If you’ve been researching cannabis online, you might have heard people talking about “hermies” and the frustration and problems they can cause.  “Hermie” is convenient shorthand for “hermaphrodite marijuana plant”. All growers should be alert to the possibility that their plants may hermie and that they should take steps to prevent this, if possible. If not and due to genetics, then to take remedial action as soon as possible. Continue reading →

Long before weed became legalized in many countries and states around the world, dealers used slang terms to represent different amounts. At the time, it was so interactions could take place without being discovered. Today, those slang words still exist. So what is a dime, key or dub of weed?  Continue reading →

Of all the things that can trip a grower up, sexing marijuana plants may just be the trickiest. Sexing plants is so important because growers are typically after the female plants, that produce the huge THC covered buds. Or the medicinal relief that CBD strains can bring. With such opposite effects of male and female plants, it’s easy to see just how important sexing plants is. But what if growers didn’t have to wait to sex their plants? While it would certainly make life easier, is sexing cannabis seeds possible? Continue reading →

Smoking is fun, and growing can be a lot of fun. But breeding marijuana and creating your own strain is where the art of marijuana becomes really fascinating. All you’re really doing when you breed marijuana is taking two plants, each of a different strain, and bringing them together to create your very own strain that is perfect for you. Doing it isn’t all that complicated, but you do have to be careful or you risk seeding, and essentially destroying, an entire crop. Continue reading →

You’ve probably heard of (and most likely tried) heirloom tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and so on, but heirloom cannabis? This is indeed a thing and has been for a good number of years, at least in the cannabis culture strongholds of North America. What’s the Difference Between Heirloom and Landrace Strains? So what makes heirloom strains so special and how are...

When people look at marijuana buds, they’re often fascinated by the white crystals known as trichomes. Kief is one part of these trichomes. When a significant amount of kief has been collected, it forms a powdery, brown substance. Those that use a grinder to bust up their marijuana buds will recognize it as the fine granules that collect in the lower section of their grinder. Continue reading →

Unless you buy your seeds from a known breeder of female plants (like us at MSNL) you simply cannot determine whether a plant is male or female in seed form. Only feminized seeds will guarantee female only weed. It’s not until a plant grows that you can then distinguish whether it’s female or male. Unfortunately, growing both marijuana sexes in the same room can be disastrous for the crop. The male can quickly pollinate all the females losing the bud properties of the female plant. Continue reading →

A few years ago, the practice of dabbing cannabis popped up in Colorado. At the time, other areas of the world and even the rest of the United States hadn’t yet caught on with the trend. But, as marijuana becomes legal around more and more regions around the world, dabbing has become one of the hottest trends in the world of cannabis. Continue reading →