| Grow Medical Marijuana Outdoors, The Easy Way. | | | | cultivated, so they are just waiting to grow wild. The |
| If you have seeds, sun, soil and water- then growing | | | | soil is rich, dark, teeming with worms, and has an |
| Medical Marijuana should be one of the easiest | | | | earthy humus aroma. Worms live in nutrient rich soil, |
| ventures you’ve set out to accomplish. As of | | | | and after you turn the dirt 15-20 times, they’ll |
| this writing, only California, Oregon, Hawaii, Alaska, | | | | take off to another part of the yard. Cannabis loves |
| Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, | | | | to be in a soil with ph between 5.5 – 8.5, 6.0 is |
| Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington have passed | | | | ideal. If you are an experienced gardener, obtain a |
| legislation for their qualified patients to cultivate | | | | soil probe from a nursery for a ph check. If |
| Medical Marijuana. Arizona and Maryland are in a | | | | you’ve never grown in the area, don’t |
| favorable holding pattern. | | | | worry about fertilizer the first season. If other plants |
| If you have reviewed your State’s laws and | | | | and regular weeds are effortlessly growing, your |
| have a green light, let’s proceed. We’ll use | | | | Medical Marijuana will do even better. Turn and rake |
| an easy State also as our growing state model, | | | | the grow area several times during winter and early |
| California. The first thing a grower or gardener | | | | spring, until the soil is smooth and fine. There should |
| needs to be aware of is the sunniest spot in the | | | | be no large clumps of dirt or rocks. |
| back-yard. Of course you realize that the sun tracks | | | | When you plant, use an eraser end of the pencil as |
| differently in the winter, as opposed to the summer | | | | the depth for the hole, then lightly cover your seed |
| months. Basically, a 10x10 area with a minimum of 5 | | | | with soil. Do this prior to a rain or keep a light mist |
| hours a day is great. If you prefer, you could plant all | | | | over the soil until the seeds pop. If you are familiar |
| around in different sunny areas of the yard. Cannabis | | | | with germinating techniques or transplanting, then you |
| plants are sun lovers, so don’t worry about too | | | | are ahead of the game. On average, water about |
| much sun. | | | | once a week or when the soil feels dried out. |
| Next are seeds, which you’ve been saving up | | | | It’s better to underwater, than to over water |
| for an occasion like this. But, which strain or type | | | | Cannabis. When you do water, make a reservoir |
| should you plant? In warm weather States like | | | | around the base of the plant so that you can give it |
| California, it doesn’t matter. In others, you’ll | | | | a good soaking. This type of watering will help the |
| need the skunk, or Indica strain. Some seed banks | | | | roots to follow the water deep into the earth. Light |
| have a Sativa/Indica mix, but you need to avoid | | | | watering on top causes superficial roots. The tap |
| Sativa’s or mixes of them, as they may need to | | | | root will be really long if you watered correctly. |
| mature past your grow area’s first frost. | | | | Don’t even think about fertilizers, unless the |
| Obviously, a frost could kill your crop. Skunk plants | | | | plant’s growth seems sluggish, or the leaves |
| (Indica), which are short, bushy, and very potent | | | | start to yellow. If necessary, use a liquid mix or fish |
| – will come in before Halloween in most places. | | | | emulsion as fertilizer. |
| In the soil part, once again California is quite easy. | | | | Well, that’s it in a nutshell, - seeds, sun, soil, and |
| Many southern Cali backyards have never been truly | | | | water. Good-luck, Joyce. |