God Save the Queen and Her Stash of CBD
by Kat Helgeson
When you decide that you are going to dabble in cannabis cultivation, you have many different decisions to make. You’ll have to decide whether you’re growing indoors or outdoors, as well as in soil, or the route of hydroponics. You’ll also have to pick what type of planters to use, what grow medium to use, lights, and more. One of the biggest decisions you will need to make is whether you are growing from seed or clone. Both will produce beautiful buds, but there are some major differences. If you’ve ever thought about cultivating cannabis but weren’t quite sure about where to start, you’re in luck. We’re going to look at quite possibly one of the most important decisions you will need to make about cannabis cultivation being whether to grow from seed or clone.
Growing cannabis plants from seed is a tried and true method that continues to allow this plant to flourish. With the increasing legality of cannabis legalization, allowing more people to grow at home, cannabis seed sales have soared. When growing from cannabis seed, you will have to select the type of seed you want to grow. You read that right! There’s more than one type of cannabis seed to choose from.
You have the choice of indica, sativa, or hybrid, but you will have to choose whether it will be a regular, feminized, or autoflowering cannabis seed. The difference between these seeds will determine many things about your cannabis grow. The number of supplies needed, the space needed, and the potential yield are all affected by the type of seed you grow. Choosing regular cannabis seeds will give you both male and female plants. This means that after germination, you will have to sex your plants, removing all males from your grow. Many people believe that regular seeds produce larger yields and more potent genetics than feminized or autoflowering seeds.
As you can see, the choice between regular, feminized, and autoflowering seeds is only a start. Next, you will have to determine what strain or variety of cannabis you will be growing. It is best to grow strains that are very similar in genetic profiles to one another. It is not advisable to grow an Indica dominant strain with a sativa dominant strain as they require different conditions for optimal growth. Once you have your strain picked out and the type of seed picked out, it is time to begin the process of germination. The process from germination to seedling takes about 2 to 3 weeks. Some growers believe this is time they could have spent growing clones.
Cultivating cannabis from a clone is becoming a popular option for those cultivating at home, as well as those growing for dispensaries. Clones provide a jump start to growing. Once the root system is established, a cannabis clone can be grown for a short amount of time before being flowered. This is because a cannabis clone is technically a clipping from an older plant meaning that it has the genetic profile ready to flower at any time. You can grow your clones to as short as 12 inches tall and then switch them over to flower if you want, or you can grow them to several feet before making the switch. Growing from a clone also offers many growers the option of planning a grow out precisely. Space, plant count, and the growing environment are all issues that not only cost money but take time, effort, and energy to produce results. Wasting time, effort, energy, and money is not a high priority in almost anybody’s book.
Cannabis clones are not only grown indoors, but they can also be hardened to grow outdoors. This process involves placing cannabis clones in the proper outdoor environment putting them in the shade to start. After a couple of days of shade, you start moving them in and out of the sun before planting them in full sunlight. After you plant them, you will know whether they are happier or not within a day. I planted a few clones outside this year, and they grew remarkably. The only problem that I ran into was I didn’t put them outside until August 1st, so they didn’t produce as big of yield as I would have liked, but the flower was on point.
Cannabis clones are a representation of the genetics they were pulled from. As any good grower will tell you, you need to start with good genetics in order to achieve great results. This means that you need to be sure to inspect your clones for any issues they may have. Look for yellowing or bleaching of leaves, light burn, fan burn, and any signs of pests or stress that the plant may display. If the clone that you’re considering purchasing seems to be free from all of these factors, chances are you will have great success in growing your little lady at home.
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