Ed Rosenthal © ASK ED Edition Your Complete Guide for Medical & Personal Marijuana Cultivation MARIJUANA GROWER’S HANDBOOK Ask Ed Edition: Your Complete Guide for Medical & Personal Marijuana Cultivation Copyright © 2010 Ed Rosenthal Published by Quick American Publishing A division of Quick Trading Co. Oakland, California Print ISBN: 978-0-932551-46-7 eBook ISBN 978-0-932551-50-4 Cover photo: Mandala Seeds, Variety: White Satin Project Director: Jane Klein Project Manager: Angela Bacca Chief Editor: William Dolphin Editors: Angela Bacca, Hera Lee, David Johnson-Igra Additional Editors: Laurel Hubert, Patricia Hernandez, Eve Cohen Cover and Interior Design: Hera Lee Design and Production: Hera Lee, Alvaro Villanueva, Renate Woodbury All photographs by Ed Rosenthal and Angela Bacca, except where noted. Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication (Provided by Quality Books, Inc.) Rosenthal, Ed. Marijuana grower’s handbook / Ed Rosenthal. -- Ask Ed ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-932551-46-7 ISBN-10: 0-932551-46-7 1. Cannabis. 2. Marijuana. I. Title. SB295.C35R665 2010 633.7’9 QBI10-600030 The material offered in this book is presented as information that should be available to the public. The Publisher does not advocate breaking the law. However, we urge readers to support the secure passage of fair marijuana legislation. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission of the Publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. MARIJUANA Grower’s Handbook © ASK ED Edition Ed Rosenthal DEDICATION THIS SERIES IS DEDICATED TO PETE SEEGER. "GOD BLESS THE GRASS THAT GROWS THROUGH THE CRACK." Malvina Reynolds, "God Bless the Grass" THIS EDITION OF MARIJUANA GROWER'S HANDBOOK IS DEDICATED TO JACK HERER—KEEPING HIS PROMISE TO EDWIN "CAPTAIN ED" M. ADAIR III. "Look out of any window, any morning, any evening, any day, Maybe the sun is shining, birds are winging, no rain is falling from a heavy sky. What do you want me to do, to do for you to see you through? For this is all a dream we dreamed one afternoon long ago." Lyrics: Robert Hunter and Phil Lesh, "Box of Rain" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Amerinada Dist., Sheldon Aberman, Al K., Arjan, Berkeley Patients Group, Ben Dronkers, Bill Graham, Bonnie and Clyde, Brian L., Brian M., Bubbleman and Diana P., Dennis Peron, Chris H., Current Culture, Doug Buddy, Elvis (not that one), Emerald Mountain Ministry, Etienne, G. Lee Ph.D. and DJ Sun Ph.D., Franco, George M., Harborside Health Center, Hugo Martinez, JD Petris, Jeff H., Jeff Nunes, John Sajo, Jonathon M., Jodi, John Lydon, June D., Kat, Keith Stroup, Kenny M., Kevin S., Kirk X., Larry B., Levi, Lydia D, Marc and Jodie Emery, Mark Lovinger, Mark Gray, Matt Q., Mike Aldrich, Mike D., Mila Jansen, Oaksterdam University, R&M Distribution/C.A.P. Controllers, Sensi Seed Bank, Green House Seed Co., Rachael Szmajda and Rick Pfrommer, Ram and Liz, Priv Doz., Dr. Habil Ewald Sieverding, T.A., Shawn B., Theo Tekstra, Tom Flowers, John Rosenwald, Corey X., Jerry, Vince, Tommy Chong, William Dolphin, Willie Nelson, Will and Anna Foster eBook SPONSORS Thank you to these companies whose support and participation helped make this eBook possible. ACCELERATED TECHNOLOGIES - WWW.GROWBOXUSA.COM AMAL GOLD - WWW.AMALGOLDNUTRIENTS.COM HARVESTMORE - WWW.HARVESTMORE.COM MAGICAL BUTTER - WWW.MAGICALBUTTER.COM SEEDSMAN - WWW.SEEDSMAN.COM TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD: TOMMY CHONG PREFACE: KEITH STROUP FREE LEGAL BACKYARD MARIJUANA: MICHAEL ALDRICH ED'S INTRODUCTION PART I MARIJUANA THE PLANT How Marijuana Gets You High Marijuana the Plant Indica & Sativa, Ruderalis & Kush Choosing Varieties Quick Points: Marijuana the Plant PART II WHAT ARE PLANTS & WHAT DO THEY