How To Germinate Weed Seeds

If you are looking how to germinate weed seeds you have come to the right place. After trying and testing with our own strains as well as asking top breeders for advice on how to germinate weed seeds, we have come up with this guide on how to germinate seeds using different but efficient techniques.

How to germinate weed seeds #1

The first method regarding how to germinate weed seeds is using paper towels or cotton wool. Just like in primary school when you were learning how to germinate seeds, even though they were beans, you put the seed in moist cotton wool or in a moist paper towel. You can put the cotton in a container and leave it somewhere dark and moist and they should germinate in 24-48 hours. The same thing goes for the paper towel technique. It is critical to germinate weed seeds that the cotton/ paper remains moist, but not wet.

How to germinate weed seeds #2 

The second method regarding how to germinate weed seeds is using a jiffy plug. This little peat plug is really easy to use and it is very effective to germinate any seeds. The first thing you need to do is leave the plugs soaking in water for half an hour. After you have done this, the plug should have swelled several times its size and now you need to squeeze out the excess water (make sure it remains moist). Now put the weed seed inside the plug, about 1cm deep and leave them somewhere dark and moist.

After 24-48 hours the seeds should have germinated and now you have little weed seedlings that need warmth and moisture. If you are using the first technique regarding how to germinate weed seeds, you can put the seedings in soil, about 1 cm deep then lightly cover with soil.

If you are using the second technique regarding how to germinate seeds, you can leave the seedling to grow in the plug and then you can repot once the tap root sticks out of the bottom of the plug.

How To Germinate Weed Seeds In Winter?

If you are wondering how to germinate weed seeds in winter, the method does not change from the two techniques on how to germinate weed seeds. You would need to keep the seedlings warmer and begin to grow the plant indoors until the weather is suitable enough to bring the plants outside. Or you could also grow the plant indoors. For more information on how to germinate weed seeds or any other cannabis seed related topic, take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions section!