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What size pots should I use for growing weed?
5 gallons is the best size for most growers, with 7 also being good, if you want to let your plants grow a bit larger. If you want huge plants, go with 10 or even 15 gallons. If you’re looking for some help with the entire growing process, you can download Robert Begman’s comprehensive Marijuana Grow Bible for free.
Can you put 2 weed plants in one pot?
YES: of course they can. The ability of each of the plants to grow quickly to full maturity will depend on the size of the pot!! The bigger the pot, the better they will grow.
What happens if you don’t trim your weed plant?
Suckers, which are sprouts from the roots of grafted plants, can eventually take over the selected cultivar if you don’t remove them. Too much weak, twiggy growth damages bloom production too. Pruning is important to give shape to the plant selective removal of certain parts of a plant, such as branches buds and roots.
How long does a weed plant live?
Cannabis is an annual flowering plant, its life cycle limited to just one season. In the wild, it grows from a seed, flowers, and dies, all between spring and fall. Once a female plant dies, it will drop seeds, which are responsible for carrying genes through to the next growing season.
Can I grow other plants with weed?
You can interplant them between cannabis plants or pot them right next to your crop. They need warm environments but be sure to keep the soil moist too.
Is it ever too late to top your weed plant?
You don’t want to top a cannabis plant too soon. The plant must be able to handle the pruning process. A cannabis seedling can range from 1-2 weeks old, and you would not want to top the plant at week three. It would likely not survive, even though at week three, it should be in the vegetative stage of its development.
Can I cut the fan leaves off my weed plant?
Usually, growers trim the fan leaves weeks before harvest, which is a period that leads to senescence, a phase in the plant cycle when the larger leaves start fading away. It is safe to start removing these dying leaves and continue until harvest.
How many nodes should I have before flowering?
It is recommended that you wait until your plants have at least four nodes before topping them, and most growers recommend topping the plant above the sixth node.
How tall should a weed plant be at 3 weeks?
In most cases your plant should be around 2 to 3 inches tall with 2 to 3 sets of leaves including the cotyledons (seed leaves which are rounded). Results may vary but it would greatly depend on the quality of your seeds, the soil you’re germinating in and the quality of the light they’re receiving.
Do male weed plants bud?
Male marijuana plants Male cannabis plants grow pollen sacs instead of buds. Male plants are usually discarded because you don’t want them to pollinate the females, which will produce seeds—no one wants to smoke buds with seeds in it.
How long does a weed plant takes to flower?
Most strains flower in 8-9 weeks, but some can take even longer, especially some sativas. Outdoors, flowering occurs naturally when the plant receives less light each day as summer turns into fall.
What can you not plant near weed?
As well as attracting certain insects away from cannabis plants, they repel others from the garden with their pungent scent. Pests such as white cabbage flies and cabbage moths—that would otherwise munch on your cannabis plants—can’t stand them.
What plant grows similar to weed?
Legal Plants That Are Surprisingly Similar To Cannabis Catnip. Chocolate. Liverwort. Spider Flowers. Electric Daisy. Sunn Hemp. Mexican Chaste Trees. Walk past a Mexican chaste tree, and you may do a double take. Mint. Cannabis and mint are closely related, but you may not want to grow them together.
When can I top my Autoflower?
Topping must be done when the plant has 3–4 nodes, but since autoflowers begin flowering by the third or fourth week, the plant should display 4 nodes by the beginning of week 3. Try not to cut too much since stress can severely reduce the yields. Do not Top or FIM if the plant has been overwatered or under-watered.
Does Topping increase yield?
Does topping really increase yield. Some people claim topping does not actually increase yield, because the colas get smaller every time you top. But, it has been shown that the cumulative yield is much heavier when you top your plants. So yes, topping really increases yield.
Should I cut yellow leaves off weed plant?
Why prune marijuana plants? Cutting off these branches will allow the plant to redirect its energies to the quality buds that will receive plenty of light. You also want to prune off yellow or dead leaves—they have no use and will only waste the plant’s resources.
Should I remove yellow leaves from weed plants?
It’s generally OK to remove yellow leaves off plants, since yellowing leaves can be prone to scorching & disease. However, it’s important to understand that yellow leaves are most commonly caused by poor drainage, damaged roots, high soil pH, or nutrient deficiencies–especially nitrogen or iron.
Should you take off fan leaves during flowering?
Yes you should – but with the correct technique. A proper thinning will remove 20-40% of the mid to upper foliage every 5-7 days. Removing these fan leaves opens up light and produces better air exchange to the lower canopy.
