Clone: an antiquated (pre-July 1, 2011) way of referring to an ‘immature plant’; clones are cuttings from a cannabis plant that grow roots and have the same genetics as the host plant that it was taken from.

Cola: the top of a flowering plant, where there will be one large bud.  Colas often ave higher THC content than the rest ofthe flowering plant.

Flowering: cannabis is dioecious; each plant produces either male or female flowers, and is considered either a male or female plant.  Male plants usually start to flower about one month before the female; however, there is sufficient overlap to ensure pollination.

Kief: is not spelled KEIF and that really bothers me… kief is the loose, dried resin glands (trichomes) of cannabis which may accumulate on containers, in grinders, or be removed with a kiefing screen or sieve.  The term originates from the Egyptian dialect of Arabic, where the word can be translated as “being buzzed” or “liking to get high”.  Kief contains a much higher concentration of desired psychoactive ingredients, primarily THC, than ordinary preparations of cannabis bud from which it is derived.

Leaves: there are 3 types of leaves on a cannabis plant.  Large shade, or fan, leaves have low THC and are rarely used in other applications.  Grow tips are small, tender leaves formed during vegetation and are more potent than fan leaves.  Thirdly, trim leaves are generally coated with a layer of trichomes and can be used to make concentrates / hash.

Seeds: an alternative to growing with immature plants.  Seeds can be feminized, which will generally produce the most sought after female cannabis plants.

Trichomes: the resin glands produced by the cannabis plant that contain the majority of THC, CBN & CDB.  They can be clear, cloudy, or amber, depending on the curing and harvest times.  They resemble small stalks with bulbous heads and range from 15 to 500 microns in size.  To the naked eye, trichomes give cannabis the appearance of being covered with a white dust.

Vegetative Growth: the period of maximum growth in a cannabis plant.  The plant can grow no faster than the rate that its leaves can produce energy for new growth.  Each day more leaf tissue is created, increasing the overall capacity for growth.  The vegetative stage is usually completed in the third to fifth month of growth.

Lots more to come…