Amsterdam Seeds

Now you will be able to experience the miracle of life!

Now that your seeds have sprouted, you are ensured that they have the potential to form a full-size plant. They may look small right now, but if you take your time and care for them, you will be able to grow plants as tall and large as you would like! So let’s begin with our soil. As we mentioned in the soil section we recommend using some potting soil.

Begin by taking several small container. I recommend using Solo 12oz cups; they are great for the seedling stage. Cut four small slits near the bottom of the cups for drainage. Pour water into the cup and let it drain. Allow 10-20 minutes for the water to drain completely.

 

Once the water has settled, poke a small hole in the dirt using a pencil. Make the hole at most a single inch deep. Making sure not handle the seeds by the sprout, drop the a single seed into the hole. The white sprouts coming from the seeds are the roots of the plants, so drop the seeds in root-tip down. If you mess up, its not the end of the world. Attempting to rotate the seed will more than likely do damage to the plant at this delicate stage of life, so just leave it. Cover the seed with some loose soil. Don’t burry it too deeply. Just a little below the surface is fine.

 

For this stage of growing, you should be planting around twice as many plants as you would like to grow. There is around a 50% chance that any plant that grows will be female and we will only be focussing on the females. There is a third sex option with plants and there are more factors than simple genetics, but when you are beginning, you need not be concerned with this. The seedlings like to grow in a particularly humid environment. To provide this environment, you can purchase a humidity dome, but alternatively you can just place plastic zip lock bags over the cups.

Within a day or two, the plants should begin to protrude from the soil. At this point, your plants will begin embarking on a journey of massive growth. Some plants take longer than others to sprout. Some will sprout within a day; others may take several. Watch as the plant pokes through the soil and spreads its first two leaves (the cotyledans). Watch as the first set of rough leaves expands from the center of the smooth leaves. Once the plant has its first two sets of leaves, you can remove it from the humidity dome. Lightly misting the plants’ leaves will help ease the transition to the dry air.

The following pictures show the seedlings at various stages of development.

      

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1: Germinate your marijuana seeds

You’ve got your supplies; now you’re set to start growing!

For this stage you will only need two paper towels, some seeds and a warm dark place to keep the whole setup for a day or two. The process is really quite simple, and I would recommed setting up the germination while preparing the rest of your supplies. You want to use spring water or purified water. You can use tap water, but let it sit in open air for 36-48 hours. Using water straight from the tap is not great for the plants.

It is important to note that not all marijuana growers feel that this stage is necessary. These growers prefer to simply place the seeds approximately 1/2 to 1 inch below the surface and cover with loose soil. There is debate amongst growers as to which method is better, but more than likely the influence is fairly insignificant. Germinating your seeds ahead of time is a good way to know which seeds are and are not viable, however.

To germinate your seeds, simply take one paper towel and pour a quantity of water onto the paper towel. Soak the entire paper towel. The plants need a lot of water to germinate properly. Place several seeds onto the paper towel and cover with the remaining paper towel. Soak the second paper towel with water.

Some people like to place the germinating seeds inside a zip-lock bag or a tupperware container. Others simply place them in a closed drawer on a plate. Regardless of which you choose, place the paper towels in a warm dark place and check back in tweny four hours. You will probably begin to see small white sprouts penetrating the seed coat. Once the sprouts reach a lenth of about 10mm, it’s time to plant.

When your seeds look like the picture below, you’re ready to begin the seedling stage.

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