planting seeds outdoors?

[bluntman3000]

can i plant the seeds right in my prepared area (soil) without doin anything to them first, or do i have to germinate them first?

[Tholiak]

thats natures way dude...it will work

[hydroponics420x5]

germinating them and growing them indoors for a while allows the plants to grow stable roots so they can withstand it better when they are transferred. you can plant them straight into soil outdoors but for the first few weeks your gonna have to spend A LOT of time at the grow spot to ensure that your plants will survive, making sure they are getting enough water and sunlight, but not too much, seedlings seem to die fairly easily in hot and dry weather. as well with too much water, very extremely fragile in this state.

it can be done, don't get me wrong but if you want all of your plants to survive you may have to give them a little help. (especially if its bag seed in this case you don't know how its going to grow or act under certain conditions)

(remember this, it all depends on where the plant originates from, for example if the strain you choose was grown in mexico it will have some difficulty growing in canada. If you breed the strain it will be able to handle the conditions better in the next generation)

[bluntman3000]

i dont want ppl to get suspicoius of me whne i walk to my spot everyday to check on my plants....im guerilla growing......so can i water plants at night??

[Fan o KmK]

yea. i have teh same question, i would think they would absorb more water, because the sun wouldnt evaporate it, thus, watering every other day or so...i duno, just a thought.

[Zonker]

I've been planting seeds without germinating first for 12 years. It works fine. I have also tried placing the seeds in the ground in the fall, but that was a bust-nothing came up at all. I just finished harvesting the last of my crop and expect to have 6-9 pounds of dried bud. Direct planting as opposed to transplanting seems to yield more durable plants that require less water and attention when the plants are small. Here in Minnesota I usually plant in late April after the likelyhood of frost has passed, and harvest in early October. Healthy plants can withstand temperatures to about 25 degrees F.

Good luck!

Zonker

[Shelbay]

The only time I ever had success with growing was when I was getting smoke that did have alot of seeds in it..I also would have 2-3 different strains..anyway-I would just throw the seeds out in my front yard..& sure enough there was success. I lived in the country by a huge lake and the helicopters did start flying over so I pulled them up and then cut them up with my lawn mower...It was sad because I was so happy when I discovered my first plant..I just don't have what it takes anymore to be a grower,not me..thanks to those that do :D

[smoke_and_fly]

plants that strugle a bit yield the best im in opinion

[Quantummist]

plants that strugle a bit yield the best im in opinion

I agree totally, but also add that if you just toss your seed you will get a very few pop their little heads up, Ifn you germinate first you get a batch of little heads that are at least getting there. They will be weaker in the great outdoors than the ones that got tossed but you do get most making it to the point they can learn to deal with the big cruel world around them...

[smoke_and_fly]

i have 7seedlings in pots and one in the ground