When to start pot seeds indoors
How to Start an Indoor Cannabis Grow Beginners Guide
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what is up guys from sea to stone here
and in this episode I'll be showing you
how to start an indoor cannabis grow
i'll cover three different methods of
germination which range from simple to
advanced and i'll start all three of our
grows the hundred-dollar space bucket
the mid-range tent and finally the 10k
advanced build well guys i'm glad to be
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get back to the video this season I'm
running three different strains to
feminised photoperiod varieties in one
auto flowering variety the photoperiod
strains our original skunk which will be
grown in a space bucket and Bruce banger
which will be grown in the advanced time
lastly I'll be running an auto flower
ripley's OG in the mid-range closet grow
in order to start these grows I'll need
to germinate the seeds now germination
is the process in which an organism
grows from a seed or a similar structure
this initial growth forms what is called
a seedling and that eventually grows
into a mature plant unless growing from
clones the only way to start a cannabis
grow is to germinate cannabis seeds so
for the next part of the video I'm gonna
walk you through three different methods
of germination
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the first method is one of the simpler
ways of germinating and that's planting
your seed directly into the growing
medium itself although it sounds easy
there are still some key environmental
factors who want to consider that might
impact how successful the germination
process is cannabis seeds need two major
things in order to germinate properly
moisture and warmth before I plant any
seeds into my pots I first moisten the
medium with water once moistened I used
my finger to create a small hole and I
place in the seed next I lightly cover
the seed up with some dirt and that's it
if you don't have a humidifier place a
cup plastic bottle over the seeds
location to help hold the moisture in
I'll check the medium throughout the day
to ensure that it's not drying out and
I'll remiss tis needed it's important to
keep the soil moist at all times but
remember you never want it to be wet
like a mud puddle you also want to keep
it fairly warm the ideal temperature for
germination is around 70 degrees
Fahrenheit or 21 degrees Celsius the
next method of germination adds in a few
more steps however it's still very easy
this is the method that you'd want to
use if planning on growing in a DWC
system like myself you'll need a bucket
with some water a seed starter tray with
the lid a heating mat and finally some
rock wool cubes
to start I unpackage the rockwool and
break off the cube for every seed that I
plan to germinate in this case I'm gonna
be starting 10 seeds next I place the
rockwool directly into a bucket of water
that's been pH to 6.1 I'm gonna let
these soak in here for about 15 minutes
next I move the rockwool back into the
starter tray and one by one I place in
my seeds after each seed is loosely
placed I take a small thin object like a
pen cartridge and gently push the seeds
deeper into the rockwool lastly I pour
water over the rockwool itself as well
as added some to the bottom of the seed
starter tray from here I'll take my
heating mat and starter tray and set it
up in my grow room all I have to do is
plug the mat into a power outlet and
place my seed starter on top throughout
the day I will check the seed starter to
ensure that the Rock will stayin moist
and I'll also miss the inside of the lid
to keep the humidity up as well
now this last method is a method that
I'm sure most of you guys are familiar
with if you've been following me for a
while now and that's the paper towel
method although this method is the most
involved way of germinating I found that
it provides me the best germination
rates of any method that I've tested
before to start I first placed my seeds
into a cup of water I personally use non
pH tap water but if you want to be extra
safe use spring or RO water next I place
this cup in a dark warm area and let the
seeds sit for about 18 to 24 hours after
18 hours all of my seeds have started to
show their tap roots and they've also
sunk into the bottom of the cup using a
spoon I carefully remove the seeds from
the cup and I place them onto a paper
towel once laid out I carefully spaced
the seeds where they have a few inches
between each other next I take the water
from the cup and moisten the paper towel
completely remember you want this moist
but not wet now it's time to place the
seeds into a ziplock baggie and again
I'm gonna be placing them back into a
warm and dark area after 2 days had
passed it was time to check the seeds I
first removed the paper towels from the
ziplock and I opened it up I'm looking
for tap roots that are at least 1/2 of
an inch long but preferably 3/4 to an
inch in length it looks like all but one
already which means that I can get to
planning these otto's into their medium
I went with roots organics green fields
which has a ton of beneficial elements
mixed in and should carry the plants for
the first 20 to 30 days now OTO flowers
are a little bit different than photo
periods in the sense you should plant
otto's directly into the pot you want to
finish them in which means no
transplanting so I use my finger to
create a small hole and then I carefully
place in the seed tap root down lastly I
cover the seed with a small bit of
medium and then I repeat the process
with the other two pots again prior to
planting I did moisten the pots
completely with water this helps reduce
the amount of interaction with the seeds
for the first few days which can greatly
increase their success rate the last
thing I did was set my humidifier to an
Rh level of 70% and other than
periodically watering I'll let these
girls be
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over the next few days my seeds
completed the germination process and I
was left with nothing but new seedlings
the success rate of the first method was
50% the first seed I planted ended up
not sprouting but the second one did
which is why it's a little bit behind
the rest
the second method had a 90 percent
success rate with nine out of the ten
seeds germinating and sprouting properly
the one that didn't sprout did start to
germinate however never broke the
surface of the rockwool lastly the third
method was a hundred percent successful
all five seeds germinated and sprouted
successfully all of these methods are
great ways to successfully start your
grow it's just about finding out what
works best for you and what suits your
needs although I prefer the paper towel
method I'm also a big fan of germinating
in rock wool cubes I find that it's
incredibly easy to maintain the
environment thanks to the plastic lid
and heat mat and it's also pretty low
maintenance these seedlings will
continue to grow in this setup until a
decent amount of roots have established
and formed out towards the bottom of the
cubes as far as the soil method goes
what can I say it's super
low-maintenance and it's really simple
I'll be documenting this grow week by
week in each episode
all three grows will be featured and
I'll be taking you step-by-step through
the entire process if you guys would
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on these grows as always guys happy
grilling
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