Jack Herer Strain

The Jack Herer Strain has a more energetic, uplifting, and cerebral high than most other marijuana strains. Like other sativa dominant strains, the Jack Herer Strain tends to get very tall and may not be well-suited for indoor gardens.

Fortunately, the Jack Herer Strain is also a very generous yielder.

The Jack Herer Strain grows well in bright, sunny weather; so, if you do plan to grow the Jack Herer Strain indoors, make sure to keep your lights about 18-24 inches from the top of your canopy and raise them up slowly as the plants grow.

Keeping your lights close to the top of your canopy will also help control stretching, which the Jack Herer Strain is known for doing. Just make sure that the colas never touch the lights.

When growing the Jack Herer Strain, it’s a good idea to prune your branches early to keep a nice even canopy and prevent your plants from growing too tall.

Do to its longer flowering time, the Jack Herer Strain doesn’t need to spend a lot of time vegging. In fact, indoor growers can probably get away with a 72-hour veg. The Jack Herer Strain also does better in larger containers, due to its larger overall size at harvest. However, we still recommend starting the Jack Herer Strain in small containers and transplanting them into larger containers after about a month.

This extra step will help strengthen the roots and ultimately increase the overall yield at harvest.

Indoor growers should always maintain a temperature of around 74 – 78 degrees Fahrenheit inside their grow space and keep the air circulating. The Jack Herer Strain can handle humidity well, but we still recommend that you take steps to ensure your plants are receiving adequate ventilation.

Since the Jack Herer Strain tends to grow tall and thin, you should seriously consider adding some type of support system to your crop, such as a trellis net or tomato cages, to prevent mature flowers from weighing down the thinner branches.

The Jack Herer Strain also tends to be a thirstier strain than most and therefore requires more frequent watering so be sure to keep an eye on the dampness of your substrate.

You can increase your yield, and the overall health of your plant, by allowing the substrate to almost dry out in between waterings. This measure will help encourage root growth and lead to a more vigorous outcome.

Due to its unmistakable smell, we recommend taking all possible security precautions when growing the Jack Herer Strain.

Always make sure to calibrate your pH meter properly, and always adjust the pH of your water so that the run-off water measures around 6.0.

Make sure to also allow adequate time for flushing to remove any residual mineral salts that may have accumulated during flowering.

We recommend that soil growers flush the Jack Herer Strain for 10 to 14 days prior to harvest and that hydroponic growers flush the Jack Herer Strain for 7 to 10 days prior to harvest.

In general, longer flushes tend to produce better flavors and aromas without decreasing yield.

Lastly, be patient. The Jack Herer Strain flowers quickly, but you should still monitor the trichomes closely under a 100x microscope and give them time to mature and start to turn amber before harvesting.

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