SUpER Guss GROWER'S GuidE

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1983

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A MODERN MHHOD O F GROWING SUPERGR ASS

Hydrop onics is the technique o f growing plants in a. nutrien t solurion with ou t the U5C of
any soil This procedu re was a tiginaDy adapt ed :as a (onrroDl ble method. of nudyine;.
individu..Jly or in combinat ion, the effects of dIe various minerals involved in plant
nutrit ion. Although it hu ncr yet found univerul acceptance u • na ndard system of
com merc ~l agriculture, h ydroponics has nume ro us "d van t,,!t'. ove r soil fuming. Am0na:
these are : uni form ity of growth. higher yid ds, gluier freedom from weedJ ~d dUe••sea,
marl! rapid MId sustained growth. and "villg o f time, labo r and meu . Also the balance of
nut riti on al dements can be co ntrolled wi th great exa ctne ss. Mo.rijuana farmeu can exp loi t
Ihis cont ro l to prod uce cert ain duin ble fu ul ts ill different 1C"8C1 of growth -Co r ea-
ample , good height and pro fuse foliage during earl y life , then high resin content and
hn tened sellual m aturity befo re harvesting . Mineral eenee el ca n 01.1 10 he UKd to influence
th e pro po rti o n of female over male planu.

- TO BUILD A HYDROPONIC GROWING TABLE

T here are numerous ways in w hich 10 buil d a gro wing table. You r choic e de ~nd slaf~ly
upo n rh e volume of farming intended . Here are J,Cver.al possi bilities:
1.) Fo r large scale farm ing .I design similu to th at sho wn in Illustfllion A will proYide
daily circ ulati o n of t he nut rient solu tio n wi lh .I minimum of human effor t . Thil ii
acco m plished wit h an elect ric pump, which can he purchased o r s.a1vaged fro m Uk au to--
matic wn hing machine. Circu lati o n o f the 1OIIIIio li is im po rt anl primarily because it
keeps the minerals evenly distributed th ro ughou t th e table ud fur nishes aerarion neee ..
,Slo ry to t he hn lt h of the plan ts. T he rable can he co nlt Nc ted of 1J2-inch th ick exterior
plywoo d and scaled with tar , co ncrete, epollY ru in o r any suitable waletproo f!l'lf mate-
rial. Do no t use zinc or galvanized metal unle " yOIl inlend t o coyer it ....ith lU i Ihelt
metals Ciln be to xic to pLlnts. A pie ce o f wire mesh sho uld be filled onr the spigot hole
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on the inside of the box 10 peevene sln.r pa n icles o f Tooting aggregate {ro m entering and
possibly dogging or dam~ing the pump . The sprinkler heads o n two spigots help fun her
to aerate the soha ion. Th e hydro ponic u ble is filled to abo ut an inch from ell" tOP with
Vcrmi<:ulitr. an absorbent insub. ling aggregate iuil"bJe .11 m OSI har dwa re nOTCS o r lum -
ber ya rds fo r abou t 60 cen ts a po und. Some st ore s carry horticuhural grades of tbis
ffi;t(erL.1. Othe r co m mon roo ting med ia are cinders. granite chi ps, broke n bric k. fine
gr;l.vcl ( 1/8 to 3/8 inch ), crushe d stone and sand . The difficulty with mo lt of thue
(especially brick ) is rhll l they may contain waree-sola ble miner..l substances which coul d
throw off the delicJlIC chemical bal ance of the nu trien t. Sud is good if il is ne utral,
lime-free. co..rse tutu red ..nd thoroughly washe d. Nun ien r solution is po ur ed ov er the
rooting med i.. until il su ns ro co me ou t of the o verflow pipe. Because w..te r is bein g
co nsu nd y evap crared from tl. e surface of the Verm iculite u well u be ing t..ken up by
the pl4n1s it is necnS<lry 10 add mo re nutrienl lolution eve ry day o r so. How oflen
depend s upo n sucl. enviro nme ncal f..C1orsas tempe:r..rure ..nd l.u midi lY.
2.) For a medium sin o per at jon o r o ne in wl.k h expe:nsn must be minimized , t he pump
m.. y be omined . In thi s usc the dra ined liquid in Ihe sump is pouted through the upper
tan k. Tt4n>fer tw ice the volume of waler co nlained in the lable. i.e., if th e table I.olds 18
gallons ~nd the lower bucket holds 3 gallon s. u ansfet 12 bucketsful Or 36 gaUons 101al.
3.} FOl rull y small·scale farming any kind o f Iwo -gal1o n un, ma y be uled: Punch or drill
several small holes in a band 4rou nd rhe half.wa y mark o n each can . Fill cans to within an
inch of rhe top wilh Vermicu lite and place each ca n in a pie lin or lome kind of tr ay to
cilreh rhe overfl ow of liquid. Add "unient solutio n unti l it begin s 10 flo w out o f the
hol es. To circ ulate and aerare th e nutri ent place ca n in a bucket and pour half a ca n of
fresh nu trient solution over the Vermiculil e on ce daily . T he overflow wMch co mes o ut of
Ihe holes can be retu rn ed 10 the ju g in which rhe nume r u solution is sto re d. T he caru
have the ~dvant~ge o f being lighl ~ n d po rta ble so tha t indoor fa rmers can ocusiona.lJ,.
14ke their plants OUI in the nat ura l light duting safe ~ n d su nny I.ou rs.

NUTR IENT SOL UTIO N

Th ere are sever41 ty pes of nun ienl solu lion which m~y be used:
I .) Co m mer~ pr epa r4t ion s suc h as CAN-GRO o r HYPQNEX . Mou o f these (o nla in an
eu"lI"nl bala nce of rhose mi n" u ls necfS;~ ry for h"a!th y pot planes. Check th e label
..·hen selecting a bra nd 10 be sure rh ill i111 of the m i n e r~ll mentioned in Ihis book are
presenl . Usc ill direc ted and supplem"nt rhose mineril ls which arc lacking.
2.) Milor gilnire (co m merciall y proc"u"d hum an manure} o r uenlteed an imal manure.
Mi ~ One pnt manure w ith ten parts water . Allow to Joak overnight, then strain th ro ugh
bu rlap. Un>I. rilized manure solu tio n s ~oul d be heaeed. held at a bo il fo r flve minu tes,
allo ..-ed to cool and then strained. It is best 10 add so me ch"m ical f"rr iliz"rs 10 ma nure 10
be sur" rhat all the necenary mine rah are su pplied. Manur" solutio n shou ld only be used
if the gro wing tan k is in a shed o r gr. uh ou , ,,. It shou ld no t be used in tl." AOUS". It is
mennoned here only because so m any peopl e feel that it is impo rt ant to use nalural
organic f.nilizers. Th ey may have a poin l in th e case of crops ni sed for hu m &ll nutri ric n.
Bur it has been found Iha l t"'" pr od uct ion of high l u in content grass can be be n er
accom pl ished w ill. a ca refully progra mmed for m ula series.
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3.} Programmed formula . The mineral palance if! the growing table can be controlled 10
influence the plant ar vario us siages of growth to produce cert ain predete rmined effects
during various periods o f the plant 's life. Fo r example: b venupplying the plant with
nitrogen th rough out early life prom otes abu ndant growth whereas nitr ogen deprivation
towards maturity encou rages ru in produ ceion. Mor e about this u we gee into our sub-
j ect :

HOW TO GROW LAR GE, FAST-GROWING , SUPEASTO NING

MARIJUANA PLA NTS WITH HYDROPO NICS
Selecr only large, dark leed s. l ight green o nel are len likely to succeed . They should be
from I high-quality grus and preferably o ne wh ich cornu from a f..iTly Wlpical lo ne with
long houts of light. These influences len d to produce temporar y gene tic a1lcrati onsluch
u double U1d rriple secs of chro moso mcs which, even unde r indoor and greenhouse
conditions, may remain in the serain for several generations. The seeds can be lCarted in
th e !Vowing table . Placc seeds two inche s apar: o n to p o f the v eeesteulhe and cover wit h
U4 inch of Vermiculite . Lay a darlr. cloth or plastic co ver over the table. If yo u are
empl oying any syuem of tempe ratu re control you may raise rhe temperacu re of the table
to 100° F. for the Gn t twelve hour s (t his st imulat es rapid germin atio n). The n Icc it drop
and remain at 75° F. If you have no way to cc nteol t anlr. temperatu re, you can soak the
seedt for twelve houn in 100 ° F. water before planting. If any of t he seeds have begun to
sptOut during this pre-so ak, transfer them canfully to th e growing table with an absolute
minimum of npolure t o lighl. When doing any transpla nting (or plant surgery ) it is best
to work under green light . This lowers metabolic act ivity in rhe plant and renders it less
'Nln enble to Ihock . A green gelat in filte r m ay be placed over any ordinary ligh t sou rce.
One week after planting remove the dark cloth from the uble . If possible let the room
Icmperatu re .II so- F. while th e growing solution in che table remains at 7 SO F. Keeping
the growing med ia warme r chan the surr ounding ail' stim ulate s rapid growch and te nds to
pro duce more females than males. If you are using an artificial ligh t source you can,
te mpo raril y, Ict the exp osure cycle at 16 hou rs of light "nd J hours o f darkness followed
by 2 more hours light and an other .3 of darkncss; tota l 24 ho urs. The incerrup ti on of the
night portion of th e cycl e contr ibut es noching co the sueeessful growth of the plants , but
it docs srimulare ho rmon es which cause a larger numb er o f female plants to be produced .
Th is can be accompl ished with an aut omatic timer or manuall y. It docs not require that
you get up in the middle o f th e night to turn on t he lighcs. If yo u are grow ing you r plann
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in a closer or relat ively lightproof room , t he arti ficial day.night cycle docs not have co
coin cide with Chat of the sun . Nighc in th e growing chamber can be du ring rhe real day.
During the germinaci on per iod use plain water in the table. As more liqui d is requi red co
mainuin the mo istu re level nutrient solutio n Formula A can be gradu ally added (see
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below ). Two week s after planting drain the water from th e uble and replace ...irh un.
diluted Form ula A. At thi s rime raise the room tempe ratu re to 75° F. and lec it remain
there. Also at this time red uce th e day cycle t o ten hours and 1it0P the nocturnal inrereu p-
ncn. Th is puu th e planu o n the roa d to early mat urit y (abou t a wee k early). Persist with
the ten·hour exp osure fo r five da ys, chen establish a " d ay" o f fourte en hours . Weed out
the weaker plan ts and let the remai ning o nes be space d abou t 18 inches apart . Probably
t he only draw b,ack with hydrop onic farming is t hat plan t t issues tend to be slighcly softer
th an chose grown in soil . Supports ate recomm ended . The se can be either ca nes or
stretched cord .
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FORMULA CONT ROL

Formulae A, B ilnd C contain the elements which are required in fairly large amou nts plus
an ou nce of micronutrient concen tra te which co n tains tho se wh ich are require d o nly in
tra cu.

Boric acid ....... ..........•... .•.... . 3 gm .

Mangan ese sulfa te 4 gm.
Iron citra te ...•..............•........ I Qt .
Co pper sulfate 2 gm.
Zin c sulfate 2 gm.
Sodium molybdiltc 2 gm.
Waler 1 gal.
(It is but to use pur e d istill ed wa te r.)

Because five -gallon wa ter cooler car bo ys arc ideal (or storage o f n u trient solutions, the
follo wing Ierm ulee arc prop ort io ned for Chill amoun t :
F ormw/<lll. ( t o Iw ..~d after the scco"d ....tt,,):
POlassium nirrare ....... ....•. .......... 6 gm.
Am monium nitr;ttc 4S gm.
Calcium nitr ;ttc .......... ... ..•.... .. .. 6 gm.
POlassium ;tcid'ph osph;tlc .........•....•. 6 gm.
M;tgnuium sulf;tIC 6 gm.
Pot ;lllsium chloride . . . . . • . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 8 gm.
Po tassium sulf;ue . ..... .. ..... ......•.. 14 gm.
Micron ut rient co ncentrate . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 1 0 1 .
W;uer .... ...... ......• ........... .... 5 gal.

FormultJ B ( to br usrd 4rrc six th .... rr" ) :

Calcium nilu te ..•••.................. 12 gm.

POlauium ;tcid.ph ospha te 6 gm.
Magnesium sul(;tte ........ . . ... .•.. . .... 6 gm.
~ Pot;lllsium chloride ........... .. .. ...••. 8 gm.
• Potassium sul(;uc ...... ......•...... ... 14 gm.
Micr on ut rie nt cc ncen rrare ...•............ 1 0 1.
Water 5 gal.
Form ultJ C ( ra be!' wl C!'d 4ftr nin th ulrJ,
Calci um nilute .........•......•....... J gm.
Po tassium acid -ph c sphare 15 gm .
Magnesium sulfat e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 9 gm.
Magnesium chloridc . .•..... ...•....•.. .. 9 gm.
Micro nut rient co ncent rat e 101.
Wit er ... ........ ..................•.. 5 gal.
Thes e pre pe eat icne are aVllil ab le , re a dy mixed, from Magi c Ga rden Supply Co .,
P.O. BOll: 332 , F"air!u, Cal ifornia 94930. II s ile malr.n one gallon of each
soluti on witb micr onuteiente , 14 eiae ma lces fi ve gallons of each .
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The hydropon ic tab le shoul d be d rain ed immed iatel y before in troducin g a new [o rmula .
T wo wcch beJar, harv csd ng remov e th ree-fcu rrh s -of the water from the gTowing table .

Do nOI repleni sh Ulllu! the plants SU rf to wih. If they do rhen add just en ough ",. t e f to
perk them up . Water de privation inc re• •es . he prod uf;:ti on o f fe , in, ..ed drive s them to the
lOpS of the pla nt s.

T he formulae give n above are h• •ed upon th e ("el tha r m.tiju au pl.," " hav e different
mine r..l ~q u ircmcnu ... various Krowt h stages and also Ih • • o ver- ..nd u nde r.•uppli", o f
ce rtaie d em ents ( ;on p rom ote c1lolr aCle,i stin valuable 10 po t smo kers. The specific rcla-
tion.hips be twe en the plant's ph ysio log y an d nutrien t , herni. n y ..re ... fo tlows:
Nitr 0tl'n - Abundan cc d u ring early life pru molel ra pid lea fy gro wl h an4.,L;ma le p redo mi
nan ce. wherus a sho ruge o f th is ele ment in late r life st imulates resin prod uClio n.
PoI"-fsium -A bu ndance d u ring ea rly life ca uses planes to gro w large ..nd leafy. m ..lu ,e
early and be pred om ina n c1 y fe ma le. BUI to o muc h o f th is elemen t in I.ter life can be
har mfu l and will inhi bi t resin pr od ucl ion .
ezldum ··T o o mue h in ear ly life stunn gro wth ; too m ueh in 1. ler life inh ibi fs resi n. T he
greatest calciu m req uiremen ts occu r d uring m iddle life.
M.lg>l fSium - Abu nda nc e during early life ca uses pla nts to be talL but to o m uch will ten d
10 pro duce mo sdy ma le s. In crea sed am oun ts in la te r life st im ulal e early ma t urit y and

assist in rnin produ ct io n.

LIGHT

Although hydroponics work s well for bo th outdoor a nd indoor grow ing . it is more likel y
to be used with the la ll er . If so . the plan ts may be illum ina ted ei ther b y filt ered sunlight
in a green house Or by artifi d all ight . I f you are constructing you r own green ho use do nOI
usc ord inary wind ow glass- it filters 0 1,1 1 mo st of the essenti al ultr aviole t light necessary
for phot o s ynthes is. Use green ho use glass. wh ich i...v..ilable from an y greenho use equi p.
rnent and suppl y hou se. If you wish 10 concur your plan ts fro m the eye. of ou tsiders,
co ver the inside of the gla ss with t ra nslucent pol yelh ylen e or c..st viny l shee ting . BOil. o f
these adm it rhe p rope r ligh t : polye lh ylc ne is the least e ~pensi ¥c of Ihe two . bu t vinyl iro
the more durable. Th ese mue rialro rna)' he lo ca ted un der " Plast ics" in the yellow pages o f
mo n ci ty tel eph one dire ct or ies o r o rde red from Edm un d Sc ien tific Co .• 600 Edscorp
Bldg.• Barr ingt on . N.J . 08007. Be route tha i your gree nhou roe li:et , a fu ll d..y of rounlight. If
il does nOI yo u shou ld sup plem en t will. arti ficial lighl .

ARTIFICIAL LIGHT

Fo r several rearoons artificial Iighl ir; bes t for li:rowing h ili:h pOle ne y m . riju a na pl..nt s.
Rem em ber : abn ormal grow ing ccnditicns m u.t be em ployed to p rod uce ab nor mally
pow erf ul gra n . T here ar e man y uniqu e ..nd infe re sling m elh od s o f art ificia l illu min atio n
wh ich have been nperim ented with in the paS!. Some o f th ese inclu de Ihe Ule o f co lo red
m ten, sunla m ps, mer cur y vap or tubes e tc. Th ese are Ih o ro ughly d escribed in 'flI t' CVI'7(·
pktc ez"''' clbis Cu /t iw to ' ( riC e ad o n ba lk co ve r). Afte r m uch trial an d error un der
carefull y co ntlolled conditions we have co ncludt d Ihal Ihe be st le w-price d ligh l so ur ces
arc the Svlvania wide-spe ctrum 4 Q-watl G RO·LUX lamps. whi ch COst 1 2.9 9 each al Su rs
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Rceb uck , o. ~n y co m merc ial cq uiy~ lcn t . suc h u 4O-w~u NAT UR ·E SCENT tubes, avail-
..ble fro m Edmund Scientific Co., 600 Edscorp 81dg.• Barrington. N.J . 080 07,. 1 113 ,00
pCT SCi of fo ur lu bes. All of the se fil sta ndard Fl uore scen t fiu uru . O rdinHy fluorescent
GRO· LUX tubes pred ominantly emit light fro m the blue po n io n of the spectr um. but
widc' , pK ITum I. mps also emit a sU bsta nti" l ..moun t of rcd light. Th ese two Ie ind. of light
serve u p.'.!' fun ct ion s in plant growth . Blue light regulat es respir at io n and sti mu l.lc.
lu f growth , especially d uring th e seedling stage. Red light peom orea 1,1... luf n d flower
developmen t . Many indoor f". men claim tha t fo r the m ost spec tacu lar result s you elln
inse rt o rdi nary fluo rescen t. or blue-spect rum GRO- LUX lamps into the lIx lur es for th e
first nine wee h . After th ~t switc h over to "":ide'5pen rum r~mps. Th e ou tco me of th is
p N:l n d ur e, the y S;ty, will be lu sh foliage. nrly mat urit y. well-d eveloped to ps ~nd hig h
resin conten t. AI the time of Ihi. printing ou r o wn resn with this possib ili ty ;tre no t
s..t hf;t ({o rily com pleted. If· an y ad venr u ro us experime nte rs care 10 tr y it. be sure to gro w
.. co nrrol cro p to leu it ag..inat. We are alw ays h~pp y to hear about an y u nique ex peri-
men u you h~ve tried . Inrer esting let ten will be a nswe red with fr ee gifts fro m STO N E
KINGDOM . When w ide.spC'(: lrum la mps wer e nOI ava ibble a co mmo n puctice w.s 10
su pplemen t the red light defi cie nc y with one 7S·w~ n incandescent glo be fo r eve ry
4o-w ..n Ilucrescem . Many pla nt ph ysio logisu insist Ihat this proced ure do es not pr o vide
en o ugh of th e righl kind of re d Iighl and mo re infr a-red ligh t tha n is healehy for molt
pl;tnu . Yet m;tny fa rmers m~ inta in t h ~ t rh is pr ~ c t ice wor ks well ~ n d they co nrinue 10
e m ploy il. If you try it rem ember that mo lt inc~n desce n l b m ps beg in 10 decrea se the ir
light out put ..Ire r 400 ho urs o f use ~ n d . hou ld be c h ~ nge d ;tt this t ime. Sylvani~
GRO ·L U X lam ps give full brigh tness for 18.000 ho ur s. but tut ning Ihem on and off
sholl ens their life. When d uk rings siul 10 for m at the e nd s of th e tu bes il is time 10
c h;tnge them . If your gro w ing sp ~n will no t ecccmmcda te th e 48· inch le ngth o f a
4 ()' w~ u tu be , they ~re av..i1 ~ble in . ho ne r lengl hs wilh correspo nd ingly lo we r wattage.

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ARRANGEMENTOF LIGHTING
If you are gro win g you r plan ts under artificial Illu mi nation, you will want to get th e
max imum efficie ncy fro m your ligh t so urces. Assum ing Ih al you ar e using a closet fo r a
gro wing ch..mb er , follo w rhere inu ruct io ns for best result s:
I. ) Line you r clos et 110'.. 11. with alumin um fo il o r a t In sl pain t the m wh ite. D..rk walls
ab so rb much of the ligln.
2.) PI..ce the fluorescenl lube . aboul fo ur o r five inches apa rt o n a plywood board wh ich
has bee n CUI 10 Ihe dim ensio ns of Ihe c ham be r a nd co vere d wirh fo il o r pai nle d wh ile.
H..ng Ihis in your closet on a pulley. A. the planu grow you u n keep the lighl ban k
abo ur eigb te en inches above thd r to ps.
3.) Whe n th e plan u gel rully rall rh e lower leaves will be too far from th e ligh t 10 receive
much illu mina tio n. As see n as th ese bo t to m leaves sta rr 10 wither the y . ho uld be br oke n
off, dri ed and smoked. O the rwise th ey will a bso rb m uch of rhe resin which i. tryi ng to
reach th e lOpS. At Ihis time a few fluo rescent lighlS m ay be placed 1.10ng the clos et wlolls
10 help illu min ate the mid dle an d lo wer foli age.
4.) The lighlS . hould not be left o n fo r 24 hou r. a da y. Th is cou ld kill yo ur pb nu , o r 1.1
best cause rhern neve r 10 ml.lure. Du ring ear ly life 16 ho urs a day i. ideal. Th is will
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pro mote fun growth and lu f development . But from the second or third week o n 14
no un is belt. Some grow t H who wish to accelerate matur ity keep the light ~t iod down
to 1 2 houn a day. Less th an this can seriously inhibit ru in produ ction .

PRODUCING MOSTLY FEMALES

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Althovgh both male and female planu contain the resins which g CI you h igh, the female
ten ds 10 be the mot e co mpetent at producing then substances. f or Ihis Ttuon-especiall y
with small·sulc indoo r far ming - it is de sirabl e to hav e u man y fem ale s and as few males
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u possi ble . And it is possib le. Under normal co nditions a seed is almos t u likd y to
produce a pial'll of one In u the other. During the seedling suge the balance o f th e
male.produ cing en~ymn ..gainsl th e Female.producing enl ymcs decides what Ihc sex of
the pla nt will be. II is a balance so delicate rhae even slight abnorma liti es of enviro nmen t
ca n sway the decisio n. Ju was poin ted ou e in the seere n tid ed " For mu la Con tro l,"
oyerabundan ces of nilrogen and poussium during eatly life te nds to prod uce a high
pro po rli on of females , Con versely , an overdose of calcium or magne sium shifts Ih .. nl io
in fayo r of th e mal..s, Drastic ally alte ring the normal day/nighl cycle ca n also infl u..nee
th e le X "choice" o f a pia nt . Shortening the day span to seven ho ut s causes plants to
pro d uce blossom s o f t he o pposite sex. T his phenomenon ca n be ex pl oi ted to breed seeds
wh ich will ha ve a genet ic inclina tion to wards becoming f..male plant s. Thi s tech niq ue is
thoro Ulhly de scribed in The Complctt Ca,.,,.,<l bis C..ltiV<l to, (sec ad on bad cov..r). Since
th e seyen·hour day must be mainta ined rhr cughcue th e life of the pla nt a lo w resin cou nt
us ually results . Th e inletJuple d night and programmed formula meth ods. how ever . if
carri ed o ut as in structed , do not hi nde r the m anufact ure o f resin •.

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SYMPTOMS, CAUSES, AN D CURES J
FOR MINER AL eEFI CIENCIES AND OV ERDOSE!

If all of the dement i lined in th is book are accounted for in th e for mu lae. th er e shou ld
be no nutritional pro blems. It i. still wise . howeyer , 10 k..e p an eye o n you r plants fo r
signs o f m ineral deficie ncy a t overdosage. The following is a list of sym ptoms, cau ses, and
cures . Correction s for mineral deficiency must be a pplied with cautio n be ca use o f the
del ical e min en l bal ance invol ved in the prognmmed formula series. The assumpl ion here
is tha t aU ot he r fac to rs suc h as light ing, wa ter and air temperature are in pr oper o rder.
Yello wing of older leaYCI=nitr ogen s~ o rta,e . Since f orm ula A ineenrion ally over dos es
nit roge n a Ihortage canno t occur ar thi s nlge. But since the ninth week formula starv es
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th~ plant of Ihis dem ent you will have to war ch fo r deficie ncy sym ptoms. No more than
two gr ams of ammoniu m nit rate per five gallo ns of nu trient solutio n sho uld co rrec t th e
conditio n with o ut seriously diu urbi ng the fo rmul a ba lance.

Older leaves sligh tly yellowed follo wed in a few days with auk grayish brown sp Ots along
the leaf edge ep orassium defid ency. The program sho uld supply more than ample pot " s-
sium during t he fint nine weeh. If deficiency occ urs afle r th is lim e add three grams of
pota ssium acid-phos phate pcr five gallons nut rient solution.
Yellow ing of you nger le aves wh ich soo n cue- no s to th e wh ole pla nt :::sulfur defici ency . Silt

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gram s potassium su lfa te per five gallon s d uring fint nine weeks o r sia gram s magnesium
sul fate after that.

Buds rail 10 de velop and fine root hair s wilr ecalc jum deficiency. Th ere should be enou gh
in th e fo rmula, but if sym ptoms occur du ri ng th e fu st six weeks ad d thr ee grams calciu m
nit rat e per five gallo ns nutr ient. Betwe en sixth and ni nth weeks usc six grams calciu m
ph osphate. After tha t use three gu.ms calciu m ph osph at e.

Yellowing of ol de r lea ves ar ound the vein s, quickly spreading to the wh ole pla nt ; veins
have varicose app eaeaecee magnesium short age. Add six grams magnesium sulfale per five
gallon s nutr ient. Magnesium deficie ncy can no t occ ur with Form ula C beca use t he dosage
is int entionally high . In fa" d uri ng th is lim e you should wat ch OUI for m agnesium
overdose. Sy m pto ms of th is' are pale gree n leaves with br ow n w ill ing at the edges. If th is
occ u rs CU t Ihe bu it qUilnti ly o f magnesium sal;s in lialf fo r o ne week ..nd th en br ing il
grad uall y up again. Th is c..n be easily a"o mplished by dra ining ha lf o f yo ur ta nk and
then repla cing the draine d liq uid s wilh a spec ial preparati o n of Formula C wh kh contains
no magnesiu m salIS. After that yo u can co ntinu e with regu lar repla cem ent s of normal
Form ula C prepaurio n.

Yellow ing of yo unger leaves wirh vark ole a pp earanceeircn deficie ncy. Plilnt o nly needs
era ces , but befor e add ing an y iro n co m po unds you sho uld chec k th e acidil Y of the
nut rien t solu ricn. The plant s will have difficulty ..bsorbing iron if the pH factor uteeds
8. If th is is the c... e add diJul e sulfu ric acid (3 p..rts , cid, 7 par IS wa ter) until pH is no rma l
(pH 5·7). If al1t:.Jinit y il nOI t he cause o f the pr oblem add o ne ou nce of micron ulrlnt

I ccnce nreare per five gallons nutri ent sohuio n. If de fiden t y sym pto ms persist after o ne
week dissolve 1/2 gra m of iron sulfa te in 1/2 cu p of water wilh a few dr op s o f sulfu ric
I acid and add this amo unt to eat h five gallons of nutrient solu t io n.

Yellowi ng of all the leaves; lurning br ownish o ra nge Iilter; roo ts appear shorler th ..n
normal in their la leral spread and are swo llen at the ir end se chlorin e defi cien cy . If the
pre scrib ed ..mounts of potassium or mag nesium chloride are ind uded in Form ulae A, B
and C th is deficiency ca nn ot possibly occur.

Leaves 10 0 small, wrinld ed at edges and yellow around veins ; nOI many leaves at bcrrom
and possibly o nly at top ; large gap s between on e leaf brant" and the nea re aine defi-
ciency. These sy mptoms are m ose likel y to oc cu r when plant is four to six weeks ol d. The
pla nts d ~ no t absorb th is ele ment yery well if the pH facto r is above 8. Conett pH as
described abo ve. O the rwise add o ne ounce micrcnurriene per five gallon s nutrien t .
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Swelling ;lna cr4cking a' base of stern e xposing dr y rorr ed in!id c =bor on de ficie ncy . Add
o ne o unce m icr o n utr ient conccn rra re per five gallo m nu trie nt solu tio n.

Yel lowi ng be-I wee n Ih e ve in~ of the midd le part of the pla nr,li/.lcr affecti ng rhe' top le aves
100 ; ne w leaves wi ll be lw isltd =molybdcnum short age. Whe n l.1rgc .mo un u o f am-
moni um nitrate arc used .n in Fo rm ula A the yello wing ma y nOI occu r. bue th e Iwisli ng
will. If the pH (;tuo, is nOI al fault add One ounce mic ron utrie nt P"" five gallons nut eienr .
Witho ut molybde num the pla n! ca n not properly uriliee nitr oge n in cell growlh.

Whenever an y chemic ..ls ar C lidded to t he nut ric nt solu tio n les t th e pH fact oT. On ce eve ry
two weeks run a ro u tine ICst of both ... ci di ly and all of the maj or ele meees. Sail II'S! kin
;1. '1: a"a it. ble ~t Sea rs Roeb uck o r ;l.ny nu rsery ;l.nd cost abo ut 17. Th ere are man y othe r

impo rl;l. n( th ings 10 kn ow aboue growing supergrolSs. suc h ;l.S har vesting for maximum
~s i n prod uction ~ n d re te ntio n. Th ese are disc usse d in d et~i1 in n... C"rnplnt" c.." " abis
Culrivaror (see ;l.d on back cover).

EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN

In so me P;l.r(S of Mel<ico Iarm ers sim ply Slic k th e marijua na seeds in the so il and depart
unt il h ~rVCSl time. But th ey ar c vny cau tious that the mo on is right fo r pl~nting . II
should. m OSI m oo n-co nscious fumer s say, be full ~nd in ~ w~ ret sign (Sco rpio , Pisces or
Cancer ). El<p"rime nt s in whi ch pe op le pr~ y ed over p l ~nts ind ica te t h"'t pra yer is beneficial
to pla ne growth , Perh~ps lhe pl~ n ts j ust ~ p precia.(e tha.t someo ne c~,cs eno ugh (0 pu y.
Vegetable life see ms to be qu ite sensi tive to good ;l.nd b~d vibu tio ns. EEG (elec tr o.
e nce pha log raph) test s le nd su p po rt to th e green th umb co nce pt. A former po lice lie
de tector uper t fo und thai w he n viole nt ~ nd neg~ti ve fcclings wer e being e xpe rie nce d o r
whe n pai n w ~ s being inflicted upon an y ~nim al life. pl ~nt s in the immed ia te vicinil Y
sho wed di sl urb ed p~t(er n s o n th e EEG. Man y po t hr mcrs d ;l.i m th ~t pla ying music fOl
pl;l.n lS improves th em in v~ riou s w",ys. Som e say Ih at a stcad y die e of situ m usic aug·
ment a resin pr od uct ion. II is pr ud e nt no t to ge t tOO strung out o n an y of the se cla ims. bUI
it is also wise nOI 10 scoff a t th ern 100 read ily .
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HOW TO GROW POT PLANTS

TH AT DON'T LOOK LI KE MA RIJ UANA

It is Iu s expens ive foi the United Statts to import various kinds of hemp fiber fro m suc h
distant places as the Philipp ines than it is to grow her own. Duri ng wart ime. however, the
normal water lanes m ay be c ut off o r enda ngered. For th is re ason a few American farmers
have been given pe rmits to raise cannabis crops fo r seed. In the event of a large.sule war
the narion will always have an abundan ce of he mp seed ready for plilnting. The se seeds
arc harvested annually and the rest o f the plant is plowed under. After six years sto rage
most can nabis seed s are no longer viable. The outdn cd supply is sterilized and sold as
canary food. Th e U.S. and several ot her co ncerned institutions freque ntly have spo nsored
expe rimental research with hemp growing.
Shortly after America entered World War II, a pair of investigators tried to prod uce an
improved h ybrid by graft ing cann abis plants onto the roo tstocks of hops (Hwm w/us
lwpwlws). Hops is the on ly near relat ive of marij uana. Ie even produces a mildly narco tic
resin, lupuline, which is chemically akin to THe. Since ho th plants have similar chemistry
as well as being members o f t he same family, it was reaso nable to assume that the graft
had il good chance o f succeeding. But it failed. However , when the situ ation was reversed
_ that is. when hops vines were grafted o nto cann abis rootstocks- not on ly was the
tran sfer successful, but the leaves of the matured hop plant ' con tained as much cannabi·
nol resins as the original marijuana plan ts would have produced. In other words what you
come up wit h is a thi rt y.foot ·long veget able which to all observers looks like an ordin ary
law.abiding hops vine, but which secruly co ntains all the sloning chemistry of high
qualit y po t. Apparently the resin produ cti on of marijuan a originates in the roo ts. A l-
though the government felt that this botanical pbeno menon could contribut e nOlhing t o
the war effort many heads are likely to find value in a "marijuana" plant which can
escape the notice of the narcs because it app ears to be anot her plant (see comparative
illustration ).

HOW TO GRAFT HOPS TO MARIJUANA

Although t here are nu merous meth ods of grafting, the ground-level wedg!: graft is de-
scribed here because it is the kind used in the original experiments described abo ve and it
leaves showing the least possible amount of actual marijuana (about an inch and a half of
stem and no foliage).
1.) Constru ct o r procu re a large flat bed no less than six inches deep and fill nearly t o thc
top with good soil which has an acidit y between pH 5 and 7. Work in scrne manure, but
not too much, and d o not use any high nitrogen chemical fertili zers as this will lessen the
survival chances of the grafts
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Use flower pou and follow the same soil and depth requ irements de scribed above
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Use the site on which yo u pla n to grow you r per- hop vines
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If yo u with to attempt th is proje ct in il hydr oponic gl ow in g table use a mcderar e nitr ogen
formu la. HYPONEX is fine. If you m i ~ your own nUlTi tnt usc a prtpahl ion similar 10
Formula B described in the art icle on h ydroponics in th is manual. Do nOI use For mula A
or C i t Ihi s tim e o r you r grafts ma y pcrhh.
2.) Having chosen one of th ese grow ing places. plant seeds from the very best marijuana
yo u can gel yo ur hands o n. Highest quality Michnacan , h nama Red . Vietnam o r Aca -
pul co Gold are pre ferred. Because of environmental influen ces ;loy of these arc likd y (0
be nnu ral triploid 01 tet ra plo id varie ue s, Ihit is, th ey may have o ne o r two clttn. sets of
chro mosomes. Such muta nts not only produce mere resin, bu t arc also larger, health ier
and more likely to survive graft ing.
3.) As the plants grow weed ou t th e inferior o nes which tend to crowd the o thers. By 4 S
da ys from the ti me of planting they should be spaced abo ut ten inche s apart, or one to a
flower pot.
4 .) At the same time d .at you start the marijuana also plant hop seeds. Choose one of
n yual polypl oid variet ies available .It most seed hou ses. Follow th e Slomt wil and plant.
ing instru cti ons as for marijua na.
5.) When t he plants are 45 days old lay some kind of marker (a toothpick or matchstick
will do) .II th e ba st o f each marijuana plant parallel to the cot yledons (the unserrat ed fin t
leaves thu came out o f th e seed). With a single.edge ru or blad e sever these plann below
the coty ledo ns. about an inch and a half above the ground (Fig. 1). Discud or smo ke the
upper portion of th e plants.
6.) Seytr all of th e h ops plants at app rox imat ely the same point. Make sure that at least
an inch of stem extends below the co tyle do ns to th e point o f severance . Upr oot and
diiCard th e lower portion of these plants.
7.) Split each marijuana stem about 112 inch downward from the point of seveeanee.
Make th is split per pendicular to the marker which represents the directi ons in which th e
co tyledons extended from the stem (Fig. 2).
8.) Cut a slant about 1/2 inch long at the base of each hop stern. Malee the cut perpen -
dicular to the coty ledo ns of th e hop scion ( Fig. 3).
9.) Insert the op scion into the split in the muijuana stock so that the slanted wedge-
wound o f the hop makes direct cc nrace with o ne side of the split-wou nd in the marijuana .
Allow about 1116 inch of th e hop's slanted wound to show above the severance point of
the marijuana stock.
10.) Bind th e graft with flat grafting raffia. about midwa. y betw een the t op and boerom of
th e split.
11.) Smu r graft suler around th e wound. Guft sealer a.nd binding raffia are a.va.ila.ble
from man nurseries.
12.) Allow the wo und dr euing to rema. in on the plants for about ten day s. During th is
time be sure that the plants receive adequate wate r and are not exp osed t o the h ot sun for
long periods. TRANSPLANTONE can be added to t he first water to lessen the shock of
the graft.
13.) After ten days remove the dressing. The surge ry shoul d now be satisfactorily he.:aled.
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14.) Aft er . n addiriona l len d" y. the " hop" vine m. y be tr,,'''p1.on {cd 10 i l~ fi " ..1 ~I ow i n~
site. Th e vine s sho uld be pl..need " t lc..st fou r f.·.·t ;,op. ' ! ..nd given .. (.-ne,' or prd cr. bl)· ..n
arb or all wl> ich to clim b. Th e le..vcs , ..n be h..rye,I.'d. d, kd ..nd ~ Inoh d in fl." ' ''"1<'
m a n ne r a s rnanJu ..n...

It is n o t the ..ut hor 's pl..cc to ..d vi." wheth er D. nOI you wo uld be brc..king th e l;o w by
o w ning c"n n" bin" lcd hop vinc s. No . uch c......· h... ,'vn b" ,," tested in th e " O U t h, h is
un lik ely 11. .., n... co lk • • gents wo uld ever disco ver you r send ..nd if th ey did il is vn y
possible ch..t yo u would evcnt u..l1y win your ' .!;C. But th is cou ld b.' co.dy .nd rime-
co ns u m ing. Th e ha ..l e o f st .. nd in g t r i..l c..n in m. ny w" ys be w ur lo<: 11. .." t he pcn..l ty. A l ~,
bur in m in d ,1."1 il i. iUc g..1 in th e U nit" d St ..l<'S to gro w the rn .. rij u..n.. ,,:edling~ req uired
in m" king th is gufl .
Th e ho ps frui l is used in beer m ..ki ng ..s .. n"v o ring. If ..ny rc..d..·rs ..re inl..· ...· 'le d in horn e
br cwing they m ighl n y the frui t o f " po nco" hop' for .. uniq ue e~ pe rie nc e in beer
d rinking. Th ose wh o d o ..re wilrn cd th ..t bee r ..1' 0 ce nt..ins the lo ~ in ..I"llho l,

PR OOUCI NG SUPERIO R BREEDS OF MARIJUANA

Me nt io n h"s ..Ire..d y be..n m ..de o f m ..riju..n.. pol yp lo id •. T he, e ..re supe rio r pl"n t' which
""rry utn s..u o f ch ro moso mes. T hey »re l..rge r. he"lt hier . ..nd richer in re sin th an
no rnul d ip lo id s. Pol y plo ids ei the r occ ur n..tur..lIy ", " result of e nviro nme nl o r ca n be
ind uced by ere..tment wit h colc hicine, a toxic subsraee derived fr om s..(f ro n. T o acco mp -
lish th is di sso lvc one p.." colchicine in one hun d red part, d ist illcd war cr and soak th e
seeds in Ih i, solution fo r tw elve ho ur, ilt 100° f . befor e pl..nti ng. Co lch icine is l o~ic to
bo sh h uma n, and pl:o.nts. Handl e it w ith e vtre me care. Wea r ru bb e r glo ves, " nd d on ' , gel
an y in yo ur mo ut h or eye~. Whe n tra nsferring the lee ds to th e ger min..nng bed, use
tw ee zer s. bUI "ppl)' very ge nlle pressur e an d grip the seed by,j ts sides rath e r than ito edge.
St "rt i t lu st one h un d red seeds in thi, ex pe rime nt. A I..rge pcrce nl"ge o f the seeds an d
see d lings ""iIl 1lttlt survive tre ..tmenr wit h this po werful subsl..nee. but m ..ny of thos e
wh ic h d o ... i11 becom c polvploids. Th ese ..re c1u rly re.:-ogn iuble. Th e y h..ve d..rker.
fi rmer ilnd th ic ker foli" ge th..n Ih e ord in..ry v..rie ties. Al, o t he flowers, polle n gr..ins ..nd
seeds ..re m uc h I..rger . Th ese pl.. nts will be eir h..r Iriploids (Ih ree sets of c h ro moso mes ).
telr;lplo id . \ fo ur 'CIS ). or pent ..plo id. lfi ve "'IS }, Of these the tc tr..plo id is usu ..lIy prefe r-
able b..c..use il h ". even sets of c hromosomn ..nd t he refor..' reprod ucn best. Th er e is
som e evidence, how eve r. th ..t Ihl' tr iploid h..s " slighlly hig he r resin co un t th a n th ..
tet r" ploid . eet rid o f "II non- poly plo id..l pl..nts before m "lurit y so l h" l no diplo id m" les
"cc idenu lly pollin" le "ny po ly plo id (l·m"les. T o rel ..in their su perior ch..racr er tstic s in
fu tu re "e ne ra tio ns polvploids should cross ollly with ot her po lyploi d" Some ove rly
cautious writers hoi. " w ",ned "g... inst .moking colchieine-Ire ..red pl" nrs. T hey suggest th "l
the gro wer w..il unril .. second geneution of pl" nl is produce d. This ciulion m,,}' be
ippl iubJe whe re the old ..r seed lings or near- mature plants hi ve bee n ex pose d to t he
che m iul. T h.. amoun t which .. see d mig hl ..bsorb. however, wou ld b.. negligibl e when
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diffused t hrough an entire plant. Besides this most of the colchicine will have been
dissipated aft er several month s of growth . Colchicine is somewhat difficult to obt ain. It is
sometimes employed as a trea tmen t for gout and is usually sold o nly by prescription.

STIMULATING GROWTH WITH HORMONES

Another chemical which can be used on plants is the gro wth st imulant gibberellic acid. It
is available under the following commercial names: Gibberellen . Big Grow, G.A., Big
Tabs, Gibrel, Brellin. Plant Shoot , and Gib.Sol. It encour ages plants to rake more mcis-
ture into thei r tiuuu and become la ~e r with more profuse foliage. Thia.-gives the plant
more leaf area for photosynthesis and augment s both the quant ity and quality of the
harvest. Use it as the part icular brand indicates o n the label. Begin application while the
plant is in its seedling Slage. h s effect wears off afte r a while so it is uecessary to apply
regularly every few weeks. Th e planes should get no less than fourteen hours of light per
day. The lower leaves should be pruned as soo n as flower stalks appear so tha t the resin
co ncentratio n goes to the; top. Gibberellic acid treat ments may slightly delay mat urity
and limit flower production. h s use sho uld be terminated at the time of pruning. This
discontinuation also aids resin prod uction by lessening the absorpt ion of wal er into the
plant .

A MODERN MIRAC LE

Good qua.lity grass can be made even better by milting it in a co ffee can with an equal
apparent volume of dry ice. Leave one small pinho le in the coin's plaiti c co ver for evapora·
tion of the carb on dioltide gas and put the can in a freezer to dela y the melting o f the dry
ice. After a few days the dry ice will be gone and the grass will be several times strOnger
than it was before . How this works is still a mystery . It is possible that the combination
of carbon dioxide and extreme cold sub dy alters the molecular struct ure o f some of the
less poten t or ne e-po ten t i50mers in the plant 's THC resin compIe• . For example if one
of the isomers - CH(CH) HCH, )4CH) were co nvert ed to - CH(CH) )(CH1 )5CH) it would
have three and a half t imes it s original po tency.
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Both amateur and professional scient ists, tec hnologists and agriculcuraJ experimenters
labor relen tlessly to bring you bigger and bett er highs. At. new discoveries are made Stone
Kingdom will see thn the public is informed of them. But let us not become tOO
dependent on highs which originate outside of ou rselves. Remembe r: the biggest. best and
most perm:anent high comes from within. It takes Sime. work . knowledge and devot ion to
acqui re and mu ter this do rmant native high. But it is wor th it ! May the Breath of God be
ours forever. - MIS.

PUBLISHED BY:

FlASH MAi l O RDER

P.O. BOX 144 16 e MOTA WEST 1983
PHllA., PA. 19115
REPRINTED MARCH 1983