Can you use miracle grow potting soil to clone cannabis?
Avoid Miracle-Gro Soil for Growing Weed!
Do not use “Miracle-Gro” soil or any soil that has “extended release” nutrients for growing cannabis. These types of soil will continue to release nitrogen to your plant roots for up to 6 months. This can cause deficiencies or burn your cannabis plants in the flowering/budding stage, reducing your overall yields. I have seen growers successively grow cannabis in Miracle Gro, but many of them struggled with nutrient problems in the flowering stage even though plants were healthy throughout the vegetative stage.
What soil is good for growing Cannabis?
The 3 key things you want from soil that will ensure you grow healthy plants are: decent texture; good drainage; and water retention. Without a loose enough texture, your plants won’t be able to develop strong roots. Without good drainage, you will end up over watering your plants and starving them of oxygen, causing them to wilt. And, conversely, without good water retention, your roots will dry out quickly and become damaged.
Organic Potting Soil for Marijuana
When it comes to choosing pre-packaged soil for growing marijuana, it is best to stick with organic soils. It is the only soil without containments or time-released nutrients which may harm the plant. It is likely to produce lower quality buds than a super soil mix, but it still does the trick.
Pros and cons of soil growing
Irrigation is more easily done in soil because mistakes are more easily made with hydroponic systems. Fertilization is also simpler, if only because people have been growing plants in soil for thousands of years, meaning there is tons of information and advice out there. Soil types can make a big difference in the taste of the resulting marijuana, which is an added bonus.
How to Clone Weed?
Using rockwool cubes for clones is one of the most popular methods. It’s quick and easy and typically offers very favorable results. First, soak your rockwool cube in water with a pH balance of 5.5 for about 2 hours. Then, take your healthy cutting and trim most of the leaves off, save for the few at the top. Next, dip the bottom of your cutting in your cloning gel or powder and insert the stem into the rockwool cube.
You’ll want to place your cut clones under at least 18 hours of light a day. A led grow light will work fine for giving cutting the light they need to begin to root. For best results, clones in rockwool should be kept at a temperature between 72-75 degrees Fahrenheit (22-24 degrees Celsius). Humidity level should be over 90%. Using this method should ensure roots begin to sprout in 7-12 days.
Keep the weed grow pot in a warm area where it can get SOME sunlight. If you put the plant in a place where it gets direct sunlight all day, that may put too much stress on the cutting and kill it.
Do not use “Miracle-Gro” soil or any soil that has “extended release” nutrients for growing cannabis. These types of soil will continue to release nitrogen to your plant roots for up to 6 months. This can cause deficiencies or burn your cannabis plants in the flowering/budding stage, reducing your overall yields. I have seen growers successively grow cannabis in Miracle Gro, but many of them struggled with nutrient problems in the flowering stage even though plants were healthy throughout the vegetative stage.
What soil is good for growing Cannabis?
The 3 key things you want from soil that will ensure you grow healthy plants are: decent texture; good drainage; and water retention. Without a loose enough texture, your plants won’t be able to develop strong roots. Without good drainage, you will end up over watering your plants and starving them of oxygen, causing them to wilt. And, conversely, without good water retention, your roots will dry out quickly and become damaged.
Organic Potting Soil for Marijuana
When it comes to choosing pre-packaged soil for growing marijuana, it is best to stick with organic soils. It is the only soil without containments or time-released nutrients which may harm the plant. It is likely to produce lower quality buds than a super soil mix, but it still does the trick.
Pros and cons of soil growing
Irrigation is more easily done in soil because mistakes are more easily made with hydroponic systems. Fertilization is also simpler, if only because people have been growing plants in soil for thousands of years, meaning there is tons of information and advice out there. Soil types can make a big difference in the taste of the resulting marijuana, which is an added bonus.
How to Clone Weed?
Using rockwool cubes for clones is one of the most popular methods. It’s quick and easy and typically offers very favorable results. First, soak your rockwool cube in water with a pH balance of 5.5 for about 2 hours. Then, take your healthy cutting and trim most of the leaves off, save for the few at the top. Next, dip the bottom of your cutting in your cloning gel or powder and insert the stem into the rockwool cube.
You’ll want to place your cut clones under at least 18 hours of light a day. A led grow light will work fine for giving cutting the light they need to begin to root. For best results, clones in rockwool should be kept at a temperature between 72-75 degrees Fahrenheit (22-24 degrees Celsius). Humidity level should be over 90%. Using this method should ensure roots begin to sprout in 7-12 days.
Keep the weed grow pot in a warm area where it can get SOME sunlight. If you put the plant in a place where it gets direct sunlight all day, that may put too much stress on the cutting and kill it.
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