How to Plant Cannabis Outdoors?

Outdoor cannabis cultivation is the preferred cultivation method of many home growers around the world due to the benefits it offers compared to indoor cultivation.

In outdoor cannabis cultivation, nature provides light, ventilation and other important factors, but you also face the risks that come with the climate, such as rain, storms or extreme temperatures that can damage the growth of your cannabis plants.

Outdoor crops not only offer these benefits, they also provide larger yields and in certain cases better quality. If you're thinking about growing but aren't sure how to plant cannabis outdoors, at Growlobby we bring you all the keys and requirements to do it, and we offer you the best cannabis growing accessories.

Outdoor cultivation begins in spring in the Northern Hemisphere. The best months to start growing are April and May since they are warmer months and the probability of success is higher.

What materials do we need to grow cannabis outdoors?

To grow cannabis step by step outdoors, you'll need to provide your plant with specific care. Here's a list of products you'll need for outdoor cannabis cultivation:

• Cannabis seeds
• Growing medium
• Fertiliser
• Containers or pots

On the other hand, it's also recommended to use the following accessories to achieve a successful crop. They're not strictly necessary, but they will make your crop finish successfully and help you achieve higher quality and production.

• Phytosanitary products
• Stimulators
• Stakes and nets

How to plant cannabis outdoors step by step?

The next step is to germinate the seeds before planting them outdoors. If you have any doubts about how to do it, you can find an article on our website.

How to grow cannabis outdoors step by step?

1. Once the seed has germinated, you can plant it in a growing medium. You'll need a suitable substrate for the plant's early life stages; we normally recommend using a Light-Mix type substrate that contains low nutrient levels and a loose texture in which plants can develop easily.
2. Even if you're going to plant directly in the soil, you'll first need your plants to grow a bit and reach a minimum size of 20cm in height. So, after germinating our seeds, we'll transplant them to a small pot.
3. The seed should be planted with the root facing downwards at a depth of approximately 1 cm and placed in a location that gets some light, in partial sun and shade, without receiving too many hours of direct sunlight.
4. During the first weeks of life, it's important not to overwater and gradually acclimatise the plant to the sun, increasing sun exposure little by little each day. Once the plant has adapted, you'll need to be careful with watering and repot when its size requires it.

Growing cannabis in pots

After approximately two or three weeks, your plants will have grown enough to repot into a 3.5 litre pot.

You must be precise and use pots appropriate for each stage, as it's not the same using a fabric pot, ideal for intensive or hydroponic cultivation, as using long square pots, which are more compatible with large batches of seeds or cuttings.

During repotting, we'll need to bury 5 to 10 cm of the plant's stem to increase its strength and resistance. The more roots your plant has, the more nutrients it will absorb, ensuring more vigorous growth.

Approximately one month later the stem will be robust enough to withstand the wind and you'll be able to place the pot outdoors without risk of damaging your crop.

The rest of the process is similar to indoor cultivation, although outdoors it can be easier because you don't have to worry about light changes as naturally the number of daylight hours will reduce until the flowering process is complete.

To improve your crop, there are numerous products you can use such as nets, stakes, boosters, etc.

Pots for growing cannabis outdoors

When the plants stop growing, it will be time to repot into a larger pot so it can expand its root system and continue growing.

The next step after the 3.5 litre pot would be 11 or 18 litres, depending on whether later you want the plant to be bigger, and thus we can repot it into pots of the size you want, with a wide variety of grow pots available on our website. You can find plastic or fabric pots in a wide range of sizes up to 1890L in the case of Root Pouch.