1. Overwatering. Don’t water your plants too much. They like well drained soil, and don’t like wet feet. If they’re wilting and the soil is dry, water them. But, if the soil is wet, don’t water them again.
2. Be careful with fertilizer. Over fertilizing is dangerous. You can burn the plants. You can also toxify the soil.
3. Don’t start off with seeds from an unknown source. Plant genetics play a huge role in your success. If you don’t know what kind of plant your seeds are from you don’t know what kind of a plant you’re going to get. Even if the smoke was exceptional you don’t know if it’s an outside or inside plant, a sativa or indica, tall, bushy or auto-flower. If the risk doesn’t matter then go ahead and have fun; otherwise purchase known quality seeds.
4. Germinate your seeds carefully. use the water glass or paper towel method. Use pure water. Don’t touch the seeds if you don’t have to, and avoid touching germinated seeds. They are resilient but too much handling increases the chance of damage or disease. Once the seeds are in the dirt leave them alone.
5. Keep the project secret. Flies can’t get into a closed mouth. The fewer people who know about your grow the less chance you’ll get into trouble. Law enforcement or crop thieves are a real threat.
6. Don’t contaminate your garden with other people’s clones or plants. A pest free environment is the best environment. If you get pests they can be tough to eradicate completely. Other plants are a common source of pests, so avoid unknown ones. Practice safe sex!
7. Don’t be a freak about taking care of your plants. If you set up the garden properly they’ll thrive without a lot of input from you. Let Nature take it’s course. You don’t need to check them every 5 minutes.
8. Don’t go crazy with gadgets and hormones. If you’ve got money burning a hole in your pocket go ahead. If you don’t mind crazy results, again, go ahead. On my second try I sprayed my plants with some sort of bud busting hormone spray, and I overdid it. The result was a crazy hermaphrodite. It worked, but the buds weren’t recognizable to most people.
9. Read directions before use! Whether it’s fertilizer or pesticide, read the label. It’s the same when you’re adjusting PH levels.
10. Create and maintain a good environment. The PH should be between 6.5 and 7. The temperature should be warm – about 24 degrees celsius. The soil should be well drained. When the plants are brand new, the seeds are just germinating or you’re rooting clones you must maintain humidity.
If you follow these steps you should be successful. Don’t try to grow the biggest and best your first time out. Just shoot for success. You can refine your practice with each successive crop.
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