By JORGE CERVANTES
GROWING INDOOR POT BY THE CALENDAR
"Your garden is doing so well . . . I just don't under- stand it. We both planted the same clone stock un- der the same 1000 watt super halides, but only two months later, your garden is half again as big as mine," said Edwin with a disgusted glare. Ken passed Edwin a savory joint. "The trick, Edwin, is to keep track of your plants' progress and head off any problems before they occur. Take a look at this plant here," said Ken, pointing towards the floor. "I write down the date each clone was planted and its variety on the plas- tic marker that is placed in the container. Each week I measure the growth with a yard-stick. If growth is
slow, I know something is wrong," explained Ken. "All the plants want Is a perfect environ ment 24 hours a day. Here, take a peek at my calendar and checklist I keep hanging on the wail in the grow room." A grower's calen- dar outlines the life cycle of the plant semi-month- ly for four months (four months Is the average life cycle of an indoor indlca clone or seedling). It notes major points of interest during each stage in life. The weekly checklist con- sists of a few tasks that must be performed ev ery week to ensure a success- ful crop. Read the calendar while growing your crop: when you have finished each item on the checklist,
check it off. Remember, you are Mother Nature and you create the climate! In general, a person should spend at least ten minutes per day, per lamp to have a well cared for and produc- tIve garden. This Is enough time to com plete all the stuff on the weekly calen dar and checklist. Much of gardening Is simply watching and paying atten tion. Plants cannot talk; consequently, the grower must have a keen knowl edge of how marijuana grows and the require- ments for optimum flower pro duction. It takes only a little extra time to culture a bumper crop. if using CO2 enrichment or hydropon- ics, allow about 20 minutes per day for mainte nance.
28 MAY/JUNE 2026
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