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The most frequents errors harvesting cannabis

Do you know the cultivation time of the cannabis variety you’re growing? Does the colour of the pistils on cannabis flowers help to show when to chop? What should trichomes look like at harvest time? How and with what do we cut the cannabis plant? We address all these questions directly related to when and how to harvest cannabis plants. Read this article and avoid many of the most common mistakes and pitfalls that can occur when harvesting cannabis.

Guerrilla growing cannabis

Guerrilla growing is, for many, the only way to supply their own cannabis for the entire year, so any mistakes can be very costly. Today we’ll see how to prepare and maintain a guerrilla garden to get the most out of it and get to harvest day without problems. Everything you wanted to know about guerrilla growing!

Frequent first-time errors growing cannabis

When we start out growing cannabis, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the huge amount of information available online or in magazines, leaving us with more questions and doubts. Experience will be gained over time by cultivating, but if you avoid some basic mistakes, things will go much better and you’re sure to succeed with your first crops. We’ll tell you more in this post.

Treating Insomnia with Cannabis

Did you know that cannabis can be a powerful remedy for insomnia if used correctly? Often more powerful than pharmaceutical drugs cannabis has remarkable sedative properties. Find out more at Philosopher Seeds!

Frequent doubts about growing Autoflowering Cannabis

Cultivating autoflowering marijuana genetics is much simpler than you can imagine if you follow a few basic rules. In this article you can resolve your doubts and enjoy several abundant and high quality cannabis harvests throughout the outdoor growing season. Let us explain it to you.

Genetic Mutations in Cannabis

Cannabis is an amazing plant in all its facets, but it can be even more fascinating if we study its most recurrent genetic mutations. From albinism to plants with tentacles (like strawberries), it is clear that it is capable of anything in order to adapt and survive. Discover them all in this post.

Treat epilepsy with Cannabis?

Find out detailed information on how cannabis is being used to treat Epilepsy. Despite outdated laws of prohibition around the world, cannabis has become a recognized way of treating Epilsepsy. When everything else has failed, in many cases cannabis is the only path for some people and comes without any damaging side effects so often experienced with pharmaceuticals.

Beta-Caryophyllene - the terpene detected by dogs

Did you know that drug sniffing dogs are trained mainly to look for Beta-Caryophyllene oxide? Why is this? Find this out and more at Philisopher Seeds as we look as this little known and rarely discussed cannabinoid also known as BCP or Beta-caryophyllene. Take a look now and find out all you need to know about the Beta-caryophyllene in cannabis.

Cannabutter

Cannabutter is the main ingredient of cannabis desserts and sweets, it can be eaten alone on toast or as a base ingredient in biscuits, cakes or cannabis candies. Along with some tips on its consumption, in 5 easy steps we show you how to make cannabis butter, an easy recipe to make that will delight all cannabis users.

Some lesser known Cannabinoids

These are the cannabinoids you need to know about! Don't think you know it all because you may have heard of CBD. the cannabis plant is way more complex than just THC and CBD. Many different cannabinoids can be found there. Click here to find out all about them at Philosopher Seeds!

Treating Alcoholism with Cannabis

Can alcoholism be treated with cannabis? You may not believe it but apart from being a healthy substitute for alcohol, cannabis can actually help to fix certain parts of the body that may have been damaged by alcohol.

Cannabis and sports

Find out the facts about how sports people from all over the world are using cannabis to help them recover much quicker than they would without the plant. The evidence is mounting that the cannabis plant is extremely useful to athletes and sportsmen and women and is being used by many as a powerful anti-inflammatory.

Flushing roots at the end of flowering

Among the tasks that we perform in a cannabis grow, the flushing of the roots at the end of flowering is vital to a tasty harvest of buds. Cleaning the substrate via this simple operation dissolves and eliminates any fertiliser residue in the form of mineral salts, which spoil the flavour and reduce the quality of the buds. To avoid this, root flushing should be carried out.

Growing Cannabis outdoors in Polyculture

Outdoor cultivation gives us the opportunity to add other vegetables to our cannabis garden and there are many reasons to integrate cannabis in a polyculture. Combining cannabis cultivation with other herbs and vegetables offers important benefits to the crop, such as pest and disease control, improved fertilisation, yield and final quality of the harvest, and even camouflaging our cannabis plants.

The benefits of cannabis for treating Fibromyalgia

Did you know that cannabis is currently used by patients throughout the world to treat their fibromyalgia? Discover how medicine from the cannabis plant can be a much needed treatment for the symptoms of fibromyalgia, in many cases more effective than pharmaceutical options. Check out the latest research and references over at Philosopher Seeds

Planning an outdoor cannabis grow

Properly planning ahead for an outdoor cannabis grow will help us to anticipate any needs and demands that may occur over the course of cultivation. Being familiar with the conditions of the cultivation space and the means at our disposal will help us to optimise resources. Good planning will increase the chances of success in our outdoor cannabis garden.