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After answering the same questions over and over, several denizens of the newsgroup alt.drugs.pot.cultivation (a.d.p.c) started to save their answers and re-post them in standard response. This archive began as a collection of those responses.

There's no simple answer to the question, "How does one grow good pot?"
It's too big, to broad.

New growers must quietly do research on the subject and build a base of knowledge. With a general understanding of the total process, a grower can begin the journey to becoming a true indoor closet cultivator. As events occur in the growth of the garden and gardener, intelligent and specific questions may be asked of the newsgroup.

Experienced veterans may even discover a thing or two around here. :)

grow on...


!! Newbie Resources !!
This is an HTML'd version of the !! Newbie Resources !! "FAQ" which is regularly posted to alt.drugs.pot.cultivation. Describes a general plan of attack for launching into a self-education of cannabis cultivation. An abundance of good cultivation links.

Indoor Yield-O-Rama
Latest version of the Y-O-R. Last updated 6/5/98. Also see this Y-O-R Watts to Yield Graph from data in the YOR. Highest and lowest entries removed. Includes ALL entries as of 4/10/97.

Alternative Newbie Resources
"Kill Two Birds and Get Stoned" - This work-in-progress by Ratchet is for first-timers who want to travel the path of least resistance. It is the combined work of three folks. This represents their opinion of how to bring a newbie harvest from start to finish. "The Newbie Resources for the impatient." - Ratchet

New Grower's Guide
A really simple and basic introduction to growing marijuana.


What kind of light should I use?
A discussion of various types of lights and their assets & liabilites.

How do I tell the females from males?
Determining the sex of the plant is one of the most common problems for new growers. Here's what you need to do. ALSO: Check out this great illustration of male and female flowers.

How do I clone my females?
An detailed description of how to clone marijuana by taking cuttings using rockwool.

How do I prune my plants?
Explains how and why you might want to prune or trim your growing plants.

How many ml in a tsp ?
A liquid measurement conversion chart. If you need to convert ounces to millilitres, here's the info you need.


Extreme Anonymity with nym.alias.net
pH's explanation of how to set up an anonymous email alias at nym.alias.net and use it to post to newsgroups such as alt.drugs.pot.cultivation. This tutorial is for PC/Wintel users. It requires the use of PGP encryption and editing mail headers.


GROWING-GUIDE LINKS:

Marijuana Grower's Handbook
Online version of Ed Rosenthal's Marijuana Grower's Guide: Indoor/Greenhouse edition. Brought to you by the Finnish Cannabis Association.


N.P.Kaye's Marijuana Cultivation Archive
http://npkaye.home.ml.org