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All About Bud Trimmers

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How's it going everyone? Now that it's harvest season for us in the northern hemisphere, a lot of growers are looking around at all of their buds and wondering how they are going to get them all trimmed. Well, you could either hire a team to help you or alternatively, use a bud trimming machine. If you don't know what a bud trimming machine is (often called a bud trimmer, or bud trimmer machine) then let me explain that to you right now. What are bud trimmers all about? A bud trimmer is an unit which uses rotating blades to remove leaf from cannabis plants . A good bud trimmer machine has many positive aspects for growers, and some even come with a cheap selling price. Commonly a work group is hired to trim the crop, although more affordable options are present at the time of writing. Bud trimming devices make it possible to increase the efficiency output of trimming due to the rapid processing speed the machines can do. Often this is 20X what a normal hand tr

Genetics of Mold Resilient Cannabis Cultivars

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Introduction Greetings my wonderful friends and legal medical marijuana growers! Today we're going to discuss mold problems. Ever have moldy buds? It's a fungal disease that affects a wide range of growers, especailly across teh United States. As we get ready to harvest in the northern hemisphere (many of you growers have already harvested 😁🍍✌), the common mold outbreaks run rampant though the cannabis grow community. Surely, precaution is the best prevention, which is why we're going to discuss different cultivars (strains) that show a higher resistance of mold, particularly why that is the case. Backstory Cannabis farmers in wet, rainy temperatures are usually plagued with the fungal conditions that develop on buds. Moldy cannabis buds are a herb disease that affects a wide range of commonly grown cannabis varieties. Right now there is present a multitude of moulds that attack cannabis buds, particularly in increased moisture at the time of plants late

Sativa Cannabis Strains

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Defining Sativa Strains Sativa strains are a species of cannabis that are defined by their narrow leaves, tall structure, long flowering cycle and high THC content. Cannabis users who prefer a heady, energetic high often opt for sativa strains when choosing their legal medical marijuana. Sativa strains are a slang term for the species C.sativa ( wiki ) Sativa Cannabis Seeds Sativa strains can be obtained in seed form. These are referred to as sativa seeds. In the legal cannabis industry, there exists a vast amount of sativa seeds offered on though dispensaries and on the internet though various “cannabis seed banks”. Cannabis seed banks are businesses that ship cannabis seeds worldwide, and often have hundreds of varieties of sativa seeds from various breeders for the cannabis grower to choose from. Of primary importance when selecting sativa strains to grow is the age and quality of the seeds. Old, mishandled or improperly stored sativa seeds should be avoided. Finding a