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Plasma is a relatively new lighting technology which is still proving to be prohibitively expensive for the vast majority of consumers. Plasma grow lights offer higher efficiency than HID, longer lamp life and less depreciation, and improved output spectrum-especially for vegetative growth. Click here to learn more. MANTIS_RECOMMEND = { property: '53422cdc8e92f89afbf09d5f', render: 'mantis__recommended__wordpress' }; var z = document.createElement("script"); z.type = "text/javascript"; z.async = true; z.src = "//static.mantis.marketing/recommend.min.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(z, s); …

That’s a tricky question. Ultimately, what type of grow lights you should use is your decision to make as the grower based on the factors/constraints you are faced with including local laws, indoor or outdoor space, privacy issues, energy usage, cost of grow, and more. HID lights are the most common type of grow lights for general purpose indoor applications because they are extremely efficient and capable of producing intense light indoors. Metal Halide “MH” lamps give off a bluish spectrum, perfect for vegetative growth. They also contain some ultra violet radiation “UV” which is useful for combating pests, molds …

Fluorescent grow lights are popular for propagation, early vegetative growth and over-wintering semi-hardy and tender plants. T5 fluorescents are the most modern type. They are available as single, daisy-chainable strips or in panel arrays. Lamps need to be matched to the fixture (high output “HO” or very high output “VHO”). Different spectral distribution lamps are available-most common are “daylight” and “bloom.” Daylight lamps are used for propagation, vegetative growth and over-wintering. Bloom lamps are commonly used as side-lighting for larger plants flowering indoors. Click here to learn more. MANTIS_RECOMMEND = { property: '53422cdc8e92f89afbf09d5f', render: 'mantis__recommended__wordpress' }; …

Instead of using soil as a medium to hold the roots of your medical marijuana plants, you can use an inert medium — something that does not have the quality problems found with ordinary soil — something like coco fiber or rock wool. Advantages: Almost as easy as growing marijuana in plain soil. Better yields than soil. Almost as cheap and simple as plain soil. The process is generally cleaner with fewer bugs and mess.. Disadvantages: Requires special fertilizers which are more expensive. Requires the purchase of coco fiber. This is not very expensive, but you may have to find …

Aeroponics consists of growing medical marijuana roots in plain air. Growing medical marijuana using the aeroponic growing technique has its perks and downfalls, including: Advantages: Fastest growth and biggest yields of all. Results can be spectacular. Disadvantages: Costs more than growing in soil because it requires equipment similar to that used in hydroponics. Requires more labor. In order to get good results, it must be monitored on a daily basis. Very sensitive to mistakes. You must keep the nutrients and pH in a specific range for optimum results. If the measures of nutrients and pH in your water gets out …

Aeroponics consists of growing medical marijuana roots in plain air. The cannabis plants are held in a mesh basket, hanging out in the air, and the water and fertilizer is continuously sprayed over the roots. This method produces roots that are even more amazing than hydroponics. Click here to learn more. MANTIS_RECOMMEND = { property: '53422cdc8e92f89afbf09d5f', render: 'mantis__recommended__wordpress' }; var z = document.createElement("script"); z.type = "text/javascript"; z.async = true; z.src = "//static.mantis.marketing/recommend.min.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(z, s); …

Growing medical marijuana using hydroponic growing techniques has its perks and downfalls, including: Advantages: Much bigger yields than the previous methods. Cleaner because no soil is used. Disadvantages: Costs a lot more because it requires troughs, pumps, and reservoirs to hold the water/fertilizer mixture. Requires a lot more labor. You will need to monitor pH and nutrient levels to make sure they stay within proper limits. It takes more equipment. Therefore it may take more room. Click here to learn more. MANTIS_RECOMMEND = { property: '53422cdc8e92f89afbf09d5f', render: 'mantis__recommended__wordpress' }; var z = document.createElement("script"); z.type = "text/javascript"; …

Hydroponics consists of growing medical marijuana plants in something such as gravel, with no soil or vegetable matter in the mix. The gravel will be contained in pots or troughs. Water with a light mix of special fertilizers will be either poured through the gravel, or the troughs will be flooded with the fertilizer several times throughout the day. If you view roots grown in hydroponics versus those grown in plain soil, you will see an immediate difference. While roots grown in soil have a big tap root, the roots grown in hydroponics will have no major tap root, but …

Aquaponics is a combination of two traditional food production techniques: Hydroponics & Aquaculture. The concept of aquaponics is based around the idea of raising fish and growing plants together in one integrated and soil-less system. The fish and the plants form a symbiotic relationship in which the fish are providing the plants with a food source, and the plants are acting as a natural filter to cleanse the water the fish live in. When operated inside a climate-controlled greenhouse, aquaponics systems are capable of producing premium quality, organic plants and fish anywhere, during any time of the year. Click …

Before you swallow, cannabis can also enter the blood stream. Under the tongue and within the mouth there are a large number of blood vessels which can absorb cannabinoids. Common examples of these type of medications include dissolvable strips, sublingual sprays, or medicated lozenges or tinctures. Sublingual delivery is not only a socially acceptable and convenient way to medicate, but intake through the oral mucosal membranes in your mouth is also a very effective way to ingest cannabinoids. This method provides for rapid and effective absorption directly into your systemic circulation because of the increased bioavailability of …