Many of the products available for a variety of these cultivation techniques purport to be organic, using phrasing like ‘derived from organic materials’ or ‘contains all-natural ingredients’. These products are certainly capable of contributing to an ample harvest. However, using organic nutrients as a separate entity from a grow medium itself is far from natural, no matter the merit of any claims made.

Plants, including cannabis, evolved specific strategies for prosperity long before humans intervened. These strategies are based on utilizing nutrients made available via organisms found in the soil around their roots, not aqueous nutrients that abuse roots with blitzkrieg force-feedings.

This is why the best organic nutrients for cannabis are the ones contained in a healthy soil mix from the start. A complementary water-only approach thus remains about as close to nature as you can get with an indoor garden. The only role you need to fill is one of a rain cloud.

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Aside from the inherent advantages to yield quality, starting with a soil grow is a great way for beginners to get in touch with the plant. The less variables new gardeners have to control, the better their chances of success and the richer the learning experience is in regard to the fundamentals of growing.

With nutritional requirements fulfilled by a quality soil mix, a successful garden is dependant on just a few other vital factors: air, water, light, dark, and a seed (or clone). Horticultural grow tents are a great way to create an ideal environment for your garden if you don’t have a spare room!

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Certain jurisdictions-most recently Washington D.C.-have legalized cannabis possession and use, but not its sale. Elsewhere, in states such as Colorado or Washington, those with a disability may have difficulty traveling to a recreational shop or medical dispensary.

In an effort to emphasize legal limitations, authorities in Washington D.C. have adopted a new motto: ‘Home use. Home grown’. In many cases well outside our nation’s capital, this suggestion offers the best solution for access to safe medicine. A simple in-home garden can provide a steady supply of cannabis and organic methods produce the highest quality yields.

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Without the extended flowering time of classics such as Durban Poison, Chocolope, or Super Lemon Haze, the unique soaring sativa effect simply cannot be achieved. When it’s time to harvest, uplifting notes of citrus and pine will make the bit of extra time well worth the wait.

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Cannabis nutrients found in stores are certainly an option and many are effective when applied to specific situations. The cannabis plant however, has a span of nutritive preferences between its two primary subspecies (indica and sativa). Choosing individual components as needed across an entire grow cycle, especially one with different varieties, quickly becomes cumbersome. The best way to achieve the optimal organic harvest is to carefully select a soil mix containing everything cannabis needs from the start.

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Amassing tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue alone just this past year, the Rocky Mountain state has retained its standing as a positive example for cannabis regulation. Especially as reports continue to pour in about advanced medicinal properties surrounding certain strains of the plant, such Colorado’s own CBD-rich “Charlotte’s Web”, legislation continues to evolve around the state’s expanding industry.

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Greenhouses offer a marginal solution, harnessing sunlight while allowing some degree of climate control. Indoor growing however, is the only way a cannabis to produce in fully controlled conditions.

The indoors provide the best protection from outdoor elements and contaminants. The ability to control light and dark all year long is also key to maintaining a perpetual harvest. Without the advantages of indoor growing, it would be impossible to meet demand in today’s expanding market.

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The faucet can be a fine option for watering your crop. Tap water isn’t always perfect though, certain additives interfere with microbe activity and hinder growth. Since this isn’t necessarily evident as a deficiency, it often goes unnoticed and plants fall short of their potential. For organic gardens, natural or pure water sources are ideal. Depending on pH, rain and spring water are excellent choices since they contain essential trace elements. Purified sources are also nice for organic grows, the absence of dissolved solids makes distilled or reverse-osmosis water highly absorbable by plants’ roots. Be sure your containers have drainage, and water wisely!

Indoor grows allow environmental conditions to be monitored and controlled. Sunlight is forfeit, so artificial light becomes important. A solid option for a first-time grower is fluorescent lighting, since the equipment is inexpensive and energy efficient. The effect of fluorescent lighting is greatly determined by proximity to the canopy. Compared to standard tube bulbs, compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) offer the superior maneuverability necessary to make the most use of their benefit. CFL heat output is so low that often fan leaves will grow right into the spirals. Still, be weary of burns from prolonged exposure.

The best place to hang the lights is in a specialized tent. Grow tents are a prime option for indoor grows, especially smaller projects. They’re designed to allow air exchange through vents, and block out all light during the dark periods necessary for seed-free buds. Quality grow tents maximize light efficiency with an internal reflective surface as well as prevent contamination. Tents aren’t necessary until the flowering phase, so there’s no need to rush out and buy one before there’s something worthy of putting in it. Move at a pace comfortable for you!

If you get these essentials down, and pay close attention to the plants themselves, you’re well on the way to a bountiful harvest. Hydro stores tempt new growers with countless ways to get more sophisticated, including everything from advanced lighting systems to CO2 production units. However, until the basics are covered, it’s useless to waste hard-earned money on added variables (each with its own potential to backfire). Remember that the hard part, determining the best option for a growing medium and nutrient regimen, is already taken care of by Ideal 420 Soil. For the curious new grower, the rest of the home garden experience is freed up for exploration, experimentation, and enjoyment!

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However, not all drinkable water is the same. Growers using hydroponic systems with synthetic nutrients tend to opt for reverse-osmosis (RO) or distilled water. Without a host of critters to act as pH buffers, precise consistency of water purity and pH are necessary to maintain a healthy environment. These types of water are thoroughly filtered, and contain virtually no impurities.

Rainwater on the other hand, is much more than just water. The pH and composition varies seasonally as well as by region, but rain that falls over a given ecosystem is essentially tuned to that local environment. There are no pH-adjusting solutions to mix in nature; the soil microbes have that role. While plants need a few main nutrients to thrive (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium), they also need a handful of secondary nutrients in much smaller quantities-such as calcium and magnesium.
These life-sustaining compounds are found in rain, making trapped rainwater a prime choice for marijuana soil. Seasoned organic gardeners know: you don’t feed your plants, you feed your soil! The soil will take care of your plants for you, and rainwater can be a great way to keep that soil healthy.

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The fulfilling experience which comes with do-it-yourself growing is the short answer. That first harvest inspires a sense of achievement, which can’t be felt even while eating the most scrumptious of grocery store meals. It could be a few sprigs of rosemary and thyme for your family’s lamb dinner, grown in a small pot in the window above the kitchen sink. It could also be a cornucopia of fresh produce with all the herbs to match, plucked from the fertile topsoil of your own backyard!

Supermarket savings, the challenge of a new hobby, or the unmatched freshness of the herbs cut just before use, prompt another question in return: why wouldn’t you try DIY Growing? The benefits go well beyond the table. That bouquet of roses hardly ever goes unappreciated, but following up with “from my garden to you,” leaves an impression which store-bought flowers simply can’t. It’s the aim of Ideal 420 Soil to share the joy of natural gardening achievement with our supporters.

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