I have about 20 seeds saved from my last few baggies, they are mostly green, but some are a ltitle brown, are those okay? I am brand new to growing, and I am wondering what is my best method of doing it. I put the seeds inbetween two wet napkins, and they started to sprout, now what? I have a 16x5 inch pan, what type of soil should I use? How many seeds should I put in each pan? What should I put in the soil? They are going to be in the shade most of the day since it is so hot, but will still get sunlight. How often do I water them? Once they start to grow (if they do) then what. Some say keep the male buds cause you can still smoke them, but others say stick with all female, how do I distuingish between them??? Any good outdoor growing write ups? I did some searching, but I can only be on this site for minutes at a time at work cause I am sure I would get fired if I was caught. THanks in advance everyone!!!!!!!
I am in Northern Mexico, and I share your troubles of heat and dryness. But alas, there is hope! Grow your wee ones to aproxamatley 10 inches neer you, watching watering, and generally codling them. Do this in at least 6in pot, bigger the better. The key is get a large and healthy root system intact. Do not Low stress train! Radient heat from the ground will kill the little bastards. Do not trim, prune, top, or FIM. This will increase folliage to root ratio. Try get some Sativa's, this is your best bet, they are more adept to heat. In the desert, dig a 2'x3' hole on the east side of perferably a mesquite bush. This will shade you plant from afternoon sun, while providing morning light, and protection from grazers. You can plant 1 foot in from the canopy edge. Burry the plant just past the cotyledins, deep plants-deep roots. Do not plant in an Arroyo! Spred the out to prvent pollinization, at least 150 yards. Water when you can, deep! At the very least once a week. They'll start flowering in september/october and usually ready in november for the Sativas that will make it. Expect 30-40 loss, but the survivors will be huge! Mine usually finish 6-11 feet in highth, greatly overshadowing the Mesquites that once towered above them. I have not susessfully grown and Indica dominent strain, nor hybrid for that matter out doors in the Chiuhauha desert. Good Luck
I only need to water once a week? I thought it needed more than that. How long will it take before I expcet to see them out of the dirt? Should I dig a hole and put good fertalizer, or just use the desert dirt? I am going to be planting these far out into the desert, its like a 5 minute drive from my house, but I don't want to risk anyone finding my plants. How much water will it need each time? Can I just take a 1 gallon jug out there with me or does it need more? Should I start in small foam cups then move them, or just keep them in my bread pans until they get bigger or should I get bigger pots than that now? Do I need to add anything to the soil? I just bougt some 20-10-10 soil made for tomatoes, will that work okay?? Is it true the plants put off heat? I would keep them in my backyard but not sure of that is worth the risk.. And one more thing - do I have to wait until september to start the harvest, or can I do it sooner? I didnt realize it took so long.
When I typed all that out, it was late, and I'm sorry for leaving out a few key details. Fill your large hole with some potting soil with lots of peat in it, this will help reatain water. Cover the surounding area with a mulch of some form, to keep soil temps down. If you start your plants in a big enough pot, you will only have to water once a week once they get established. You need a huge deep root system for this to work. I would start in a minimum of 6x6inch pot. Get some peat, maybe compost as well, to buffer that soil. It is really high fertalizer for starting plants, it might burn. Your requirements for water will go up exponentially as your plans grow. When they start to flower, they could use up to three gallons a week, each. Your plants will not shed heat, nor be distinguishable from Mesquite unless someone walked right up on it. Be more worried about grazers than authorities. Pray for rain! I go out everyday to water my plants, getting 1-2 a day, rotating throughout my crop, which is spread over 20 miles.
In az, my best guess is like mid feb-early april maybe early jan if its not too cold still actually, yeah. early january because they need it to be 70-80 degrees. which is hard in az, specially out doors. so mid..ish..january sorry im stoned and tired.
If you plant outdoors in Arizona in January the plant will early flower like in April May. Better to start in pots indoors under CFL's then transfer to the ground outdoors in mid April.