Nico Escondido is High Times' Cultivation Editor and star of the hit informational DVD, Grow Like a Pro.
Each week, High Times Cultivation Editor Nico Escondido brings us three beginner grow tips to help ease the novice cultivator into the art of growing.
Sound smart with your friends about the effects of pH on medium and nutes. The “Power” of Hydrogen When discussing pH, it is important to
Greetings to you, Nico! I have searched the web and noticed that you are the guy to ask about indoor lighting for cannabis horticulture. My
As part of our 500th-issue celebration, we’re answering the single most-asked question from our growers’ mailbag. Here is the question: Can you please list all
Dearest Nico, Please help us! We have a few young seedlings, about four weeks old now, and they all have wilting or drooping leaves. The
Hello, sir! Many thanks for your glorious website! I want to know if I can take a cutting off my friend’s weed plant and take
Hello, Nico! Thanks for all the great grow articles; I’ve learned so much about marijuana from High Times over the years! I am wondering if
Welcome to our second annual installment of “The Best-Tasting Buds on Earth.” These rankings are derived from our Cannabis Cup competition data, culled from lab
When it comes to the age-old debate over whether it’s better to grow cannabis in soil, or to grow the plant hydroponically, what we’re really
Tuesday’s tips for beginner growers are brought to you by High Times Cultivation Editor Nico Escondido. 1. Using 4” square mesh netting as horizontal trellising
Hey Nico! I had a question about indoor grow ops. I have been an outdoor man for a couple years because it’s easy to grow
Tuesday’s tips for beginner growers are brought to you by High Times Cultivation Editor Nico Escondido. 1. A plant will more than double in size
Each week, High Times Cultivation Editor Nico Escondido brings us three beginner grow tips to help ease the novice cultivator into the art of growing. Today, we cover topping, water stress and the inner-workings of the root zone. Topping To Increase Overall Yield “Topping” plants, or cutting off the top terminal shoot, results in multiple top shoots growing out directly
Sound smart with your friends about the effects of pH on medium and nutes. The “Power” of Hydrogen When discussing pH, it is important to first understand what pH is exactly. And while there is much debate over the literal translation of the acronym—some refer to it as “possible” or “potential” hydrogen, while others suggest its meaning comes from the
Greetings to you, Nico! I have searched the web and noticed that you are the guy to ask about indoor lighting for cannabis horticulture. My question is rather simple, I think: In terms of lumens, what light output do I need to grow a plant or two successfully in my home? I have a small bedroom and am thinking of
As part of our 500th-issue celebration, we’re answering the single most-asked question from our growers’ mailbag. Here is the question: Can you please list all of the necessary steps I need to know from seed to harvest? (Asked, in one form or another, more than 680 times since the start of 2017.) Well, the answer usually requires at least a
Dearest Nico, Please help us! We have a few young seedlings, about four weeks old now, and they all have wilting or drooping leaves. The color is good, but the leaves are heavy and sagging. Some have wilted to nearly nothing. We water them twice a day. Please save our babies! Thank you! — Margie & Anna V. via the
Hello, sir! Many thanks for your glorious website! I want to know if I can take a cutting off my friend’s weed plant and take it home to grow it? I have a small closet and HPS bulb to grow it under. How do I turn a cut stem into a clone plant? I hope you can help me, I
Hello, Nico! Thanks for all the great grow articles; I’ve learned so much about marijuana from High Times over the years! I am wondering if it is too late for me to grow a plant or two outside this summer and get a harvest come Autumn? I have a back deck that gets sunlight most of the day. We live
Welcome to our second annual installment of “The Best-Tasting Buds on Earth.” These rankings are derived from our Cannabis Cup competition data, culled from lab reports for each of our events held in the previous year (2016). This year, we have a different look to the rankings for the terpene content in our featured strains, organizing them by Cannabis Cup
When it comes to the age-old debate over whether it’s better to grow cannabis in soil, or to grow the plant hydroponically, what we’re really talking about in 2017 is outdoor versus indoor growing. Why, you might ask? Simply put, it’s because no one actually grows indoors using real topsoil anymore, as our indoor “soils” are really soilless mixes that
Tuesday’s tips for beginner growers are brought to you by High Times Cultivation Editor Nico Escondido. 1. Using 4” square mesh netting as horizontal trellising over a garden canopy is a great way to boost yields. Training top branches to grow up through the trellis adds support and aids in growth, but also separates the branches for better light penetration.
Hey Nico! I had a question about indoor grow ops. I have been an outdoor man for a couple years because it’s easy to grow and can produce plenty of flower. I am now starting an indoor op, and I am doing some research before I break ground. I understand the light schedule, but what I don’t understand is what
Tuesday’s tips for beginner growers are brought to you by High Times Cultivation Editor Nico Escondido. 1. A plant will more than double in size during the flower cycle. So, if you want a plant that is 3 ft tall at full maturation, trigger flowering somewhere between 16 – 18 inches tall. 2. A plant’s respiration rate corresponds to its
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