Preparing a cannabis grow - Growing Cannabis Indoors - page 15

Germination
When the grow room has been successfully set up, the next step would be to germinate the
seeds. Germination is essentially the process of forcing the marijuana seed to sprout. The
easiest and best way to germinate cannabis seeds is to first germinate the seed in tissue pa-
per and then carefully place the seed in a pot of growing medium. You will be needing two
plates for this process.
Pre germinate the seed in tissue paper
 Line the bottom of the first plate with a few layers of wet tissue and remove
excess water from the plate
 Place the seeds on the top of the tissue. Try to spread them out as much as
possible.
 Moisten a few additional tissue papers and carefully place them on top of the
seeds. Again, be sure to remove excess water from the plate
 The last step in pre germinating the cannabis seeds is to place the second
plate upside down on top of the first plate. This will create the dark and moist
environment necessary for cannabis seed germination.
 Place the plate in a warm room (70-78 °F, 21-25 °C) and away from direct
light.
Keep an eye on the seeds every day and ensure that the tissue does not dry out. Gently spray
the tissues if needed. Within a few days some or all of the seeds will be opened up and a
small root should be visible. In some cases the seed may need up to 10 and sometimes even
up to 14 days to open.
Place the seed in soil, coco fibre, clay pellets or in rock wool :
 Place your seeds in individual pots. Plant the seed in a hole twice the length
of the cannabis seed root. Then, cover it gently.
 Water the medium so that it is moist; however, do not over water the medi-
um.