The Cannabis Gardener teaches you how to choose which strains are right for you and how to cultivate the plants from seed to finished flower. Gorgeous full-color photographs capture each stage of the growing process and show how cannabis plants can be incorporated into your garden design as well as raised beds and containers. After you establish your plants in the garden and monitor them through the flowering stage, you’ll find tips on how to harvest, dry, cure, and store your “grow.” Also included are recipes for savoring your harvest, from salves, tisanes, and tinctures to cannabutter for baking and cooking delicious treats such as CBD gummies flavored with vanilla beans, cheddar crackers, and even cannabis chocolate sauce.

The Cannabis Gardener is an accessible and practical guide for any level of gardener interested in growing their own attractive cannabis plants.

When the name “marijuana” is in the title of a piece in a mainstream media outlet I can predict what the narrative arc will be: the story is encoded in the name. This NYT opinion piece: “It’s Time for America to Admit it has a Marijuana Problem” boldly confirms my theory. In this story the term “marijuana” is included 37 times whereas the term “cannabis” shows up once at the tail end. Others have given good enough reasons for the eye-rollingly predictable thrust of this article, so I’ll offer here one perspective that I hope will add productively to our nation’s important discussions about cannabis.