How to Sprout Feminized Autoflower Cannabis Seeds

Growing your own autoflowering cannabis is easy, cost-efficient, and produces fast results. This makes growing autoflowering cannabis a great option for beginners and veteran growers alike. In this article, we discuss the first, crucial stage of growing autoflowering cannabis seeds germination and overview several easy, simple ways to sprout your autoflowering cannabis seeds. As you’ll see, germinating autoflowering cannabis requires little effort and can be achieved in just a matter of days.

Different Methods for Sprouting Autoflowering Cannabis Seeds

Another advantage of growing autoflowering cannabis is the versatility of its growing cycle. There are several different methods you can use to sprout your autoflowering cannabis seeds, all of which are equally effective.

Water

Growers can easily germinate autoflowering cannabis with materials that are readily available in their own homes. One simple method for autoflowering cannabis seed germination is using plain water. To begin, fill a small glass with room-temperature water. If you use water from a tap, you may want to invest in a pH monitor to ensure that the pH of your water does not exceed 7.3.

Next, scoop your autoflowering seeds into a spoon – it is extremely important to handle them delicately–and gently slide them into the glass: the seeds should fall and float on the water’s surface.

Having followed these steps, you can proceed to relocate the cup into a proper environment. Place the cup of water with your seeds in a dark environment (the darker, the better) with an average temperature of 75 to 80 degrees. After completing this step, your work for the germination phase is done; simply leave your seeds undisturbed for two days, and check back to see if they’ve sprouted–if they haven’t, continue to leave them in the same environment until they sprout.

Paper Towel

The “paper towel method” is another easy way to sprout autoflowering seeds with materials that you’ll already have in your home. This method involves using a wet, folded paper towel and a plastic container to sprout your autoflowering cannabis seeds.

This method is easy and produces rapid results. To begin, you’ll need a wet paper towel and a plastic container with a lid.

Begin by cleaning and drying your plastic container to ensure a proper germination environment. Next, fold a paper towel two to three times over, then saturate it with water: though you’ll want your paper towel to be soaked all the way through, it should not be dripping water.

Next, cut two holes in the top of the lid of your container; these perforations will allow excess water to escape the container during germination.

Having done so, place your autoflowering cannabis seeds on the wet paper towel, tucking them between folds to ensure that the seeds are in direct contact with the paper towel on all sides. Proceed to place the folded paper towel with your seeds inside inside of your plastic container, and fasten the lid.

Like any other germination technique for autoflowering cannabis, the paper towel method requires a proper germination environment–and darkness is the most important factor. Store your container in the darkest possible environment. With this, your work is done: simply wait for two days to check on your seeds, which will likely have germinated–if they haven’t, continue to check the container until they sprout.

Starter Cubes

You can also germinate your autoflowering cannabis using seed starter cubes, which are easily obtainable online. Do some research to find the best starter cubes, which you will place knuckle-deep into your soil. Be sure to have your hole ready before you insert your starter cube with your autoflower seeds inside.

Make sure that your cube is moist–if it’s too dry, moisten it slightly with distilled water. Then, gently pick up one of your autoflowering cannabis seeds, and insert it into the the premade hole at the top of the starter cube. Next, insert the starter cube–with the precut hole and autoflower seed facing upwards–into a hole in your soil.

Finally, place a cup overtop of where you inserted your seed starter cube in your soil. Leave the cup in place for at least seven days after you plant your starter cube; this will help retain humidity levels during the germination process. Once your seed has sprouted, you can remove the cup and move into the next phase of the growing cycle.

Soil

Though the aforementioned methods are easy and great for beginners, some growers prefer to use soil as a natural medium. This will require specialized resources such as a pH monitor, the correct soil for growing, and a humidity monitor.

To sprout your autoflowering cannabis, begin by moistening your soil and establishing a proper growing environment with an average temperature of 77 degrees. Ensure that pH levels do not exceed 7.3. Finally, dig a hole of the appropriate depth in the top of your soil, and bury the seed inside.

The Advantages of Autoflowers: Quick, Easy, Methods to Sprout Your Autoflowering Cannabis Seeds Germination

As you can see, sprouting autoflowering seeds is easy and produces rapid results. It is also cost efficient, as many of these methods involve materials that most people already have in their homes. Growing autoflowering cannabis is much faster and easier than growing photoperiod plants; using these easy germination methods, your autoflower seeds will sprout in no time, and with minimal effort. And the easy part doesn’t stop there–every stage of the growing process for autoflowering cannabis is rapid, productive, and easy for all growers, no matter their experience.