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--=> An Informational file from Perlious Nation [1991] <=--
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To better familiarize yourself with the growing of marijuana indoors, you
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will need a manual. This article does not carry you through the harvesting
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stage and, besides, you may have problems peculiar to your own circumstances.
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The best manual is Ed Rosenthal's "Marijuana Grower's Handbook, Revised-Indoor/
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Greenhouse Edition", $19.95 + $4.00 for UPS. if you must have it sent to
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your P.O. box, instead of by UPS, send $6.00 for first class mail. Their
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address is: Quick Trading Co., P.O. Box 477, San Francisco, CA 94101.
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(MS - The company may no longer exist. I have not researched it.)
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If you plan to sell marijuana and even harder stuff to Russian occupiers
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or Cuban invaders, you'll want the full range of knowledge concerning the dope
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field. For all this you'll need to subscribe to High Times, P.O. Box 410, Mt.
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Morris, IL 61054. $29.95 for 12 issues. (MS - Once again this company may no
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longer be in existence.)
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Growing Cabinet
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This growing cabinet is unique in the way it is built and lighted. The
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construction is simply 2x4 construction with some 1x2's around the top and
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1x12's around the bottom. It is enclosed on the sides, back and top with
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large sheets of cardboard salvaged from refrigerator cartons at a local
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appliance store. The lumber was actually scraps picked up here and there.
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The main costs in the system were the lights, timer and heating pad. Buying
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these items at a local discount department store cost approximately $47.00.
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He utilized an aquarium pump in the nutrient solution which was an additional
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$5.00. The only other item purchased was a gallon of white latex exterior
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paint. He found it on sale for $7.00 at a local hardware store. This brought
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the total outlay of cash to $59.00 for the actual materials and parts that he
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purchased. He used scrounged lumber and nails for the basic construction.
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You should be able to duplicate the same cabinet for under $75.00, depending
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on how much you can scrounge.
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To build the cabinet he simply cut the parts and nailed the basic frame
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together(as indicated). Then he stapled the cardboard to the outside. He
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left the front open and covered it with more cardboard held in place by small
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pieces of wood which would turn on a nail. You can use plywood, cardboard, or
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whatever is handy. The idea is to totally enclose the cabinet and then paint
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all interior surfaces with exterior white latex paint. This gives you
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excellent light reflection.
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The racks that the plant containers actually sit on are a couple of
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pieces of 2x2 with 1x2 slats running across them. He did not paint these
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parts.
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When setting up the cabinet he laid down the heating pad and covered the
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entire base of the cabinet with several layers of newspapers. On top of this
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was placed two layers of clear plastic. The plastic was brought up the sides
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of the cabinet all around to a height of about eight inches. This made the
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container in which the nutrient was held.
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The lights are just plain shop lights sold in most shopping centers.
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They use four-foot long tubes. He installed three sets of these lights which
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increased the amount of lighting about 50% over the normal recommended. This
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was a key factor in producing a crop faster. The plants had plenty of
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nutrients, proper heating and an excess amount of light which is the governing
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factor in their growth.
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Other factors that allowed him to have a six and a half month crop in
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nine weeks was the special medium he used in the plant containers. He used
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three parts commercial potting soil, one part styrofoam pellets and four parts
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compost. His compost consisted of rabbit manure but you can use any good
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compost to achieve the same results. The other factor is that he used a
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wick-type nutrient feeder. This is simply braided nylon rope (he used 1/2
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inch diameter) cut into lengths that will circle around and up inside your
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container and then extend well down into the solution. The rope acts as a
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wick and carries nutrient solution to the plant roots.
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For nutrient solutions he used Peters brand soluble plant food. From the
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time the seedlings were planted until they were about to bud, he used Peters
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20-20-20. Then he switched to Peters 15-30-15 for the flowering cycle.
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Instructions for the amounts of chemical to be added to the water for
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growing the various types of plant are on the containers.
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When making up your nutrient solutions the most important factor is the
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ph balance. He found that his city water supply was too alkaline for the
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feeding of his plants. The testing for ph was done with a common aquarium
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water test kit, bought at any pet shop.
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A ph count of 6 to 7 is necessary so that the nutrients are not locked
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up and the plants are easily able to move them. An ideal range of 6.2 to 6.8
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should be maintained if possible. Since his water was too alkaline he added
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small amounts of vinegar until the proper range was attained. If yours is too
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acid, add baking soda to bring it down to the proper level. This is one of
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the key elements of success. If the plants can't use the nutrients they won't
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grow. If the ph is correct and they have plenty of light and carbon dioxide
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they will grow like mad. The plant mix containing compost will add more
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carbon dioxide to the atmosphere in the cabinet. You can also add carbon
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dioxide with chunks of dry ice.
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He started his seeds in wet paper towels and put them in peat pots with
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potting soil as soon as the shells of the seeds began to crack open. These
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were then grown under 24 hour lighting until well established; about two
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weeks. Next, they were planted in one gallon containers and put in the cabinet
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with a growing cycle of 24 hour lighting. Lower the lights to about six
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inches above the plants. As the plants grow, raise the lights. The lights
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are hung by chain or thin rope.
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When the plants are about 3 1/2 feet tall, turn on your timer to allow
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12 hours of light and 12 hours darkness. The important factor here is to not
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allow any light to interrupt the dark cycle. This is also the time to change
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your nutrient solution to a 15-30-15 for the flowering cycle.
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If you want to harvest just buds and a little leaf, you can turn back the
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light cycle to 24 hours a day for a week. This puts the plants into a forced
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growth period. Then go back to 12 hours dark and 12 hours light. Your plants
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will begin to flower again without having to spend a lot of time growing new
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stalks and leaves. This is called "regeneration" and, using this system, you
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can harvest five or six crops of buds a year.
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Any Ganja Informational files have been tested, edited and approved by
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\\//endetta.
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