Knowing the many benefits marijuana brings, more and more people want to be sure that they always have a steady supply of this superfood. Yes, according to some doctors, marijuana can be considered as one of the superfoods because of the many medicinal properties one can get from this plant.
For new growers, the challenge is undeniably real as each of them has only one goal and that is for their marijuana plant to grow healthily and to yield more quality produce.
However, we all know that life will not always go with our plans. In fact, most of the time, it will go the exact opposite. When it comes to the cannabis plants, there are real reasons why things will not go as they expected and the most dominant ones are listed below:
Light deficiency
Light is the first and more important factors why cannabis plants will grow as expected. That said, lack of this will also yield the opposite. The amount of light needed by marijuana plants will depend on their strain or genetics. There are those that really need to be exposed to light more than the others. Thus it pays to really be familiar with the type of cannabis strain you use.
Overwatering
Water might be essential for your plants but it should be maintained at an appropriate level as if not, it can also saturate your cannabis plant. When you overwater your plant, chances are what will not be absorbed by the soil will become stagnant and such situation will be conducive to the development of plant diseases.
One should know that overwatering is suffocating to your plants whatever kind they may be. The most affected part will be the roots. It would be like you are stopping the roots from getting more oxygen to support the development of the plants. This can lead to root rot.
Not enough nutrient concentration
Just like humans, plants cannot develop well when they cannot access to enough nutrients. For them to achieve high growth rate, they must be fed with the appropriate amount of nutrients.
Nutrient lockup
Though your plants surely need nutrients, but they need different types of them. When you are over-feeding them with a particular nutrient, what will happen is the other types of nutrients will become locked-up. They will not be available for your plants thus their growth, of course, will be affected.
Soil has too many barks
When the soil where your cannabis plants are grown have too many barks, the roots will have a hard time searching for nutrients. The thing with barks is they have high acid content and they can detrimentally affect the water ph of the soil. Aside from that, because the barks are solid, it is given that the roots cannot penetrate through them thus they still have to go around the barks. This will surely slow down their functions and in turn, will slow down the growth of the entire plant.
Ph level is either too high or too low
The Ph level of the soil should just be enough. It must not be too low or too high as both situations will not be good for the plants. Instead, you should be familiar with the appropriate level of ph your growing medium should have.
- Hydroponics/aeroponics – 5.6 to 5.8
- Soilless – 6.0 to 6.3
- Soil – 6.5 to 7.0
One thing you should watch is there are soilless mixtures that might have higher acid level because they might have too many barks.
Low temperatures
This is another factor that a grower must watch out. Note that when the temperature of the surroundings will start to decrease, you can expect that the plant’s metabolism will also slow down. That said, the affected functions will also slow down like the chemical reactions and so on. To ensure that this will not happen as the development of your plants will be affected for sure, you have to monitor the temperature of their environment.
Cannabis plants generally need more attention compared with the other types of plants. If you want the best result, you should ensure that everything your plants need will be provided. You can check out online tips as sometimes, they can be really useful.
