Is weed legal in Hawaii? Are there any Hawaii marijuana laws? We answer all of your questions in this blog post covering Hawaii’s medical regulations and adult-use status. The Hawaiian Islands, known as the most remote populated archipelago, is home to lush rainforests, active volcanoes,…

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…

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…

How To Fix Hawaiʻi’s Cannabis Future… and Why It Starts With Us Short answer: Because too many people believe the outcome is already decided.     Hawaiʻi likes to think of itself as politically aware, culturally grounded, and deeply democratic… but if we’re honest, a…

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…

Let’s get this straight: if you’re still running an 18/6 or—heaven forbid—a 24/0 light schedule in veg, you’re not a cutting-edge grower. You’re a zombie grower. Marching in lockstep to outdated advice, burning watts, and burning money. Meanwhile, your plants are screaming, “Professor Potgrower would…

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…

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…

🌿 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,…

🌧️ 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…

“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…

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…

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….

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!

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…

🌱 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….

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…

Everything You’ve Been Told About “Indica vs. Sativa” Is Outdated Indian hemp’s world tour, Afghanica’s resin engines, Ruderalis as a high-latitude sativa adaptation — and why Hawaiʻi made magic Opening note to readers What follows isn’t “my discovery.” I’m passing along what careful botanists, chemists,…