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Introduction: Growing marijuana is illegal, except in Holland, where you are allowed to have 5 plants per house, but growing is something you can do in the privacy of your own home, without having to deal with someone you don't know or don't trust. The
best reason for growing your own marijuana is the enjoyment you will get from smoking your home-made pot. In this document we will explain the basic elements of growing. If you would like more information on a certain subject there are some links underneath.1. Get the seeds. If you don't already have some, you can buy them for a very low price at the Amsterdam Marijuana Seeds shop.
2. Germinate the seeds. You can simply drop a seed into moist soil, but by germinating the seeds first, you can be sure that the seed will indeed produce a plant.
3. Plant the sprouts as soon as a seed cracks open and begins to sprout, place it on some moist soil and sprinkle a little soil over the top of it.
4. Supply the plants with light, warmth, water and fresh air.
With lighting, control devices, ventilation, nutrients.
A wet tissue, napkin or sponge is placed in a container or on a plate, and is covered with plastic wrap. The seeds are checked on germination every 12 hours. As soon as the root cracks the skin, the seedling is planted with the emerging point down.
Your prime concern, after choosing high quality seeds, is the soil. Use the best soil you can get. If you use not sterilized soil you will almost certainly find parasites in it, probably when it is too late to transplant your marijuana. You can find excellent soil for sale at your local plant shop or nursery and even some grocery stores. The soil you use should have these properties for the best possible results:
1. It should drain well2. The ph should be between 6.5 and 7.5
3. The soil should also contain humus for retaining moisture and nutrients.
After you have prepared your soil, you will need some kind of container to plant in. It's best to use just one size container so you don't have to transport the plant. Make sure the container is about 20 cm high (6 inches).
Marijuana likes lots of food, but you can do damage to the plants if you are too zealous. Some fertilizers can burn a plant and damage its roots if used in a concentration too high. Most
commercially sold soil will have enough nutrients in it to sustain the plant for about three weeks of growth, so you don't need to worry about feeding your plant until the end of the third week. The most important thing to remember is to put the fertilizer concentration gradually into the plant. Start with a fairly diluted fertilizer solution and gradually increase the dosage.To maintain a fast growing garden, a minimum of 20 watts of fluorescent light per square foot is required. As long as the plants' other needs are met, the more light that the plants receive, the faster and bushier they will grow. The plants' buds will also be heavier and more developed. Standard straight-tubed fluorescent lamps use 8-10 watts per linear foot. To light a garden, 2 tubes are required for each foot of width.
Gro-Lux lights are probably the most common flourescent plant lights. They are extremely effective. They range in size from 1 to 8 feet in length so you can set up a growing room in a closet or a warehouse.
Once the seeds germinate, the light is kept on for 18-24 hours a day. A week after germination the light is cut back one hour so that the regimen consists of 17-23 hours on. The following week the lights are cut back again, to 16-22 hours of light. Each week thereafter, the lights are cut back another hour until the light is on only 12 hours a day. Using this method the plants are ready to harvest in about 3 months.
The ideal temperature is 68 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit (20 to 25 degrees Celsius). Night temperatures should be a few degrees lower than daytime temperatures. Temperatures below 50 degrees Fahrenheit (17 degrees Celsius) slow down the growth of most varieties.
Cannabis grows best in a mildly humid environment: a relative humidity of 40 to 60%. Plants growing in drier areas may experience chronic wilt and necrosis of the leaf tips. Plants growing in a wetter environment usually experience fewer problems.
Proper ventilation in your growing room is fairly important. The more plants you have in one room, the more important good ventilation becomes. If you are planning to grow more then 10 plants you have to think about this.To discover when to water, feel the soil with your finger. If you feel moisture in the soil, you can wait to water a day or two. The soil near the top of the pot is always drier than the soil further down. You can drown your plant just as easily as you can let it get too dry, and it is more likely to survive a dry spell than it is to survive a torrential flood. Water the plants well when you water and don't water them at all when they don't need it