Grow Your Medicine!

You will need to consider a place to grow, what plants you want, what lights if they are needed, soil, nutrients, and other equipment such as pots and testing gadgets. While it is not difficult to grow cannabis, to grow the finest bud isn't easy. If patients are vaporizing their medicine they can achieve the exact same effects whether they utilize 14% thc bud or the finest 23% thc bud. If you use medical cannabis flower grow your own.

So where will you put your grow? Outside, in a greenhouse or indoors. Each space has pros and cons but most likely you will be restricted, because of legalities or environment, to indoor growing. A small six by six foot area, well ventilated work perfectly.

Should you start with seeds? Seeds can be a great way to start, although cannabis seeds are illegal to have sent in the US mail. Seeds come in regular variety which are the best genetics, but also in auto-flower and feminized (no males) versions. Starting from clones offers a number of advantages over seeds, saving time and effort. They often come with bugs which must first be dealt with. Nonetheless, most patients maintaining their own genetics.

Even if you grow outdoors you may have to start your cannabis plants as babies with lights. Just made cuttings seem to appreciate florescent lights best. In a couple of weeks once roots have formed they can be moved under LED lights which seem to tighten interspacial noding in the vegetative phase. Indoor production for flowering is generally done with HPS lights and/or LEDS.

Organic soil is easily obtainable at a good garden store. Such soil is clean but is also fairly devoid of nutrients and is "dead." "Live" or "super" soils are superior, although more work is involved. These soils contains most the nutrients the plant would need during their life cycle. They produce better product, at less cost. Tough choice really.

Clean water - without chlorine. Your medicine will only be as good as what you put into them. If using tap water leave it out 24 hours before using. Use only organic nutrients or better yet use super "live" soil and fertilize with teas.

You will also need some containers for your plants, even if you grow outside. The size of your grow and intensity of the light used and your needs will determine the size of your pots. For small indoor grows 5 gallon buckets with holes drilled in the bottom work nicely. Be sure to sanitize them between plant cycles.

At some point you will want to know the temperature of your space, the relative humidity, how many lumins, ph. You will also want a magnifying glass. Ifyou don't get these at the start - once you develop an issue which you are trying to problem solve you will need these tools. Get them at the beginning and keep a track, so you are familar with what's normal. Finally, after you produce your crop be certain to get it tested for molds and fungus at a local lab.