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Choosing the Right Cannabis Grow Tent
Setting up a grow tent for indoor cultivation is a great way to maximize control over the growing environment. A well-organized tent optimizes plant growth, ensures privacy, and streamlines maintenance.
Welcome to the 2025 Indoor Growing Class! This course will guide you through every step of indoor gardening. We’ll start at the very beginning with germination, laying the foundation for healthy, thriving plants.
Looking to build your own seed separator? This DIY guide will help you construct a custom seed separator, perfect for cleaning various crops like hemp, corn, beans, and cannabis. Using Purple Caper Seeds' blueprint, you’ll create a reliable seed cleaner that works effectively with standard shop vacuums and is tuned for maximum efficiency in handling cannabis seeds.
Learn about the pharmacological concept of binding affinity and why opioids can cause respiratory arrest and death and the natural cannabinoids in cannabis do not. By Uwe Blesching, Ph.D.
Medical cannabis expert Uwe Blesching Ph.D. breaks down the top 5 evidence-based reasons why cannabis is an effective pain reliever as compared to opioids, and describes how the future of medical marijuana is moving toward a chemotype-based classification system.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Learn the facts: the signs, the research, and how cannabis can help relieve PTSD symptoms and save lives.
Discover the science behind the lesser known cannabinoids. Cannabinoids are fundamental components of human health. The term “entourage effect,” describes Dr. Mechoulam’s discovery of the human body’s natural cannabis receptor system—the system cannabinoids like CBD, THC, CBDa, THCa, CBGa act upon.
Part 1 of ‘Ask Ed’ Rosenthal’s 3 part series on cannabinoids focuses on THC and CBD. Because cannabinoids are behind the desirable impacts of cannabis consumption, they are also the key target of extraction. Learn more.
Frenchy was often called a "legendary hashishin," but his open-source method of sharing information is where his legacy lives on. -Ed Rosenthal
Here’s all you want to know about rosin, AKA as SHO (solventless hash oil): What is rosin? How is rosin made? What is the difference between rosin and BHO? And more.
The term “live” in relation to concentrates implies that the cannabis used has not been dried, cured or exposed to high heat. Learn more about live resin, terps, and what this means for the cannabis market.
Water hash is a favorite method of making concentrates employed all over the world. Learn the basics of how water hash works and 6 methods for DIY water hash at home.
Here’s an overview of ‘Diamond Mining’ with live resin and a step by step guide to the recrystallization process.
Pressing hash involves a combination of force and mild heat to condense the glands into a solid mass.
Mycologist Paul Stamets discusses mushrooms, and how mycelia perform important ecological roles: nourishing ecosystems, repairing them, and sometimes even helping create them. An in-depth interview with writer Derrick Jensen.
Terence McKenna's truly the classic manual on home cultivation, the wisdom of Psilocybin: Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide continues to inspire new students of psycho-mycology—and refreshes psychedelic memories for others. Get yours >
While some herb is strictly pleasing to the mental palate, taste can also be tantamount to the buzz for the cannabis connoisseur. Learn more about the breeding and production of fine cannabis by legendary Oregon cannabis breeder DJ Short, known for breeding incredible flavors and potent strains of cannabis.
The term “live” in relation to concentrates implies that the cannabis used has not been dried, cured or exposed to high heat. Learn more about live resin, terps, and what this means for the cannabis market.
Learn how plants produce them and the TOP 10 most abundant terpenes in cannabis.
Learn to make your favorite foods into delicious cannabis medicines with Aunt Sandy’s famous 10x cannabutter recipe.
Guru of Ganja Ed Rosenthal walks you through the process of making hash from extra harvest material.
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Today, we’re diving into the fundamentals of hydroponic cannabis cultivation, covering pH levels, nutrients, and PPM (parts per million)—essential knowledge for any grower looking to maximize yields in an indoor hydro setup.
Let’s get started with the basics of hydroponic cannabis growing!