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Germinating Cannabis Seeds

From seed to harvest, a cannabis plant goes through a specific set of steps.

Indoor

1. Choosing your seed.
2. Germination: 3-7 days.
3. Vegetative: 1-2 weeks.
4. Flowering: 8-11 weeks.
5. Harvesting/drying: 1-3 weeks.

Outdoor

1. Choosing your seed.
2. Germination: 3-7 days.
3. Seedling: 2-3 weeks.
4. Vegetative: 3-16 weeks.
5. Flowering: 8-11 weeks.
6. Harvesting/drying: 1-3 weeks.

On average, the entire process takes around 3-5 months, sometimes longer, depending on the strain and if you’re growing indoors or outdoors.

Once you’ve planted a cannabis seed, under specific conditions of:

  • Light
  • Water
  • Oxygen
  • Temperature

it splits or shows a root, this indicates successful germination . When the needs of the seed are met, it takes in oxygen and water. Its coating will break, or pop, open and a root will emerge.