HOW TO GROW MARIJUANA INDOORS: Germinate seeds
vIDEO TRANSCRIPT
INTRO
Hi, I’m your prof from Indica Institute, and this is my beginners course on how to grow cannabis indoors. I’ve designed this course to teach beginner gardeners how to grow their own cannabis plants, so I hope you enjoy, learn and share. Visit me at indicainstitute.com, or subscribe to my YouTube channel to gain access to a growing list of cannabis related courses, tips, and more. I hope you find my videos useful, and please like and subscribe so I can continue making more videos like these!
BODY
Hi, and welcome back to my course on “How to grow cannabis indoors”. In this lesson I’ll tell you how to germinate your seeds. You should have your grow environment all set up and ready by now. If you don’t, revisit lesson 2 and follow the directions, or click the link in the description to see what equipment is recommended to start growing today. What you’ll need for this lesson are your cannabis seeds, a pH testing kit and germination pods.
All links mentioned in this video can be found in the video description, along with a link to Indica Institute where you can find a growing list of cannabis related courses and recommendations on the best products for purchase. I’d also like to give a special thanks to my partners at FourBudz grow equipment for supporting free cannabis education. You can check them out at fourbudz.com.
The first thing you want to do is make sure that your seeds are fertile. They should be dark in colour. If they are a light tan or off white colour, there’s a good chance they’re probably not mature enough to be fertile. Regardless, try to germinate them anyway in the off chance they could sprout. There’s actually several ways to germinate seeds, including: the damp paper towel method, soaking the seeds, creating a germination station, or just planting them directly in their growing medium. Seeds can be expensive though, which is why I’ll be teaching you the approach with the highest proven rate of success: the germination pod method.
When germinating seeds a good rule to go by is to plant at least two times as many seeds as you want plants, especially if you aren’t using feminised seeds. This is because only about 50% of your plants will be female and produce buds, but also because mistakes happen and some of your plants will likely die in your first few attempts at growing.
When you’re ready, take your seed and place it in the hole of the germination pod, then add water as the pod manufacturer label directs. A quick word of caution, be sure to test your water's pH level and adjust as necessary before every watering. You don’t want something as simple as water pH levels to disrupt your plants growth.
Keep the pods in a warm dark place until you see a sprout come from the top of the hole, then place them under an LED light with intensity dimming controls, like the FourBudz pro3. I grow my seedlings under 30% blue light intensity and 15% red light intensity, keeping the light 18” away from the plant tops. For those using CFL lighting, use 150 watts worth of CFL lighting for 18 or 24 hours a day. Be sure that the germination conditions are ‘spring like’. This means wet and between 22 and 24 degrees Celsius.
After about 5-7 days in the pod, the seed will have sprouted tall enough to transfer to soil. Gently transfer the pod to a small drainable pot about the size of a plastic Solo cup. This is where it’ll spend it’s time as a seedling.
So in review, germination pods are the most efficient method for germinating your seeds. Germinate at least twice as many seeds as you want plants, because mistakes do happen. Test the pH level of your water before watering your seeds, and be sure to do this every time you water. Provide ‘spring like’ conditions for your seed to thrive, which means wet, moist conditions around 22-24 degrees celsius. Also, try to use CFL lighting during this stage of plant growth, because your young seedlings are more vulnerable to burning.
Now that your seeds have sprouted, it is time to move on to Lesson 4. For the next lesson you will need your pH testing kit, vegetative stage nutrients and 5-7 gallon pots or a hydroponic system.
OUTRO
I hope you found this installment of my course “How To Grow Cannabis Indoors” useful. For more cannabis related courses or recommendations on the best grow products out there, visit me at indica institute or subscribe to my YouTube channel. If you have any comments or suggestions for a new video, be sure to join the discussion in the comment feed below. Please like and share this video, and as always, thank you for listening! Click here to skip to the next lesson.
Hi, I’m your prof from Indica Institute, and this is my beginners course on how to grow cannabis indoors. I’ve designed this course to teach beginner gardeners how to grow their own cannabis plants, so I hope you enjoy, learn and share. Visit me at indicainstitute.com, or subscribe to my YouTube channel to gain access to a growing list of cannabis related courses, tips, and more. I hope you find my videos useful, and please like and subscribe so I can continue making more videos like these!
BODY
Hi, and welcome back to my course on “How to grow cannabis indoors”. In this lesson I’ll tell you how to germinate your seeds. You should have your grow environment all set up and ready by now. If you don’t, revisit lesson 2 and follow the directions, or click the link in the description to see what equipment is recommended to start growing today. What you’ll need for this lesson are your cannabis seeds, a pH testing kit and germination pods.
All links mentioned in this video can be found in the video description, along with a link to Indica Institute where you can find a growing list of cannabis related courses and recommendations on the best products for purchase. I’d also like to give a special thanks to my partners at FourBudz grow equipment for supporting free cannabis education. You can check them out at fourbudz.com.
The first thing you want to do is make sure that your seeds are fertile. They should be dark in colour. If they are a light tan or off white colour, there’s a good chance they’re probably not mature enough to be fertile. Regardless, try to germinate them anyway in the off chance they could sprout. There’s actually several ways to germinate seeds, including: the damp paper towel method, soaking the seeds, creating a germination station, or just planting them directly in their growing medium. Seeds can be expensive though, which is why I’ll be teaching you the approach with the highest proven rate of success: the germination pod method.
When germinating seeds a good rule to go by is to plant at least two times as many seeds as you want plants, especially if you aren’t using feminised seeds. This is because only about 50% of your plants will be female and produce buds, but also because mistakes happen and some of your plants will likely die in your first few attempts at growing.
When you’re ready, take your seed and place it in the hole of the germination pod, then add water as the pod manufacturer label directs. A quick word of caution, be sure to test your water's pH level and adjust as necessary before every watering. You don’t want something as simple as water pH levels to disrupt your plants growth.
Keep the pods in a warm dark place until you see a sprout come from the top of the hole, then place them under an LED light with intensity dimming controls, like the FourBudz pro3. I grow my seedlings under 30% blue light intensity and 15% red light intensity, keeping the light 18” away from the plant tops. For those using CFL lighting, use 150 watts worth of CFL lighting for 18 or 24 hours a day. Be sure that the germination conditions are ‘spring like’. This means wet and between 22 and 24 degrees Celsius.
After about 5-7 days in the pod, the seed will have sprouted tall enough to transfer to soil. Gently transfer the pod to a small drainable pot about the size of a plastic Solo cup. This is where it’ll spend it’s time as a seedling.
So in review, germination pods are the most efficient method for germinating your seeds. Germinate at least twice as many seeds as you want plants, because mistakes do happen. Test the pH level of your water before watering your seeds, and be sure to do this every time you water. Provide ‘spring like’ conditions for your seed to thrive, which means wet, moist conditions around 22-24 degrees celsius. Also, try to use CFL lighting during this stage of plant growth, because your young seedlings are more vulnerable to burning.
Now that your seeds have sprouted, it is time to move on to Lesson 4. For the next lesson you will need your pH testing kit, vegetative stage nutrients and 5-7 gallon pots or a hydroponic system.
OUTRO
I hope you found this installment of my course “How To Grow Cannabis Indoors” useful. For more cannabis related courses or recommendations on the best grow products out there, visit me at indica institute or subscribe to my YouTube channel. If you have any comments or suggestions for a new video, be sure to join the discussion in the comment feed below. Please like and share this video, and as always, thank you for listening! Click here to skip to the next lesson.
