| The Decision to Grow Your Own Medical Marijuana | | | | dirt bag of weed, could turn into a fabulously potent |
| The decision to grow your own medical marijuana is | | | | plant, given the conditions you provide during growth. |
| a unique opportunity for patients wishing to defray | | | | Cannabis Indica is a short bushy plant, Cannabis |
| medical expense for their treatment of an ailment. In | | | | Sativa grows very tall, and some strains are a cross |
| California, (please check your State laws regarding | | | | of the two. Indica, or “skunk” has a |
| medical marijuana) a qualified patient may cultivate 6 | | | | knock-out high, as opposed to the Sativa |
| mature plants/ 12 immature plants, and have 8 | | | | “Up” or soaring high. If you have trouble |
| ounces of dried marijuana on hand. Once you have | | | | obtaining seeds, some online sites like Amsterdam |
| obtained relative State information on growing | | | | Marijuana Seeds could assist you. Don’t worry |
| medical marijuana, issues of indoor or outdoor | | | | about automatic flowering. Feminized or other |
| cultivation, security, seeds, excess marijuana, and | | | | specialty seeds. |
| resources – need to be addressed. | | | | Unfortunately, there are some low life people out |
| First, the outdoor growing environment in California is | | | | there who would rather take your crop than tend to |
| just about the best on this planet! Take a look | | | | one of their own. There isn’t anything more |
| around at all of the beautiful natural plant growth and | | | | disheartening than a ripped off crop, right before |
| foliage. The thriving fruit, vegetable, and plant | | | | harvest. For this reason I recommend a good canine, |
| industry in California is a testament to the botanical | | | | preferably a female German Sheppard from the |
| wonders of the state. Any wine lover could vouch | | | | pound. Many dogs have an affinity for the plants, so |
| for the Cali vineyards and their legendary wines. | | | | chain them or keep their direct access to the plants |
| A 10x10 patch of earth in your sunny backyard will | | | | restricted. The excitement of growing marijuana will |
| do equally as well. Remember, marijuana is a weed, | | | | cause you to talk about your venture, don’t. |
| hence the nick name, and we’ve all seen how | | | | This is a clandestine, stealth, James Bond type |
| well weeds do even without any assistance. With | | | | operation. Do not allow anyone to become aware of |
| southern exposure, or at least 5 hours of sunlight, | | | | your garden. A fully matured crop is worth a lot in |
| you’ll be amazed at your harvest. A few seeds | | | | dollars, effort, and product. Don’t let your loose |
| planted the day before a spring rain in April, gets you | | | | lips sink the operation. |
| out the gate. Periodic watering and weeding will lead | | | | You would think that excess pot would be the least |
| you to a Thanksgiving harvest. Intercropping, or | | | | of your worries, but it isn’t. More pot, more |
| mixing plants and vegetation in and around your | | | | problems! Cali only allows for 8ozs. of dried medical |
| marijuana plants helps avoid detection. You may also | | | | marijuana. Depending on your strain, you may |
| make a cheap grow house with 2x4’s wrapped | | | | produce 3 times that or more. Just like a sudden |
| in that wavy plastic you see on top of swimming | | | | lottery winner sometimes finds misery with the |
| pool fences, corrugated filon. | | | | wealth, you may be tempted with the “dark |
| The indoor garden requires a bit more effort. You will | | | | side.” What will you do with the excess? I |
| need to brush up on hydroponics, grow lights, | | | | don’t know, good-luck with that one. |
| fertilizers, pest control, and energy requirements. The | | | | Finally, if this info still has you perplexed, there are |
| biggest advantage to an indoor set-up is security. | | | | several resources from my experienced crew that |
| You will not have to deal with nosey neighbors. The | | | | conduct forums from time to time, the library, and |
| disadvantage would be a high light bill, depending on | | | | online DVD’s. |
| the source you select. Some 2x2’s wrapped with | | | | Make sure you never guess about a problem, as |
| reflective foil in an eight by eight area should get you | | | | your mistake could ruin your crop. Most of the time |
| started. One 1000 watt light is enough artificial light | | | | people destroy their crops by trying to do too much! |
| though for that size, especially with the Indica or | | | | Too much watering, too much fertilizer, too much |
| skunk strain of marijuana. | | | | talking, not enough reading or research – can lead |
| This leads us to the seeds situation. Hopefully | | | | to disaster. If you really struggle with growing medical |
| you’ve saved seeds from the past, or can | | | | marijuana, look for me online, I’m not hard to |
| obtain some from friends. Many people throw away | | | | find. |
| seeds, not realizing their potential. Even seeds from a | | | | |