Really hard to see what he is trying to show, which in my eyes like 70% of the other diagrams through the book, are a fail. Green on Green on a green background does not suit a diagram that is showing green leaves with lighter green splotches on it and saying it is a deficiency, looks exactly like the one next to it, which is also the overdose. The picture showing leaf deficiencies, etc.worthless. Aside from a 10 step process for identifying plant problems, this whole section was practically useless to me.even as a first time grower. Throughout the read I often said, " I wish there was a diagram that showed this, because I don't know what he is talking about". The diagrams of the plants that do exist are not very good and lack key part identifications being described in the text. Not enough pictures to describe the most important things being described, but sure are plenty of random pictures of some good looking bud.with no relevant context of the surrounding text. More so that I took too long to read it and cant return it.ĭon't get me wrong, the book has useful information, some of which is more advanced than I care to know at this point (breeding, etc.), but the information that is supposed to be most useful is sporadically placed about and not able to remember because he jumps around a lot and definitely misses things that are important to know. After finishing the book.I am quite displeased. This was a red flag to me but I did as he instructed. The content of the book at first seems good at a glance, but as you start reading, the author states that you are not going to know or understand anything he is talking about, unless you read the ENTIRE book. After reading this entire book and looking through to stages relevant as my cannabis grows, I am left wanting, so I end up looking up things online after all. It was a crapshoot between each book being considered, but I chose this one because it appeared more professional. I really did my research on this and took a long time to decide which book to buy. I wasn't disappointed at all, the book looks nice on my bookshelf and contains lots of useful info. I recommend this book for those interested in how this stuff works and for those wanting to actually do it themselves. Take some of the controversial info with a grain of salt (24/0 vs 18/6 lighting) and learn your own way of doing things, but this book is a great resource. Nothing really substitutes experience in this case unfortunately. All the fundamentals are here, though fertilization gets confusing just like it does in all books it seems.
I think this is a great book for new growers, however it reads like a textbook and you will kinda have to study it and mark relevant information to your situation. It is physically a large book with 689 pages, softcover. Most of the info in this book can be found online, however I think it's a nicely bound book, contains nice glossy pictures, and conveys most of the info in a straightforward manner. In my opinion, such a text has never been compiled, and no amount of reading will really replace real experience and garden time. Completely green growers (pun intended) always want some kind of text that they can reference that has all the answers. Everyone does things a little bit different, so it's important to keep that in mind while reading this book. So much information in fact, that it can become contradictory when many different opinions on cultivation are introduced. Like most grow "bibles" on the market today, this book covers a ton of information. This review might get a little lengthy, but I read this book from cover to cover and want to give it a fair assessment.
The book did have some layout issues that I noticed that were noted in some of the negative reviews, but they didn't make the book unreadable. I was a bit skeptical when purchasing this book due to some of the more critical reviews, but in hindsight I'm glad I did.