6 Marijuana Plant Maintenance Tips to Grow Some Awesome Greens

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There’s nothing like getting ready to grow your first marijuana plant.

It doesn’t matter if you’re a hobbyist or are planning on starting your own weed business. Everyone wants their plant to thrive and flower.

Having state of the art equipment and seeds for the latest strains can be nice, but they won’t guarantee that your first plant will thrive.

If you want to know what you need to make your first plant healthy and strong, read on to learn more.

Our Top 6 Tips For Growing A Strong Marijuana Plant

Every professional grower claims to have one secret that helps make their plants the most fertile and potent.

We don’t have the ultimate secret for growing the perfect and most potent strain. But we can give you some general growing tips that can make you proud of your first batch.

If you take time to follow these tips, you’ll know everything you need to know to get on the path to becoming a growing expert.

1. Feed Them A Balanced Diet

A proper diet is essential for humans and plants. If you want a marijuana plant to grow strong, you’ll need to make sure that they’re getting the nutrients they need.

Let’s take a moment to brush up on your chemistry.

When you’re picking up plant food, look for bottles with a good NKP ratio.

NKP stands for nitrogen (N), potassium (K), and phosphorus (P). These are the three primary macronutrients your plant will need to thrive.

When you pick up fertilizers, nutrients, and other additives for your plants, check to see the three numbers located on the front. Those numbers will tell you exactly how much nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus you have.

Try to aim for products with 10-4-4 on them. That’s the ideal mix of essential nutrients.

2. Give Plants Enough Water

Growing marijuana plants isn’t too different from growing other kinds of plants. Plant life needs just the right amount of water and nutrients to grow.

Some people have difficulty discovering what the right amount of watering can be. If you want to ensure that you’re giving your plants the optimal amount of water, look for signs of underwatering.

If you are underwatering your plants, you notice that they don’t seem as robust as they used to be. You may notice that the leaves are drooping, or that they aren’t growing as fast as they used to.

Fixing this problem is simple. All you need to do is to water them more frequently for a little bit. When you notice that your plants are hydrated, scale back a bit to make sure that you don’t get the opposite problem: overwatering.

3. …But Not Too Much Water

Overwatering is a troublesome and all too common problem for growers.

If a plant is overwatered, you’ll notice that the leaves start to curl downward. They may look and feel rigid and tight because of the excess water they’re carrying. Growth will also significantly slow down.

Overwatering can be dangerous because the excess moisture can lead to root rot. That’s why it’s important to take notice of potential problems and stop them before they worsen.

All you need to do to fix this problem is to water your plant less frequently.

4. Don’t Let Them Grow Too High

When you’re growing marijuana, you’ll want your plants to be as healthy and big as possible. Having a big and healthy plant is good, but having one that’s too tall can be troublesome.

If your plants grow too close to the lights, you may notice that some of the leaves look yellow, shriveled, or could even have brown marks on them.

These are signs that your plants are experiencing light burn. The lamps you’re using are very powerful, and now plants are growing high enough to be burned by their intensity.

There are guides you can use to help determine how far away plants should be from lights depending on how far along in the growing process they are.

If you notice signs of light burn, take some time to raise your lights at least 6 inches to a foot higher than they’re currently at. This should be enough space to stop damaging your plants while you determine the perfect lighting method.

5. Only Cut Dead Branches

When you see heavy branches weighing down your newly budding plant, you may feel tempted to clip them. Cutting those branches may seem satisfying, but it will cause more harm than good in the long run.

Right now your plant needs as much support as possible. Cutting off those big strong branches won’t give flowers more help, it’ll deprive them of essential nutrients.

When your plant is in its growing and flowering stage, only get rid of branches that are clearly dead or dying. Brown, drooping branches should be removed. Any branch that is heavy but still green should be left alone.

If you’re worried about the branches becoming too cumbersome, feel free to tie them back a bit to give other offices more breathing room. But whatever you do, don’t cut big healthy branches!

6. Get Ready For Storage

You want to be ready for anything during your first grow. People can estimate how long it will take for your plant to flower, but sometimes flowers can appear earlier than you’d think.

If you don’t properly store your flowers once they’re ready to be harvested, all of your hard work could be for nothing.

Your flowers may grow mold because they’re exposed to too much moisture. The flowers could even lose some of their potency.

A tightly sealed freezer bag or airtight Tupperware are great places to store flowers. You may want to consider vacuum sealing the flowers from your first harvest to them safe for a while.

If you’re interested in learning about other storage methods, read more here.

Next Steps

You’re well on your way to growing a healthy and potent marijuana plant. Now that you know the basics of growing, it’s time to focus on other aspects of raising a healthy plant.

Do you want to avoid some common problems growers run into? Check out our post on the eight common rookie mistakes new growers make.

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