Synopses & Reviews
A beginner's guide to growing weed at home, featuring straightforward advice for designing indoor and outdoor cannabis gardens, choosing seed varieties, buying equipment, planting, pot harvesting, storage, stash security, troubleshooting, and more. Before he became one of the world's foremost authorities on chile peppers, Dave DeWitt grew his own marijuana--indoors, outdoors, and in a specially designed 2,000-square-foot "marijuana barn." Now the author of more than 40 books turns his attention from spices to herbs. Featuring step-by-step instructions, 125 photographs and how-to illustrations, and even recipes, Growing Medical Marijuana steers clear of unnecessary scientific and technical jargon to present everything the beginner gardener needs to grow, harvest, and enjoy a secure and legal cannabis crop.
About the Author
DAVE DEWITT is a food historian and expert on chile peppers, spices, and spicy foods. He has authored more than forty books about food and gardening. DeWitt has appeared on CNN, Today, CBS Sunday Morning, and The Martha Stewart Show, and has been featured in New York Times, The New Yorker, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Smithsonian, and more than 200 newspapers across the country.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Meet Leo, Novice Marijuana Grower, Age 70
1 Marijuana Renegade: That Ever-Adaptable Rank, Weedy Annual
2 Security: First and Foremost
3 Your Marijuana Oasis: Indoor, Outdoor, or Both
4 Blueberry or Lemon? Recommended Varieties
5 The Growing Begins
From Germination to Sprouted Seedling and Beyond
6 A “Noted Weed” Triumphant: The Growing Season
7 Les Bonnes Fleurs de Marijuana: Or, the Good Flowers of Marijuana
8 The Not-So-Grim Reaper: From Harvest to Storage
9 Patience, Pestilence, and Panaceas: Dealing with Problems
10 Cannabis Cooking: With Dosages and Recipes
Afterword
Resources
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index