Pots and Soils for CANNABIS

Pots and Soils for Growing Marijuana Guide

Growing your marijuana in the soil is still the best way to cultivate aromatic flavor for marijuana. Most growers always choose to plant their weed in the ground, but hydroponics enables faster and more efficient growth of marijuana.

Learning land use in growing marijuana is essential if you want a high-yield outcome. Do everything possible to use excellent soil because it determines how potent your cannabis will be.

In case you want to grow marijuana indoors, the soil should be your priority, especially if you’re new in the business. This guide will teach you how to spot the best soil, cultivate marijuana, and enjoy high yield and potency. We will also expound on ways of using pots to grow hemp.

What Soil Is Best for Growing Cannabis?

When it comes to growing cannabis in soil, there are three criteria you should consider. One is choosing the right soil with good texture, the second is the water retention rate, and lastly, a decent drainage system — there will be no firm marijuana plant roots without a good soil texture. However, if there is no proper drainage, your soil will become soggy, and there will be a drastic reduction of oxygen in the ground, causing the marijuana plant to wilt.

Also, the poor water retention rate will damage the plant’s root causing it to dry up. A goldfish has no hiding place; good soil often looks dark and appealing to the eyes.

Growers cultivating auto-flowering marijuana must ensure your soil is not highly fertilized. However, some growers mix coco coir with good soi

Growers that cultivate auto-flowering marijuana must ensure your soil is not highly fertilized, though some growers mix coco coir with good soil.

You can get Coco coir from coconut husks, which aids water retention in soil. Depending on the types of soil you use, whether hydroponics or soil, hard work or expenses is needed. Hydroponic is suitable for starters, but it is expensive, it relatively does the primary job for you. No matter the system you choose, ensure the temperature is 68 degrees Fahrenheit alongside adequate oxygen and water in the soil.

When you compare hydroponic with soil, you will discover that it is more stress-free to irrigate, and the attack of soil pests is minimal in hydroponic.

Choosing the Right Cannabis Soil Container Size

The root system of the pot/container of marijuana will determine by the pan size you choose. The more space in the bank, the more extended and swift the root grows. Get a container within the capacity of 4x4x4 inches. When your marijuana is in the seedling stage, you might lose your investment if the source outgrows the pot, select the size that is right for your project.

After the seedling stage and the plant is about 10 inches in height, then it is time for transplanting. Transfer the marijuana plant to a much bigger container that is twice the size of the former pot.

The transplanting process continues until harvest day. When your plant hits 32 inches in height, you will also need to transfer it to a bigger container that should be 3 gallons, at least in size.

The Right Soil for Cannabis

There are four significant types of good soil to use: clay, loamy, sandy, and silt. Also, you can use a mixture of two soil: clay/silty, silty/sandy.

• Sandy Soil: This type of soil is famous for having a low PH and gritty size. One of the disadvantages of sandy soil is that it get dried easily, nitrogen evaporates quickly in the process, and this affects the marijuana planted in this type of soil. Though growers love this kind of soil because of its high retention of oxygen and it gives good drainage compared to other types of soil.
• Clay Soil: Chemical reactions among natural/mineral resources birth the crystalline substance that gives clay soils. You can mold clay soils into any shape, but whenever you are not available to water the soil, then a lot of nutrients will be lost in a short time. This soil solidifies the plants, and the clay soil gives high PH to the plants though it takes a lot of work from the growers.
• Loamy soil: Three major types of the soil gives loamy soil. The combination of different soil to loamy brings a different outcome. Though there are growers that prepare loamy soils at home, you must be sure about what you’re adding together so you don’t end up killing your seeds/plants. The best combination to get loamy soil is the decomposition of dead plants and animal remains. These organic matters are needed to enrich your loamy soil if you want good yield and potent marijuana. Loamy soil is the best and has a relatively good water retention capacity.

Watering Your Soil

The environment in the grower’s room location determines how much watering the soil needs. You need more water in a warm or tropical region, while the soil in fresh/cold weather countries needs less water.

The roots enjoy more minerals (nutrients) when you water them, while the plants, in turn, get the nutrients. We all know that water is vital for photosynthesis. Water also cools all parts of the plant. Still, it must be done cautiously because overwatering your soil can breed root fungi in your marijuana. Moist the soil/surface. It should not be saturated or wet.

Learn more: How and When to Water Weed Guide

Every High Marijuana Soil Must Have:

1. Rich and dark color soil.
2. Water retention capacity.
3. Depicting texture.
4. Outstanding drainage.
5. Balanced pH.
6. The soil must be rich in nutrients.

Using The Right Grow Pot

Aside from people growing marijuana in other ways that have mentioned, some growers prefer using pots to improve the growth of their plants.

Pots used in growing weeds come in different sizes, because cannabis plants grow long, winding roots. Choosing the right container is a crucial decision a grower must make. Learn all you need to know about using pot to grow marijuana.

The primary factor you must look out for to get the right container is the ability to provide space. The root of your marijuana plants needs to thrive. If you need high yield marijuana, then you need sources that allow free flow of water, oxygen, aeration, and nutrients.

Types of Growing Pots:

• Standard Flower Pot: This is the most common and cheapest to get, primarily made of plastic derived from terracotta. It is advisable to get a saucer while using a standard flower pot to retain outpouring water from the container. Though some of these pots have pre-bore holes beneath the container, there are some you will need to bore yourself before you start planting. Terracotta material is recommended, especially in the hot season, because it helps absorb water/nutrients to prevent the plants from surplus water, and it cools the roots of plants.
• Smart Pot: This is also known as fabric pots; they can store when you are not using them, and there is no possibility of having waterlogged soil with the use of smart pot. It helps in air pruning of the root whenever they get to the sides of the container; once done, you will enjoy excellent plant growth. The adverse effect of using smart pots is, it is not usable in countries/areas with high-temperature. It is required to double the pot if you’re using this because the root water gets dried rapidly because of the smart pot leakage.
• Royal Queen Seeds Fabric Pot: This is just a modernized pot that air-prune marijuana roots and prevent waterlogged. Many types of pots don’t have handles if you have worked on a farm before you will know how vital this handle is while conveying the container from one place to the other. RQS pot is useful in soil, hydro, or in any environment of your choice. You can wash the container, and its size is up to 11-liter.
• Air Pots: This is an automated pot, but it requires saucer because it leaks water. The significant difference between this and a smart bowl/pot is the automation and opening from the side. Air pot automates air-pruning of your marijuana plant, they also leak water from the sides but are more durable compared to other containers.
• Hempy Buckets: Unlike other pots, perforated holes for drainage are placed above and not the bottom of the container, this pot helps store nutrients to the bottom of the roots of marijuana.

How to prepare a hempy bucket: pot/bucket has no pumps for oxygen due to its hydroponic nature. To make a pot, you will need to combine vermiculite or clay that has turned to pebbles with hydroponic minerals/nutrients.

In conclusion, you don’t want to have saturated soil. That is why a saucer is needed. Also, know that pots come in different sizes, and you cannot grow marijuana from a seed to an adult plant using just one pot.