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There used to be a couple of really informative groups you could gain access to via google docs run by (IMO) some of America’s top breeders. After a bunch of stupid politics and strain jacking following major legalization, one was wiped clean and the other disabled shortly after.
Fwiw 99% of good info you would find online can be found in this book anyway - just try this and don’t take advice from strangers who are ‘experts’.
https://www.amazon.com/Marijuana-Horticulture-Outdoor-Medical-Growers/dp/187882323X
Try reading, Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan. It will make you realize plants have been manipulating us. You'll never look at them the same again.
Go to Amazon, buy this textbook I promise you will know everything you need to know
Also Everest Fernandez has an amazing youtube channel
Learn before you buy.
r/microgrowery has links to some great resources as well as r/spacebuckets (sidebars). You just have to do a little digging. I ordered a really good used book on Amazon, Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible https://www.amazon.com/dp/187882323X/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_eOgXxb6RFX3V4, it included everything from germinating seeds to extracts and edibles. I got lucky and found a used copy for about $6. There are a lot of other great books out there as well. I spoke with the owner of a major grow op in Alaska and he told me that it is better to know how to grow one plant well than it is to know how to grow a lot of plants in a small space. However, commercial grow ops are going to have their own unique challenges. Things like dealing with government regulations and keeping everything extremely clean, to avoid losing whole crops. These are million dollar operations taken very seriously. Good luck my friend. May you find what you are looking for, both today and in the years ahead.
Looks like they’re both available on Amazon.
The best resource I've found:
This is also a pretty good book for an overview:
It's a little more up to date than the Psilocybin Bible. Bulk substrate is the way to get good results.
Good luck!
Sound like you could use a good book to help you, you should check out one of the “weed bibles”. This is the one I have https://www.amazon.ca/dp/187882323X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=marijuana+growing+book&language=en_US&ie=UTF8&sr=8-1&linkCode=gs2&linkId=0b3e048071f135fa63b2aee0b43968f1&tag=heavycom07-20
Well worth it
Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible https://www.amazon.com/dp/187882323X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_3C15YFT5DEMWYVK2NJAS
Buy a book and read that.
At this point in the year don’t worry about the rain on your buds they will dry out just fine, maybe be worried if you have like a week of overcast and rain and the plants are not naturally drying off then you just want to spray with a nice safe natural pesticide like big time exterminator or plant therapy.
Also, you best bet would be to spend $25 on amazon and order a copy of the Indoor Outdoor Growers Bible. Will update with a link.
Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible https://www.amazon.com/dp/187882323X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_wMIOybDHH81NB
Prof. Dirr and Dr. Heuser are some of the best sources of horticultural information out there. Very, very accessible stuff. I would recommend you get as many of their works as you can.
The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation: From Seed to Tissue Culture
I have always done my hardwood cuttings in a greenhouse of some kind. To replicate that, you’d need the heat mat, plastic tent, and grow light. Is it the best way? I honestly can’t say. I would rely more on Dirr’s guide to plant propagation. It is still in print, https://www.amazon.com/Reference-Manual-Woody-Plant-Propagation/dp/1604690046, and you can probably get it from your library on interlibrary loan. Or you can ask your county’s cooperative extension master gardener group if their office has a copy, and if so have them tell you what it says about your species. That is what I would do if I absolutely had to get it right. Meanwhile, your cuttings should be fine until your authoritative info comes in.
There's a reason it's called weed. The stuff grows itself. Every grow you'll get a little better, get a better yield, learn some lessons. I've only been growing for 2 1/2 years and my harvests are top quality already.
I don't know your nutes so won't comment there. Re: lights, the plants are AF so they'll let you know when they're ready to make buds. When you see the prebuds, flip the light. Easy peasy.
Highly recommend you pick up this book; it has helped me tremendously.
Before I started growing some moons back, I read George Cervantes indoor bible front to back and back again, I spent about 3 months on that book to make sure I understood the very basics at least. The book is an absolute must for the novice grower imo https://www.amazon.co.uk/Marijuana-Horticulture-outdoor-Medical-Growers/dp/187882323X
Marijuana Horticulture by Jorge Cervantes. Good book. Booook
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Marijuana-Horticulture-outdoor-Medical-Growers/dp/187882323X?ref=d6k_applink_bb_dls&dplnkId=e4036748-a40d-4163-a387-04ed1b990c59 This is my bible. And I urge anyone with an interest in cannabis to read it. It's packed with facts.
If you want to grow weed, I'd recommend buying this book.
I've bought many growing books. This is the one I actually reference and keep around and doesn't just sit I'm my bookshelf. Too many others read like text books and don't have good pictures.
I also recommend this book by George Cervantes it’s a great read and will help you with every problem known to weed.
You want to cut off all the inner modes they will get insufficient light an you will be growing wispy buds not worth anything. Depending on the width of the branch you may want to take the whole thing off. Get yourself a marijuana bible this one helped me alot
If you’re growing inside you’ll want a carbon filter and fan. If you’re going for a small personal grow a 4” will work. The rule of thumb for lights is 1000w=1lb of bud. Led works fine, but you can get less expensive ones looking for general full spectrum instead of “marijuana grow light”. I wouldn’t grow in anything smaller than 5 gallons, 7-10 is preferred. The more roots the more bud. And remember synthetic fertilizers kill microbes. If you go synthetic, don’t stop giving them regular nutes until flush. If you go all organic and if you miss a week it’s no big deal
Id buy this book before you actually start to grow. It’s slightly outdated as there’s some cool new tech, but it has everything you could ever think to Google in it. Makes a cool coffee table book too. Someone usually posts the pdf after I recommend this, but I don’t have link.
https://www.amazon.com/Marijuana-Horticulture-Outdoor-Medical-Growers/dp/187882323X
I learned a lot from this book: https://www.amazon.com/Aquaponic-Farmer-Complete-Operating-Commercial/dp/086571858X
Then we built this: https://cirkularodling.se/build-an-aquaponic-indoor-farm-part-1-start-and-prior-knowledge/
His method of starting nuts in mesh covered boxes is fantastic, I have 10 of those boxes and I'm growing thousands of saplings every year in a roughly 500 sq ft space. It also requires almost no maintenance. I also recommend this book to anyone interested in plant propagation.
If you’re afraid of Google searches for everything, buy this. It’s a little outdated but should give you every bit of knowledge you need to grow. It also makes a great coffee table book to just browse through.
May not be exactly what your looking for but Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible has a chapter on hiding the smell of cannabis plants from law enforcement, some of the strategies might be applicable to this situation.
I tried to find the link to the standalone research paper with no joy. It's an excerpt from Cannabis Grower's Handbook: The Complete Guide to Marijuana and Hemp Cultivation, published last year. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1936807548/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_PCK3B1XG49N4QQ1MA5KG
I did find this paper, which I am reading as we speak
Impact of Harvest Time and Pruning Technique on Total CBD Concentration and Yield of Medicinal Cannabis: https://www.mdpi.com/1437218
Buy this book, all of your questions will be answered.
https://www.cropkingseeds.ca/feminized-marijuana/grapefruit-marijuana-seeds-3/
Recommend this book too