Germination manual

It is time to plant the seeds in a little pot with germination soil when the little white root is around 3 mm.



PAY ATTENTION!

Germination soil is soil without any added nutrition mixed with 40% clean sand.
The baby plants will overdose and die if the soil is fertilized.

Take a little pot filled with germination soil and make the soil very wet.

Take a pencil and prick a little hole of 4 mm (0,15 inch) in the soil.   

Plant the seed with the root facing the surface and cover the hole with wet soil.

The root should be under the surface a maximum 2 mm.
Make sure the marijuana seeds are still covered with soil after you have watered them.




PAY ATTENTION!

A very common mistake is to place the seed with the root pointing downwards.
The reason for placing the seed with its root pointing upwards is because it will bent down after it has reached the size of 3 mm (0,12 inch)
So, when the seed is planted with the root up, the root will bend down by itself to finally grow downwards.



Maybe you are too late with planting, and the root has already made its curl? Then you have to plant the seed with the root pointing downwards.



After having studied several online germination manuals, we have noticed that there are a lot of commercial websites which offer incorrect information about how to place the seed properly in the soil.
You can conclude that a lot of online marijuana seed shops don't have a clue what they are talking about.

Now that the seeds are planted you have to pay attention to the following facts:


Humidity:

Young plants, especially baby plants, need a very high humidity.
Keep the percentage of humidity at least at 85–90%.



A method for keeping the humidity high is to place the little pots in a plastic box or similar, filled with a little layer of water (approx. 5mm, 0,2 inch).

• Stretch some transparent foil over the box to keep the humidity inside while the light still gets through.
  

PAY ATTENTION!

Keep the soil in the little pots wet; the plants will die if the soil dries up.
Check the water level into the box daily.
Add extra water when the level is low

Light:

High pressure lamps or direct sunlight is too much light for baby plants.

Keep the lamp permanently on.

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Day 10
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The seeds will grow out of the surface after a couple of days.

If everything goes well, the first 2 leaves will burst open the seed coat, which will then fall off.

The seed coat could stay stuck together.

If this happens, you can help nature a little and CAREFULLY! remove the seed coat so that the little baby can start spreading her leaves out.



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Day 20
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When the plants are 8 cm (3,1 inch) tall you can repot them to a new and larger pot.







This new pot still needs germination soil!
You can start carefully adding a root stimulant.



It is still very important to keep the humidity high.

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Day 25
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When the plants are approx. 15 cm tall (6 inch) , the roots are grown enough to start the last phase.



Now you can begin placing the plants under artificial light or slowly under sunlight.
 

Humidity is still important in this phase.
Make sure that the humidity around the plant stays above the 60%.



The last phase of the germination can be done indoors or outdoors, so we will give you the instructions for
both so you can choose which way is best for you:

1) Light for Indoor use:

Now the plant can be placed under the light you have chosen to grow the plants under.
A strong light intensity is not too important in this phase.
When you use more than one lamp, we recommend only using half of the available lamps in the beginning,



This way you let the plants get used to the strong light. Switch to full capacity after a week.



Light period indoors:
Start with 18 hours of light and 6 hours of darkness.


2) Light for outdoor use:

Now the plant can be placed under the light you have chosen to grow the plants under.
A strong light intensity is not too important in this phase.
Do not place the plants under direct sunlight, but in a shadowed spot for the first week.



After a week, you can put the plant in full sunlight.




Fertilizers:
You can start carefully adding Green Reptile growth fertilizer to the soil.



PAY ATTENTION:
Using plant fertilizers is essential for a good end-result.
However, it is possible to ruin your harvest by overfeeding the plants.
So be careful with adding fertilizers and follow the descriptions, especially when you are not experienced
in growing plants.

Good luck!!!