LIGHT FOR YOUR NEW PLANTS
When cannabis plants are young and tender or recently transplanted, it is best to give them gentle light. As they show signs of healthy, vigorous growth, gradually give them more light intensity.
Inside: A bright south facing window (out of the sun) or fluorescent lights are best for the first few days after transplanting. A few days after transplanting and when you see vigorous new growth, you can increase the light intensity by moving your plant within 2 inches of your fluorescent lights.
Outside: You will want to find a spot with shade or dappled sun (at most) for the first few days after transplanting. An hour or two of early morning sun could be ok, too, just make sure they are watered well the night before. When the plant begins to show signs of vigorous new growth, you can gradually expose them to more light. The plant will tell you when it is getting too much sun. Providing shade for the pot throughout the day will prove advantageous as well.
FFEEDING AND WATERING YOUR YOUNG PLANTS
Cannabis is a very light feeder, but it does need some food in order to get a good start. Deciding when and how much nutrient solution or water to apply to your cannabis plants can be tricky, especially to explain on paper, as it is dependent on many factors. As a general rule, it is best to let the pot dry down until it is very light to pick up (compared to after a watering) before watering. You can keep a pot full of your growing medium that has not been watered to compare, once the pot with the plant in it feels close to the empty pot in weight, it is time to water. If the plant wilts, you have waited too long to water. Overwatering (in frequency) is the most common problem when growing plants, if the growing medium never dries out, the roots will never receive sufficient oxygen that they need to survive. Alternatively, it is impossible to give it too much water at one time. In fact, you want to have at least 15-20% (preferably more) of the water or nutrient solution you apply to run out of the bottom of the pot, which provides leaching of unused minerals that tend to build up in the media.
This was borrowed from L'Eagle dispensary in Denver. When you are in town look these folks up. They run a first rate shop and always have healthy clones, tasty flower and edibles.
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