Cultivation

Lighting Up With Emerald Mountain
By Greg Zeman on August 12, 2017
Oregon photographer takes vivid cannabis photographs by paying close attention to his environment. Cannabis photography is basically a zero sum game: you either get a...
Microlife: Growing Cannabis Organically
By Dave Carpenter on August 7, 2017
Regenerative farming literally feeds the earth. The pear tree in Meg Fender’s backyard is her pride and joy. She said, in many ways, it’s one...
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Becoming a Marijuana Farmer
By Ricardo Baca on August 6, 2017
Growing cannabis for the first time can alter a relationship with the plant. In November 2012, my Colorado neighbors and I voted to legalize adult-use...
Inside a Colorado Grow
By Ellen Holland on July 21, 2017
Exploring an indoor grow in Colorado that houses cannabis targeted for the recreational and medicinal markets. The pungent smell of cannabis permeates the air in...
Start Strong: Tips for Choosing the Right Clones
By Timothy Anderson on July 8, 2017
You can do everything right, but you won't get far if you start with the wrong clones. Here's some tips for picking the right genetic...
Mean Gene: Making Marijuana Masterpieces
By Greg Zeman on July 2, 2017
With a lifetime of knowledge and a genetic archive reaching back decades, the award-winning Mendocino breeder spreads the foundational flavors of cannabis seed by seed....
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Trademarking ‘Humboldt’
By Ngaio Bealum on June 26, 2017
A map of cannabis’ potential new ‘appellations’ in California. All the folks that want to “regulate weed like it’s wine” will get at least one...
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Book Review: ‘Idiot’s Guide: Growing Marijuana’
By Dave Carpenter on June 25, 2017
Big Lit makes a move on America’s new botanical sweetheart — cannabis. It finally happened. One of the “Big Four” publishing firms, Penguin Random House,...
Pinkleberry – Pretty in Pink
By Caitlin Podiak on June 1, 2017
Green Source Gardens grows luscious, pink outdoor cannabis from seed using sustainable cultivation techniques. Amidst the forested foothills at the junction of the Siskiyou and...
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Home Gardening 101
By Dave Carpenter on May 13, 2017
When a backyard suburban garden produces enough cannabis to sustain 20 of your closest friends for a year. “It’s pretty wild to see a marijuana...
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Shooting Shotgun Willie’s Secret Stash
By Julia Clark-Riddell on May 3, 2017
A through-the-lens look at an outlaw icon’s special suppliers. Cannabis photographer, Kristen Angelo, has seen many facets of the industry. “In the cannabis industry, I’ve...
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30% THC Alert: High-Octane, High-Performance
By David Downs on April 24, 2017
Western U.S. growers RB26 have a Cornell business school background and a 100-pound back-order list. People who wonder what cannabis will look like in five...
Tissue Culture & Synthetic Seeds: Buds Without Borders?
By Ellen Holland on April 21, 2017
"Synthetic seeds" may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but some industry experts say — if it gets big enough — the cannabis cultivation...
LISTEN: Talking Gelato with Sherbinski
By Cannabis Now on April 17, 2017
In issue 25 of Cannabis Now, we explored the origins of Gelato, a strain that's inspired such ferocious excitement that people have their exact favorite phenotype...
Marijuana Migrations
By Dave Carpenter on April 15, 2017
How pot growers are adapting to a changing climate. By 2013, Jacob Sullivan had seen enough. Plagued by fickle growing conditions, consecutive scorching hot days,...
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Cultivators Knocked Out of Medical Ring Rise for Recreational Rematch
By Jimi Devine on March 25, 2017
TKO enters adult-use cannabis marketplace. In 2012, the team at TurnKey Organics (TKO) began with the mission of providing organic cannabis of the highest grade...
Supplemental Sunlight + LEDs = Maximum Energy Savings
By Cannabis Now Sponsor on March 18, 2017
The billion-dollar cannabis industry and the constant energy consumption it requires is pushing the U.S. electric grid to the limit. One scientist has created a solution...
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Learning How to Grow Cannabis with a Master Cultivator
By Ellen Holland on March 13, 2017
Harry Resin is a world-renowned cannabis breeder and cultivator with figurative roots in Amsterdam — where he perfected his craft and made his name —...
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10 Things to Know About Terpenes
By Emery Garcia on March 11, 2017
Learn about the compounds that give cannabis its scents, flavors and effects. The cannabis industry is abuzz over terpenes. Everyone in the know is claiming it’s...
Grow Pods, Deploy!
By Cannabis Now on March 11, 2017
Four essential units for modular indoor growing, from novice to baller status. The right to cultivate a little homegrown cannabis is spreading across America, but with...