Indoor Grow Room for Beginners: A Step-By-Step Guide to Growing Marijuana by McClure Matthew

Author:McClure, Matthew [McClure, Matthew]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Publisher: Rockridge Press
Published: 2021-05-31T16:00:00+00:00

Step 7

The Germination

Germination is one of nature’s miracles and signals the beginning of your marijuana garden. Once you start the germination process, you are making a commitment to a new batch of plants, so make sure your space, your infrastructure, and you are ready. Exactly how your marijuana plants fare over the course of their lifetimes will be determined by the success of your germination process. Plants that get off to a rough start will likely never catch up to their peers. It’s important the germination process go smoothly to produce healthy and productive plants in the shortest amount of time possible.

How to Sprout Seeds

Sprouting or “popping” your seeds is the first step of the germination process. Getting a seed to sprout can be an easy and fun activity. After all, it happens naturally in the wild without any humans trying to help. Seeds only need moisture, warmth, and darkness in order to sprout. No matter which sprouting method you choose, make sure to never let sprouted seeds dry up. Keep in mind that sprouting will not go perfectly for all seeds. If you achieve 90 percent germination, you are doing well. Let’s briefly discuss each of the three basic methods for sprouting seeds:

Paper Towel Method

The paper towel method is tried and true. I often sprouted seeds under my bed when I first started growing marijuana. Occasionally, in or around my bedroom, an earthy, almost musty smell would hit me. I considered it the smell of new life. The smell of hope. Ah, the joys and freedom of marijuana cultivation. But I digress . . .

For the paper towel method, you’ll need the following items:

• 4 standard-size paper towels

• 2 cups distilled water

• 2 disposable plates

• Tape or rubber bands

Make sure your hands are clean, and use disposable gloves if available. To start, completely saturate four paper towels with the distilled water. They should be fully saturated but not dripping wet. Stack two of the saturated paper towels on one of the plates. Arrange your seeds so they are all an inch apart, and place them directly on top of the saturated paper towels on the plate. Put the other two saturated paper towels on top of the seeds, and gently press down so the paper towels above and below create a seal with the moisture. Put the other plate on top, upside down, and secure the plates together with rubber bands or tape. The plates should touch around the rims and not let any light inside. Leave this contraption in a warm, dark place, such as under a bed or near a heat vent. Check your seeds every 10 to 12 hours, making sure the paper towels stay wet throughout. In low-humidity climates, the paper towels may need to be rehydrated with distilled water every few days to prevent them from drying out. Seeds can take up to 12 days to sprout, so be patient.

Once they have sprouted, you can wait a day or two to transfer the seeds to your chosen growing media.

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