Puna Diesel Big Island Champion
Puna Diesel the story. On May 2016 Cannabis Care Hawaii, organizers of the Hawaii Cannabis Expo held the 2nd annual Free the Plant event in Oahu. The winner for the island of Hawaii a.k.a. the Big Island, was Puna Diesel, entered by Professor Potgrower of…
Hydroshocking Your Clones: The Professor’s Cooler-Than-Cool Trick
A fresh horticulture hack straight from the Big Island You already know — there are a million ways to root clones: Pro-Mix, Rapid Rooters, rockwool, aerocloners, whatever works. If you’re sitting on 90–100% success, aloha, keep cruising. But here’s a zero-cost extra step that makes…
Choosing males for breeding: Expert tips for serious thought
When breeding cannabis the idea is to make seed. Different expressions from the genetics of the seed (genotype) will be observed in the different expressions of the plant(s) characteristics (phenotype). Different characteristics from both parent plants will be expressed. There is an old saying with…
Hawaii’s Medical Cannabis Day is June 14th calling for celebration but really?
This appears to be something worth sharing. After 21 years, the Hawaii medical cannabis situation has some good points and cannabis has helped so many people/patients to live, have better health and avoid medications that are less helpful. However, the system is worse than broken….
The Chosen and the Resurrection: How to bring “the one” back to life
“All good things must come to an end” is the saying. All that lives must die, nobody gets out of here alive! Well… absolutely true of course with one possible exception. Its an easy trick to pull off if your Dad is God. It only…
The Art of Watering Cannabis in the Tropics
🌧️ The Art of Watering Cannabis in the Tropics Avoiding Root Rot, Over-Watering, and Nutrient Lockout in Hawaii’s Climate 🌱 Introduction Growing cannabis in Hawaii is nothing like growing cannabis on the mainland. Not even in the same universe, braddah. Here the humidity comes at…
Transplanting cannabis: the biggest mistake that many (most) growers make
Often unknown or overlooked, these helpful hints will surely help your cannabis transplant grow better! A “Successful” Plant Transplant? what’s wrong with this pic? It is a practice as important as any other when growing cannabis or any other plant for that matter. One of…
Long and winding Road
By Aaron Zeeman CHAPTER 1 — THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD The real beginning of this story—the true long and winding road—didn’t start with THC metabolites, probation conflicts, Quantico reports, or federal intimidation. It began years earlier with the THC Ministry, the…
Fertilizer in Hawaiʻi: The Real, No-Bullshit Guide
🌱 Fertilizer in Hawaiʻi: The Real, No-Bullshit Guide By Professor Potgrower — Big Island Genetics 🌱 What Growers in Hawaiʻi ACTUALLY Use Before we even get deep into fertilizers, let’s keep it real: most growers in Hawaiʻi start with ProMix or Sunshine Mix….
Foliar feeding
🌿 Foliar Feeding Is Dumb: Professor Potgrower calls it how he sees it Let’s get this straight. Foliar feeding—spraying nutrients on your plant’s leaves—is one of those things that sounds smart until you actually understand how plants work. I’m Professor Potgrower, I live in Hawaii,…
Is moving cannabis to Schedule 3 bad?
No. It isn’t. And the panic around it says more about who’s panicking than about what’s actually happening.I’ll be honest — this is a weird one to write. Not because it’s complicated, but because it’s hard to hold onto what actually matters while letting go…
Interview with Professor Potgrower of Big Island Genetics
This is the interview of Aaron from July, 2022… https://cannabisradio.com/audio/7998/979462 Vivian is also the editor of Skunk Magazine, look for an extended interview and story on Big Island Genetics this fall!
Why Mainland Soil Advice Fails in Hawaii
Why Mainland Soil Advice Fails in Hawaii (And Why “Dirt Is Not Just Dirt,” No Matter What YouTube Says) By Professor Potgrower — Big Island Genetics The First Wrong Assumption: “Soil Is Soil” If I had a dollar for every mainland grower who’s said to…
Master Grower Tips
Many growers have different techniques for growing cannabis. Time tested, many growers are set in their ways. The old saying goes; “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. This is a good philosophy however, if you are unaware of a plant’s potential you will fail…
A Core Issue for Hawai‘i Island
A Core Issue for Hawai‘i Island By Aaron Zeeman Do you like apples? Well, check this out… As Hawai‘i Island moves through the process of selecting a new Police Chief, it is an appropriate moment to revisit a principle embedded in our state Constitution but…
Big Island Genetics on ADS from the Indo Expo in Denver, Colorado! Mile High-Hawaii High!!
click here for the Adam Dunn Show ADS and BIG seeds… Watch Professor Potgrower, Adam Dunn and da braddas talking Big Island Genetics, Puna Budder and Hawaiian cannabis. Dont stop there…. keep watching and learn about our new associates form Berkely labratories at www.Ploidy.com and…
What is ‘Home Rule’ in Hawaii and why hasn’t it ever been asserted? Leave us alone!
Do you like apples? Well listen to this… The people of the Big Island need to learn what Home Rule is and why they should use it. Politicians, some of them already know and are either afraid to use it or more likely, afraid it…
Why is Hawaiian the world’s finest? It may surprise you.
So the story goes, herb today is far stronger (better) than the weed of the 60’s and 70’s. It may be true that the common market ha s generally more potent and fresher ganja but that can be explained by the loss of Mexican cannabis…


















