How to grow cannabis at home!

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Where is it legal to homegrow cannabis?

If you live in Canada you can grow up to 4 plants no problem! The only region in Canada that has yet to legalize home growing is Manitoba and Quebec. There are work arounds for this please email us to inquire about the work arounds.

Quick overview of the basics of growing cannabis

The best way to get quality buds and big yields is to grow strong, healthy plants. Here’s a quick rundown of the most important things you need to know about growing weed:

• Cannabis is a warm-season annual—it thrives in temperate climates, such as Northern California’s famed Emerald Triangle, and it grows and dies each year, having to get planted again the following year.

• It will take about 10-32 weeks to grow a weed plant, depending on the method you choose and how big you want plants to get.

• Before you start growing, you’ll have to determine whether you want to grow indoors or outdoors (more below). You can grow weed pretty much anywhere—it just depends what space, equipment, and resources you have available.

• Marijuana plants start out as either a seed or a clone. Seeds will need to germinate to grow into a seedling. A clone is a cutting taken off a weed plant that you can then grow into another plant, and it will have the same genetic makeup.

• After the seedling stage, a weed plant enters the vegetative stage, which is generally the longest stage of its life. Here the plant will be a main stalk, branches, and fan leaves—no buds yet.

• The magic happens during the flowering stage, when weed plants start to grow buds. Plants enter this stage about two months before harvesting.

• At harvest, you’ll cut down your plants, trim, dry, and cure them, and then your homegrown buds will finally be ready to smoke.

What does a cannabis plant need to survive and thrive?

• Light: Weed is a photoperiod plant, meaning the daily amount of light it receives will determine when it flowers—when it starts to produce buds. Outdoors, this happens when the daily amount of light reduces as summer turns to fall, and indoors, growers can control this by changing artificial light from 18 to 12 hours a day.

• Water: Weed plants of course need water, and the amount of water they need will change as they grow, and also depends on your local climate and weather.

• Nutrients: Weed plants need nutrients so they can grow strong and be healthy.

• Temperature and humidity: You’ll need to provide an environment with optimal temperature and humidity that will allow weed to thrive. Generally, this is between 55-85°F, with a relative humidity between 50-70%.

• Wind/airflow: Weed plants also need wind or airflow, which you can simulate indoors with fans, and which will occur naturally outdoors.

Indoor vs. outdoor growing

Growing outdoors is the cheapest and easiest way to grow, because you can utilize the power of the sun and other natural resources, but you need the proper space to do it, and the space needs to be able to get ample sunlight throughout the growing season. Often, you can let plants grow large and get big yields with more space outdoors.

Growing weed indoors is more expensive because you’ll need to spend money on equipment and utilities, but you can control every aspect of the grow environment and set up an indoor grow almost anywhere. Expect to grow some killer weed—indoor is known for its potency and quality.

How to choose a cannabis strain to grow

At the end of the day, you want to grow a strain you like. A single plant can yield between a half-pound and a full pound of dried buds, depending on how big your plants get, so you’ll have a lot of it come harvest time.

The last thing you want is to put a ton of time and effort into growing weed and end up with a strain that you don’t like. Everyone has different tastes and preferences, and strains affect people differently.

Other factors to consider when picking a strain to grow

• Availability: The legality of cannabis in your province will determine whether you can buy seeds or clones at a dispensary such as AAAA Depot Wholesale. Even if you can, you’ll be limited to genetics that are only produced in your region, as seeds and clones can’t cross state lines. Unless you order with AAAA Depot who has contracts with worldwide dispensary's.

• Climate and environment: Certain strains benefit from open space and are easier to grow outdoors, and some grow short and stout, making them great for indoor growing. Additionally, some strains need more attention and are more susceptible to pests and may benefit from a climate-controlled environment. It’s a good idea to talk to other growers in your community to see which strains grow best in your climate.

• Garden space: Cannabis can be grown successfully in small or large spaces, but it’s important to know how much space you have to work with before you start building out a garden. For example, if growing in a small space, consider growing indicas, which tend to grow shorter and bushier.

• Length of time to grow: Some strains take longer to mature than others. If you want a quick turnaround, aim for strains that take 8-9 weeks to flower instead of 12. Autoflower cultivars will be a lot shorter.

• Difficulty of growing: Difficulty equates to more care and attention, which can involve a more complex nutrient regiment, more training requirements, and perhaps paying more attention to environmental factors. These all take time, patience, and research to master, especially if you don’t have much growing experience.

What's the bottom line?

The bottom line is that growing is an art and you will get better over time. with that being said we do offer training on how to grow. Please email ccaaaadepot@gmail.com with subject line "how to grow" We will email back with our e-book on how to grow although we always recommend researching and learning and most of all experiment!

Where can I buy my cannabis seeds?

We do sell cannabis seeds on our site we do have it available on our wholesale menu which is the best way to grab them as it's the most cost effective.

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