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Beginner Grow Guides: Learn to Grow Step by Step

New to growing? Our beginner grow guides take you from seed to harvest, one simple step at a time. Below you'll find our beginner guides in order: picking seeds, planting, watering, flowering and harvest, plus the mistakes new growers make most. Our complete organic super-soil grow kits skip the tent and the lights, so you can start small. Kits contain no seeds, and our 25 feminized strains are sold separately. Stuck on a step? Email help@apotforpot.com for free grow coaching.

16 guides, most-read first. Free email grow coaching: help@apotforpot.com

All 16 beginner guides

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Guide · 23 min read

How to Grow Weed From Seed in a Pot

Plant a seed in a pot and grow it to harvest, with simple steps for each stage.

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Cannabis plant in the flowering stage with developing buds

Guide · 20 min read

A Week by Week Guide to the Cannabis Flowering Stages

What happens in each week of flowering, from first pistils to harvest-ready buds.

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Single cannabis plant growing in a pot

Guide · 10 min read

Why Grow Only One Cannabis Plant?

Why one well-grown cannabis plant can be enough for a home grower, and how to make it count.

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Mature cannabis plant ready to estimate yield

Blog · 21 min read

How Much Weed Does One Plant Produce?

What affects how much one cannabis plant yields, from pot size to light and strain.

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Giant cannabis plant on a how to grow weed banner

Guide · 38 min read

How to Grow Weed: a Step by Step Guide (easy!)

A beginner's step-by-step path from seed to harvest, kept simple and easy to follow.

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Cannabis plant growing through its stages

Blog · 13 min read

The Growth Stages of a Cannabis Plant

The main growth stages of a cannabis plant, from seedling to vegetative to flowering.

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Small micro-grown cannabis plants in pots

Guide · 18 min read

A to Z of Grow Guide for a Small Weed Plant

An A to Z guide to growing a small cannabis plant in a tight space.

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Small cannabis plant growing in a pot

Guide · 16 min read

How to Grow a Small Weed Plant

How to grow a compact cannabis plant at home, from choosing a pot to harvest day.

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Dried and cured cannabis buds in a glass jar on a table

Guide · 30 min read

How to Dry and Cure Weed Fast & Easy

How to dry and cure your buds quickly without losing quality or flavor.

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Cannabis seedlings in a Pot for Pot 1/2 gallon fabric pots on a sunny windowsill

Guide · 9 min read

The Costs of Growing Marijuana

What it really costs to grow cannabis at home, from soil and seeds to gear.

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Pruning a cannabis plant to boost yield

Blog · 14 min read

Pruning and Training Cannabis Plants for Maximum Yields

Pruning and training methods that help your cannabis plant grow more buds.

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Harvesting cannabis buds with a Pot for Pot scissors

Guide · 17 min read

The Ultimate Guide to Harvesting Cannabis

When and how to harvest cannabis, from checking trichomes to trimming the buds.

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Watering a cannabis plant in a pot

Guide · 26 min read

How to Water Cannabis Plants

How much and how often to water cannabis plants, and the signs of too much or too little.

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Cannabis plant growing in the Medium Complete Pot Grow Kit

Guide · 17 min read

Medium Weed Grow Kit Guide

How to grow cannabis with the Medium 5 gallon complete grow kit, step by step.

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Close-up of a cannabis plant showing its pre-flowers

Guide · 13 min read

How to Tell the Difference Between Male and Female Marijuana Plants

How to tell male and female cannabis plants apart, and why it matters for buds.

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Cannabis seedlings in a Pot for Pot 1/2 gallon fabric pots on a sunny windowsill

Guide · 12 min read

Common Mistakes When Growing Weed

The most common mistakes new cannabis growers make and how to avoid them.

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Grow it yourself

Start with the Medium 5 Gallon Grow Kit ($99.95), our most popular kit. Every kit is organic super soil in a fabric pot: no tent or lights needed, just add seeds and water. Feminized seeds start at $9.99 for one seed. Kits ship without seeds. For adults 21+ where home growing is legal.

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