Seeds

[Justin.J]

Iv'e got some seeds and I wanted to try and grow, From what I understand I just but A cluster of moist seeds in the same place or just one spred out? Thanks for answering my stupid question

Justin.J Reviewed by Justin.J on 07-02-2006. Seeds Iv'e got some seeds and I wanted to try and grow, From what I understand I just but A cluster of moist seeds in the same place or just one spred out? Thanks for answering my stupid question Rating: 5

[Tom Swierzbinski]

Spread them out about an inch apart between a couple of sheets of MOIST bog roll in a warm, dark place. Leave for 48 hours, trust me, nothing will happen before that. Protect them from all light, especially when transplanting them into pots. Dont touch the taproot, and you dont need to give them any light until they sprout. Seedlings can survive for two days without any light aswell.

[Justin.J]

Thanks, one more thing, I don't have any indoor lights, would it be just as good at leave them by an open window?

[Tom Swierzbinski]

If you can, leave them on a SOUTH FACING windowsill for a week to harden off, then move them outdoors. Putting plants this late outdoors wont result in much bud, Im guessing somewhere between an ounce and 4 ounces dry. Even if they get 6 hours of natural sunlight per day thats better than having a 'standard' bulb on them for 18 hours a day as it produces the wrong light spectrum and yer plants will just stretch, stretch and stretch some more.
If you put them outside this time of year, they wont get too big, but still big enough that a nosy nextdoor neighbour will notice them. Some people hang berries from them to disguise them, and Ive seen pics of people doing this on OverGrow before it was shut down - and the result was phenomenal. It didnt look like cannabis at all!
Oh, and another thing - pests. If you can get some neem oil, get it. If you cant, heres a few good homemade pesticides you can try...

Buy some loose tobacco (I find the cheaper ones like Drum work the best for this). Put half an ounce in a litre of water overnight, and stick that in a warm dark place. The next day, take your vile smelling concoction and put it on a low boil/high simmer for 15 minutes. Let this cool, then spray plants twice a day - dawn and dusk - for the duration of the plants life. Stop doing this a week before harvest, and bugs should be minimal.
Another method that I prefer is mixing washing-up liquid (get NON BIOLOGICAL) with warm water. Use a 20:1 water/washingup liquid ratio, and spray plants at dawn and dusk for the duration of the plants life. After a week of doing this, you can spray two times a day twice a week, but ONLY if bugs arent a big problem anyway. I find that the washing up liquid pesticide works the best.

Whichever you choose, make sure to spray the tops AND bottom of every single leaf, and if you grow indoors, make sure you have adequate ventilation.

[Justin.J]

So I can't just leave them in A pot by the window? wouldnt it be the same thing? thanks again

[Tom Swierzbinski]

Yep you can, but it depends on how much light comes through the window and for how long. If its south facing then go for it, because the sunlight will be directly on the plant, and thats what MJ loves. If you cant put it in direct light for at least 16 hours a day, then put her outside.
Anything else I can (hopefully) help ya with?

[Justin.J]

Yes infact if you don't mind lol, I can't put it south facing cause my room is north facing and I my mom won't let me put it in hers, outside can't be done because my parents wouldnt want an mj plant in plain view of everyone and theres no way i can convince them, any suggestions? thanks alot your A big help.

[Justin.J]

Ohya, I have other plants in my room that are growing okay with the light from the window, does this mean Cannabis will work too?

[Tom Swierzbinski]

Well, try putting them inbetween other plants in the garden that will mask an MJ plant well. Just experiment and place the pot between different plants, then when she comes down ask her if she can see anything different in the garden. If she says no, then point out the MJ plant and see what she says. It will either make her change her mind, or she still wont allow it.
Cannabis is a lot different from other plants. If cacti grow well in your room, then its a safe bet that cannabis will aswell, as both plants love the light. You can always buy a few CFLs and stick it in the closet, as then you can determine how tall you want it to get before flowering.

Edit: Ive just read that your room is North facing... you can put it on the windowsill, but dont expect more than 7 grams per plant. A general rule of thumb is that if MJ doesnt get direct sunlight for at least 12 hours a day, it wont survive. Is there any land around you that you can put the plant on and do some guerilla growing? The only drawback with that is theft, or the landowner finds out and destroys/takes the plant for himself.

[Justin.J]

No, around here all areas are mostly inhabited so people would def find them, so you don't think my plant will survive on the windowsil, and maybe I could take it on the portch for A few hours well I watch it and read or sompthing lol.