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Spotting and Fixing Light Burn & Light Stress in Cannabis Plants: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Kenny Hall / 10 Mar 2025

There’s nothing more important to a cannabis plant than light—the more the better. After all, nothing that you could put in a closet can possibly do more than the actual sun, right? Well, yes and no. While it’s true that more light (typically) means more weed, there is too much of a good thing and light burn can kill even the healthiest plant if you’re not careful.

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Nutrient Burn and Overfeeding Weed: How To Fix It – Too Much of a Good Thing

Kenny Hall / 27 Feb 2025

Just like anything else in life, it’s possible to overdo even the most necessary nutrients. When a cannabis plant is given more nutrients than it can use, these nutrients will become deposited in leaf tips causing them to become brown and brittle. If left untreated, this damage will spread and, in the most extreme cases, can lead to the death of the plant.

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Frost and Cannabis: How Cold is Too Cold? Can Weed Plants Survive the Winter?

Kenny Hall / 01 Nov 2024

While the first cannabis plants came from the high, frosty mountains of Central Asia, modern strains are more thought of as tropical plants. While weed can be grown almost anywhere, there is a limited window where it will truly thrive. Even so, there are a few surprising benefits that can come from low temperatures; but they aren’t without risk.

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Calcium Deficiency in Cannabis: What to Look For and How to Fix It

Kenny Hall / 22 Oct 2024

When you think about calcium, you’re probably thinking about your mom telling you to drink your milk so that your bones grow strong. While that’s true for animals, plants need calcium for different reasons. A lack of calcium can cause major problems for cannabis plants, luckily, spotting and fixing the problem is easy.

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Powdery Mildew on Cannabis: Fixing White Powder on Weed

Kenny Hall / 08 Oct 2024

Also known as white mould or Oldium, powdery mildew is a fairly common problem faced by many growers. This mould is a parasitic fungus that lives on living plant tissue and can spread to leaves and buds. While powdery mildew is unlikely to outright kill a plant, you should know that infected flowers are not suitable for smoking.

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Nitrogen Toxicity in Weed Plants: Symptoms of Too Much Nitrogen

Kenny Hall / 01 Oct 2024

Nitrogen might be the most important nutrient for a developing plant. However, overzealous growers may occasionally find that they’ve gone a bit overboard in their feeding, resulting in nitrogen toxicity. Since this can be fatal if left untreated, knowing how to spot the signs early can save your plant before any damage is done.

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How to Have a Well-Ventilated Grow Room

Emma Ryte / 16 Jul 2018

A ventilation system is necessary in any indoor grow room. Not only does it maintain the humidity and temperature of the space, but it also encourages your plants to be healthier and grow better! To learn how to keep your indoor grow room well ventilated, keep reading this article!

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The Top 10 Best LED Grow Lights on the Market Today

Emma Ryte / 06 Jul 2018

Growers have relied on artificial light sources for indoor farming for decades. Whether you are using soil, aquaponic or a hydroponic system, these light sources all have different levels of effectiveness. Fluorescent, Pressure Sodium, HID, and LEDs are all made to mimic the sun’s rays indoors. In this article we focus on LED Grow Lights and how to choose the best LED grow light

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How to Make Your Own Cannabis Lube

Sera Jane Ghaly / 04 Jul 2018

At WeedSeedShop, we’re always looking for new ways to use all of that awesome cannabis that you’ve been growing. And making cannabis lube at home is the perfect way to use all those extra buds. Especially if you want to spice things up in the bedroom! In this article, you can learn how to make your own cannabis lubricant at home!

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Companion Planting: Why You Should Do It and How to Do It Well

Sera Jane Ghaly / 15 Jun 2018

Companion planting is basically the essentials of permaculture, and you can bring it right into your cannabis garden. You can use companion plants for warding off pests, for providing nutrients and even for keeping your garden camouflaged. Want to learn how to succeed with companion planting? This article is for you!

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Should I Buy Regular, Autoflowering or Feminized Seeds?

Emma Ryte / 08 Jun 2018

There’s much more to buying cannabis seeds these days than just a handful of seeds. Did you know you have multiple options available these days? Ahh, regular, autoflowering, feminized? Which one should it be? In this article we hone in on the pros and cons of each kind of seed and why you might want to buy a particular kind. Each one suits a different kind of cannabis garden!

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The Basics of pH Management

Emma Ryte / 06 Jun 2018

Taking care of the pH of your soil is essential to producing fine cannabis. Most growers, at some stage, will be required to measure and adjust their pH, and it pays to know how to do this correctly before being faced with the problem. Keep reading this article to learn everything you need to know about pH management.

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The Low Stress Training Technique

Emma Ryte / 04 Jun 2018

Low stress training is a technique used by growers to manipulate their plant growth. Some do this because of limitations on space or power, and others do this because of the incredible yields that it can encourage. To learn more about the low stress training technique and how to apply it, keep reading.

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When to Flip From Veg to Flower

Emma Ryte / 01 Jun 2018

Many new growers struggle with the dilemma when they should flip their plants from veg to flower. Unfortunately, there is no concrete answer to this, but instead depends on a variety of different factors. Want to know when the perfect time to flip is for your garden? Become an expert & learn it here!

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Top 10 Mistakes Made by First-Time Growers

Sera Jane Ghaly / 28 May 2018

Growing weed isn’t as easy as brewing a cup of tea, but it shouldn’t be like explaining relativity theory either. There seem to be some common mistakes among those who are (relatively) new to growing cannabis. If you think you know how to grow weed, make sure you read this article and avoid making rookie mistakes!

Mycorrhizae: These Fungi Can Benefit Your Cannabis Plants

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The Secret Relationship Between Mycorrhizae and Your Roots: How Fungi Can Help Your Cannabis Plants

Emma Ryte / 25 May 2018

The best kind of fungi you can have growing in your cannabis garden are mycorrhizae. A product of the phenomenon of permaculture, mycorrhizae forms a symbiotic relationship with the roots of plants to sustain a healthy growing environment for all the plants around. To learn how to benefit from this phenomenon, keep reading this article!

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