It’s time to germinate cannabis seedling now that you’ve prepped your growing containers and decided what kind of cannabis you’re going to grow. Making sure that the soil is settled but not compacted in the pots, make as many as 3 small holes in the soil, each about 3/4″ deep, and drop one seed into each hole. Cover them lightly with soil and gently water those areas so that the soil around each seed is saturated but not disturbed. Be sure to keep those areas moist at all times.
An 8″ clay or ceramic pot can hold up to 3 plants. If you’re going to grow 3 plants in a single pot (or even 2), be sure that when you plant your seeds you separate them from each other as much as you can. Later on, as your plants grow through the vegetative stage, that initial spacing will allow more light to penetrate the thick upper canopies of leaves and shine down onto the lower branches.
Now place your pots where they won’t be subjected to temperature extremes. Some growers insist on putting them in a dark place until the seeds germinate. Other growers just go ahead and put them into the lighted growing area they’ve designated. Either way works fine. However, once the seedlings sprout above the soil line, they’ll need all available light to start their growing process.
Depending upon various factors such as temperature, moisture, and the strain’s own genetics, seeds generally take between 7 – 10 days to germinate. It’s critical that, while waiting for them to sprout, you keep the soil around them moist. Letting the soil dry out while your tender sprouts are first coming up could potentially be fatal to them.
Now that you have planted your seeds and they’ve sprouted, it’s time to evaluate the different types of cannabis grow lights they’ll need.
