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Growth: The Basics Of Our Gardens
Compilation Copyright Laughing Black Vampire Productions
All rights reserved. No part of this book, including the photos, may be used in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.
Rays Tent Grow - Copyright Ray Munns
Jacobs Shopping List - Copyright Jacob Pasino
Jacob Gets Dirty - Copyright Jacob Pasino
ISBN: 978-0-9996588-6-4
A Note From The Publisher-
Dear Readers and Weeders,
When it comes to scary literature, movies and TV shows, I am something of an expert. A nerd. A blerd, if you will. But Im a New Yorker who has been less than eager to be up close and personal with local law enforcement. Because of that, my expertise in the marijuana growing world is limited, to say the least. My two authors, by contrast, are to marijuana what I am to stories about black vampires, hyper-intelligent lady serial killers and demons who pretend they are Santa Claus. Is there a term for marijuana nerd? There needs to be.
I am so envious of those of you who live somewhere that you can actually use the knowledge presented in the pages that follow.
Maybe we will all get to experience Growth, one of these days. I say we get to voting and see what happens.
Cheers,
Steven Van Patten (SVP)
Laughing Black Vampire Productions
Contents
RAYS TENT GROW
In this guide I am simply going to explain how I grow top shelf medication in limited space with a small budget.
My name is Ray Munns and If youre lucky youve sampled some of my private creations at various Los Angeles based dispensaries. Ive released Pixie Glue, Meeks OG, Lime Chea, Strawberry Chea, White Chocolate Gorilla, and an entire series bred using my White Chocolate males.
Ive been a breeder for over ten years, and a professional cannabis license business broker in Las Vegas. I have twenty plus years of overall home growing experience, with several facilities I have legally designed and operated. If you are here from my Instagram @thehalfiek or one of my 3 Twitter followers, thank you. Feel free to start a dialogue via Instagram DMs. Im here to help you grow your medicine.
Sidenote: You might also remember me from MTV in the early 2000s. Yea, that was me. Im releasing a memoir soon if you have any interest in what my life was like in those years. Lets just say, its a hell of a story.
Now to business.
I have grown in every type of space using every type of planting medium. With the pandemic I am in isolation caregiving for my father and as much as I am not a fan of tent grows, they DO have a place in the medical community and provide immediate convenience. Currently, I am confined to two tents so I will be sharing my normal routine for producing top grade medical cannabis at the lowest possible cost.
This process can be done with one tent split in half or even a homemade box design. For the purposes of this guide, I imagine youre in a multi-family residential building so the shopping list has been designed to be purchased quickly online.
What this guide is not, is a comprehensive book on growing cannabis.
The basics will always remain the same, but every grow room has fine tuning that needs to be done. Just remember the basics of PH, room humidity/temp, and an appropriate feed-ing/IPM schedule and you will be on the way to perfect growth in no time.
I would advise that you give yourself and the plant more than one attempt at flowering.
Anyone with experience will tell you the first time growing a specific strain is for learning its preferences. The second time is where you nail it.
If you are someone who has dabbled or consulted other growers, you will notice I have similar but different methods from every other grower out there. There are a thousand ways to grow marijuana, and as I have fine-tuned my process, so will you. For example, I use tap water because its friendlier on the planet and says me money. Other growers, for reasons only they know, prefer bottled water or filtered water. With water as with the other ingredients, growing is as much a journey as it is a destination.
As you grow you will notice producing top shelf marijuana is a combination of genetics, TLC, and conditions, keep it simple.
If you want a more in depth look into cannabis growth cycles, be on the lookout for the follow up to this book or join me on my Instagram account @thehalfiek to see photos of medical marijuana grown in my personal home tent. I want to hear your progress stories and will even provide consultation services for a nominal fee.
At the time of publication, I have just received permission to begin the breeding and testing process to combine my White Chocolate series with GG4 Wedding Mints by Cat from the trio that made GG4 a legend; Lone Watty, Joesy Whales, and Cat 7. I think Lone and Joesy would love the crosses and most of the proceeds will benefit their families. Its an honor to get the greenlight for an official collaboration from Cat.
Much love, read on, and I know you will succeed.
Shopping List for Rays Tent
pH Meter. I use a Pinpoint pH Meter by American Marine Inc $98.00
Active Aqua Low-Rise Drain Tray $55.00
4 inch 5-inch pots for seedlings and clones 8 pack $15.00
2.5-3-gallon pots. I prefer the root mass in round pots compared to square but its your choice. Expect to pay $3 each. x12 = $36.00
Nite-Ize Carabiner size 5, 12 for trellis, 4 for light. x16 = $64
Hydrofarm Modular Trellis (tent bungee trellis) x3 = $39
Hydrofarm 5 foot by 2 foot Lighthouse 2.0 Grow Tent $60.00
Vivosun four-inch adjustable air filtration kit $100.00
Gardening Scissors $10.00
Stout MSA one-gallon $75.00
Fulvic Acid Powder 1-pound $25.00
Safer Gro pH Down Quart $20.00
Five-gallon water jug x4 = $80.00
Five-gallon Lowes bucket $10.00
Six-gallon Shop Vac $60.00
pH meter calibration fluids $50.00
Washed glass jars repurposed from jams, sauces, x6
Hurricane 6-inch clip on fan $28.00
GeekLight 320-watt LED with separate UV and IR. $350.00 additional shipping costs vary.
Power strip x2 = $30.00
Magnetized backing, thermometer and hydrometer for temps and humidity.
12 gauge Heavy Duty Extension cord - $30.00
Timer x2 - $30.00
Quart Spray Bottles x3 - $20.00
BTI Mosquito Bits - $25.00
Spinosad Quart - $25.00
Serenade - $25.00
Root Riot cloning gel and cubes - $40.00
6 cube cutting holders - $10.00
Cloning tray with extra tall dome - $30.00
Stainless Steel measuring spoons - $20.00
Funnels x6 - $25.00
Nutrients for two cycles of veg and bloom - $300.00 approx. cost using
Sensi Grow and Bloom Coco, Bud Candy, Bud Ignitor, Big Bud, Overdrive.
Great white or equival ent. Any root stimulator. Can you use cheaper nutrients or other names brands? Sure, but this is simply one of my easiest methods for growing top shelf medicine.
Large Tub for mixing/storing coco and perlite - $35.00
10-pound brick of coco, 8 quarts of chunky perlite - $40.00
45L bag of clay pebbles - $40.00
4 adjustable light hangers (add price)
Plastic plant labels, different colors, in bulk - $19.99
Initial Setup Total before taxes and shipping
