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An Overview Of Growing Medical Marijuana

Patients that have a valid arizona medical marijuana ID card may grow their own marijuana to utilize for their debilitating condition. Sixteen states have legalized medical marijuana – each one has varying allowable amounts.

Whether one grows it outside or inside, az medical marijuana has the same growth needs. The basic necessities are air, nutrients, water, heat, light, and a growing medium. If one grows cannabis indoors, the light needs both intensity and spectrum while the air needs warmth and richness in carbon dioxide.

Usually cannabis grown after patients get a card from az medical marijuana doctor is grown annually and has multiple growth stages. They are distinct and termed germination, seedling growth, vegetative growth, pre flowering, and flowering.

Germination involves activation of hormones in the outer durable coating of the seed. The embryo inside the seed expands and the seed’s coating splits. This allows rootlets to grown downward and a sprout with seed leaves pushes upwards looking for light. This process takes 3-7 days.

During seedling growth, the single root grows downward and creates branches. These tiny branches pull in water and nutrients. The roots anchor the plant in the growing medium. Lots of light is needed during seedling growth, about 18 hours per day.

The vegetative growth phase continues with a requisite 14-24 hours of light daily. The roots mature and develop a water transport system, and they also store food. The parts of the roots that actually absorb the water and nutrients are the single-celled root hairs, and they are very delicate and easily damaged by air, light, and careless hands if moved or exposed.

The stem grows, developing new buds with the lateral buds converting into leaves or branches. The central bud carries growth up. The stem transports the nutrients and water from the delicate root hairs to the flowers, buds, and leaves. The stem should not be bound too tight with tie downs or strings.

The stem provides support for the plant as well, and if it’s an outside plant wind and rain help strengthen the support by stiffening cellulose. If the plant is an indoor plant the stem doesn’t receive the stimuli, so the stiffening doesn’t occur and a stake may be necessary for support.

The leaves undergo photosynthesis as they expand, which is how plants make food.

Pre-flowering occurs after the fourth week of vegetative growth. Pre-flowers occur between the fourth and sixth node from the plant bottom and are either male or female. Since male plants have a much lower cannabinoid content, they are often destroyed.

Flowering is triggered in most commercial marijuana plants by alternating 12 light hours with 12 dark hours daily. Flowers form during the final stage of growth and if the females flowers are not pollenated, they develop seedless – called “sinsemilla”. If pollenated by a male, female flower buds develop seeds.

With no pollen for a few weeks, THC production hits a peak in the female unfertilized sinsemilla. With fertilization, females mature their seed development, with the seeds either falling to the ground or they get collected for eventual planting.

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