By RQS Editorial Team


Cannabis is an impressively versatile and hardy plant that can be grown virtually anywhere. While it is theorised that cannabis originated in Mongolia and Siberia, by 2000 BCE it was happily growing in India and the Middle East, so it's no stranger to extreme weather conditions.

CAN YOU GROW QUALITY CANNABIS IN EXTREME CLIMATES?

In short: yes! Many cannabis growers find that a hot and dry environment is the perfect climate to grow marijuana outside. The heat is excellent for ensuring that mould doesn't strike the roots, and the plants benefit from sunlight, guaranteeing optimal bud production.

5 STEPS TO GROWING CANNABIS IN HOT AND DRY CLIMATES

Not every cannabis plant will grow happily in extreme heat. Depending on the plant you're hoping to raise, you may have to invest more significantly in keeping particular strains healthy.


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PICK SUITABLE CANNABIS SEEDS

Perhaps the most important factor when it comes to growing cannabis in hot and dry climates is your choice of strain. With their airy bud structure, sativas thrive in warmer and more humid environments. These seeds originated in places with extreme heat, and thus tolerate it well. However, excessive heat can produce arid soil that frazzles the plant's sensitive roots, so correct watering measures need to be in place for success.

What to look for in a hot-weather strain:

• Sativa-dominant genetics
• Shorter flowering phase
• Strains with a track record of success in hot, dry climates
• Consider autoflowering seeds

Below are a couple of our favourite, red-hot hybrids to consider growing.

CRITICAL

Critical is a robust indica-sativa hybrid with a proven track record amongst outdoor ganja farmers across the Mediterranean. Moreover, this strain has gained an international reputation as a major league producer. But she is also very tolerant of high temperatures and dry weather conditions. Critical is a low-maintenance hybrid that you can depend on. Dense nugs with a spicy, old-school Skunk flavour can be successfully brought to harvest by October, even through a sizzling summer. Just ask the outdoor Spanish growers. Bumper Critical harvests are keeping the cannabis clubs well-stocked this winter.

Critical

BUBBLE KUSH AUTOMATIC

Bubble Kush Automatic is a next-gen autoflowering hybrid with the vigour and resistance to survive drought conditions. If you’re growing in conditions outside of the optimal parameters for cannabis cultivation, it’s advantageous for growers, especially beginners, to stick with autoflowering varieties. Bubble Kush Automatic is short, branchy, and ready for harvest in just 8 weeks total crop time. Apart from having comparable yield and potency with photoperiodic strains, this tough auto is notable for her tolerance of high temperatures.

Bubble Kush Auto

PLAN WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO GROW

While for some, growing outdoors is going to seem like the only option, it's also possible to grow cannabis successfully indoors—particularly if you're looking to raise indica-dominant or autoflowering strains.

GROWING INDOORS

The benefits of growing cannabis indoors include being able to control the environment, and increased privacy. However, it will take investing in the right equipment and seeds to set you up for success.

• Ensure you have a room where you can control the climate, or invest in a grow tent.
• Ensure there is decent airflow in the room.
• Pick strains that thrive indoors.

GROWING OUTDOORS

Typically, cannabis plants thrive in Mediterranean climates—they love places with hot days followed by warm nights. With adequate preparation, you can ensure success. You'll want to provide a little artificial shade for your plants while keeping the soil well-watered and protected.

• Create shade with bamboo and netting.
• Protect soil with straw bedding.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT GROWING MEDIUM AND SUPPLEMENTS

However you decide to grow your cannabis plants, it's essential to make sure you provide them with the best soil and nutrients.

SUBSTRATE MATTERS

If you're growing outside, you can plant in soil mixed with coco coir. Coco coir is a substrate made from the fibres of coconut husks. Thanks to its loose structure, it is excellent in hot climates as it can soothe the roots and help the plants fight heat stress. You can use it as a solo potting mix, but most combine it with soil. However, be aware that coco coir contains no nutrients on its own, so you will need to supplement with additional nutrients.

POLYMERS

Polymers are highly water-absorbent plastics that can keep plants alive and hydrated when blended with the substrate. Polymers effectively create a massive reservoir of water or nutrient solution. They sit, ready and waiting, for the roots to tap into them during the worst drought conditions.

• Food-safe polymers, or polyacrylamides, are the best choice for photoperiod strains.
• Polyacrylates can hold even more than polyacrylamides but break down into ammonia salts and nitrogen after about 16 weeks. Because most autos have a total harvest time of less than 12 weeks, they can benefit from these polymers without their flavour of development being affected.

Polymeters

NUTRIENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS

In drought conditions, it's fair to say that cannabis plants will be under heat stress. They handle these situations a lot better when they are stronger and more robust, which is where nutrients and supplements come in.

Humic acid supplements protect the roots from water stress.
Silica supplements help strengthen cell walls and stems.
Kelp extract helps with heat stress and can boost yield and growth; kelp seaweed augments the effects of humic acid supplements.

WATER IS PARAMOUNT

As you may have anticipated by now, access to water is crucial to ensuring your marijuana plants grow well in drought conditions.

Use polymers to ensure your plant has ideal access to water as it grows.
• Try to water your plant early in the day, and ensure that it enjoys regular watering if it starts to dry out.
Avoid wetting the leaves, as water droplets can act like magnifying glasses and increase the sun's intensity, burning the plant.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT GROWING CONTAINER

If you've chosen to grow your plants in a container, there are ways you can prevent heat stress from affecting your grow. Fundamentally, you want to keep the roots as fresh and well-watered as possible.

• Dig a hole in the ground for your pot so the soil is protected from the sun.
Avoid black plastic pots at all costs as these store much more heat than white pots.
• Choose a pot size you can easily move around so you can place plants in the shade when needed.
• Use a larger container than necessary to buffer the roots; you can also place your pot in a larger one to help retain water.
• Air pots or fabric pots are excellent as they allow oxygen in from all sides. But remember to water, as these pots can cause the soil to dry out much faster than plastic pots.

TAKE YOUR TIME WHEN GROWING IN HOT AND DRY CLIMATES

Growing in conditions of extreme heat and dryness takes a lot of patience and planning, so be sure to read up before you get started. Following the advice here will give you a great head start and help you increase your chances of success. Best of luck!

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To ensure a safe online environment and guarantee adequate data protection, we strictly comply with all legal requirements. In this privacy statement, we provide information about how and for what purpose data is collected, safety measures, storage periods and contact details.


COMPANY NAME: SNORKEL SPAIN, SL (hereinafter ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS)

C/ Vilar d'Abdelà, 5 (nave 1) CP: 08170 de Montornès del Vallès

+34 937 379 846

support@royalqueenseeds.com


The present Privacy Policy sets out the terms on which we will treat personal data at ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS; this includes any personal data collected through our website https://www.royalqueenseeds.com/ as well as any other data we process in the course of our business activities.

ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS collects the following personal data for the purposes listed below:

SECTION 1 – PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

1.1 Account purchases

Account purchases can only be made if you are in possession of a personal account. When you create an account or purchase something from our shop, as part of the buying and selling process we collect the following personal information that you provide to us:

This information is required for delivery. In addition, when you browse our shop, we automatically receive the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your computer. Based on this information, we can optimise your online experience and at the same time protect our online environment.

Purpose of data collection

We collect and store account-related data for the following purposes:

(a) to carry out obligations arising from any contracts between you and us, and to provide you with information, products and services that you may request from us;

(b) to set up, manage and communicate with you about your account and your orders;

(c) to conduct market research and analysis;

(d) to confirm your age and identity, and to detect and prevent fraud.

1.2 Newsletters

With your explicit permission, we may send you newsletters about our shop, new products and other updates. We send newsletters based on your explicit consent. In the event that you purchase a product, and in accordance with current regulations, we may send you commercial communications in accordance with the legitimate interest of our company, always about products or services similar to those you have purchased or contracted. In any case, you may exercise your right of opposition through the channels announced in this Privacy Policy. The following information is collected in relation to the newsletter:

We do not need to know the sex of the person in order to send the newsletter (data minimisation: by law we must ask for data that is strictly necessary to provide the service, and in this case knowing the sex is not necessary to send the newsletter).

Purpose of data collection

The data collected is used to:

(a) personalise our emails, including your name and gender;

(b) provide gender-specific content.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by using the link provided in the newsletter or the contact information provided in section 2.

1.3 Customer service and contact form

In order to provide appropriate support, our customer service employees have access to information related to the account. Consequently, their support will be highly effective and friendly. The data provided in our contact form is used by our CRM provider, SuperOffice. We will only use your details to respond to your message.

SECTION 2 – LEGITIMATE INTEREST

If you have purchased any of our products, please note that we may process your personal data for promotional purposes, based on Royal Queen Seeds' legitimate interest only to offer you products or services from our company and about products or services similar to those you have purchased. You may exercise your right to opt out of future messages by the means set out in this Privacy Policy or through any notification you receive.

2.1 How do you withdraw consent?

If you change your mind, you can withdraw your consent for us to contact you for the purpose of collecting, using, or disclosing your data at any time by reaching out to us at: support@royalqueenseeds.com.

SECTION 3 – DISCLOSURE

We may disclose your personal information if we are required to do so by law or if you breach our Terms of Service.

SECTION 4 – HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR DATA?

At Royal Queen Seeds, we will not retain your data for longer than is necessary for the purposes described in this Policy. Different retention periods apply for different types of data; however, the longest period we will normally hold any personal data is 10 years.

4.1 Account information

Data relating to the account remains relevant for as long as the consumer is in possession of an account. Therefore, the data remains documented for as long as the account exists. When our customers delete an account, the associated data will be deleted within a reasonable period of time. Requests regarding the inspection or correction of stored personal data or the deletion of an account can be sent to support@royalqueenseeds.com.

4.2 Newsletters

In the event that you give us your consent to inform you about our products or services, we will keep your data until you express your wish not to receive any further communications from us. However, we regularly (every month) carry out a relevance check. Registered customers (and their personal information) will be deleted whenever customers do not reply to our request. In addition, our newsletter mailing has an opt-out feature. Consumers can withdraw their consent by using this opt-out feature.

SECTION 5 – COOKIES

Cookies are small information files that notify your computer of previous interactions with our website. These cookies are stored on your hard drive, not on our website. Essentially, when you use our website, your computer displays its cookies to us, informing our site that you have visited before. This allows our website to function more quickly and remember aspects related to your previous visits (such as your username), making your experience more convenient. At Royal Queen Seeds, we use two types of cookies: functional and analytical.

5.1 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies are used to enhance your online experience. Among other things, these cookies track what is added to your shopping cart. The use of these cookies does not require prior authorization.

5.2 Analytical Cookies

Analytical cookies are used for research and market analysis. The data collected with these analytical cookies is anonymous, making it unusable for third parties. The use of these cookies does not require prior authorization.

SECTION 5 – THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

Third-party services are required to conduct transactions and provide our services. In general, the third-party providers we use will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to enable them to perform the services they provide to us.

However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies regarding the information we must provide to them for your transactions.

We encourage you to read the privacy policies of these providers so that you can understand how these providers will handle your personal information.

In particular, certain suppliers may be located or have facilities located in a different jurisdiction than yours or ours. Therefore, if you choose to proceed with a transaction involving the services of a third party, your information may be subject to the laws of the jurisdiction in which that service provider or its facilities are located.

Once you leave our website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or the Terms of Service of our website.

Web analytics service (anonymous data)

On this website we have integrated an element of a web analytics service (with anonymisation functionality). Web analytics can be defined as the gathering, processing and analysis of data about the behaviour of visitors to websites. An analytics service collects, among other things, data about which website a person came from (the so-called referrer), which sub-pages they visited or how often and for how long they visited a sub-page. Web analytics is mainly used for website optimisation and for a cost–benefit analysis of internet advertising.

Courier service

To complete deliveries we use a courier service. This courier service carries out the delivery between our company and the consumer's home. To complete these logistics, the company requires access to the consumer's name and address information.

Mailing service

Royal Queen Seeds uses a third-party mail service provider to send its newsletter. This provider has access to limited account information related to opt-in consent (e.g. email address).

Marketing services

Royal Queen Seeds has the support of a company that specialises in marketing and communication activities. Their access to personal information is very limited and mostly anonymous.

Payment services

At Royal Queen Seeds we use external payment services to handle our transactions (e.g. credit card payments).

SECTION 6 – SECURITY

To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry standard best practices to ensure that it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.

If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored using AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional industry standards that are commonly accepted. Information related to the account is protected with a hashing method. This method transforms the information into a generated hash. As a result, confidential information is protected and invisible, even to us. In addition, our databases are exceptionally protected against unauthorised access. For example, access to the database is only possible and permitted via approved IP addresses (e.g. from Royal Queen Seeds headquarters). Other attempts and addresses are rejected at all times.

Furthermore, data is anonymised as much as possible, so it cannot be directly linked to a specific consumer. With this data, however, we may be able to carry out market research and analysis. In addition, the third parties concerned (e.g. mailing service) are examined prior to our collaboration, comply with the GDPR from the EU and receive a processing agreement. Within Royal Queen Seeds, employees are assigned different access permissions. Specific permission provides access only to information that is strictly required to perform a task. Digital security measures are subject to change and must meet high requirements to ensure the safety of online customers. That is why, at Royal Queen Seeds, we appoint a security officer. Regular verification and improvement of security measures (where necessary) are part of the role.

SECTION 7 – CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, so please check back regularly. Changes and clarifications will be effective immediately upon being published on the Website. If we make substantial changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated so you will know what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.

SECTION 8 – YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO: