Cultivator's Handbook of Marijuana [Paperback]

Drake (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 28, 1993

This revised and updated edition of the classic Cultivators Handbook of Marijuana had complete information on growing marijuana indoors and out. Full of examples, fantastic illustrations and horticultural knowledge. Drake is a leading authority on marijuana cultivation. His book Cultivators Handbook of Marijuana includes information on the marijuana plant, marijuana and land, working with young plants, marijuana and light, harvesting and curing, making a good plant better, cultivation of psychoactive tobacco, and cultivation awareness.

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When I wrote the first edition of the Cultivators Handbook in 1969, only a few people in the country were growing seriously. There was no incentive to risk trouble for growing marijuana when anyone with $10 could find plenty of excellent quality Mexican around. Most of the folks I knew who grew in the late sixties did so for personal and political reasons, although some early commercial homegrowers were already well known in the West and East Coast undergrounds when this Handbook was first written.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Ronin Publishing (January 28, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0914171534
• ISBN-13: 978-0914171539
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,167,981 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extensive info but somewhat dated, June 17, 1997

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This review is from: Cultivator's Handbook of Marijuana (Paperback)

Could do with updating. Too little emphasis on indoor growing techniques (HID lights, hydroponics) or out of date info (recommends incandescents in the light mix, etc)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Book Most Responsible for Modern U.S.American Marijuana Cultivation, August 25, 2008

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This review is from: The Cultivator's handbook of Marijuana (Paperback)

First book (and still one of the best) in English, in modern times, dedicated to cultivating cannabis as a social intoxicant.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The first U.S. American book about growing cannabis for use as a social intoxicant., August 25, 2008

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the1956wolfie "mws" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cultivators Handbook of Marijuana (Paperback)

In 1970 Bill Drake's book The Cultivator's Handbook of Marijuana would change "homegrown" from being what you bought when you couldn't find any Mexican pot to the high-cannabinoid strains which have been developed in the U.S.since then, primarily on the Left Coast. He made U.S. Americans aware for the first time of the importance of separating the males and females to promote increased development of female flowers. According to Jack Herer, in conversation with this reviewer, it was Drake's book which got Herer interested in hemp's industrial applications. Read even just the first skinny little pamphletesque edition and you'll be amazed by how little has actually been added to the lexicon of cannabis cultivation in the nearly-forty years since The Cultivator's Handbook of Marijuana was first printed.