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HOW TO GROW CANNABIS INDOORS
Growing Cannabis indoors can have a lot of advantages. For one thing, it’s more private, so it isn’t out in the open for anyone to stumble upon. It’s not as expensive to set up as you might expect, and you can control every aspect of the environment your plants are living in. Now the fun part: choosing a strain is a completely different issue — you will need to choose one that is easy for beginners to grow but also thrives in your climate. Check out the list of MarijGro seed strains for more information. Best for growing indoor seeds are AutoFlower, Fast Flowering Photoperiods. These types can be grown in only 10 - 14 weeks
Best grow lights for beginners
You should use a grow light that makes the most sense for your particular indoor setup. Although buying a grow light is specifically for indoor settings, it’s still equally important to think about the sun and the amount of sun exposure to your plants if they are growing outdoors. For indoor growers, you will need to choose a specific type of light. Growers use LEDs, CFLs, HPS 315-watt, 650 watt and 1000-watt lights, and more. LEDs and CFLs are most commonly used by beginners since they are so inexpensive. If this is your first time, it might be a good choice. LED lights are higher in power and higher in cost (significantly), but they require less electricity than HPS or CPS.
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Best grow mediums for beginners.
The type of growing medium you choose for your cannabis plants will determine exactly how you will need to care for them. There are other options besides simple soil, so it’s important to do your homework and find out the pros and cons of each before choosing one. Soil is the best for beginners. Most beginner growers start with soil anyway, since it is the easiest option out there for the inexperienced among us. If you want to try something besides soil, you can choose between perlite, coco coir, vermiculite, and more. These are considered soilless mixes, which are a type of hydroponic growing, technically speaking. Hydroponics involves growing your cannabis plants directly in water, which can be a complicated system but a highly fruitful and rewarding one — it is said that the highest yields are achieved in hydroponics systems. Of course, you can also go the organic growing route: composting your own soil. It takes more work but leads to great taste and yield results when growing weed, plus it makes for a very wise choice for the environmentally minded.
What's the best nutrients for growing Marijuana (for beginners)?
Unless you are using a type of soil that already includes a certain amount of nutrients, you will need to visit MarijGro.com to obtain nutrients in some form to feed your plants. Cannabis plants need different ratios of nutrients depending on the phase of growth they are in. The main nutrients you need to be concerned with are nitrogen (N), potassium (K), and phosphorus (P).
The type of nutrient “food” you purchase also depends on the growing medium you decide to use. Hydroponic systems, for example, will require nutrient mixtures specifically designed for hydroponic setups. This will help to maximize the growth of your cannabis plants and prevent “nutrient burn.”
An equally important aspect of nutrients and cannabis plants is the pH level of the soil (or other grow medium) at your plants’ roots. Even the water you feed your cannabis plants should be pH balanced. You should test your pH periodically, especially if your plants start exhibiting any strange symptoms. When the pH level is too acidic or alkaline, you can balance it out with various methods, such as adding specific ingredients to the soil. pH imbalances can lead to plant health issues.
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Easiest way to germinate cannabis seeds?
Assuming you bought seeds instead of clones, you are first going to need to germinate your cannabis seeds.
Moisten two pieces of paper towels. Place them on a plate, put your seeds in between the two layers of moist paper towels. Top with another plate to keep moisture in. Put the plate in a dark warm space. Check daily to be sure the paper towels are moist. In a few days, you see the white taproot emerge from your seeds, that is when they will be ready to transplant. Make sure to plant them taproot down.
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Growing cannabis plants during the vegetative stage
The vegetative stages are when your cannabis plants are growing rapidly and turning to the cannabis into plant that everyone recognizes. The goal of the grower is generally to get their cannabis plants to grow as fast and vigorous as possible while keeping them healthy and bushy, so they have a successful and productive.
Best temperature to keep your plants growing strong — somewhere between 70- and 85-degrees Fahrenheit should do the trick. When you’re feeding your plants nutrients, be sure to feed them only half the recommended amount until the plants are growing extremely fast, and only use three-quarters strength.
During the vegetative phase, you won’t know if your plants will be male or female yet — which means you should ensure they are all growing quickly and efficiently.
Keep the direct light on them for between 18 hours on and 6 hours off a day, or by the natural light by a window that get the most light per day.
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Growing cannabis plants during the flowering phase?
The Now the flowering stage is the big, important stage for cannabis growers because it’s when the buds finally start forming. This means that the end is near, and you can soon see how successful your growing season was. If you are growing cannabis indoors, you will need to change the lighting schedule to 12 hours on and 12 hours off.
Keep the light consistent so your plants can transition from the vegetative stage to the flowering phase — and make certain that the “nighttime” part of the schedule includes completely uninterrupted darkness. If your plants are growing outdoors, they will transition naturally. This is a male cannabis plant below, make sure you separate them for the female plants as soon as possible or they convert the female plants.
Before this point you want to remove the male plants from the bunch, or else they will pollinate the females (leading to seed production rather than bud growth). Male plants can be identified by their pollen sacs and the absence of white hairs (which will appear on maturing female plants). As soon as you can tell it’s a male plant, dispose of the plant immediately.
Lower the temperature to between 65- and 80-degrees Fahrenheit for a more productive flowering phase. Be sure to monitor your plants closely
Topping your plant is not necessary but will increase your yield
Once your plant has 4 to 6 leaf nodes it is strong enough to top, so you’ll need to ensure that they’re as healthy as possible before beginning. Make sure your scissors or blade is sterilized wipe off with rubbing alcohol.
The general rule to follow is to cut your plant above the 5th leaf node in order to make sure that it’s sturdy enough to deal with the stress. You’ll also want to wait until your plants are at least 25 days old. This also leaves you with a decent amount of lower branches that can now grow outwards.
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How to harvest cannabis?
Once the buds on your cannabis plants are no longer growing white, new hairs, and at least two-thirds of the hairs have gotten darker, then it’s time to harvest.
- If you want to ensure that the amount of THC is maximized, you should wait until half to 70% of the hairs have darkened.
- If you want the cannabis for highly relaxing high, wait until most (80%-90%) of the hairs have darkened.
Dry & Cure Flower Buds
Curing and drying your buds is the step where you put the cherry on top of this long process and leave your flower ready to smoke.
Take your picked and trimmed buds and hang them upside down in a cool dark place. A closet with enough ventilation and low humidity could do. Just try to stay away from kitchens or bathrooms where humidity tends to be higher.
You’ll know the buds are dry enough when the thinner stems snap and the thick stem is bendy.
Now you can take these down, finish trimming the stems as much as possible and place them in glass mason jars. The jars should be tightly sealed and filled to roughly ¾ of their capacity.
Open the jars every day for a few seconds for the first 3 weeks of the curing process. Touch your buds and feel if they are retaining moisture or not. If you can’t seem to get rid of moisture you could also use moisture packs that help you control the moisture.
After buds have felt dry for a whole week every time you open the jars to check on them you’ll be able to cut back to open the jars once a week. Curating can take up to 30 days but time will depend on you and your own taste. At the end of the day, you’re growing your plants for yourself and not for anyone else.
- I suggest not going over a month’s time but feel free to explore and make it fun for you!
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