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Fully grown Cannabis Sativa plants can stretch to extraordinary heights of up to ~20 feet tall when grown outside or in a large green room. Click here to learn more MANTIS_RECOMMEND = { property: '53422cdc8e92f89afbf09d5f', render: 'mantis__recommended__wordpress' }; var z = document.createElement("script"); z.type = "text/javascript"; z.async = true; z.src = "//static.mantis.marketing/recommend.min.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(z, s); …

A major difference between Sativa and Indica is that Sativa plants generally take longer to flower (60-90 days to finish blooming). Indica strains are the faster flowering varieties and usually have a flowering timeline of 45 to 60 days. However, Sativa strains need less time for vegetative growth prior to flowering than Indica strains, so the overall grow time required for each type of marijuana is about the same. Click here to learn more MANTIS_RECOMMEND = { property: '53422cdc8e92f89afbf09d5f', render: 'mantis__recommended__wordpress' }; var z = document.createElement("script"); z.type = "text/javascript"; z.async = true; z.src = …

That’s a tricky question. LED technology is perhaps one of the quickest developing areas with significant progress occurring on a regular basis. Some early panel LED fixtures entered the horticultural industry with grand claims that didn’t match up to reality. The marketplace has now matured somewhat and LED grow lights are beginning to find their place. Many medical marijuana growers use LED grow lights to supplement the spectrum of their existing grow light setup in order to steer plants into generative development (flowering and fruiting). Click here to learn more. MANTIS_RECOMMEND = { property: '53422cdc8e92f89afbf09d5f', render: 'mantis__recommended__wordpress' }; …

Plasma is a relatively new lighting technology which is still proving to be prohibitively expensive for the vast majority of consumers. Plasma grow lights offer higher efficiency than HID, longer lamp life and less depreciation, and improved output spectrum-especially for vegetative growth. Click here to learn more. MANTIS_RECOMMEND = { property: '53422cdc8e92f89afbf09d5f', render: 'mantis__recommended__wordpress' }; var z = document.createElement("script"); z.type = "text/javascript"; z.async = true; z.src = "//static.mantis.marketing/recommend.min.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(z, s); …

That’s a tricky question. Ultimately, what type of grow lights you should use is your decision to make as the grower based on the factors/constraints you are faced with including local laws, indoor or outdoor space, privacy issues, energy usage, cost of grow, and more. HID lights are the most common type of grow lights for general purpose indoor applications because they are extremely efficient and capable of producing intense light indoors. Metal Halide “MH” lamps give off a bluish spectrum, perfect for vegetative growth. They also contain some ultra violet radiation “UV” which is useful for combating pests, molds …

Fluorescent grow lights are popular for propagation, early vegetative growth and over-wintering semi-hardy and tender plants. T5 fluorescents are the most modern type. They are available as single, daisy-chainable strips or in panel arrays. Lamps need to be matched to the fixture (high output “HO” or very high output “VHO”). Different spectral distribution lamps are available-most common are “daylight” and “bloom.” Daylight lamps are used for propagation, vegetative growth and over-wintering. Bloom lamps are commonly used as side-lighting for larger plants flowering indoors. Click here to learn more. MANTIS_RECOMMEND = { property: '53422cdc8e92f89afbf09d5f', render: 'mantis__recommended__wordpress' }; …

Instead of using soil as a medium to hold the roots of your medical marijuana plants, you can use an inert medium — something that does not have the quality problems found with ordinary soil — something like coco fiber or rock wool. Advantages: Almost as easy as growing marijuana in plain soil. Better yields than soil. Almost as cheap and simple as plain soil. The process is generally cleaner with fewer bugs and mess.. Disadvantages: Requires special fertilizers which are more expensive. Requires the purchase of coco fiber. This is not very expensive, but you may have to find …

Aeroponics consists of growing medical marijuana roots in plain air. Growing medical marijuana using the aeroponic growing technique has its perks and downfalls, including: Advantages: Fastest growth and biggest yields of all. Results can be spectacular. Disadvantages: Costs more than growing in soil because it requires equipment similar to that used in hydroponics. Requires more labor. In order to get good results, it must be monitored on a daily basis. Very sensitive to mistakes. You must keep the nutrients and pH in a specific range for optimum results. If the measures of nutrients and pH in your water gets out …

Aeroponics consists of growing medical marijuana roots in plain air. The cannabis plants are held in a mesh basket, hanging out in the air, and the water and fertilizer is continuously sprayed over the roots. This method produces roots that are even more amazing than hydroponics. Click here to learn more. MANTIS_RECOMMEND = { property: '53422cdc8e92f89afbf09d5f', render: 'mantis__recommended__wordpress' }; var z = document.createElement("script"); z.type = "text/javascript"; z.async = true; z.src = "//static.mantis.marketing/recommend.min.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(z, s); …

Growing medical marijuana using hydroponic growing techniques has its perks and downfalls, including: Advantages: Much bigger yields than the previous methods. Cleaner because no soil is used. Disadvantages: Costs a lot more because it requires troughs, pumps, and reservoirs to hold the water/fertilizer mixture. Requires a lot more labor. You will need to monitor pH and nutrient levels to make sure they stay within proper limits. It takes more equipment. Therefore it may take more room. Click here to learn more. MANTIS_RECOMMEND = { property: '53422cdc8e92f89afbf09d5f', render: 'mantis__recommended__wordpress' }; var z = document.createElement("script"); z.type = "text/javascript"; …