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Cannaviplants are weeds with simple needs. In order to thrive and grow, your weed needs:
One of the most common mistakes made by new weed growers is to conduct spur-of-the-moment experiments and kill their plants.
You should always at least do a quick google search before you try any new technique.
Why make your plants be the guinea pig of an experiment that someone else has already tried before?
For example, it may seem like a good idea to feed your growing cannabis with Miracle-Gro, but Miracle-Gro does not contain the right formulation of nutrients for cannabis and using it can actually hurt your plants if you don't know what you're doing.
You don't want to lose your entire crop to something that has already been tried before and proven not to work, so make sure you do a little research and experiment with caution and moderation.
Another common problem new growers have is the tendency to skip crucial steps like maintaining a proper pH or getting the right kind of nutrients. While you can get lucky and succeed at growing weed without taking these steps, you are a lot more likely to end up plants that die or just never produce any buds.
It can actually be really easy to grow marijuana, so start by reading this simple grow guide and you will have all the knowledge you need to start producing your own potent buds today!
Growing Indoors vs Outdoors
There are many considerations to take into account when deciding whether to grow your plant indoors or outdoors.
As someone who lives in the suburbs of a city, far away from any wilderness, I can only safely grow weed indoors.
See a list of the
Choose Your Growing Medium
Your growing medium is what you will grow your plants in.
You can successfully grow marijuana plants in soil and other sorts of non-soil (soil-less) mediums, or you could grow your plants directly in water or even in moist air!
Each growing medium that you use will have different care and watering requirements. You may want to research the different options and choose something that's right for your grow area and experience level.
Marijuana Light Needs: Should I Use the Sun or Indoor Grow Lights?
If growing outdoors, the sun is generally all the light you need. Younger plants only need gentle lights. As they get older, you will need to make sure that the plants are in a sunny spot where they get plenty of sunlight throughout the whole day (8+ hours of sunlight a day for best results).
If growing indoors you will need to provide your plant with the light it needs to grow.
The most common types of lights used indoor with marijuana are:
Many pro growers dramatically drop humidity with a dehumidifier during the last two weeks before harvest. This increases resin (THC) production and prepares the buds for drying/curing while preventing mold.
During the last two weeks before harvest, you can basically drop the humidity as low as possible.
A thermometer with a humidity sensor can be extremely useful in monitoring a grow area.
Optimum humidity levels are from 40-60% though cannabis can stand a higher or lower humidity.
ome cannabis strains love high amounts of nutrients, while others are actually very sensitive and will do best with half the amount of nutrients as other strains.
Because of this natural variation between plants, there's no one universal nutrient schedule that works for all strains.
Every nutrient schedule is considered a place to start, and to get the absolute best results, you may have to adjust the intensity (add more or less water) depending on what your plants tell you.
Grow Weed Basics: How to Grow Marijuana Tutorial
Introduction to Growing Cannabis: How to Grow Weed
Cannabis plants are weeds with simple needs. In order to thrive and grow, your weed needs:
One of the most common mistakes made by new weed growers is to conduct spur-of-the-moment experiments and kill their plants.
You should always at least do a quick google search before you try any new technique.
Why make your plants be the guinea pig of an experiment that someone else has already tried before?
For example, it may seem like a good idea to feed your growing cannabis with Miracle-Gro, but Miracle-Gro does not contain the right formulation of nutrients for cannabis and using it can actually hurt your plants if you don't know what you're doing.
You don't want to lose your entire crop to something that has already been tried before and proven not to work, so make sure you do a little research and experiment with caution and moderation.
Another common problem new growers have is the tendency to skip crucial steps like maintaining a proper pH or getting the right kind of nutrients. While you can get lucky and succeed at growing weed without taking these steps, you are a lot more likely to end up plants that die or just never produce any buds.
It can actually be really easy to grow marijuana, so start by reading this simple grow guide and you will have all the knowledge you need to start producing your own potent buds today!
Growing Indoors vs Outdoors
There are many considerations to take into account when deciding whether to grow your plant indoors or outdoors.
As someone who lives in the suburbs of a city, far away from any wilderness, I can only safely grow weed indoors.
See a list of the pros and cons of growing marijuana indoors vs. outdoors
Choose Your Growing Medium
Your growing medium is what you will grow your plants in.
You can successfully grow marijuana plants in soil and other sorts of non-soil (soil-less) mediums, or you could grow your plants directly in water or even in moist air!
Each growing medium that you use will have different care and watering requirements. You may want to research the different options and choose something that's right for your grow area and experience level.
If it's your first grow, I personally recommend learning how to grow weed with something easy like coco coir, and then feeding your plants according to a regular hydroponic feeding schedule (at half-strength to start). You will get great results without having to invest much money or time.
- Light (this has the biggest effect on yields)
- Air (well-ventilated with a slight breeze is best)
- a Grow Medium (place to grow, soil isn't your only choice)
- the right Temperature (room temperature or a little warmer is perfect during the day, cannot stand freezing at night)
- Nutrients (usually half as much as what's recommended on the package)
- Water (maintain pH for best results, 6.0-7.0 for soil and 5.5-6.5 for hydroponics)
One of the most common mistakes made by new weed growers is to conduct spur-of-the-moment experiments and kill their plants.
You should always at least do a quick google search before you try any new technique.
Why make your plants be the guinea pig of an experiment that someone else has already tried before?
For example, it may seem like a good idea to feed your growing cannabis with Miracle-Gro, but Miracle-Gro does not contain the right formulation of nutrients for cannabis and using it can actually hurt your plants if you don't know what you're doing.
You don't want to lose your entire crop to something that has already been tried before and proven not to work, so make sure you do a little research and experiment with caution and moderation.
Another common problem new growers have is the tendency to skip crucial steps like maintaining a proper pH or getting the right kind of nutrients. While you can get lucky and succeed at growing weed without taking these steps, you are a lot more likely to end up plants that die or just never produce any buds.
It can actually be really easy to grow marijuana, so start by reading this simple grow guide and you will have all the knowledge you need to start producing your own potent buds today!
Growing Indoors vs Outdoors
There are many considerations to take into account when deciding whether to grow your plant indoors or outdoors.
As someone who lives in the suburbs of a city, far away from any wilderness, I can only safely grow weed indoors.
See a list of the
Choose Your Growing Medium
Your growing medium is what you will grow your plants in.
You can successfully grow marijuana plants in soil and other sorts of non-soil (soil-less) mediums, or you could grow your plants directly in water or even in moist air!
Each growing medium that you use will have different care and watering requirements. You may want to research the different options and choose something that's right for your grow area and experience level.
This is a picture of the baser form of tga soil when mixed well at a 50/50 ratio with TGA SUPER SOIL produces phenominal results while only having to water instead of constantly needing nute’ | This is the enriched form of TGA soil which cannot be used alone and can be mixed with almost any filler dirt but like stated before wor | Promotes healthy roots. Works good by itself, and does especially well when mixed with Perlite. | Holds a ton of water, and shouldn't be used alone. Works great when mixed with 50% Perlite. |
Marijuana Light Needs: Should I Use the Sun or Indoor Grow Lights?
If growing outdoors, the sun is generally all the light you need. Younger plants only need gentle lights. As they get older, you will need to make sure that the plants are in a sunny spot where they get plenty of sunlight throughout the whole day (8+ hours of sunlight a day for best results).
If growing indoors you will need to provide your plant with the light it needs to grow.
The most common types of lights used indoor with marijuana are:
- High Intensity Discharge (HID) lights such as High Pressure Sodium (HPS) and Metal Halide (MH) lights. These lights are powerful and proven to provide great yields , though they use quite a bit of energy and produce a lot of heat.
- Florescent lighting use a low amount of electricity and work great for younger plants. In most cases, you'll need to supplement with more light during the flowering stage to get good yields.
- Compact Florescent Lights (CFLs) use a low amount of electricity and can be bought at the supermarket. In most cases, you'll need quite a few of these or to supplement with other types of light during the flowering stage to get good yields. I personally use CFLs extensively with very short marijuana plants and get 6-12 ounces per plant, using low electricity and producing little to no heat, which works great for me.
- LED lights use less electricty and produce less heat than almost any other type of light. A relatively new technology, some work well and some are totally junk.
- Each type of light system has their pros and cons, but you will need to find the one that fits your budget, grow area, and grow style.
Many pro growers dramatically drop humidity with a dehumidifier during the last two weeks before harvest. This increases resin (THC) production and prepares the buds for drying/curing while preventing mold.
During the last two weeks before harvest, you can basically drop the humidity as low as possible.
A thermometer with a humidity sensor can be extremely useful in monitoring a grow area.
Optimum humidity levels are from 40-60% though cannabis can stand a higher or lower humidity.
ome cannabis strains love high amounts of nutrients, while others are actually very sensitive and will do best with half the amount of nutrients as other strains.
Because of this natural variation between plants, there's no one universal nutrient schedule that works for all strains.
Every nutrient schedule is considered a place to start, and to get the absolute best results, you may have to adjust the intensity (add more or less water) depending on what your plants tell you.
Grow Weed Basics: How to Grow Marijuana Tutorial
Introduction to Growing Cannabis: How to Grow Weed
Cannabis plants are weeds with simple needs. In order to thrive and grow, your weed needs:
- Light (this has the biggest effect on yields)
- Air (well-ventilated with a slight breeze is best)
- a Grow Medium (place to grow, soil isn't your only choice)
- the right Temperature (room temperature or a little warmer is perfect during the day, cannot stand freezing at night)
- Nutrients (usually half as much as what's recommended on the package)
- Water (maintain pH for best results, 6.0-7.0 for soil and 5.5-6.5 for hydroponics)
One of the most common mistakes made by new weed growers is to conduct spur-of-the-moment experiments and kill their plants.
You should always at least do a quick google search before you try any new technique.
Why make your plants be the guinea pig of an experiment that someone else has already tried before?
For example, it may seem like a good idea to feed your growing cannabis with Miracle-Gro, but Miracle-Gro does not contain the right formulation of nutrients for cannabis and using it can actually hurt your plants if you don't know what you're doing.
You don't want to lose your entire crop to something that has already been tried before and proven not to work, so make sure you do a little research and experiment with caution and moderation.
Another common problem new growers have is the tendency to skip crucial steps like maintaining a proper pH or getting the right kind of nutrients. While you can get lucky and succeed at growing weed without taking these steps, you are a lot more likely to end up plants that die or just never produce any buds.
It can actually be really easy to grow marijuana, so start by reading this simple grow guide and you will have all the knowledge you need to start producing your own potent buds today!
Growing Indoors vs Outdoors
There are many considerations to take into account when deciding whether to grow your plant indoors or outdoors.
As someone who lives in the suburbs of a city, far away from any wilderness, I can only safely grow weed indoors.
See a list of the pros and cons of growing marijuana indoors vs. outdoors
Choose Your Growing Medium
Your growing medium is what you will grow your plants in.
You can successfully grow marijuana plants in soil and other sorts of non-soil (soil-less) mediums, or you could grow your plants directly in water or even in moist air!
Each growing medium that you use will have different care and watering requirements. You may want to research the different options and choose something that's right for your grow area and experience level.
If it's your first grow, I personally recommend learning how to grow weed with something easy like coco coir, and then feeding your plants according to a regular hydroponic feeding schedule (at half-strength to start). You will get great results without having to invest much money or time.
These Growing Mediums Work Great for Growing Weed. Note: Any Growing Medium Besides Soil is Considered "Hydroponic" and Needs Hydroponic Nutrients. |