Cannabis cultivation can have a fairly steep learning curve, and this is where self-flowering cannabis seeds do

Although legal since 2018, patients in Malta still have little access to medical marijuana. It is hard to imagine a practical way for them to obtain drugs without facing bureaucratic obstacles or breaking the law. If the government continues to implement a plan to legalize the recreational use of this substance and grow some plants to meet individual needs, the situation may soon change.

However, growing cannabis at home can have a fairly steep learning curve, and this is where self-flowering cannabis seeds come in handy.

Autoflowers are small, fast-maturing plants that can be harvested from germination within 60-80 days. In contrast to "normal" photoperiod varieties whose flowering cycle depends on the length of day and night, self-flowering varieties can be sown and harvested at any time of the year. The Mediterranean climate allows gardeners to grow self-flowering flowers even in winter, preferably in a greenhouse.

This ability to grow only a few small plants at a time in a permanent cycle is a great way to comply with legal restrictions or make your hemp garden inconspicuous. It also ensures that there is always a batch of fresh flowers in your medical cabinet.

Autoflowers are also versatile enough to successfully grow them indoors. You don't need too much equipment. The barebones setup is just the LED plant growth light installed in the corner of the room or closet. However, if you do not want any heat, humidity, and odor problems, you need to build a planting tent.

Even a 60x60 cm tent is enough to grow some small but high-yielding gorilla gum seeds, just to name one example. But remember, the smaller the space, the more difficult it is to maintain a comfortable temperature and humidity inside. Especially in summer. So our suggestion is to install a bigger tent-about 1 square meter. Even if you don't need this setting, you can achieve a weight of 450-600 grams per cycle.

Growing lights are the most important equipment required for indoor gardens. You can choose reliable old HPS bulbs, but they will generate too much heat. It may be safer to choose an LED quantum board with a lower operating temperature. They are compact, thin, and energy-efficient-mainly because they only produce the part of the spectrum required for plant photosynthesis. Manufacturers of high-quality grow lights will always provide guidance on the models required for a particular growing area.

Even with LED lights, you need an exhaust fan to remove all the extra heat in the growing tent and provide fresh carbon dioxide for the plants. The fan capacity measured in CFM or m3/hour should be enough to replace the entire amount of air in your planting space every minute. This will take into account temperature and humidity, which is important for Mediterranean climates.

By the way, a good idea is to use genetics like Girl Scout Cookies seeds, which produce plants with open shrub structures and long internodes-spaces between individual buds. This ensures good airflow in the canopy and prevents possible mold problems.

Cannabis is also a notorious plant, so we recommend that you buy a carbon filter and connect it to the cooker hood.

As you might have guessed, for automatic spending, success largely depends on the correct conditions and equipment. The cultivation base itself is not difficult to master. We recommend that novice growers use soil as their medium of choice. It is much simpler than hydroponics. Due to its short life cycle, a car only needs about 10-20 liters of soil to reach its full potential.

Any potting mix sold in the garden center can be used for cannabis cultivation, although specially formulated mixes can be bought at plantation stores. You can also use coconut fiber instead of soil, although this medium will take some time to adapt. For the soil, you can only provide the plants with dechlorinated tap water for the first few weeks, and then start adding liquid nutrients. For cocoa, nutrition is required from the first week.

You can avoid using ordinary organic fertilizers, but still get good results. But it is safer to buy nutrients specially formulated for cannabis cultivation. Similarly, you can find them in the plantation store. They attached instructions on how to feed marijuana every week.

You don't need to do much other than water and feed the plants and make sure they get enough light and the temperature and humidity are at a comfortable level. Perhaps a good idea, even for first-time growers, might be to train your plants to bend and tie the tallest branches. Keeping all the tops at the same distance from the lights can produce buds of consistent quality and increase yield.

This is how easy it all is. Nothing prevents you from getting better quality medicines more than anything you can buy on the street.