Vocabulary/Slang Terms (Updated With the Missing Terms)

Rudi I&I Automan

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PPM is one that may not have been covered,It refers to the nute solution and nute content, its to do with the amount of nutrients in your nute supply, but its a little more advanced drowing where you add seperate NPK, N(NITROGEN / P (PHOSPORUS) & K (POTASSIUM), + MICRO NUTRIENTS, BLOOM BOOST + MANY OTHER EXTRAS. Its so you can keep the total nutes+addatives in the correct ratio and concentration, so as not to kill/poison /burn the roots and leaves with over concentrasted nutrient solution. I prefer to keep the nuts on the low side if using hydro bubbler and folier feed the leaves with a ballanced nute solution and then plain water a few hours l8r (do keep the lights away from any possible water damage/contact (a hot metal halide or sodium quartz glass bulb can and probably will explode sending the hot glass everyware and it burns like hell, so best done with lights off or remove plants from grow room and replace when dry (water or nute solution can destroy all your hard work in no time at all. just in case its not been braught up allready Rudi Automan
 

Rudi I&I Automan

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kind of reminds me of my EX, every morning it the same, (I wake her in bed with breakfast and tell her ive done the washing up/washed her clothes, hoovered the house and every morning its the same old shit, who the fuck are you, wot are you doing in my fucking bedroom and how the fuck did you get into my house ??? (women) tish, cant live with them, cant kill them and bury them in the garden without loads of questions being asked , But that was b 4 the restraining order, ahh the good old days :)
 

Rudi I&I Automan

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only prob wi ISO/RUBBING ALKY, is it extracts more then BUTANE and it sets like hard gold/green wax, and tasts like crap. great way to hold backy in a spluff on a windy day though LOL
correction (I MENT ACETONE not ISOPROPYL ALLKY) although it may extract more then you want from the plant and become a thick mass rather then a golden pool of heaven. we are but simple trichrome Hashshashin .... Oh My stoned again, off at a tangent posting inacuracies about organic solvents to hassan-i-sabbah's group of fedayeen. Damn this super skunk :wall: ?? Ouch that hurtz o_O ,WTF's going on, Ah, BING BING BING ,brain idea BINGING sound. (allways seems to happen when im not thinking of sex 4 some reason, must be something to do with what organ gets dibs on the blood supply (cock or brain), Idea thaught process in picture form :leaf: :joint: :clap: :bigjoint:, Ah that hits the spot, now ware waz I ? oh yes, off at a tangent again....I do apollogize for the side effects of my pain med's, as you were (: Rudi
 

Rudi I&I Automan

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+Rep. Very insightful. You could also add RH= relative humidity. If it's not already in there.
or RO = (reverse osmosis) a process by which a solvent (water in this case) passes through a porous membrane in the direction opposite to that for natural osmosis when subjected to a hydrostatic pressure greater than the osmotic pressure. or pure unadulterated filtered water. if your too stoned to say the above :) Rudi
 

Rudi I&I Automan

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kind of reminds me of my EX, every morning it the same, (I wake her in bed with breakfast and tell her ive done the washing up/washed her clothes, hoovered the house and every morning its the same old shit, who the fuck are you, wot are you doing in my fucking bedroom and how the fuck did you get into my house ??? (women) tish, cant live with them, cant kill them and bury them in the garden without loads of questions being asked , But that was b 4 the restraining order, ahh the good old days :)
(apollogies, it doesnt remind me of that at all, I blame 2 much super skunk making me post crazy) rudi
 

Rudi I&I Automan

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In the UK, im sure you have read the news that theier are gay men still incarcerated from when it was legal, well I know of at least 2 judges who are sexualy active in their same sex relationship, SO HOW THE FUCK DOES THAT HAPPEN?? The judicial system is a totaly fucked up archaic mish mash of old personal grudges, fear of the unknown with a dash of real crimes thrown in for good measure. BUT IS LIGHTER THEFT IN THERE, NO. But grab the bastard who nicked it and your the wrong side of the law. There are criminals (just unlucky they got caught), NONCES (RULE 43's) BUT NO CLIPTOMANIACS (a J with no fire coz its been nicked, the perp should be locked up with Donald trump and Hillary clinton for 6 months to a year, that should stop them. err, on second thaughts, comic relief 4 6-12 mts isn't a real punishment. maybe thrashed/lashed across the back with a tough sativa
 

gg2

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Since I noticed that in all 31 pages of the previous iteration of this thread were pretty much ALL repeat questions asked by people who couldn't bother to read what had already been asked. I went through the entire thread and found all the terms and acronyms that were missing or incorrect and fixed it. Only took me a couple hours and a couple bowls....but it was worth it. Now instead of asking the same questions OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!!! (IE; What does RO stand for??) They can read it on the initial post.
As I frequent the site daily, feel free to send me any missing terms or acronyms and i'll edit the posts to include them. Hope this helps and GL GROWING
{PS; The Credit for the original work, without which I would have had no basis in which to start, goes to MajorToke for his great work. Along with the others in the previous thread who answered 30 pages questions for people who could have skipped the question with 10 minutes of reading ;-) THANK YOU ALL!!! THIS IS YOUR WORK!}

The original thread can be found here.
wow, I am so glad I found this and thank you for your time to put this up.. I appreciate it very much dajosh42069,:hump::peace:
 

gg2

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PH -- the measure of soil's acidity or alkalinity, measured on a scale of 1 to 14. Water is
considered neutral at PH 7. PH levels below 7 are classified as acidic, or "sour". Levels
above 7 are basic, alkaline or "sweet". Most plants prefer a slightly acidic soil pH of 6.0 to
6.5.

Phenotype - The plants characteristics as determined by not genetics, but by enviroment
grown.

Phloem: Nutrient conducting tissue.

Photoperiod - AKA lighting schedule, it is the number of hours of light and darkness the
plant is exposed to. Usually expressed as a fraction. Ex: 18/6 = 18 hours of light, and 6
hours of darkness

Photosynthesis: Biochemical process in which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll, and
is used to fuel the building of sugar molecules.

Pistil - a hair-like protrusion from the nodes/buds of a female plant, also a precursor to
the buds themselves. Pistils turn from white to brown as the buds mature.

Plant Stress - Any unhealthy stimuli the plant receives. Examples: Light-burn,
overwatering, nute-burn. Stress can cause slow growth, mutations, or death.

Potash -- Broadly, potash describes any material containing potassium. More specifically,
though, potash is potassium carbonate derived from wood ashes. The term potash comes
from the process of extracting lye from wood ashes in iron pots

PPM - Acronym for Parts Per Million, this term is used most in hydroponics to measure the
amount of nutrients given to a plant.

Rock Wool ? Mineral or rock wool has been used extensively in Europe and is recently
finding applications in the U.S. greenhouse market. Like perlite and vermiculite, it
originates from a natural mineral (alumino silicates with some calcium and magnesium)
that is heated to 2,700?F to form fibers that are used to make blocks or cubes as a
finished product. Blocks or slabs of rock wool are used extensively by hydroponic growers
of greenhouse vegetables. Rock wool typically has an alkaline pH, is sterile and
chemically inert.

Regenerate - OR Re-vegging, refers to the act of putting a plant back into the growth
cycle after harvesting the flowering buds off of the plant, in order to bud the plant again
or to take clones off of the plant. (See Vegging)

RO - Reverse Osmosis, is a form of purifying water usually used in the bottling of waters.

Root Bound --A condition where a plant or seedling's roots have grown compacted and
entwined in the pot and has no room to grow. This condition results in stunting the plants
growth and potential. The solution is a larger pot or transplanting outdoors.

Ruderalis -- Ruderalis is not a very good choice for flower production, indoors or out.
Despite maintaining a short stature, growing only one to five feet tall, and maturing
rather quickly, Ruderalis just doesn't produce the yield or quality one looks for in their
flowers. A slight light cycle reduction can trigger a sprout with as little as 2 to 3 leaf sets
to flower. Ruderalis spontaneously initiates flowering a few weeks after sprouting, and
will not produce decent flowers unless the photoperiod provides around 18 to 19 hours of
light. Even then, the yield and quality are less than desirable, incomparable to that of the
Sativa or Indica sub-species.

Sativa -- Sativa is a hard plant to grow indoors due to high lighting requirements, tall
stature, and late flowering traits. Sativas come from equatorial regions, thus the
neccesity for high ammounts of lighting and a warmer tropic-subtropic climate. You can
identify a Sativa by its long, slender, finger-like leaves. A Sativa will typically produce a
euphoric, energetic, cerebral high. Despite the Sativa's climatic limitations, they are truly
a reward to obtain, grow, and smoke. A pure Sativa will take 2 to 4 months to finish
flowering.

ScrOG/ SOG -- "Screen Of Green" method. The purpose of ScrOG is to maximize your
usage of the available space and lighting by training the new growth of a plant into a
screen or mesh.

Seed Casing - The integuments of the ovule, which are the ovule's old coverings, harden
and become the seed's protective coat

Sensimilla - OR Sensi, In Spanish means 'without seed', having a female plant bud without
letting a male plant pollenate it, thereby preventing seeds from forming in the buds. This
increases THC potency and smokable bud weight.

Sepal -- Sepals are components of the calyx. Located at the base of the flower, these
modified leaves usually function as protection for the petals while in bud stage.
Occasionally, sepals will be colored, but they are usually green

Sexing - The act of determining the gender of a plant through various methods.

Shwag/Stress/Regs/Bobby Brown - Non-Sensimilla buds that are typicly grown in very
large outdoor batches, which prevents the care and love that smaller groups of plants can
get. It has many names, this is only a few of them.

Stamen --This is the male reproductive organ of a plant, located in the androecium of the
flower. It has two components: the filament and the anther..

Stigma: The sticky tip of a pistil.

Strain - refers to the specific genetics of the plant. Example: White Widow, Northern
Lights.

Stomata: Opening in the epidermis of a leaf which permit gas exchange with the air.

Stretching - When the lights are placed too far from the growing plant and causes it to
stretch out and grow tall and skinny. Normally this happens in young plants and
seedlings/sproutlings.

Sun Leaves/Fan leaves - These are the large leaves that grow off of branches, and while
not rich in THC, they play an important role in photosynthesis.

Synthetic Nutrients - Concentrated and industrial-made nutrients. They have a longer
shelf-life than organic nutes, but are known to nute-burn a plant more quickly.

THC -- a. Tetrahydrocannabinol A compound, C-21 H-30 O-2, obtained from cannabis or
made synthetically, that is the primary intoxicant in marijuana and hashish.
b. The main physcoactive ingredient in pot. this is what gets you "high!". it is often(not
totally accurately) measured by the trichomes(fairy dust) visible on pot.

Topping - Is a method used separate and top of the plant, and make it grow into 2, or even 4 very large main cola's (See Colas)
Traditionally, topping your plant causes two shoots to grow back in place of the one
pruned off, thus increasing the number of top/main buds

Transplanting Shock -- When transplanting seedlings from one place to another, the roots
are often disturbed and occasionally the change in climate can cause the plant to slow
down or appear to stop growing. This is transplant shock. It is really redirecting it's
energy to re-grow lost roots and to get accustomed to a change in temperature that it
hadn't experienced before.

Trichomes - AKA crystals or sugar, they are tiny, mushroom-shaped capitulate glands full
of THC that form on the flowering buds and bud leaves of cannabis.

Vascular - Refers to the xylem and phloem tissues, which conduct water and nutrients
through the plant body.

Vegetative - OR 'Vegging' Refers to the vegetative stage in the first part of a plants life when it is only growing leaves and stems. This is when you have your lights on 18/6-24/0, or any timing variation where the amount of light exceeds the amount of dark by several hours. This
phase preceeds flowering and follows sproutling.

Vermiculite -- is sterile and light in weight (5 to 8 lbs/ft3). The pH of vermiculite will vary
depending on where it is mined. Most U.S. sources are neutral to slightly alkaline,
whereas vermiculite from Africa can be quite alkaline (pH = 9). Vermiculite is used
extensively in the greenhouse industry as a component of mixes or in propagation. It is
usually sold in four size grades: #1 is the coarsest and #4 the smallest. The finer grades
are used extensively for seed germination or to topdress seed flats. Expanded vermiculite
should not be pressed or compacted, especially when wet, as this will destroy the
desirable physical properties.

Ventilation - Circulating air in order to provide the plant with fresh air and/or to reduce
the temperature in the grow area. Air movement also encourages strong stems.

Yield - The amount of bud harvested, or projected to be harvested, from a finished plant.

Watering Schedule - term referring to how often and how much water a plant is given,
usually measured in days and gallons. Ex: 1 gallon every 4 days.

Watts -- A measure of the amount of electricity flowing through a wire. Watt hours
measure the amount of watts used in one hour. A kilowatt/hour (KWH) is 1000
watt/hours.

Worm Casting -- (Vermiconversion) or using earthworms to convert waste into soil
additives, is a biologically active mound containing thousands of bacteria, enzymes, and
remnants of plant materials and animal manures that were not digested by the
earthworm. The composting process continues after a worm casting has been deposited.
In fact, the bacterial population of a cast is much greater than the bacterial population of
either ingested soil, or the earthworm's gut. An important component of this dark mass is
humus. (See; Humus)

WW - Typicly refers to the cannabis strain 'White Widow'.


Thats all so far, is anyone notices anything missing, please feel free to point it out and i'll edit the post and add it in. Thanx for reading and I hope this answers your questions!!!
I just made me a folder to study on for this knowledge, thanks again so much:hump:;)
 

dajosh42069

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wow, I am so glad I found this and thank you for your time to put this up.. I appreciate it very much dajosh42069,:hump::peace:
this helps me old skull understand a lot more= +reps to you
I'm really happy to see that even after all of this time, people are still getting so much use out of my work...
If I've assisted in educating even a single grower, then I truly feel as though it was completely worth it!! :)

When I started growing and was new to this site, I spent as much time reading and learning from other people's grows as I possibly could. Almost to the point where it could have been considered an obsession! And even potentially unhealthy, LOL...

While I very strongly encourage anybody who is interested in growing, to learn and read as much as they possibly can BEFORE taking the time to start a new thread, or post in an old thread to ask a question that has already been answered.. I know that learning by reading in that manner can occasionally be difficult, in that growers tend to use a lot of slang, and short hand to communicate with one another.

THAT is the purpose of this thread.. to allow people new to the amazing and wonderful world of "cannabis cultivation" to understand some of commonly used lingo, and be able to research and study the art of growing.. without expecting everyone else to do the work for them. (IE; Looking up plant issues, devising nute/feeding schedules, etc...)


In a way.. I should almost be thanking all of you! Thank you all for taking the time to learn about the craft of cannabis cultivation, rather then just immediately posting a new thread in order to ask for information that is widely available, and easily found.

Happy growing to you all! :D
 

gg2

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JUST GROW YOUR FRICKING WEED AND FORGET ABOUT ALL OF THIS STUPID STUFF PPL!! POT GREW WITHOUT ALL THIS SHIT FOR MANY DECADES AND STILL DOES.. MY GOSH AMIGHTY PPL!!!:weed:
 
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