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Tips for growing weed? Legally of course (hexbear.net)

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So I'll be moving to california or some other state where I can grow weed legally. I'm looking for tips on how to grow it when it has already germinated. A buddy of mine had a plant that was supposed to grow big and tall, but it never really grew to more than 9 inches, despite getting plenty of sun and fertilizer. I would like to rectify that when I get the chance to grow mine own.
What could it be that my buddys plant sort of stopped growing in height even when it had optimal conditions? Should it have been planted away from a terracotta pot? It smelled super funky and had a bunch of tiny buds. Should they have been harvested while the plant was growing, or was it better to do as he intended and just do one big harvest? He's also heard something about turning it upside down?
For reference my buddy planted his seed in february, so it should be ready to harvest about now, but it isn't.

So whatever he did, I'd like to know, so I can do not that.

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[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It sounds like your friend had an autoflower, where the plant doesn't rely on day/night cycle length and begins flowering sooner based on age. The terracotta pot won't impact it much unless it was too small. I always plant in 3 or 5 gallon fabric pots, transplanting once the plant solidly roots in a 1 quart container.

You'll want photoperiod strains instead of autoflowers if you're growing outside with the seasons. I'd string up some support nets around the plants and train them in the vegetative state so you get lots of branches before it flowers.

[–] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

My friend was gifted it by a growers after he biked all over the city in winter time looking for root growth hormone for a monstera he wanted to cut. He says it was a "northern Lights" though theres all sorts of variants out there apparently.

Can I ask growers for photoperiod strains?

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

I wouldn't bother with buying from other growers. In legal states the dispensaries usually sell clones that are ready to transplant, with the seedling stage being the most vulnerable to mistakes. I buy from seedbanks like https://mephistogenetics.com/ or https://www.seedsman.com/us-en/, where I can get really premium feminised seeds (a male plant will cause all of your female plants to produce seed, while feminised seeds guarantee a female plant that only produces sterile flower) and have a precise idea of how long things will take to grow.

[–] Lowleekun@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Like another poster said you want to look for a seed bank, then get a feminized non-autoflower.

You could get clones but if you want big, strong plants it is better to use seeds. Start with a small pot and if the leaves reach over the side of the pot it is time to go bigger. The more space for roots, the bigger your plant will get. I only have experience in using soil as a medium tho.