Can you grow and cultivate plants at home in Minnesota? Yes, effective as of August 1, 2023, the law in Minnesota permits people to grow it at home. Growing plants in Minnesota is legal and the recreational legalization movement in Minnesota has finally come to a climax. Minnesota is now the 23rd state to permit home grow while making it legalized. The permissible act of home growing, however, must be done within certain guidelines that have been outlined by the state.

Minnesota allows home grow with a plant count of 8 plants per person. Here are the quick facts.

The plant count for home grows in Minnesota allows up to 8 plants, with no more than four mature plants. Mature plants are plants in the bloom/flower phase of cultivation. So you can have 4 plants in vegetative phase and 4 plants in flower phase. Your home grown plants must be in a locked, enclosed space that is not visible to the public. As always, tenants should look at their rental leases to see if cultivation is prohibited. Home owners of course won’t have that extra hurdle to cross.

Cultivation for recreational purposes is legal across all of Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester, Duluth, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Plymouth, Maple Grove, Woodbury, St. Cloud and the rest of the great state of Minnesota. To learn more about legalization in Minnesota, including facts about home grow law in Minnesota, we recommend you visit the Minnesota government website.

To grow 8 plants or 10, that is the question!

Across the country, these plants counts vary from state to state. Many believe a 4, 6, or 8 plant count is too conservative and that disregards the joy and pleasure of gardening and limits people from having a fun hobby. Not to mention, you are prohibited from experimenting in the garden. It begs the question, “doesn’t anyone in government know that gardening in tricky and that plant counts are invasive?” Plant counts set a dangerous precedent that government ought tell people how many plants they can grow in the privacy of their home. Many people point out a plant count is proof that lawmakers assume people can’t be trusted to not sell them illegally. It’s hard to debate that, is it not? It does seem the law is based on government’s assuming the worst about people.  This shouldn’t be a reason to limit everyone’s potential to grow them to 4, 6 or 8 plants. Permission has been granted. But why do we need permission?

California is a state with the most liberal home grow plant counts for medical patients with a doctors recommendations. Patients in California can grow as much plants as they need. They are not allowed to sell it. Notice that it is not assumed you will be selling your plants or the flower from them. But if you get caught, you can be sure the judge will throw the book at you, your doctors recommendation will not save you.

Grow well and prosper everybody. Or as we like to say around here, long live the home grower!

Get your home grow started with the best feminized seeds from the Brothers Grimm Seeds seed bank. Seeds are a magical key to growing at home all year round. One of the best things about feminized seeds is they have a long lasting shelf life. Plus, you can store them in a sealed container in a refrigerator for long term storage as well. Otherwise feminized seeds easily last a few years in an environment that doesn’t get extremely hot or wet. If you’re going to grow seeds within the year, then there’s no need to store seeds for long-term storage in a refrigerator. Brothers Grimm Seeds seed bank offers a variety of sativa dominant strains, indica dominant strains, and 50/50 hybrids, including feminized seeds, regular seeds and auto-flowers.

If you are growing for the first time and live in Minnesota, then we recommend reading a book about growing in Minnesota. This book covers the local climate with best practices outlined for you.

Take it from us, don’t grow over the plant count because your neighbors could be watching you and they could easily report you. This has happened to many folks in legal home grow states. Sadly, tattletales can even be from your own family. We’ve heard those stories too. So, be smart and be safe, and grow big plants to really maximize your harvests when you have them.