Hey mate! It is the best of times for weed lovers all over. With increasing states and countries legalizing marijuana, prohibitions have been lifted off consuming or smoking marijuana for recreational and medicinal use and cultivating it.
If you are wondering if you should create your vibrant marijuana garden, jump on the bandwagon and be a proud part of this growing marijuana culture.
I love growing marijuana. Over the years, my cannabis garden has been a source of joy for me. However, I won’t lie; growing marijuana takes a lot of patience and practice. It isn’t easy like growing any other plant where you pick a seedling from the store and nurture it to grow.
However, all your hard work will pay off in the end when you smoke the weed you have grown yourself. That’s the most rewarding bit, and every time I enjoy a joint from my homegrown stash, I feel all the hard work was worth It.
In this blog, I will share the hacks to grow feminized seeds indoors. But, before that, let us start with the basics of growing your cannabis advantages of using feminized seeds.
Cultivating Your Own Marijuana Garden
You need to pay attention to multiple factors for cultivating your cannabis. These factors will affect your method of marijuana cultivation remarkably.
First, you need to select the strain you want to grow. To do that, you need to consider the weather conditions your location provides and see if the available climate meets the chosen strain’s requirements. After that, you need to figure out what other equipment you need for your garden.
This would mean the growing medium, the containers, equipment to maintain the temperature and humidity and measure those factors. You would also need nutrients for the plants according to their growth stages.
Cannabis seeds come in regular, autoflowering and feminized seeds. Read on to know all about growing feminized marijuana seeds.
Feminized Marijuana Seeds
Feminized seeds are increasingly becoming the favorites of weed growers all around. Cultivators are ditching regular seeds and opting to grow the feminized seeds.
The feminized seeds are specially bred to eliminate the male chromosomes.
Therefore, you don’t need to wait for the plant to get to the vegetative stage to understand if it is a male or a female plant.
You know you are growing female plants guaranteed to grow buds that you can smoke and are rich with psychoactive cannabinoids and THC.
Benefits Of Growing Marijuana From Feminized Seeds
As I told you, you don’t need to worry about growing male plants once you grow feminized seeds. You can rest assured that your cultivated crop will yield smokable psychoactive buds. This is the best benefit of growing feminized seeds. However, there are more.
- You will produce feminized seeds. Therefore you won’t need to buy seeds for your next batch of cultivation of the same strain.
- Feminized seeds produce bigger yields.
- The buds contain an abundance of cannabinoids and psychoactive THC.
- The buds are rich in taste and aroma.
- It is easier to grow plants, and they start producing buds when their exposure to light is reduced.
- You can produce a large or medium yield in 12 to 20 weeks. However, this also largely depends on the strain you are using.
Indoor Hacks To Grow Feminized Seeds
The process of growing feminized seeds is different from developing regular marijuana seeds. Follow the below tips to get the best out of your feminized seeds.
Choose The Strain That Suits You The Best
There are a variety of strains available. Especially if you choose to visit top online seed banks like i49, you will be spoilt for choices. They have the best collection of feminized strains with stable and high-quality genetics.
To select the strain that will work for you, It is best to understand what high you are looking at. Consider your location and environment, and then you can read about the available strains and select the one you want to cultivate.
Select Feminized Seeds.
You need to be doubly sure about choosing feminized seeds. The strain you wish to grow might also have autoflowering or traditional varieties. Therefore be sure about ordering the feminized version.
You must also get good quality seeds as the genetics of the seed plays a huge role in determining how the quality of your final yield will be.
Ensure Best Growing Environment
Best marijuana plants grow when you provide them with the best environment. When growing the plant indoors, ensure that you are choosing the best location for your cannabis garden.
Water should be easily accessible from your cannabis garden.
You must also check the availability of electricity because you will need to install lights and other equipment.
Choose Your Growing Medium
Soil is the most common medium for growing marijuana, and many also prefer coconut coir or coco peat, perlite, rock wool or vermiculite. Before you decide on the medium, check what works best for your preferred strain.
If you are using soil, rather than planting your seedlings in regular potting soil, create a helpful mix for the marijuana plants. Alternatively, you can get premixed soil made for marijuana plants until you understand the fine art of creating potting soil for your cannabis babies.
Many growers go for aeroponics or hydroponics, some even prefer deep water culture. However, all these methods need a bit of experience in growing marijuana. If you are a newbie, stick to basic mediums for best results.
Ensure Proper Air Circulation.
While growing feminized seeds indoors, you must ensure that the air is circulated well in the growing area. There should also be proper ventilation that lets out the stale air and brings in the fresh air.
Fair exchange of gases is needed for your plants to grow well. You will also be able to protect your plants from mold infestation with good air circulation.
Ensure The Best Temperature And Relative Humidity.
When growing your cannabis plants indoors, you should attempt to keep the temperature close to 27 degrees Celsius.
Exposing your plants to higher temperatures can damage them, and you can see premature yellowing, curling or leaves or burnt tips due to heat stress.
You should also make arrangements to provide proper humidity conditions to grow dense, potent buds. You will need a dehumidifier and hygrometer to regulate the relative humidity.
Ensure Best Nutrients And Adequate Water
You need to water your plants with pH-balanced water. You can use basic pH testing strips for measuring the pH level. Don’t overwater or underwater the plants. It’s best to start watering with 100 ml and then increase the amount based on your plant’s responses.
You should also feed the plants with the right amount of nutrients. Go for the organic ones specially designed for each growth cycle stage.
Provide Proper Lighting
When growing marijuana plants indoors, you would have to create artificial light and dark periods.
This will vary depending on the growth stage of your plant. For example, vegetative stages need 6 hours or ‘night’ time and 18 hours of ‘day’ time.
The dark period will increase once the plant enters the flowering stage, and you should invest in a timer to monitor these changes.
Harvest Carefully
Harvesting at the right time is important to ensure the best quality buds. You should harvest the buds once the resin-like trichomes look cloudy than clear and have an amber tinge.
You must also dry the buds well and cure them properly to ensure that they taste great and have a divine aroma.
Final Thoughts
I hope this guide is informative and useful for you and you are inspired to grow your marijuana. Embark on the journey, buddy. Once you harvest your wonderful buds, you will thank me for what you did. Have fun in 2022 and beyond!
