TychoMonolyth
Boreal Curing
Dig them wide and shallow.
Cannabis Sativa Root System (source)
20 cm (8 inches) deep it is then. Any deeper and you'll absolutely have to stake your plants. This also shows why a simple top dressing and mulch can help so much.
The downside to a shallow hole is that you need mighty stakes to keep the plants upright if you experience wind storms. I ran out of bamboo so I had to use a hockey stick here. It had fallen over and the buds hadn't even started to pack on weight.
That said, if your soil is loose enough to easily dig into with your hands, you shouldn't have to worry about digging a wide hole. I tend to look for Raspberry patches to plant my gorilla plants because Raspberry plants keep the soil loose and thrive in 6-6.5 PH soil. Nettles are also good at keeping the soil loose with a great PH. If I have the choice, I go for the Nettles because they're easier to trim back than raspberry plants. Mind you raspberry plants don't produce a lot of shade when they're young, but you still have to cut them back because once they mature, nothing underneath the canopy gets any sun at all.
Nettle Patch
Raspberry Patch
Some roots obviously go a little deeper, but the majority are still at 20cm.
Cannabis Sativa Root System (source)
20 cm (8 inches) deep it is then. Any deeper and you'll absolutely have to stake your plants. This also shows why a simple top dressing and mulch can help so much.
The downside to a shallow hole is that you need mighty stakes to keep the plants upright if you experience wind storms. I ran out of bamboo so I had to use a hockey stick here. It had fallen over and the buds hadn't even started to pack on weight.
That said, if your soil is loose enough to easily dig into with your hands, you shouldn't have to worry about digging a wide hole. I tend to look for Raspberry patches to plant my gorilla plants because Raspberry plants keep the soil loose and thrive in 6-6.5 PH soil. Nettles are also good at keeping the soil loose with a great PH. If I have the choice, I go for the Nettles because they're easier to trim back than raspberry plants. Mind you raspberry plants don't produce a lot of shade when they're young, but you still have to cut them back because once they mature, nothing underneath the canopy gets any sun at all.
Nettle Patch
Raspberry Patch
Some roots obviously go a little deeper, but the majority are still at 20cm.
