warning this channel is for adults only I do not condone any illegal activities and everything I record is for educational purposes only warning with that said I'm gonna teach you how to grow some weed this is the shortest most detailed video on how to grow weed at home for New Growers I try to make this beginner friendly and as easy as possible and a cheat sheet is included in the description it will tell you what to do for each week of the plant's life and all of it is based on multiple harvests and actual experience this method is constantly updated and has been proven out by a whole community of Growers on our Discord the time frame from seed to harvest is three to five months and there are essential supplies and equipment to have decent yields the bare minimum is a grow light in a closet preferably with white walls marijuana plants need plenty of light and without it you will not produce any buds that are worth growing LEDs are the best lights at the moment and the rule of thumb I use is 30 watts of lighting for each square foot of grow space a light is a plant's MVP so if you're gonna spend money on anything spend it on a light a decent light for three plants will cost around 150 bucks you'll also need a timed Outlet or surge to control the day and night cycle next you'll need soil and pots the soil I use is Froggy soil which barely has any nutrients but another great option is Pro mix HP which plant you grow will need its own pot and there is a direct correlation between the size of the pot and how big a plant can grow I recommend five gallon fabric pots for both photo periods and auto flowers more information on that later throughout your plant's life you'll have to add nutrients that are essential for growth plants absorb different nutrients at different PHS and the majority of problems with growing weed stems from nutrients if a plant can't absorb nutrients it can't eat so you'll have to manually set your water's pH to do this you'll need ph up or down and a pH meter and slowly add the appropriate drops until it hits the pH you want always pH balance your water after all nutrients and supplements are added the easiest starter set of nutrients is General Hydroponics Flora Trio which is what we base the charts in this video on you'll also need Cal Mag which helps build healthy cell walls and improves photosynthesis also required as a small fan to supply fresh share strengthen your stems prevent pockets of humidity and assist in warding off pests last but not least you'll need a thermometer slash hygrometer combo which you'll use to measure the temperature and humidity the rest of the items are optional and you could skip this next part to 407 agrotech these maximize light efficiency by reflecting light to be absorbed by your plants also instead of controlling the humidity or temperature of the whole room or closet you'll limit it to the size of your enclosure which will result in lower utility costs I'd say each plant you grow will need about two and a quarter feet of space so choose the size of your tent accordingly you also want to size your tent and grow light together the rest of the recommended equipment is to be used with your grow tent in line fan plants breathe carbon dioxide like we breathe oxygen and they'll need a constant supply of fresh CO2 an inline fan will provide air flow and ventilation to your tent carbon filter these are used alongside an inline fan and they both filter out the smell of weed and other Airborne microbes that may be harmful to your plants once you have your equipment find a place that's about 60 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit the light will usually bring the temperature of your space up 10 degrees leaving you with the ideal temperature of 70 to 80 degrees next you'll need seeds or clones there are hundreds of strains to choose from and let me break down the three types of seeds that exist which will save you time and guess work they are regular seeds these have 50 50 odds of being male or female you do not want male plants unless you plan on breeding instead of producing buds male plants produce pollen and when female plants are pollinated it'll make them produce seeds instead of buds regular seeds are also known as photo periods which means you could control when the plants start producing buds simply by dropping the light cycle down to 12 hours a day this is called flipping feminized seeds these are seeds that are exactly like regular seeds except they will always be female these are great because you won't have to worry about growing any males Auto flowers these plants will need a constant 18 hours of light each day throughout their whole lives after about six weeks they will automatically start producing buds the problem with autoflowers is that once it starts flowering it's the beginning of the end of growth at times you could end up with really small plants you also can't clone autoflowers so for beginners I would highly recommend feminized photo periods to germinate seeds find a warm spot to place a mug fill the mug halfway with room temperature water then add a couple of drops of hydrogen peroxide so that any germs that develop are killed and the water is oxygenated now add your seeds to the water and they'll probably float leave them floating on the top and cover the mug with some aluminum foil now place the mug in a warm room and check on it every day during this time it's a good idea to prepare your feeding water to do so just take a large bucket or tub and fill it up with tap water the more surface area exposed to air the better then add two to three drops of hydrogen peroxide per gallon of water and let it sit for at least 24 hours to let the chlorine evaporate as soon as you see a small Taproot come out of the seed you want to transfer it to a pot of moist not wet soil poke a hole into the soil and place the seed in with the root pointing down once the seed is in you could lightly cover the top with loose soil you'll need high humidity for these young plants and an easy way to do that is to cover the top with an upside down plastic bottle with some holes in it place your light about two feet above the plants on its lowest setting with the timer on for 18 hours a day now the rest of growing will be based on this handy cheat sheet I designed to guide you a link to it is in the description and there's two tabs one for regular plants and one for auto flowers just make sure you're on the right one once you understand this chart you won't need to watch any more tutorials the first column on this chart tells you what week it is and as you go across you'll see other variables that you need to set according to this chart as you can see humidity starts off extremely high during the first two weeks and drops down gradually throughout the plant's life you could set the humidity using a humidifier dehumidifier humidity domes or by placing a large bucket of water in your grow space the next column is light intensity and to set it you'll need a light meter I use an app called photome but you'll have to unlock the full spectrum LED light option for six bucks based on the chart match the values of the listed ppfd with the measurements on the top of your plants this can be done by dialing your dimmer or by raising or lowering your light you'll notice the readings are way higher at the center of the lights so you're really trying to get the average of the readings to match the target listed on the chart column e is self-explanatory this is the number of hours your light will be on per day and it's controlled either with your built-in timer on your light or a timed Outlet or surge try to synchronize the daylight hours with the natural sunlight to avoid any accidental light leaks make sure that it's complete darkness for your plants during night time especially during Bloom column F through I are all the amounts of nutrients to add to your prepared water again feeding water is treated by taking tap water adding a couple of drops of hydrogen peroxide then leaving it exposed for at least 24 hours to let the chlorine evaporate this means that water is prepared at least a day in advance and make sure you add the nutrients in order from left to right make sure you shake your nutrients before adding it to your water and mix and measure the amounts thoroughly before adding different nutrients now understanding when and how much to feed is extremely important it's a good habit to keep the journal to keep track of when you feed so you could learn the pattern of time between feedings you could often tell when your plant is hungry when it droops down instead of hailing the light leaves seem limp or catatonic younger plants require less water and one of the most common problems is over watering during the first four weeks only water when the soil feels dry using your finger poke a hole about an inch away from the main stem and about two inches down and if your fingertip barely has any soil stick to it it's time to water for a five gallon pot the average weight should be around 15.5 pounds after watering so if you're not sure I would just add enough water to bring it up to this weight never water directly over the main stem I like to make a circle of water at least an inch away as the plant's root system matures it's harder to over water at around week 5 you could begin to feed heavier try the water as slow as possible and distribute the water evenly on top it's always best to do this slow and I usually pour half of what I think the plant would need then feed the other plants and return back to the same plants and feed them slowly until I see the first signs of runoff runoff is excess water that pours out from the bottom of the pot not from the sides warning never leave your plant in a puddle also very important is that starting on week five flush every third feeding the reason why we do this is because excess salts build up in the soil that the plant can't consume and the idea is to rinse these out you want to give the pot a heavy feed of plain ph balanced water with no nutrients until about a pint of water drips out make sure you angle drain because water tends to pool and get trapped on the bottom of the fabric pots as soon as your plants hit their fifth node it's a perfect time to top which is a method of cutting the top of your plants off to potentially double its growth now the duration of veg and flowering will vary with every bro and you'll see both weeks 6 and 10 on the chart can be extended based on preference for regular strains you have the ability to choose when to flip your plants from vegetative phase to flowering phase simply by dropping the hours of light down to 12. if you want to continue to let your plants grow just repeat wheat 6 until the plant is the size you like then flip you want to defoliate or pull off as many large fan leaves on the bottom half of your plant just before flipping this is also the best time to take clones from regular plants once your plants are flipped if they're not feminized you'll see your plants start to develop either balls or white hairs after about a week if you see balls this means that your plant is a male and unless you're breeding take them out and Destroy them as a safety precaution take a spray bottle and just spray the floor with water because water will kill the pollen and hopefully at this point it hasn't pollinated your females continue following the chart until you're ready to harvest plants are ready to harvest once the trichomes look milky or Amber and the perfect time is up to you it take longer than 10 weeks and if so repeat week 10 until the trichomes are ready a link for when to harvest is on the cheat sheet the chart for autoflowers is mostly the same but the key difference is a steady lighting schedule of 18 hours for the whole life of the plant As Long as You Follow the charts you should get harvests with nice healthy buds again make sure you're flushing every third feeding and if you see anything off feel free to leave a comment for harvesting drying trimming and curing check out our other videos I'm gonna teach you how to grow some wings