Homegrown Cannabis: A Beginner's Guide to Cultivating Organic Cannabis

by Alexis Burnett

Overview

Learn to grow top-quality cannabis with this friendly and accessible guide.

Cultivating cannabis at home is rewarding, economical, and allows you to decide how it’s grown and what goes into the process. In Homegrown Cannabis, herbalist and grower Alexis Burnett will show you how to nurture plants from seed or clone to harvest with the principles of regenerative and organic farming in mind. You’ll learn to select cultivars, maintain optimal growing conditions, fight pests and diseases, and provide key nutrients—all without chemicals. With helpful photographs, step-by-step tutorials, and troubleshooting sections, Homegrown Cannabis will give you the confidence to care for this beautiful and powerful plant.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454942092
Publisher:	Union Square & Co.
Publication date:	06/22/2021
Series:	Cannabis Wellness , #3
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	616,738
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Alexis Burnett is an herbalist, farmer, and nature-connection mentor based in Durham in Ontario, Canada. He and his family live on Rebel Roots Herb Farm, where they grow more than 50 medicinal herbs and run an outdoor school called Earth Tracks. Alexis also founded OrganiGrow Cannabis, a cannabis education site that offers workshops on cannabis cultivation. Learn more at organigrowcanada.com.
 

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Chapter 1 Cannabis Botany 1

Chapter 2 Tools & Equipment 19

Chapter 3 Planning Your Garden 31

Chapter 4 Setting Up Your Garden 43

Chapter 5 Soil & Nutrients 65

Chapter 6 Essential Plant Care Techniques 91

Chapter 7 Seeds, Clones & Germination 107

Chapter 8 Vegetative Growth 129

Chapter 9 Flowering 151

Chapter 10 Harvest 165

Chapter 11 Drying & Curing 177

Chapter 12 Planning Next Year's Garden 191

Chapter 13 Common Pests, Diseases & Nutrient Imbalances 199

Glossary 222

Botanical Names for Plants in This Book 228

Acknowledgments 230

Bibliography 231

Resources 233

Picture Credits 236

Index 236

About the Author 242