Outdoor Beginner

[robertsanchez]

Greetings friends,

 

Let me start by saying thank you for all the information contributed to this site and apologizing if I'm asking redundant questions!

 

Firstly I'm a casual smoker who has trouble finding a supply so I'm looking to start my own small crop, however, the indoor hydro route is not an option due to lack of space. So this leaves me with outdoors.

 

I haven't been able to find too much information regarding outdoor growing because I'm going to assume it's not as.. efficient as growing it under artificial lighting and such. Going off the information I have been able to glean from various sources this is the general process that would be advantageous to me under my circumstances:

 

1. Purchase seeds (say, a standard pack of 10)

2. Germinate seeds

3. Pot the ones that succeed

4. As soon as plants show sexes, scrap the males/herms and pray that at least one (hopefully two) are female

5. Allow to grow to flower (60+ days)

6. Chop it up, leave to dry for 2 weeks

 

My understanding is that planting should commence in november some time, as to take advantage of increased sunlight through december/january/feb. As these plants would be outdoors they'd be kept in a place where eyes could not see however would still have full access to sunlight.

 

Additionally, due to them being grown outside there would be no point in keeping them once they have completely flowered as they will not regrow until the following year, and would just be illegal garden ornaments.

 

So if anybody has any experiences with a similar process that I'm about to undertake I would appreciate your insight, additionally feel free to correct anything that looks incorrect!

 

Oh and finally, assuming correct maintenance with the plant, what kind of yields could be expected with ~2 female plants, assuming it was grown for the sole purpose of being harvested and destroyed at the end of its first cycle?

 

Thanks!

[Frazz]

hey robertsanchez and welcome to OzStoners

yea you got the basic idea ok

if you live in southern hemisphere then you can start seeds off anytime from about now

the plants lifecycle is ruled by the light hours to a great degree so as long as the light hours get longer the plant continues to grow in a vegetative state

in general sthn. Aust. plants outdoors go to flower sometime around Febuary, harvest in May then trim up and dry buds

so depending how much room you got they can get pretty tall from now till Feb

 

beware some strains smell strong during flower so anyone walking nearby may smell plants and uncover your garden

 

indoor grows are much more popular cause of the hidden nature of the setup and cause the grower controls the environment particularly the light cycle

 

all the best and let us know how youre going with it

[~sawyer~]

Greetings and welcome.

 

I'd encourage you to start a grow diary so people here can help guide you through the process. Any questions that arise will be able to be answered there. Just bite the bullet and jump in.

 

Ten seeds should do you just fine. Start them in November and you should be able to keep them to a manageable size. As for yield, how long is a piece of string? Anywhere from 2 ounces upwards...

[Dazz@]

Wow - Seems like youve answered all your own questions!! & Remember, Plants can get Massive if grown in the Ground Outside. Pots are a good option..Now is the right time, so Giddy-Up!!.. & Good Luck...