placing the the rootball in a partially

filled container. Then planting medium

is added until the ball is completely

covered.

Chapter 20

VEGETATIVE

GROWTH

Growers report that once the seeds
have sprouted, the plants begin a period of
fast growth. With good conditions plants
grow three or four sets of leaves within the
first 10 days. After that they really take off
growing both top and side branches. By the
end of the first month, a stocky plant
usually grows between one and one and a
half feet. After two months of growth plants
grow between two and three feet
depending on conditions and variety. Plants
grown using intense light and CO 2 grow

faster.
Rooted cuttings in an adequate size
container grow very quickly, usually faster
than seedlings for the first few weeks.
Clones develop a stockier stem, with
shorter internodes and their branching
patterns may also be different from their
sisters grown from seed.

Light

During vegetative growth the plants do
best when the lights are kept on
continuously. The plants do not need a
"rest period". Some growers cut the