Ask Ed: Marijuana Success: Tips and Advice for Gardening Year-Round

ISBN-13: 9781936807499

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Quick Trading Company

Publication Date: 04-07-2020

Pages: 140

Product Dimensions: 6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.40(d)

Age Range: 18 Years

Ed Rosenthal is the world’s leading expert on the cultivation of marijuana. His books have sold well over a million copies and his most recent edition of Marijuana Grower’s Handbook has revolutionized the field. Ed is also on the faculty of Oaksterdam University, the leading trade school for the cannabis industry. His classes teach pupils how different techniques can be used to improve the yield and efficiency of their gardens. Ed has always been driven by a desire to develop innovative, effective, and non-toxic methods of gardening. He was one of the original American writers to travel to Holland, bringing the knowledge and sophistication of European horticulture to the U.S. through his books and Ask Ed column. While his career has focused on marijuana cultivation, he is an avid gardener of edible plants and flowers as well. Ultimately, Ed believes that no matter the plant, a gardener should never be forced to resort to using potentially dangerous means in order to enjoy a bountiful harvest. Beyond the garden, Ed views marijuana law as a crucial social issue and has been active in promoting and developing policies of civil regulation. In 2003 he was tried in Federal Court for cultivation in a trial where the jury was not allowed to hear that he was deputized by the City of Oakland to provide marijuana for patients. His trial shifted public opinion in favor of state medical marijuana laws. His best-selling titles include: The Big Book of Buds series, Marijuana Garden Saver, Best of Ask Ed, and Marijuana Grower's Handbook, among others. Ed Rosenthal lives in Oakland, California.

Table of Contents

Varieties

1 Testing the Varieties: Which Strain is Right for You? 10

How to test many varieties' growth and potency

Growing many plants in a small space

2 Cultivar Bazar: High Quality Strains for Hobbyists 20

Tips to Increase Efficiency

3 Lessons from a Hawaiian Garden 28

Outdoors: Extending the Light Period to Keep Plants Growing Vegetatively

4 Hawaiian Legal 34

Indoors: Extending light period for vegetating

5 Lessons from a Jamaica Winter Garden 38

Growing in a short-day environment using close planting

6 Plant Regeneration: How to Achieve a Second Harvest 42

7 Tweaking Bud Potency Using UV Light 44

8 Summer Interlude: Wick System in my Greenhouse 48

The low-water, easy-to-care-for wick system

Manicuring & drying

9 Building Wick Systems 52

The most environmentally friendly setup

10 The Benefits of Small Plants 56

11 Cannabis Seeds or Clones: Which is Right for You? 60

12 Your Essential Guide to When Cannabis Buds Are Ready to Harvest 64

Growing with the Seasons

13 California Winter Garden 70

Starting clones in a greenhouse

How to have a successful spring harvest

14 Fall Quickie Garden 80

How to plant late in the season for a fall harvest

15 Winter Garden 84

Using natural and supplemental light

Growing with, the changing seasons

16 A Three-Month Spring/Summer Garden 88

Planting to maximize light

Mobile gardens

Outdoors or in a greenhouse? Both!

17 Ask Ed: Common Drying and Harvesting Questions 98

18 Garden Fever 104

Exploring different hydroponic methods

Simple light deprivation methods to speed up ripening

Going Commercial

19 Ketama: Morocco's Cannabis Paradise 114

Traditional use of tight planting for greater yield

20 Inside Kind Love's Marijuana Production Facility 118

Professional cloning techniques

Air circulation techniques

Tips for increasing efficiency at home or in a commercial garden

21 Ask Ed: Common Lighting Questions 122

22 Oakland Garden: Is This the Largest Urban Grow in the United States? 124

Large scale container growing

SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) of harvest

Rainy Day Craft

23 Hashimals: Enjoying the End Product 134

24 Ask Ed: Pot-Pourri-A Final Selection of Questions from Readers 138

Sponsors 140