning, which include fatigue, cramps, muscle weakness, and twitching.
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Avermectin
Avermectin is an insecticide found in Lucid and Avid pesticide brands. The Pesticide Action Network (PAN) lists Avermectin as a “Bad Actor,” while Avid labels claim that it’s harmful if inhaled.” When given doses that were also toxic to the mothers, Abamectin produced cleft palate in the offspring of treated mice and rabbits, showing that its effects are not healthy.
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Etoxazole
This insecticide for ornamental and landscape plants is found in the TetraSan 5 WDG pesticide brand and is not intended for being inhaled. A study exposed rats to a hefty amount of Etoxazole and discovered that the livers of all of the subjects were enlarged. Although it’s not the most dangerous on the list, Etoxazole has no business being in anyone’s lungs.
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Bifenazate
Bifenazate is a miticide found in the Floramite pesticide brand that helps control a handful of pests on ornamental plants, greenhouse tomatoes, and non-bearing fruit trees. Scientists found that over a 21 dermal study in rats, Bifenazate triggered a decrease in body weights and urinary volume, and caused extramedullary hematopoiesis in the spleen. While there haven’t been any tests on humans, it’s safe to assume that this miticide would cause more harm than us than animals.
Nursery Harvest Archives
Seeds:
Jack Herer
Prayer Pupil
Rage OGK
Lady Dojo
Bubblegum Kush
Legend OGK
GG4 x
Predator Pink
Tangerine Peel
Grape Snow Train
Sour Diesel
Blueberry
Shortbread
Prime Moonshine
Crystal Castles
Helio OGK
Alien Rock Candy
Tight Dojo
Purple Trainwreck
Purple Haze
Grandpa Valley
Albino Fire
Skunk OG
Clown Royal
Blowfish Candy Kush
Bad Boy Honeykrisp
Panama Powerhouse
Belize
Midnight Fantasy
Amnesia Haze
Divine Apocalypse
Montego Bay
Tea Cake
Pink Gorilla
Crackhead 12
Sweet Pink
Gangster OG
91 Gorillas
Snow Fire
Isis Kush
Black Gold
Gorilla Spirit
Blue Haze
Yeah Buddy
Gorilla Glue #4
Blue Cheese
Dream Team
Friction
Star Pupil
Super Purple
Skunk #1
Black Gold
Clones:
Orange Apricot Jager
Sweet Tooth
Green Crack Terra Cotta
SweetTooth/Love Train
Cheesewreck Kashmir Kush Medellin
Trainwreck Platform Shoe
Vanilla Frosting
Pineapple Chem
Key Lime Pie
Forbidden Fruit
Blueberry Kush
Girl Scout Cookie Wedding Cake
OG Kush
Mr. Nice Guy
Rascal OG
Blueberry
Muffin
Sugar Cookie
Purple Punch
Black Cherry Skunk
Thin Mint
Mimosa Punch
Durban Poison
Gelato 33
Gelato 21
Sherbet OG
Lemon Cookie
Critical Kush
Tangie
Mendo Breath
Snowball
Mandarin
Cali OG
GMO
Cherry AK
Chicle
Face On Fire OG