ORGANIC

CANNABIS
GROWERS GUIDE
An easy to follow schedule that takes all of the guesswork out of what to do
and when to do it. This schedule is designed to grow and feed one plant in
a 5 gallon size container. If you are growing more, simply multiply by
whatever amount you are growing. The basic schedule provides
everything your plants need to thrive, but if you want to try a
more intense feeding regimen, we have also included
an advanced schedule to add additional
nutrients to your grow cycle.
 LIQUID FERTILIZER product lineup:
BASIC FEEDING SCHEDULE PRODUCTS
INDOOR FEEDING SCHEDULE (All you need to grow healthy, productive plants)
■ Nitro Big® High Nitrogen Liquid Plant Food 3-0-1
■ Pot Of Gold® All Purpose Liquid Plant Food 1-1-1
schedule notes: LIQUID
■ Golden Bloom® High Phosphate Plant Food 1-2-1
This Feeding Chart is for weekly applications and ADVANCED FEEDING SCHEDULE PRODUCTS
may require additional waterings in the same week.
PROGRAM (To take your feeding schedule up a notch)
■ GROW STAGE - WEEKS 1-4 Run lights for 18 hours ■ Root Gold® Root Care Plant Food 0-2-1
to 24 hours a day. Follow Feeding Schedule. ■ Metabolic Transformer® Soil Catalyst
■ EARLY BLOOM - WEEKS 5-8 Set light timer to 12 ■ Home Grown® Tomato, Vegetable & Herb Fertilizer
hours of light & 12 hours of no light. Follow Schedule.
■ LATE BLOOM - WEEKS 9-14
■
ADVANCED
Continue 12 hour light, 12 hour no light cycle. GROWERS
Follow Schedule. Duration of cycle may need to be
adjusted based on environment & strain of cannabis.

The ratios on the liquids are per gallon of water. The

amount of gallons for each plant will vary depending on
container size and number of plants, so mix accordingly.
Make sure when watering with or with out nutrients Click on any product
to not over water to prevent valuable nutrients from in the schedule below
draining out of the pot. Allow approximately 50-75 days to view details.
to cultivate organic cannabis for harvest.

Basic Feeding Schedule GROWTH STAGE EARLY BLOOM STAGE LATE BLOOM STAGE FLUSHING STAGE
14 Week Cycle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
■ Nitro Big® 3-0-1 (Grow) 2 oz. 2 oz. 1 oz. 1 oz. 1 oz.
■ Pot Of Gold® 1-1-1 (Anytime) 1 oz. 1 oz. 1 oz. 2 oz. 1 oz. 1 oz.
■ Golden Bloom® 1-2-1 (Bloom) 1 oz. 1 oz. 2 oz. 2 oz. 2 oz. 2 oz.
Advanced Feeding Schedule
■ Root Gold® 0-2-1 1 oz. 1 oz. 1 oz. 1 oz. 1 oz. 1 oz. 1 oz. 1 oz.
■ Metabolic Transformer* 2 cups* 2 cups* 2 cups* 2 cups* 2 cups*
■ Home Grown® 4-6-3** ¼ Cup ¼ Cup
* Metabolic Transformer is to be mixed at a rate of 2 tablespoons per gallon of pure
water then applied at the rate of 2 cups per individual plant or more as they grow.
** The Home Grown ¼ cup rate is based on a 5 gallon container. Adjust the amount
you apply if you are using a smaller or larger size container.
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 DRY FERTILIZER product lineup:
BASIC FEEDING SCHEDULE PRODUCTS
INDOOR FEEDING SCHEDULE (All you need to grow healthy, productive plants)
■ Home Grown® Tomato, Vegetable & Herb Fertilizer
■ Premium Gold® All Purpose Fertilizer 4-4-4
■ Flower Girl® Bud & Bloom Booster 3-9-4
schedule notes:
This Feeding Chart is for weekly applications and ADVANCED FEEDING SCHEDULE PRODUCTS
may require additional waterings in the same week. (To take your feeding schedule up a notch)
■ GROW STAGE - WEEKS 1-4 Run lights for 18 ■ Pot of Gold® All Purpose Plant Food 1-1-1
hours to 24 hours a day. Follow Feeding Schedule. ■ Metabolic Transformer®
■ EARLY BLOOM - WEEKS 5-8 Set light timer to 12 Soil Catalyst
hours of light & 12 hours of no light. Follow Schedule.
■ LATE BLOOM - WEEKS 9-14 ADVANCED
Continue 12 hour light, 12 hour no light cycle. GROWERS
Follow Schedule. Duration of cycle may need to be
adjusted based on environment & strain of cannabis.

The basic feeding schedule ¼ cup rate is based on

a 5 gallon container. Adjust measurement if you are
using a different size container. Make sure when
watering with or without nutrients to not over water,
DRY
causing water to drain from the pots resulting in
FERTILIZER
valuable nutrients draining out. Allow approximately
PROGRAM
50-75 days to cultivate organic cannabis for harvest. Click on any product in the schedule below to view details.

Basic Feeding Schedule GROWTH STAGE EARLY BLOOM STAGE LATE BLOOM STAGE FLUSHING STAGE
14 Week Cycle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
■ Home Grown® Dry 4-6-3 (Grow) ¼ Cup ¼ Cup
■ Premium Gold® Dry 4-4-4 (Anytime) ¼ Cup ¼ Cup
■ Flower Girl® Dry 3-9-4 (Bloom) ¼ Cup ¼ Cup
Advanced Feeding Schedule
■ Pot Of Gold® Liquid 1-1-1* 2 cups* 2 cups* 2 cups* 2 cups* 2 cups* 2 cups*
■ Metabolic Transformer** 2 cups* 2 cups* 2 cups* 2 cups* 2 cups*
* Pot of Gold® 1-1-1 Liquid is to be mixed with water first (see product directions) then
applied at the rate of 2 cups per individual plant or more as they grow.
** Metabolic Transformer is to be mixed at a rate of 2 tablespoons per gallon of pure
water then applied at the rate of 2 cups per individual plant or more as they grow. 3
I6 NUTRIENTS PRIMARY NUTRIENTS
The primary nutrients, required in the largest amounts, are nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium
PLANTS MUST HAVE (referred to by the chemical shorthand N-P-K). Many of these nutrients may never make it to your
plants if the pH is out of balance.

NITROGEN (N) PHOSPHORUS (P) POTASSIUM (K)

Needed to produce amino acids.. Needed for genetic material, cell Needed for carbohydrate
Essential for plant cell division, membranes, root development, metabolism. Influences the uptake
vital for plant growth, directly seed number and size. Facilitates of calcium, sodium and nitrogen.
involved in photosynthesis, the use of energy, involved in Increases photosynthesis. Essential
necessary component of vitamins, photosynthesis, respiration, energy to protein synthesis. Important in
aids in production and use of storage and transfer, cell division fruit formation. Activates enzymes
carbohydrates and affects energy and enlargement. Promotes early and controls their reaction rates.
reactions in the plant. Helps trap root formation. Improves quality of Improves quality of seeds and
energy from sunlight. fruits, vegetables and grains. fruit, improves winter hardiness,
increases disease resistance.

N P K
DEFICIENCY: causes thin DEFICIENCY: causes purple
stems, yellow leaves, slowed leaves beginning underneath, DEFICIENCY: leads to flabby
growth and yellowing where halted roots, slow growth, poor stems, halted growth, burnt
plants should be green. fruit and vegetable production. leaf edges and vulnerability
Sixteen basic nutrients are required for crop
to disease.
development (plus hundreds more we know
are needed in minute amounts). Conventional
agriculture tells us that 16 basic nutrients are all
that is needed for plant growth.
It is best to use well-rounded organic fertilizers
SECONDARY NUTRIENTS
and soil amendments for healthy plants and soil on The secondary nutrients are calcium, magnesium and sulphur. Most crops need these three secondary
a regular basis. You never know how much of any nutrients in lesser amounts than the primary nutrients. People are giving them more prominence in
one nutrient is needed at a certain time of year, or crop fertilization programs as they learn that N-P-K fertilizers alone cannot fulfill plant requirements.
time of day, for that matter. For example, nitrogen
requirements can vary hourly depending on the CALCIUM (Ca) MAGNESIUM (Mg) SULPHUR (S)
time of day, soil temperature or the amount of
photosynthesis a leaf is producing at the height of Helps regulate access to plant Needed for the chlorophyll An integral part of amino acids
the solar index. cells. Used for continuous cell molecules that put the green needed to build proteins.
Long-lasting organic materials are great sources division and formation. Involved in plants. Also used for enzyme Contributes to the development
in nitrogen metabolism. Required activation. Improves utilization and of several enzymes and vitamins.
of nutrients and are a safe way to ensure that all
for enzyme activation and cell mobility of phosphorus. Increases Aids in seed production and
nutrients are available anytime a plant needs
reproduction. Reduces plant iron utilization in plants and promotes nodule formation on
them. We favor ocean-based fertilizers, because respiration, aids translocation of influences earliness and uniformity legumes. Needed in chlorophyll
they are loaded with nutrients, well beyond the photosynthesis.. Increases fruit set of maturity. formation.
basic sixteen needed for crop development. All and stimulates microbial activity.
the nutrients plants use are equally important, yet DEFICIENCY: causes yellowing DEFICIENCY: causes younger

Ca Mg S
each is required in vastly different amounts. These DEFICIENCY: halts growing of lower leaves and, in some leaves to yellow.
differences have led to the grouping of essential tips, curls leaves, and causes cases, lower crop yield.
nutrients by the relative quantities in which plants cell membranes to disintegrate,
require them, namely, primary or macronutrients, producing thin cell walls and
secondary nutrients, and micronutrients. blossom end rot.
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MICRONUTRIENTS OR TRACE ELEMENTS
Micronutrients are essential elements that are used by plants in small quantities. In order to be useful, these micronutrients must be available in the soil in which the
plants are grown. Too little of one or more of these produces deficiencies resulting in plant disease . Micronutrient deficiencies can be detected by visual symptoms on
crops and by testing soils and plant tissues. To understand visual symptoms, it is useful to know the role each micronutrient plays in plant growth and development.

IRON (Fe) CHLORIDE (Cl) ZINC (Z) COPPER (Cu) BORON (B)
Important for nitrogen fixation, Most soils have enough chloride for Essential component of various Important for reproductive Important for all growing tissues.
chlorophyll synthesis and used adequate plant nutrition. However, enzyme systems for energy growth. A catalyst for enzyme and Exists in cell membranes. Needed
in other enzymes and proteins. chloride deficiencies are reported. production, protein synthesis and chlorophyll synthesis. Aids root for nitrogen fixation, protein
growth regulation. Needed to metabolism and helps in using synthesis, starch and sugar
DEFICIENCY: more likely in DEFICIENCY: in sandy soils produce plant growth hormones. proteins. transport, root growth, water
alkaline soil. Causes yellowing in high rainfall areas or those Greatly benefits seed and grain uptake and transport.
between enlarged veins and derived from low-chloride production and maturation. DEFICIENCY: symptoms
short, skinny stems. parent materials. There are few generally appear on young DEFICIENCY: more likely in
areas of chloride-deficiency, DEFICIENCY: displays plants. First symptoms are alkaline soils. May lead to
so this micronutrient is yellowing and mottling of yellowing of youngest leaves growing points dying and cells

Fe Cl Z Cu B
not considered in fertilizer leaves. Plants also show with slightly stunted growth. In being disrupted.
programs. delayed maturity. extreme cases, leaves die after
becoming shriveled, twisted,
broken and ragged.

MOLYBDENUM (Mo) MANGANESE (Mn) CARBON (C) HYDROGEN (H) OXYGEN (O)
Important for nitrogen Needed for synthesis of chlorophyll,
metabolism and protein synthesis. assists in vitamin, carbohydrate and
Needed to convert inorganic nitrogen metabolism.
phosphates to organic forms. In addition to the 13 nutrients listed here, plants also require
DEFICIENCY: more likely in carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Plants extract these elements
DEFICIENCY: occurs mainly alkaline soil. Stops new leaf
in acid soils. Can cause pale, growth and pale color, mostly from air and water to make up the bulk of their weight.
deformed, thin leaves. between veins.

Mo Mn C H O
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 GROWING TIPS
unsure and can always add more. Before you attempt
to identify any cannabis deficiency, check your pH.
Growing in soil or similar mediums should be in a
5.8 - 6.8 range. The ideal range would be around
6.3 pH. If you are using tap water, make sure to use
a filter to remove contaminants like chlorine and
other toxins that might effect your grow.
HARVESTING:
Always let the soil dry before you harvest, this will
allow the maximum amount of nutrient density from
your harvest with the best taste and
the majority of the water will be
removed naturally. Knowing
when to harvest is key to
maximizing flavor, aroma and
potency. When 10-15% of the
trichomes are amber in color
GETTING STARTED: STARTING FROM SEED: you can harvest. Hang plants
Using the contents of the potting soil, fill the Best practice is to germinate between the layer of a upside down in a dark room
container until the soil level is within 1 inch from the damp paper towel. Place in a dark, warm place. The for about a week (could vary
top of the container. For the advanced liquid and dry seed should germinate in a few days. Once the seed/ depending on temperature)
fertilizer schedule, blend a ¼ cup of Home Grown® seeds sprout, transfer to growing cell with Root Zone® until dry. Trim & store in airtight
fertilizer into the top 4 inches of the potting soil. Dig Seed Starter Potting Mix. containers, open containers every
a small hole to plant your seeds, or transplant your 5 days to avoid mold.
STARTING FROM CLONE:
cuttings. The hole should be slightly larger than the
Make sure you have a healthy genetic clone. If you Cannabis plants thrive in the right environment.
size of the transplant. Make sure you do not bury your
cultivate a clone from a plant with a previous health Make sure you have suitable lighting, climate and a
transplant too deeply. The soil level of the transplant
issue/problem, you will have problems. So get your balanced diet for them. Without these proper basics
should be slightly higher than the soil level in the your plants can get stressed which will make them
cuttings from a trusted source.
container to avoid “damping off” and other fungal more prone to problems like disease, mold and insects.
diseases. Water the container well. Wait a week to start MOST COMMON PROBLEMS: Our easy to follow schedule takes all of the guesswork
your feeding schedule. Yellowing leaves are usually caused by over watering out of what to do and when to do it. This schedule is
For the healthiest crops, start each new crop by or over feeding your plants. Our organic fertilizers are designed to grow and feed one plant in a 5 gallon size
discarding the used soil and refilling containers with rich in secondary nutrients and micronutrients or trace container. If you are growing more, simply multiply by
fresh potting soil as called for above. elements that shouldn’t have any nutrient deficiencies. whatever amount you are growing.
Apply minimum amounts of water, only enough to Check for insects as mites can start causing color The basic schedule provides everything your plants
keep the soil moist, allowing it to dry between watering. change in leaves. Check and adjust the lighting as that need to thrive, but if you want to try a more intense
This will help your roots to go further down & resist may cause leaf burn. Do not get heavy handed when feeding regiment, we have also included an advanced
schedule to add additional nutrients to your grow cycle.
diseases caused by constant moisture. applying nutrients. You are better off using less when

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 OUR BIOLOGY

MYCORRHIZAE
THE GOOD FUNGUS
Imagine a giant underground network, a transportation system,
complex by nature yet simple in concept. In the network, all
plants grow in harmony together, sharing nutrients with
each other. How can this be? Mycorrhizae make it possible.
The largest biomass on earth is a network of mycorrhizal
hyphae in a mature established forest. It is invisible to
the human eye and much smaller than any obvious
root system. These threads of life share the nutrients
with each other. The essence of mycorrhizae’s role is to
create an extensive network of microscopic filaments that
facilitates nutrient transfer among plants. Mycorrhizae
The soil is alive! Below our feet and invisible to the
help absorb nutrients, assist in drought tolerance and create
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naked eye, tiny microbes—the great digesters of ideal garden soil structure, soil that drains, breaths and retains LEARN MORE
the earth—constantly break down organic material optimum moisture. Using a biologically active soil or fertilizer to
into a more usable form that plant roots can identify, introduce mycorrhizae to your garden makes a huge difference in the
absorb, and ultimately incorporate for new growth. health and performance of all the plants. On the evolutionary scale, they are
This material includes complex organic compounds, as important to the health of all plants as plants are important to us.
such as tannins, lignins, proteins, carbohydrate, Mycorrhizae are beneficial soil fungi that form a symbiotic relationship
cellulose, pectin, etc. with your backyard plants and about 90 percent of all plants on earth. They
Healthy soil should contain no less than 10,000,000 to improvements in tilth, water retention, the rates penetrate growing plant root tissues, surround the root mass and extend far
into the surrounding soil, encompassing a much greater volume of soil than
bacteria per gram. The presence of microbes ensures at which water penetrates the soil, the amount of
that occupied by the plant’s own root system. The fungi’s long thread-like
that nutrients are made available to plants at a oxygen in the soil, and the reduction of runoff. All of mycelia capture moisture and nutrients from the soil, particularly nitrogen and
steady rate. Microbes also help to stabilize the soil these desirable soil conditions can be achieved by phosphorous. The fungi consume these nutrients, but, more importantly, they
by physically binding soil particles together; they adding organic material. generously share them with the roots of the host plant. In return, the host plant
release a by-product called glomalin that acts as a Only Dr. Earth® organic dry fertilizers & soils contain provides the fungi with photosynthesized nutrients such as the simple sugars
glue, binding mineral particles and organisms to each TruBiotic®, a broad-spectrum soil and seed inoculant, (sucrose, fructose and glucose) to keep them energized and viable.
other. This contributes greatly to soil aggregation. already mixed into the products containing beneficial
All of these processes happen naturally in a healthy, soil microbes and 17 strains of mycorrhizae.
productive soil. Increased biological activity in the soil, and the
More importantly, chemical fertilizers only feed for a buildup of existing bacterial populations, will help
short period of time; organic fertilizers offer continual make your plants resistant to diseases, frost, and
feeding because the microbes cannot digest all insects, while maximizing the potential for growth
of the organic fertilizer at once. With chemical and health. Remember: your soil is alive. DO NOT
fertilizers, we also lose the microbes’ contribution TREAT IT LIKE DIRT! Learn to work with, and nurture,
to soil aggregation. Good soil aggregation leads the natural bio-system of your soil.

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