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Pounds Per Light – Calculating Grow Room Yield

Pounds Per Light – Calculating Grow Room Yield

Brandon December 6, 2016 2

Q: How do you calculate how much weed a grow room will yield, based on the amount of electricity used? A: In truth, there are too many variables to accurately count your chickens before

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How to sterilize your grow room

How to sterilize your grow room

Brandon December 5, 2016 Comments Off on How to sterilize your grow room

Q: How do you sanitize a grow tent or grow room without damaging it with harsh chemicals? A: Keeping your indoor gardening space clean and sanitary is the first step to avoiding pest and

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Cadmium and Heavy Metals in Cannabis Fertilizer

Cadmium and Heavy Metals in Cannabis Fertilizer

Brandon November 21, 2016 Comments Off on Cadmium and Heavy Metals in Cannabis Fertilizer

Q: I’m new to growing marijuana and I’m concerned about the safety of an organic liquid fertilizer I found here in Australia. The bottle states, “This product contains heavy metal impurities, it’s use may

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Drying Cannabis with Dehumidifiers

Drying Cannabis with Dehumidifiers

Brandon November 21, 2016 2

Q: I’ve heard different opinions about drying cannabis with dehumidifiers. Some say it really helps the drying process and others say “don’t use them, they will ruin your harvest and turn your buds to

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How To Heat and Cool a Grow Box

How To Heat and Cool a Grow Box

Brandon November 16, 2016 2

Q: I built a grow box that measures 2 feet wide x 2 feet deep x 4 feet tall and I need to find a way to regulate the temperature inside. It was originally

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How to Clean Up Cannabis Resin

How to Clean Up Cannabis Resin

Brandon November 15, 2016 Comments Off on How to Clean Up Cannabis Resin

Q: I just finished making a batch of cannabis infused oil and I am trying to clean up the mess. I used my coffee grinder to grind up the dried buds before adding them

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Greenhouse Cannabis Growing in Winter

Greenhouse Cannabis Growing in Winter

Brandon November 15, 2016 Comments Off on Greenhouse Cannabis Growing in Winter

Q: I usually grow the normal outdoor season but I have a large 3000 sq/ft greenhouse and I’m thinking of experimenting with a winter crop. I live on the West Coast of the US

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Joint Rolling Machines – King Rollers Review

Joint Rolling Machines – King Rollers Review

Brandon May 10, 2016 1

I suck at rolling joints. It’s my favorite way to smoke cannabis but when I roll my own, it’s a disaster. I end up embarrassingly passing the chore along to someone with better dexterity

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How to Calculate the Potency of Edibles

How to Calculate the Potency of Edibles

Brandon December 28, 2015 8

I’ve never liked eating edibles and it’s not because of the taste. The reason I don’t like edibles is because I have no clue how potent they will be. When I smoke a joint

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Decarboxylation: Marijuana Alchemy

Decarboxylation: Marijuana Alchemy

Brandon March 1, 2015 87

Several years ago I conducted a fun little experiment while looking for the ideal times and temperatures for using a kitchen oven to decarboxylate cannabis. This turned into the popular article “Decarboxylating Cannabis: Turning

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