How to plant marihuanas in external pot step by step?

This 2025 is a good year to start growing marijuana abroad in Spain. And if you want to enter this world of C annabis , you will surely ask yourself: how should I plant marijuana in potted outside? In this article we will be explaining everything you need to know. Let's go step by step. If apart from knowing the steps, you want some tips read this article: Tips on how to grow marijuana abroad

Steps to plant marijuana seeds in pots

Step 1: Determine the month to start outdoor growing

Marijuana is a plant that can be grown outdoors in a pot without any problems in Spain. However, it's important to consider the month in which you start growing. Therefore, to determine the month, you must know the growing season.

Outside in Spain, the crop begins in May , although it is a country with a lot of climatic diversity due to its geographical position, this month represents the beginning of the crop and is one of the best to get a successful harvest.

So, if you're going to start planting in May, you should begin the germination process in April . This process isn't done outdoors, but carefully indoors, especially if you live in the north of the peninsula. This way, you'll protect your future plants from the last frosts of winter.

With the choice of the month to initiate the defined crop, it is time to do the germination that has to be a month earlier. Let's see how the germination process is done.

Step 2: Germinate marijuana seeds outdoors step by step

We are going to start the germination process, the first thing is to choose the method that best suits or that is easier to execute. There are at least three:

• Germinate on paper
• Germinate in Jiffy or pressed peat disks
• Germinate in rock wool

If you're using kitchen paper, which is the most common method, simply take the marijuana seeds and place them on the paper, which should be dry, absorbent, without ink or anything else. Then, moisten it a little with water and place another piece of paper on top. Place some plates on the paper or take it to a dark place. Keep the temperature between 20 and 20 degrees Celsius .

Now if you are going to germinate on pressed peat disks, you must fill with water and wait for them to take their form that will generate an ideal substrate for germination. Then you are going to introduce the seeds without pressure in these containers. It must be a place with lighting but not direct. And the temperature must be between 20 to 25 degrees Celsius.

Roca wool is another method used for germination. You immerse the wool first in a container with home for about 12 hours. Then you take it out and drain the excess. Place the seed now inside the wool if to press it. You must be aware that wool does not dry, but remains wet and the ideal climate is that it is in a greenhouse. 

This process takes 2 to 7 days and once germination is complete, the next step in this process of growing marijuana outdoors begins.

Step 3: Take care of marijuana seedlings and change to pots

After germination you will begin to notice how these seedlings grow, you must be careful and it would be advisable to protect them inside to prevent damage at least two weeks after germination.

After this time, you must choose the pot in which you will sow, you must take care of the space and have the correct proportions to get a good crop.

If you take care of them successfully and do the successful rethink it is time to take the plant outside and you do this in mid -May where summer is beginning to be noticed, it is the time where your marijuana plant must be out of the sun receiving the sun , once you grow you will notice that it will be necessary to pay the earth, for this you must choose a fertilizer that helps to promote growth .

Step 4: Maria plant irrigation abroad

Although summer officially arrives in June in Spain, it is common for us to have temperatures that do not finish rising and cling to spring. That is why you must be very careful with irrigation.

Particularly that in June in some north areas they have a lot of rain that makes the marijuana plant abroad receive a lot of water and end up killing it or getting sick.

Now, if you live more towards Barcelona, ​​it is not necessary to worry about the rain because it happens very rarely a month so your Cannabis plant abroad will appreciate that injection of vitamins and minerals that the rain provides.

In Madrid it is essential to take care of marijuana plants with the beginning of summer, because long days of sun can burn it and make it wither because they are very young. The ideal for planting is 27 to 28 degrees Celsius and in the month of June to the south it is the area where you can keep the plants outside in those temperatures.

Step 5: Take care during flowering

The vegetative stage of your plant's flowering period has arrived. If you planted it in May, the plant will be ready for this stage by July . You must ensure that you provide substrate and fertilize it with a good fertilizer during this month.

During this stage you must:

• Provide fertilizers rich in phosphorus and potassium .
• Use flowering stimulators if you are looking for more compact buds.
• Watch out for pests such as caterpillars and red spiders, which are very common outdoors.

If you work with regular seeds , you should separate males and females to avoid unwanted pollination.

👉 Expert tip: Avoid watering directly on flowering buds, as moisture encourages fungus.

Step 6: Harvest theannabis crop from the outdoor pot

Harvest time depends on genetics, but in Spain it generally occurs between late August and October. Indicas are usually ready earlier, while sativas can last until November.

You should prepare a dark, well-ventilated area with controlled humidity (50-60%) to dry your buds. Proper drying and curing will make a difference in the flavor, aroma, and potency of your weed.

👉 Expert tip: Use a 30x magnifying glass to observe the trichomes. When they're mostly milky with some amber, that's the optimal cutting point.