experience the same temperature and humidity levels throughout its life, full stop. Keep your plants between 65 ° F and 85 ° F, with a sweet spot around 75 ° F, and maintain humidity between 35 % and 65 %, with a sweet spot around 55 %. Trust me! High airflow and lower humidity mitigate the possibility of mold and bud rot.
Nutrients
Finally, let’ s talk about“ Nutrient Maximization.” Think of nutrients as the meals that your plants eat. I grow many plants in soil and soil-less mixes in various styles of pots; however, after many side-byside grows, I have found that, to maximize food delivery, a 24-hour constant flow hydroponic system( the photo on left shows the custom system, built for me by Emerald Garden Grow Supply) allows the plant to feed as it needs or wants and generally promotes much faster growth. I also feed the plant nutrients with every watering from seed until flushing before harvest. Maintaining your pH levels within a sweet spot range is key for nutrient uptake in your garden. If you maintain a pH level between 5.5 and 7, with a target near 6.3, your plants should be healthy and happy. pH test and adjust kits are available at your local garden store.
If you’ ll notice, all these factors relate to the environment. Although it is not necessary, the utilization of a grow tent rather than an open basement or closet allows for much easier environmental control, as well as sanitization.
The upfront cost of high-quality grow equipment will be far outweighed and superseded by the additional output that you will get with higher yields and frostier, tastier buds.
Complete Steps from Start to Finish for my Cup Win. Growing Weed is actually EASY!
Check and adjust pH every water / feeding – use clean water RO( reverse Osmosis) system. The water was mixed with nutrients and added to a reservoir for feeding as needed. 1. Start seeds in a plug( aeroponic cloner, low light with starting solution). 2. Place seedling straight into a hydroponic setup with light on 18 hours and light veg Nutes. 3. Top seedling / tiny veg plant to create the initial canopy. 4. Re-top / bend / thin / and prune over the next several weeks. Spread and support branches as necessary( I use yoyo hangers); full / heavy veg nutes + cal-mag.
5. As soon as bud sites start to form, set the light timer on 12 hours and off 12 hours with light / medium bloom nutes + cal-mag. 6. Continue to monitor bud sites for spacing and prune, spread, and support branches as necessary during the early bud stage. 7. As the bud stage progresses, use full to heavy bloom nutes + cal-mag + bloom booster + sugar enhancer – observe.
8. When about 90 % of the“ white straight hairs” have changed color( usually to an amber or rust-colored), stop adding nutrients to your water. Feed pure water or a flush solution to help rid the plant of any nutrient buildup and provide a cleaner, more satisfying smoke.
9. After roughly seven days, almost all hairs will have changed color, and your buds should be really clean and ready to harvest! 10. Cut off one branch at a time, wet trim, hang to dry … Enjoy!
Look at your plant every day to see if it is asking for any nutrient adjustments or if it has had some wild growth. Do not continuously mess with or disturb your plants. Just observe and admire.
Although this was an autoflower plant, I treat my autoflowers and regulars exactly the same( except the regulars allow for an extended vegetative growth phase).
The most important thing when growing a cannabis plant is not to look at the plant like dollar signs on the end of branches, but rather to admire the beauty of the plant and what it has to offer.
I know my grow methods seem quite simple. Love and passion are the secret ingredients that my plants receive to produce the quality they give me! Finally, remember to avoid the internet muck and shop at your Local Grow Store, where you can get personalized help from real, live, professional growers.
Scan the QR code to see my pruning and other grow videos. All these methods can be used on Autoflower plants. Never let anyone tell you that it cannot be done.
Gerry Donovan, the owner of Emerald Garden Grow Supply, Raytown, MO, says,“ I am not a plant Biologist nor a Chemist. I do not have any formal cannabis plant education, as that was a non-existent thing before today’ s world. I do, however, have a passion for cannabis, which words fail to describe. I’ ve traveled throughout Europe, including Amsterdam, Spain, and Canada, where I not only ventured into the world of seeds and genetics but also continued my quest to learn as much as I could about Growing the Plant, the many ways to utilize the plant, and observed the industry blossom as we know it today. I continue to expand my knowledge via grow seminars and cultivators’ conferences and, most importantly, through simple discussions with other growers. Over the last 22 years, I’ ve developed my own Grow Methodology through trial and error with love and passion. I hope to guide you on the pathway to enjoying the best cannabis you have ever consumed— your own homegrown!” Cannabis – Education – Wellness.
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