Cannabis for Capitalists ebook Contents Otoké Horticulture, LLC

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1 Cannabis for Capitalists ebook Contents Otoké Horticulture, LLC Dedication... Foreword... 1 Introduction... 2 An Integrated Approach... 4 Cultural Management... 5 Pest Management... 6 Best Management Practices... 8 Section 1: Pest Management... 9 Prevention Inside Sanitation Outside Sanitation Exclusion and Filtering Economic Thresholds Scouting and monitoring Routine Scouting Reporting SOAP Charting Diagnostic Information Correct Diagnosis Nutrient Disorders Tools and Methods Controls Laws Sanitation Using Beneficial Insects Biopesticides Pest control through viruses Other controls Chemical Pesticides Safety and Product handling Section 2: Pathogens and Pests Pathogens Pathogen Control Powdery Mildew... 67

2 Other Foliar Pathogens Fruit (Bud) Disorders Molds, Bacteria and Human Health Soil-borne Root diseases Other issues Insects & Arachnids Common Pests Other Pests Non Host Pests Section 3: Control, Coercion and Manipulation Plant Flow Waves and Throughput Wave Based Flow Management: Command and Control Control: Cannabis by the Numbers Tools Risk Management Change Management Section 4: Cultural Management & Abiotic Disorders Light What light does Cannabis respond to? How much light is enough? How much light do various light sources deliver? Light spacing Plant reactions to light Lighting Checklist Carbon Dioxide CO 2 implementation Checklist for Carbon Dioxide Temperature and Humidity Control Source Water Quality Propagation Cuttings Mothers and Donors Taking Cuttings Preparing cuttings for the Stick

3 Weaning newly rooted cuttings off humidity Growing out the cuttings Root Assessments Ruthlessness Propagation by Tissue Culture Media Media Content Media preparation Container Size Plant Sizing and shaping Plant Hormones Shape and Size Levers Creating specific shaped Plants Section 5: Nutrition, ph & Fertilizers What are Plant Nutrients? Where do nutrients come from? Plant Nutrition happens in the Root Zone Solubility, availability, tie-up and lock-out What levels of nutrition are required for Cannabis? A quick tour of nutrient by growth phase Analysis of Commercial Nutrient Systems Nutrient mimics How does your liquid nutrient scheme stack up? Nutrient Measurements EC/TDS Measurement ph Measurements Lab analysis of nutrients and ph Water-Soluble Fertilizers A Primer on Nutrient Salts Complete Water Soluble Fertilizers Micronutrients and Chelation Nutrients - the Otoké Way Otoké Two Level Nutrient Formulations Organic Nutrient Delivery Systems Developing an Organic Nutrient Delivery system Water and Nutrient Delivery Water Application

4 Irrigation Leaching Water delivery systems Stock Solutions and Nutrient injectors Fertigation/Irrigation Controls Putting it all together: Test Water Characteristics: Hydroponics ph management in hydroponic operations Soilless Systems Appendix A: ph and EC/TDS basics Appendix B: Non-direct ph and EC measurement techniques for on-site media testing Appendix C: Alkalinity testing and treatment procedures Appendix D: How to read a Water Soluble Fertilizer label Appendix E: Water soluble fertilizer mixing calculations Appendix F: Nutrient formulations Appendix G: Nutrient Disorder Visual Symptoms Appendix H: Worker Protection Restrictions for Worker Entry into Treated Areas Spray Application Safety Product Fate after application Product mixing and loading NFPA 704 Signs Exposure and Pollution Protection Chemical Handling Checklist Fertilizer / Chemical Storage and Safety Chemical Safety and Storage Checklist Personal Protective Gear Emergency Response Procedures Spills and contamination Ergonomics Appendix J: Propagation by Seed Appendix J: Trials Trial Basics Sample Sizes Trial Plant shaping and Veg Period Care during the trial

5 Data Glossary Reading List and References About the Authors Epilogue: RIP Mary Jane Superweed