IT'S NOT AS HARD AS YOU THINK!
When it comes to seed planting, you will find that germinating, fertilized soil and plenty of sunshine will start you on a grow of beautiful plants. Here are the basics needed to start growing your own medical cannabis from seeds.
Remember to check with your local laws and regulations authorities to
CONFIRM THE NUMBER OF PLANTS you can legally grow!
CONFIRM THE NUMBER OF PLANTS you can legally grow!
Start
with large healthy seeds, these seeds you can see are starting to
sprout
and generally, the larger seeds are quite often the healthiest and
will
yield heartier plants.
You
will then start to see tails growing after
about 2 weeks of setting them
on wet paper towels, wool, or some porous type material. Make sure you keep them in a dark place and don't forget to spray them with purified or distilled water everyday! It is best to keep your seeds contained in a plastic box or tray and they grow best when kept in a drawer during their germination. Contrary to what you might think, It is best to keep them out of the sun. After about two weeks, you will see sprouts growing like this:
on wet paper towels, wool, or some porous type material. Make sure you keep them in a dark place and don't forget to spray them with purified or distilled water everyday! It is best to keep your seeds contained in a plastic box or tray and they grow best when kept in a drawer during their germination. Contrary to what you might think, It is best to keep them out of the sun. After about two weeks, you will see sprouts growing like this:
while
seeds are still in their dark space, you can watch the seeds growing
their
“tails”, this usually takes about a two weeks after germinating
before the
sprouts
can be planted. The seeds you see above are ready for planting!
SUNLIGHT
This
is also a good time to start letting your plants see the light of day! As soon as you plant them in the plastic container above, it serves as a mini
greenhouse
that provides moisture and a proper environment for them
to
grow.
When the seedlings are about the size of third plant to the right, in the image below, you can start to plant them in 4” pots, or even bigger pots
if
you like.
After this stage, you can follow instructions below for
planting!
When the seedlings are about the size of the third plant to the right, in the image below, you can start to plant them in 4” pots, or even bigger pots
if you like.
When you get to this stage, you can follow these instructions for planting:
PLANTING
Make
sure you are not planting in the frost time of year!
If you keep a fan to the young plants, letting them wobble to the fan that blows, you will have plants with nice thick stems to be able withstand harsher
climates and especially gain strength to hold the monstrous buds!
For now your
plants are healthy and thrive sunshine.. they even like direct
sunlight, but usually it's best to keep them in partial shade somewhat. Be sure you keep your top soil from drying out!
CULTIVATING
/ Clipping the plant
These
are the “nodes” of the cannabis plant. You
will see that each shoot is present
at each node. Clip the plant stems at the 3rd node counting up the stem
of the plant.
This
will be the result of your clippings.....
A
beautiful cannabis plant in it's “vegetation form” You can see
that the baby shoots sprouting from the stem nicely in twos.
These
two stems will grow from the initial stem and will eventually grow
twice
as many buds, and keep your plant from being tall with less foliage
as the plant matures.
FERTILIZER/
COMPOST
A
relatively
inexpensive and also tried and true and
even one of the best methods
is composting. Composting is nature’s way of really highlighting
the circle of life. Any organic material you might have lying in
and around
in your backyard is sufficient for composting. This can take the form
of stashed away dog feces or it can be the product of decayed oranges
from an orange tree. You could even combine different organic
materials that have been lying around for months or years at a time.
Although it might strike you as a gross way to make a fertilizer, but it
is one of the best and most natural ways.
OR of course, you can go with the more traditional route by
simply
purchase
an organic
potting soil from
your local nursery or hardware store. Remember that a good soil with light fertilizing at each watering
will yield large beautiful plants that will supply you with plenty of
buds!
YOUR
FINAL RESULT?
The fruits of your LABOR (so to speak) and your reward! A beautiful,
bountiful cannabis plant!
Do you have any growing tips to share?
