Ideally, marijuana is grown for a number of reasons including personal enjoyment and for medical issues. In either, the use of marijuana comes from different angles of life depending on who you are. In another sense, you could say that marijuana is being grown in order to serve people who want to experience the effects of the plant for one reason or another. If you think about it, more and more people are considering their own homegrown product. While doing so, they wish to achieve the goal of having both a flavor and/or a strong potency. It can actually be pretty hard to get the best of both, but it’s possible. In order to easily achieve having the two, you have to take good care of your plants.
Marijuana Plants
Plant care is pretty complex itself, and it the process of growing marijuana outdoors is a bit on the tricky side. Being that Oregon has that mountainous oceanic climate, depending on where you are in the state your personal marijuana growing could go one way or another.
If you think about it, there are a number of strains for you to think about growing. Some of the best marijuana strains to grow in Oregon come from a number of different plant species. A few of them have standout traits what actually go well with Oregon’s wet climate. Based on the Oregon marijuana laws, you’ll be able to grow a personal plant. Most are familiar with the main two species of cannabis, sativa, and indica. Although there is a third species, ruderalis, that not many people know about.
You may have knowledge of both sativa and indica, but knowing about ruderalis will expand that knowledge even further. In any case, having the right information about all three will help you have a better understanding about harvesting in Oregon which can be cold, humid, or even cloudy too.
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Ruderalis
Being that it has a low THC content level, ruderalis has been commonly used for a lot of hemp products. Compared to both indica and sativa, it will require less light during its upcoming stages. Now to mention that this species even has a shorter maturation period, a huge difference from the other two. This species has even gained a unique nickname, “the auto-flower.” Of the three, you’ll see that ruderalis has a super short growing period but produces more buds that its counterparts.
Sativa
Being one of the most common and known of the three cannabis species, this plant grows tall while sprouting limbs full of wide fan-like leaves. On average, the plant has the ability to grow between eight to twelve feet tall. Now, this plant is going to constantly require light during certain points of its growth. It has one of the largest maturation periods, leading to the production of huge cannabis nuggets, a fan favorite. It’s been proven that sativa has delivered a unique energizing high to consumers. As for flavor, which is important to different users, it often leaves the taste of herbs or even fruit. Growing from a seedling to a beautiful flower, sativas are a popular choice.
Indica
The last of the three species is Indica which is much shorter but at the same time, a bit wider when being compared to sativa. Indica can be further described as a short bushy plant with wide deep green leaves. This is a plant that doesn’t really stretch out, and most of the time the plant becomes fairly dense too. While its maturation person isn’t as short as ruderalis, it still has a short one and it also requires less light than the sativa species. As for the high, you’ll experience, its more towards the body. It’s more of a calming or relaxing feeling. In a sense, it’s effects are the complete opposite when compared to pure sativa plants.
Furthering your knowledge about these three species will making personal growing in Oregon a bit easier. While there is much more behind the process, this is going to be the first step to harvesting a healthy crop.
