| Those who assume that it is easy to grow medical | | | | Realistic Expectations |
| marijuana are actually people who have less or no | | | | You need to set your goals wisely and realistically, by |
| knowledge about marijuana growers. They tend to | | | | doing so; you can maintain your motivation at all |
| mislead you with their deficient and somehow wrong | | | | times. Be realistic and consider many factors that |
| information regarding the growing of medical | | | | affect the growth of your medical marijuana plants. |
| marijuana. So beware of those who are saying that | | | | Try to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of |
| there are short cuts and quick fixes which minimize | | | | all decisions and possible outcomes. Knowing and |
| the hard work and focus required to succeed in this | | | | properly anticipating possible expenses can lead you |
| endeavor. An effective medical marijuana garden | | | | to long-term success. |
| always satisfies the needs of the grower who knows | | | | Attentiveness to Plant Needs |
| and follows these seven important rules: | | | | To grow medical marijuana, you also need to be |
| Cleanliness | | | | attentive to your plants needs. Although marijuana |
| Procrastination is not recommended in growing of | | | | plants isn’t all that hard to please, but still they |
| medical marijuana. Simple task such as picking up | | | | need to be provided with the proper atmosphere at |
| dead leaves and sweeping of debris should not wait | | | | all time, maintained appropriate temperature, feeding |
| until piles of these have accumulated. It is | | | | and airflow. Try to be meticulous with small details |
| considered to be an important daily routine that | | | | to avoid stress that causes marijuana plants to delay |
| requires due diligence. Make it your mission to keep | | | | their growth or even die. Knowing and |
| things clean always. So start putting down the | | | | understanding all elements of plant growth is |
| bong, get off the couch and clean your grow room | | | | necessary to become successful in growing medical |
| from top to bottom. Always keep in mind that the | | | | marijuana. |
| work you do now will surely pay off in the end. | | | | Patience |
| Stealth | | | | Marijuana plants needs to complete their life cycle to |
| When it comes to growing medical marijuana, silence | | | | fulfill their true destiny and it is your job to do |
| is always the golden rule. Although it might be | | | | everything to make that happen. Try not to |
| tempting sometimes to brag and show off your hard | | | | harvest early because you are preventing the |
| work, but it can only cause you more troubles along | | | | marijuana plants to reach its full potential. That |
| the road. Try to minimize or avoid throwing big | | | | means that you need to have patience and know |
| parties or let people hang out all day smoking weed | | | | the fact that you will be in this thing for quite a long |
| in your area. Suspicious events like this have been | | | | time. Patience really does pay. |
| the downfall of many pot growers before. You | | | | Humility |
| need to make yourself invisible to neighbors and | | | | Infuse some positive energy into your plants by |
| keep a low profile in order for you to keep your | | | | showing humility. Take pride with your gardening |
| marijuana garden discrete. On the other hand, | | | | accomplishments but don’t become the |
| don’t be too paranoid as well by blocking off all | | | | “human buzz-kill” person who always seeks |
| your windows or avoiding interaction with neighbors | | | | to one-up all comers. Besides, to grow medical |
| because this will only indicate that something is not | | | | marijuana is not a competition of who gets to |
| right. Instead be friendly but not too friendly and | | | | produce better and high quality pots. Just let your |
| never panic or antagonize those around you. | | | | buds speak for themselves. If you love what you |
| Keeping everything peaceful is the key to have | | | | are doing then you are already a winner. |
| successful harvest after harvest. | | | | |