Seed to Sale: How Legal Cannabis is Grown

Starting your first cannabis garden can be overwhelming -- there are endless opinions on what equipment to use and which techniques yield the best results. Fortunately, there are a lot of ways to grow great cannabis. With a little homework, a spirit for problem solving, and some memory of your high school science classes (don't worry, just some), you'll find that growing cannabis is one of the quickest and most impactful ways to deepen your understanding of this unique plant.

Leafly visited five different gardens to get a behind-the-scenes look at how the professionals are growing cannabis. We'll bring you to indoor facilities in California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington to study the steps successful growers use to produce some of the finest flowers in the country.

 

Cannabis Genetics

A great garden starts with great genetics. So to kick things off, we stopped by Exotic Genetix in Tacoma, Wash., to learn about selecting the best genetics to start your garden. Mike, Exotic's founder and breeder, gives us the lowdown on how he likes to get his plants started, as well as some of the differences between starting from a clone or a seed.

 

Vegetative Growth

Once you've settled on your genetics, it's time to let your plants grow! For the second episode of Seed to Sale, we ventured down to Coast to Coast Collective in Canoga Park, California. Bryan, their lead grower, shows us how they give their plants a happy and healthy veg. The care they take during vegetative growth sets them up for a successful flower and harvest.

 

Flowering

After a healthy vegetative cycle, it is time to induce flowering. For the third episode of Seed to Sale we made the trip down to see Pangaea Organics in La Pine, Oregon – just outside Bend in Central Oregon. Joseph, owner and president at Pangaea, shows us how the plants change during the flowering phase and which methods they recommend to ensure a bountiful harvest.

 

Harvest

Once the plants have matured through the flowering phase, it is time to prepare for the harvest. For the fourth episode of Seed to Sale, we spend they day with the team at Medicine Man in Denver, Colorado. Medicine Man’s co-founder Pete Williams show us the process they use to harvest 25 pounds of cannabis every day. Pete also gives us some tips on when the right time to harvest is and the differences between hand-trimmed and machine-trimmed buds.

Stay tuned for more! Subscribe to Leafly's YouTube channel for the next episode of Seed to Sale. Next week we'll be visiting Royal Tree Gardens in Tacoma, Washington to learn what they do after the harvest is complete and their products are ready for dispensary shelves..

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