Welcome to the Alchimia Growshop Blog - Page 40

How to make ice water hash

In this post we tell you the basics for making top grade ice water hash easily at home. Cannabis concentrates are becoming more and more popular, and hashish is probably the safest, besides being the favourite extract of many connoisseurs.

How to make a cannabinoid analysis

In this post we show you a method known as thin-layer chromatography, used to know the presence and the approximate contents of the main cannabinoids in marijuana samples. Although it is not as accurate as gas chromatography analysis, this method allows us to know the approximate index of cannabinoids in a sample, what, as we will see, offers a large number of possibilities especially in the selection and breeding of cannabis lines.

Introduction to cannabis tasting

In this article we will introduce you in the exciting world of marijuana tasting, both organoleptic as psychoactive. From the moment we open the container with the sample until the last exhalation during the tasting, a torrent of sensations perceived by the five senses invade our body. What we will try here is to classify and to note down these sensations evaluating them according to the taste of each one. What better way to pay tribute to the buds of that we have been taking care for months?

Red Bubble Glass bubblers and waterpipes

In this post we introduce you Red Bubble Glass, a company started by Elias, an expert glass blower and extract artist. Have you ever asked yourself how bubblers or bongs are made? Well, you have the answers to your questions in this post, where Elias kindly tells us about the glass industry and his job.

How to store marijuana buds

In previous posts we told you when to properly harvest your plants and dry them. Now we'll learn the basics of storing our buds, so we can enjoy first quality marijuana throughout the year. Storing is a key aspect of cannabis cultivation, the time when almost all work is done and we only have to keep our top grade buds with their psychoactive and organoleptic features intact.

Characteristics of Indica cannabis strains

The main characteristics of the most notable Indica varieties are their short flowering period, short stature and their particular effect (in some cases medicinal). They are more easily grown than sativa genetic varieties, producing shorter plants with wider leaves. Today we tell you everything about this type of varieties and the best way to grow them.

Cannabis seeds for Indoor growing

When starting an indoor cannabis crop, many growers ask themselves: what type of seeds should I grow? In this post we tell you the main advantages and disadvantages of different marijuana genetics when grown under artificial lighting systems.

How to make dry sift

In this post we present you a system to obtain top grade dry sift separations easily and without investing in expensive equipment. All we need to obtain a much better product than commercial hash is a set of screens/bags, buds or trim and a little patience. Enjoy your concentrates!

pH and cannabis

In this post we tell you about pH and how important it is for having healthy and lush cannabis plants. Either in soil or inert substrates, adjusting the pH value is very important for our plants to properly assimilate nutrients, so it is something that every grower should know about.

Micronutrients and Marijuana plants

In this post we explain you the different micro-elements that the plant needs, as well as their role, so you can identify and correct the possible deficiencies and excesses that marijuana plants can have during their growing and flowering.

BioTabs organic marijuana crop in coco

In this post we show you a grow report with BioTabs fertilizers, a range of slow-release organic fertilisers that will help indoor and outdoor growers to get top quality buds easily, both in soil and coco coir.

Dawamesk cake

Dawamesk is a marijuana-based cream made with pistachios, honey and hashish. Its psychoactive effects are described in the Artificial Paradises and other texts writen by the members of the Club des Haschischins. Here we tell you the recipe to cook a delicious Dawamesk cake, a more original dessert than the classic Space Cake.

A Sativex user tells us his experience

Our friend Màxim tells us his experience with multiple sclerosis and the different treatments followed, first with Botox, then with marijuana and finally with Sativex, the first cannabis-based medicine approved in Spain on July, 2010. Màxim has suffered a lot since 6 years ago he started to feel pains that resulted in multiple sclerosis; marijuana was one of the best treatments to relieve these pains. Now, with Sativex, he can continue using cannabis in a legal way. We hope one day people will be free to grow their own medicinal cannabis. Many people would be eternally grateful to be allowed to grow their medicine at home.

How to control Whiteflies on marijuana plants

Whiteflies are small flying insects that can ruin any crop if they have favourable reproduction conditions. In this Post we explain a little more about this insect, how to prevent its appearance and how to eradicate it if it attacks our beloved plants.

Effects of marijuana

For many people, the therapeutical and benefitial effects of marijuana are beyound doubt. Delta9 tetrahydrocannabinol is the most renowned cannabinoid from the 61 that cannabis contains and, along with CBD, the most important in the marijuana world.

Growing marijuana in plant pots

How to grow marijuana in soil? What kind of soil and fertiliser should we use? What is the micro bacterial life? Which plant pots should we use and how to transplant from one pot to another? Next you’ll find all the answers to these questions and a lot more tips to improve and optimize your soil crops...