Growing in Florida

schvenbott · #1 (**permalink**) 10-28-2009, 01:57 AM

Hey all. I'm a new grower, been looking to pick up some Northern Lights X Skunk seeds from G13 Labs. I was wondering if I began germinating the seeds within a month, with the Florida climate (I'm around the Cocoa Beach are for reference) and the right nutes, is there any chance of getting a harvest from it? Or should I just suck it up and wait til spring?

OldSkool1010 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-28-2009, 11:09 AM

If you're buying seeds and growing outdoors you will do better to wait until you have a full season to grow.

On the other hand, if you can vegetate the plants under artificial light for a month or two until it matures, you should be able to bring in a decent harvest over winter.

The biggest prob is not the temps here in florida, it is the length of the days. Since the days are getting shorter (until Dec. 21) the plants will be mighty small when they start flowering.

Cocoa beach is up in the space coast, right? It gets pretty cold there...certainly not ideal, but you might pull it off.

MagniKhan · #3 (**permalink**) 10-28-2009, 01:51 PM

I throw my bagseed out on the side of my house, every once and awhile a couple will start to grow. Theirs one going now that is about 5" tall and is already flowering, a couple of weeks ago there was a male ( he's dead now, don't want to track that shit inside).

So yeah, it's to late to start an outdoor grow, the light is all wrong.

SouthFLgrower · #4 (**permalink**) 10-28-2009, 02:43 PM

I live in south florida i started a grow outside about 8 weeks ago and there just now going in to flowering at a decent 2.5 ft. Granted there is a little less light now then there was 8 weeks ago but give it a shot they might grow a little before flowering.

schvenbott · #5 (**permalink**) 10-28-2009, 10:26 PM

After more research, I think I'm going to try out an autoflowering strain so I won't have to worry about the decreasing daylight issue. I'm really just trying to see if I'm capable of getting a plant to live so I have some experience before spring. Anyone have any advice on good autoflowering strains to try? Any advice would be awesome.

jones · #6 (**permalink**) 10-29-2009, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by schvenbott

After more research, I think I'm going to try out an autoflowering strain so I won't have to worry about the decreasing daylight issue. I'm really just trying to see if I'm capable of getting a plant to live so I have some experience before spring. Anyone have any advice on good autoflowering strains to try? Any advice would be awesome.

lol save your money dont buy the autoflowering... use som bagseeds instead.... and if you really want to buy seeds buy som regular seeds and save them till spring.....

zicadyzack · #7 (**permalink**) 10-29-2009, 06:13 AM

autoflowers are fine IMO

Scumbucket · #8 (**permalink**) 11-01-2009, 07:11 AM

I have heard good things about auto-flower strains from a company called "The Joint Doctor" or something similar to that.

I hear that one of his best auto-flower strains is "Diesel Ryder", it looks like a good investment in my opinion based on what I have heard/read about it.

Beware though, I have also heard some pretty bad things about other companies auto-flower strains, problems like poor genetics, and I am fairly certain they aren't the easiest hybrids to grow efficiently.

I would actually be pretty excited to grow a few plants to see for myself how they grow.

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#1 (permalink) 10-28-2009, 01:57 AM
schvenbott Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 3	Growing in Florida Hey all. I'm a new grower, been looking to pick up some Northern Lights X Skunk seeds from G13 Labs. I was wondering if I began germinating the seeds within a month, with the Florida climate (I'm around the Cocoa Beach are for reference) and the right nutes, is there any chance of getting a harvest from it? Or should I just suck it up and wait til spring?

#2 (permalink) 10-28-2009, 11:09 AM
OldSkool1010 Registered Gardener Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,394	Re: Growing in Florida If you're buying seeds and growing outdoors you will do better to wait until you have a full season to grow. On the other hand, if you can vegetate the plants under artificial light for a month or two until it matures, you should be able to bring in a decent harvest over winter. The biggest prob is not the temps here in florida, it is the length of the days. Since the days are getting shorter (until Dec. 21) the plants will be mighty small when they start flowering. Cocoa beach is up in the space coast, right? It gets pretty cold there...certainly not ideal, but you might pull it off. __________________ 2009 Grow Journal ♣ My grow journal ♣ My winter garden 08 ♣ Atlanta Strip Project My Photo Gallery ♣ Late Winter Sample Grow .

#3 (permalink) 10-28-2009, 01:51 PM
MagniKhan Humble Student Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 308	Re: Growing in Florida I throw my bagseed out on the side of my house, every once and awhile a couple will start to grow. Theirs one going now that is about 5" tall and is already flowering, a couple of weeks ago there was a male ( he's dead now, don't want to track that shit inside). So yeah, it's to late to start an outdoor grow, the light is all wrong. __________________ " The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me , or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done." Rocky Balboa

#4 (permalink) 10-28-2009, 02:43 PM
SouthFLgrower Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 42	Re: Growing in Florida I live in south florida i started a grow outside about 8 weeks ago and there just now going in to flowering at a decent 2.5 ft. Granted there is a little less light now then there was 8 weeks ago but give it a shot they might grow a little before flowering.

#5 (permalink) 10-28-2009, 10:26 PM
schvenbott Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 3	Re: Growing in Florida After more research, I think I'm going to try out an autoflowering strain so I won't have to worry about the decreasing daylight issue. I'm really just trying to see if I'm capable of getting a plant to live so I have some experience before spring. Anyone have any advice on good autoflowering strains to try? Any advice would be awesome. __________________ Roll it up, light it up, smoke it up.

#7 (permalink) 10-29-2009, 06:13 AM
zicadyzack Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 22	Re: Growing in Florida autoflowers are fine IMO

#8 (permalink) 11-01-2009, 07:11 AM
Scumbucket I don't know ? Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Southern U.S. Posts: 34	Re: Growing in Florida I have heard good things about auto-flower strains from a company called "The Joint Doctor" or something similar to that. I hear that one of his best auto-flower strains is "Diesel Ryder", it looks like a good investment in my opinion based on what I have heard/read about it. Beware though, I have also heard some pretty bad things about other companies auto-flower strains, problems like poor genetics, and I am fairly certain they aren't the easiest hybrids to grow efficiently. I would actually be pretty excited to grow a few plants to see for myself how they grow. __________________ "money changes everything yes, money money changes everything we think we know what were doing we don't know a thing life is such a lonely place when there's no one you can trust.." Money Changes Everything - Choking Victim

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