So you want to be a professional cannabis cultivator? Working in cannabis cultivation can be an exciting way to bring your passion for the plant to life. For Oaksterdam University horticulture...
Jobs In Cannabis Cultivation Explained
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Horticulture Tips
Learn How To Fix Cannabis Nutrient Deficiencies
Even though cannabis is known as “weed” and has a reputation for growing quickly and easily, cultivating high-quality cannabis plants can be quite challenging. One of the most common challenges is...
How to Get the Most Flower Weight from Your Cannabis Grow
Growing cannabis is a fun and exciting hobby — unless your plants produce less flower than you had hoped. Today, we will discuss some of the most common culprits of low flower weight and how to...
Sustainability for Home Growers
Is cannabis cultivation sustainable? Like all other types of agriculture, it can be. It also can be incredibly destructive in its cultivation practices and in the sourcing of inputs. Some elements...
The 2022 Grow: Know Your Bats and Spray Your Stargus
By Jeff Hickey I always listen closely when more experienced growers speak. Since I came to growing cannabis much later in life than most I know, I benefit from the wisdom of their tales. Over the...
Announcing: Oaksterdam Alumni Network
Oaksterdam Alumni — 80,000 students from 110 countries around the globe — have gone on to become the biggest leaders, personalities, and change-makers in the history of the cannabis movement. Now,...
Hort Labs Open to OU Alumni & Asynch
Oaksterdam University is excited to announce that our longstanding Horticulture Labs are now open to all OU alumni and students. Bring your plant babies, questions, and coffee for a morning chat...
How to Get a Job Growing Cannabis
Jobs in cannabis are booming, and professional cannabis growers are in demand. Keep reading to learn about what a professional cannabis grower does, what they need to know, their salary and job...
The Freedom of Growing at Home
More than once, I have been contacted by people while they visited a dispensary, wanting to buy products and requesting my advice. I have often been asked what commercial cannabis products I...
OU Courses Apply to Degree at Golden Gate U
Oaksterdam University is pleased to announce an exciting educational partnership with Golden Gate University. The partnership allows students to transfer credits from Oaksterdam Certification...
Virtual Field Trip: Alibi Cannabis
Oaksterdam University hosted a virtual tour of the state-of-the-art grow facility Alibi Cannabis on June 8, 2022. Part of OU’s virtual field trip series, the event was an extra-curricular learning...
How to Control Cannabis Odor
If you grow cannabis, you probably savor its familiar, pungent scent. Your neighbors? Not so much. Whether you’re growing a few cannabis plants for personal use, or you’re a commercial cultivator...
Main-lining
“Main-lining” is the process of training your cannabis plant (utilizing Topping, LST, and Lollipopping) to form a manifold of branches where each branch has a direct line to the main stem. It is a...
When to Harvest
It is important to know when to harvest so your crop can reach its optimal potency. This month’s tip will give you a brief look at determining when to harvest based on trichome maturity. Depending...
Proper Use of Foliar Sprays
While not a substitute for healthy soil, foliar sprays are an effective way to supplement the nutritional needs of your cannabis plants. To properly use and fully benefit from your foliar sprays,...
Choosing a Growing Medium
Deciding which growing media to use in an indoor garden can be a difficult decision for beginners. There are several options available which each have their own advantages and disadvantages. The...
Microbes & Molasses
Microbes Micro-organisms (Microbes) are microscopic, unicellular organisms that are the oldest form of life on earth, with fossils dating back to more than 3 billion years ago. There are millions of...
Powdery Mildew & Foliar Remedies
Powdery Mildew is a fungal disease that affects a wide variety of plants, including cannabis. PM is one of the easier fungal diseases to identify as its symptoms are quite distinctive. Infected...
Hermaphrodites
Hermaphrodites: A word derived from the names of the Greek deities Hermes and Aphrodite; hermaphrodite is meant to convey the presence of both sets of reproductive organs. Cannabis, as some...