Marijuana - the cultivatror's handbook

229 Pages·1979·19.616 MB·English

by  Drake, Bill

The
Cultivator’s
Handbook
of
Marijuana

The
Cultivator’s
Handbook
by
Bill Drake

Copyright © 1979 by Bill Drake
Photograph page 32 from An Old Guy
Who Feels Good by Worden McDonald.
Other photographs copyright © 1979 by
Bob Harris.
Illustrations on pages 99, 100, 107, 108,
109, 162, 163, 166, 167, 168, 169
copyright © 1970 by Terry Rutledge.
Illustrations on pages 102, 110, 111, 187
copyright © 1979 by Susan Neri.
Photographs by J. W. Fairbairn used by
permission.
Wingbow Press books are published and
distributed by Bookpeople, 2940 Seventh
St., Berkeley, California 94710.
All rights reserved. No part of this book
may be reproduced by any means, for any
purpose, without the prior written
consent of the publisher.
Revised and Expanded Edition; August
1979
The material in this book is presented as
information which should be available to
the public. The publisher does not
advocate breaking the law. However, we
urge readers to support N.O.R.M.L. (2317
M St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037) in
its efforts to secure passage of fair
marijuana legislation.
ISBN: 914728-31-8
Library of Congress
Cover and text design by
Michael Patrick Cronan.
Typography by Robert Sibley.
Chapter One
Marijuana and Chapter Two
the People The Marijuana Plant
History of the Plant 13 Overview of the Plant 35
Traditional Cannabis Products 15 Sexuality in Marijuana Plants 38
Myths — Facts and Fiction 18 Marijuana Resins 40
Creation of the Marijuana Menace 20 Male Cannabis 40
Winning Against Crazy Law 23 Female Cannabis 45
Mothers Need Not Fear 26 Outer Space Marijuana 48
Marijuana, an Herb for the Aging 32
Cannabis Foils Sinister Plot 33
Chapter Three
Marijuana and
the Land
Soil, Water, Nutrition, & Environment 50 The Indoor Atmosphere 67
General Soil Principles 51 Water Requirements for Cannabis 68
Installing a Drainage Line 52 Enriched Water for Enhanced Growth 70
Problems of Site Selection 54 The Carrotometer 70
Regional Soils, Their Character 55 The Black Feast 70
Regional Soil Deficiencies 58 Soil Moisture and Water Uptake 71
The Outdoor Environment 58 City Backyard Cultivation 72
Preparing an Outdoor Plot 59 Preparing the Backyard 75
Mound Planting 60 Soil Temperature at Sowing 76
Working with Soil 60 Enzymes and Sex 77
Indoor Soils 64 Deficiency Signs 79
Sterilizing Soil 64 An Effective Leaf-feeding Supplement 81
Containers for Indoor Growing 67 Chemical Nutrient Formulations 83
Bottom Heating Effects 89
Crop Protection 90
Soilless Cultivation 92
Hydroponic Outdoors 94
A Gravity Feed Design 95
Chapter Four Chapter Five
Working with Marijuana and
Young Marijuana Plants the Light
The Good Seed 96 Introduction to Light 120
Additives and Hormones 98 Daylength and Growth 122
Planting the Seed 99 Growing Where You Are 122
Seedling Growth 99 Equatorial and Temperate Strains 123
Germinating Flats 102 Spread a Little Light 126
Germinating in Containers and Cubes 103 Characteristics of Light 129
Preparation for Transplanting into Soil 104 Regulating Flowering 129
Transplanting the Seedling 106 Light Energy Problems 129
Planting on the Planetary Diagonal 110 Fluorescent Lights 130
Planting in Peat Pots 110 Positioning 133
Hardening Young Plants 112 Caring for Fluorescents 135
Protecting Seedling from Heat 112 Calculating Wattage Level 136
Pruning for Mass and Potency 112 A Subatomic Excursion 136
Heavy Head Production 114 Available Sunlight 137
Inhibiting Vertical Growth 114 Principles of Indoor Lighting 138
Producing Potent Seedlings 115 Some Effects of Varying Daylengths 140
Figuring Your Electric Bill 141
Cannabis Plant Responses to Daylength 142