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Today it’s time to talk about the beginnings of cultivation in our blog. There are many questions that growers ask themselves before starting to cultivate, in this post we are going to solve all these questions and give you a few tips and tricks so that you have an abundant and quality harvest.
At first glance, growing cannabis plants seems like a very complex and difficult process. And it is true that many variables influence this process of growing marijuana, but following some guidelines and advice it becomes a simple procedure.
If you are a novice grower, you must set yourself well-defined objectives to establish paths to follow towards this objective. Practice makes perfect, that is, don’t get discouraged if your first crop doesn’t turn out as expected. It will be good for you to learn from mistakes and not make them again.
We are going to show you what steps to follow and many important tips for you to achieve your goal of growing cannabis.
INDOOR GROWING OR OUTDOOR GROWING?
It could be said that it is the first question a cultivator should ask himself. We must meditate if we grow outdoors or an indoor crop. Both options are good, indoor marijuana cultivation allows you to control practically all the environmental factors that affect the vegetative growth of your cannabis plant. (relative humidity, water, light and amount of air). In this case, the use of a grow cabinet is very common.
On the other hand, outdoor cultivation puts your marijuana plant in total exposure, being outdoors we would not have control of these environmental factors. However, the budget to grow outdoors is very low, since the use of electricity is not necessary. In addition to considering the cultivation space for the cannabis plant, it is much larger and this translates into larger plants and a greater harvest.
If you have the ability to choose an indoor grow or an outdoor grow, you are very lucky. Many growers cannot choose the option they really want. If it is the case that you do not have a large cultivation space, it is time to prepare an indoor cultivation.
To start cultivating you must make a good cultivation team. Start with a good lighting system, a fan and a good grow tent; it is also possible to grow in a room that you have available.
If you prefer to start growing outdoors, you must choose an appropriate area. The location of your plant should be where it receives the most sunlight throughout the day. You also have to take into account the quality of the soil, if you are going to start growing directly in the ground.
There is another type of cultivation that is called guerrilla cultivation, it consists of placing your plants in a place where it has good light and away from areas prone to flooding and areas frequented by curious people.
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CHOOSING A SEED VARIETY TO GROW
To start your crop in the best way you must know which variety to grow. This option is to the taste of the grower, today there are a large number of cannabis seeds to choose from. Choosing a variety is a simple task, but it depends on the grower’s goals, preferences and spatial constraints.
There are some varieties that are more suitable for outdoors and others for indoors.
In the event that your choice is outdoor cultivation, you should choose a marijuana seed with a sativa predominance, that is, one that can take advantage of a number of spaces and achieve an incredible harvest. One drawback is that this seed variety has a longer shelf life than eg indica-dominant seeds.
If your idea is to grow an outdoor crop but you don’t want to attract the attention of neighbors or possible thieves, or an indoor crop but with little space. Your choice should be the pure indica or indica dominant variety. In these cases you can also choose autoflowering seeds. These seeds do not need to be planted in season because they do not need the sun to flower. Autoflowers are great for growers who want speed and optimal growth.
At Madame Grow you can buy feminized and autoflowering marijuana seeds with THc or CBD. Discover your variety and if you have any questions you can ask us, we have Doctor Grow, waiting to answer the questions of growers like you.
CHOOSE THE LIGHTS TO GROW MARIJUANA
This factor is where the budget to grow indoors skyrockets. If your choice is an indoor grow, you will need a good lighting system so that your cannabis plants can carry out photosynthesis.
There are a wide variety of lights to choose from:
- LED marijuana lights are the most common choice among indoor growers. Its benefits are that consumption is low, therefore the cost of electricity is not so high, it has high power and they emit very little heat.
- Compact fluorescent lamps (CFL). If you have a medium budget you can get them, their light spectrum is of quality and they are very effective in small crop spaces, but if your crop is large, this is not your option.
- And finally High Pressure Sodium (HPS) grow lights have always been used, this lighting system is cheap and effective. The only downside to these lights is that they give off a lot of heat and use up a lot of energy.
DECIDE THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT FOR YOUR PLANTS
In the event that your variety is photoperiodic, that is, a plant that needs a change of light to flower, you have to offer a different light cycle to your cannabis crop than the one used with autoflowering.
In short, the vast number of growers provide 18 hours of light and 6 hours of darkness during the vegetative growth stage. When your plant has stopped growing in size, the cycle of 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness is usually changed, at this moment the plant knows that it is entering the flowering phase. This is several weeks until the root washing phase and then the harvest.
NOURISH YOUR PLANT WITH ORGANIC FERTILIZERS
To start your marijuana cultivation in the best way, you should know that any type of plant requires a certain amount of organic nutrients to survive and grow in a healthy way. Not only should it feed on the nutrients contained in the substrate, the use of some Biofertilizers is convenient.
With Madamegrow fertilizers, you will be providing nutrients to your 100% organic plant, without any type of additives or chemicals. Many of these nutrients are minerals that help the plant carry out its physiological processes.
A classification of the two nutrients can be made: macronutrients and micronutrients.
On the one hand, macronutrients are substances that need a large amount, such as nitrogen (N), phosphorus (F) and potassium (K). Our fertilizers contain this ratio, known as N-P-K. Micronutrients refer to boron, calcium, copper, iron, nickel, etc…
At madamegrow we advise you from start to finish in your cultivation with our cultivation tables. These help you know the exact amount of fertilizer to apply and when to apply the dose.
We have our STARTER KIT BASIC pack of fertilizers for the initiation of marijuana, which is ideal to start your cannabis cultivation in the best way. A Kit with 2 half-liter liquid biofertilizers and a 50-gram powdered soil colonizer. In total 3 fertilizers for the growth phase, plus 5 seeds imported and certified in the US.
There is a certain tendency in novice growers: “law of the minimum”. This means that even if a plant gets all the nutrients it needs, if it gets less than the minimum of a particular nutrient, it will be deficient and may look bad.
This will help you in your next crop to apply different future doses and to FULLY satisfy the needs of your plant. You have to be very careful about overfeeding, which can also affect your plant.
YOUR PLANTS IN A QUALITY MEDIUM
In the case of novice growers, we recommend germinating and planting the marijuana seed in soil/substrate, it is the best option for a beginner grower. There are other media such as water, which is known as hydroponics. This process is for growers with previous experience.
It should be noted that not all media are the same. There are poor quality soils without nutrients for your plant and there are soils full of minerals and nutrients, with much better consistency. As usual, the marijuana plant prefers rich soil, with good drainage.
In the event that your choice is an autoflowering variety, you should choose an aerated substrate with fewer nutrients, an example would be perlite substrate.
SLIGHTLY ACID SOIL
A cannabis plant loves soil with a certain amount of acids. The correct thing is that you use an organic pH meter and that you keep the level between 6 and 7 to facilitate the absorption of nutrients. If your soil is too alkaline, you can add cotton flour or iron sulfate, if your soil is acid, add coffee grounds.
CAUTION WITH PESTS
A piece of advice to prevent any type of plague is to spend a few minutes every day to observe your plant closely. With this action, we try to find pests that are not yet widespread and we will have time to eradicate them.
It is true that depending on the growing space you will be able to control pests or not, as is the case with an outdoor crop.
At Madamegrow we have a 100% natural Potassium Soap Premium insecticide. Environmentally friendly. Improves crop development and covers deficiencies. Protects against attacks. They do not contain residues or leave traces on your plants if you are going to consume them. 100% natural. Contains 10% Potassium Oxide (k2O).
HARVEST READY?
After all the time and effort invested in this long process, it is very important to know when your harvest is ready. That is, knowing when it is appropriate to collect the buds at the best time. How do we know this?
The most accurate sign is the appearance of the trichomes, which are small resin-producing pistils found on the flowers and leaves. These are very small and therefore difficult to see. We must pay some attention to these trichomes in the flowering phase, which will turn from a transparent to an amber color. When the time comes for all the trichomes to be this color, we must start collecting the buds.
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