Jeffrey Hickey Writes Blogs

Category: cannabis

  • Flowers in Process

    We are rapidly approaching that point in the grow where we watch the plants becoming shorter, even while the flowers continually grow fatter. The weight increases in each flower will cause some of the overmatched branches to sag. I have noticed that the height of plants can drop as much…

  • One Month Before Harvest

    The first phase of harvest is almost complete, with the jarring of almost all of the CBG plants. My prediction that this year’s CBG plants yield more than last year is proving to be true. The first plant, WCBG from bed 19, yielded 351 grams. Last year’s plants yielded 190…

  • Flowering Time

    Here come the tops! Flowering time is when it is the most helpful to be a weather nerd. Flowering coincides with the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. The weather begins to change, and conditions for the final month of flowering can be drastically different.  In my part…

  • Experiments

    After 5:00 pm, the only light they get is through the trees. Every year, I like to do something, at least one thing, that is experimental. It’s part of my constant evolution as a grower. It’s the only way I know how to test for something better. In most ways,…

  • Hints of Autumn

    This has happened a few times, literally overnight.  It’s that time of year when we need to be mindful while walking up and down the aisles. Flowers are being trained so that inner boughs benefit equally from the sun. From now until harvest, I have to be careful when I’m…

  • Priorities

    It’s going to be an interesting harvest this year. The remaining eleven plants all turned to flowering on the same day means that on or around October 9, all of those plants will be ready for harvest. That’s a lot of decent sized plants at once. Realistically, of course, they…

  • Flowering Begins

    The White CBG Friday, August 9 is when all of my remaining plants began to flower. The supplemental outdoor lighting has been off for thirteen days, and plants began flowering en masse.  By the end of yesterday, everything could be called flowering. I’ve never had a day where all my…

  • Neighborly Help

    We’re finished with supplemental lighting in my beds. Thank you lights for fooling my plants into thinking that you’re the sun. You’re going to be put to use earlier next year. The first flowering tea has been poured, pumping phosphorus and potassium into my beds, and after a scorching hot…

  • Cautionary Tales & A Lucky Break

    A sign in my part of the world that is . . . confusing. When I was researching writing the Home Grow program, I spoke with various manufacturers and quality control people about their products. That’s how I found out the best time of day to spray BT, for example,…

  • Mid Grow Report

    Day two of my back to back blogs: It’s July 20, a date I associate with being the halfway point of my grow. It’s been three months since I cracked seeds and it’s about three months before the last plant is dried and trimmed. From this point forward is when…