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Choosing a humidifier for your indoor grow space

Relative humidity is a factor of major importance for your plants, especially when you want to get the most out of your grow room. Today we'll talk about how to efficiently raise humidity levels in your tent or room, also introducing some of the best devices available on the market.

Alchimia's Desert Island Strains: our personal favourite genetics

Choosing a cannabis variety has never been so stressful due to the sheer quantity of genetics available in the Alchimia grow shop catalogue. Even so, each of us usually has that special strain that we always like to have in our garden and that we regularly cultivate. We asked the Alchimia team of growers for their favourite variety, that bud that they always have in reserve and that seed that is always ready to germinate. Here is our selection of Desert Island Strains.

Choosing cannabis seeds for five-star water hash

In this blog article, we talk about the importance of choosing the correct genetics for full melt bubble hash production and offer a list of our own top choices of high-quality seed varieties for solventless resin extractions such as iceolator.

When to transplant cannabis and how to do it

On many occasions, transplanting your cannabis is crucial to achieve the best possible yields. However, it's natural to have doubts, especially in relation to when to do it, what pot to choose, how many transplants are necessary, or simply how to perform the transplant causing the least possible stress to the plant. In this article we explain everything.

Spiritual, religious, and traditional use of cannabis

Today we present you a post in which we highlight the connection between different cultures and religions of the world that use the cannabis plant in a medicinal, recreational or religious way.

Selecting cannabis mother plants

Choosing a good mother plant is not easy, especially if you have very specific goals in mind. To make it simpler, this article covers the main factors that are usually considered when selecting a mother plant; which, as you will see, can vary a great deal depending on the type of grower.

The origins of blunts

Though not very well known just a few years ago, now it's unusual for cannabis smokers not to have heard of the blunts. This type of cigarette derives from using the cigars’ outer tobacco leaves to roll marijuana cigarettes, something that became very popular in the Caribbean more than a century ago, and later in United States and the rest of the world.

Compost Tea in the Cannabis Garden

Compost tea is an essential component in organic gardening, a homemade plant supplement and soil improver that inoculates the substrate with beneficial microbes. In this post, we talk about its popularity among naturally-minded cannabis growers and tell you how to make your own actively aerated compost tea!

Myrcene: a terpene that enhances cannabinoid activity

Myrcene is one of marijuana plants’ main terpenes, and it’s found in a significant number of different strains. Its medicinal effects and influence on cannabinoid receptors, which improve the absorption of compounds like THC and CBD, make it a great ally for all types of cannabis users. In this article we tell you more about this interesting terpene.

Automatic pH control for cannabis

Learn all about Torus Hydro Perfect PH, a revolutionary pH stabilizer with ion control system that automatically regulates the acidity of your nutrient solution without the need for any other product.

Advances in Dabbing - cold-start & other innovations

As the techniques for making cannabis concentrates evolve over time, so do the methods used for the consumption of these extracts. In this article, we keep you up to date with all the latest developments and innovations in the world of dabbing as well as two new ways to heat your quartz banger for maximum satisfaction!

Fermented compost: Cannabis and Bokashi

Bokashi or Bocashi is a high quality and 100% organic fertilizer which is easy to make at home, and the result of a fermentation process. Originally from Japan, this technique allows the grower to obtain an ecological fertilizer in record time, only 2-3 weeks. In this article we tell you everything you need to know to make it yourself.

Whitey or greening out after consuming cannabis: what is it and how to act?

Sometimes, cannabis high in THC may not produce the sensations you seek. Although it cannot be described as dangerous, intoxication by this cannabinoid can make you have a really rough time, so it never hurts to know exactly what happens and what to do. In this article, we tell you everything you need to know about these unpleasant episodes.

Cannabis Re-Vegging

In this article, Alchimia presents you with a technique to save the genetics you thought lost. Re-vegging, or regeneration, consists in reverting the flowering plants back into the growing phase, in order to be able to take cuttings and to produce mother plants. You will learn all the necessary steps to perform a regeneration and the best way to implement this technique.

Deep cleaning your grow room or tent

Many growers choose to halt indoor growing during the hottest months of the year. In this post, we tell you how to make the most of this summer break to clean and renew your cultivation area, leaving it fully prepared for the autumn.

Cannabis decarboxylation

Today we are going to delve into the cannabis decarboxylation process, by which cannabinoids lose their acid form and "activate" many of their properties. This is an essential process when preparing cannabis edibles, so they have the desired effect, and a basic step to make the best recipes.