Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 11
THE BASICS OF PLANT CARE
Cannabis plants will grow like most other plants and will
eventually fill out into a Christmas tree shape towards the end of their
flowering cycle.
From its vegetative cycle to its flowering cycle the cannabis
plant develops in three most noticeable sections. The top cola, the mid-
section and the base. The top cola will develop a large amount of bud
and generally is a very flower-full part of the plant. The mid-section
contains bud and stems along with old and new leaves. This section
will fill with buds that grow in between the nodes near the stem.
Although these buds will generally be smaller in size to the main cola
they should be just as potent. The bottom section of your plant will
contain the large fan leaves and a small amount of bud. Also towards
the bottom of the plant you will see some very small leaves that are
about to fall away and may look yellow.
Once a grower knows about the plant's different sections they
can treat each section to get the most out of their plant. The bottom fan
leaves are generally not smoked and are used only to gather light for
your plant. If your plant is growing under an artificial light source and
you do not think that these fan leaves are receiving much light then
you may think about cutting them away. This is NOT a good idea. Fan
leaves produce sugar that is used in bud production. If you cut away
the fan leaves you may cause your bud growth to stunt causing you to
