my first solo outdoor

ok so, a couple of years ago a friend and I planted some bag seed in his backyard behind his shed (so his new wife wouldnt find out). we germinated the plants indoors and grew them to about 5 inches in height.

all of the plants died except two, and those two we transplanted to the shed. the plants were placed approximately 3 feet apart (as much room as we could spare without huge pot plants becoming visible in the late stage of the growing season.

neither of us were expert planters, but we both went to college near a hippy commune and so we picked up alot of little tricks of the trade, and we are both avid smokers. the plants grew better than we had ever hoped. by sheer luck, both of them happened to be female. i had to drive 2 hours to his house at 3 in the morning to help him sneak into a power company yard and steal a giant spindle for electrical wire to place on top of his shed because the plants grew to about NINE FEET and the tops could easily be seen from any window facing the back of his house OVER the shed, meaning the wife could see them at any time if she just looked.

well now guys and gals, i want to solo. i have a great spot to start (cant complete the cycle here or i wouldnt bother with outdoor) indoors and an even better spot to grow outdoors, but I would like to refine my techniques and learn from any past mistakes I might have made.

at the indoor stage we used a small fl light placed right over the tops of the plants to create strong stubby stems. i am not entirely sure how long we grew them because everything was done at his house (3 hours away) so I was left out of some parts of the process. they were approximately 5-6 inches tall when transplanted outdoors on 4/20. the two we had left were hardy stubby little plants.

we used potting soil and spring water until the plants were in the ground outside. after they were outside, they were not watered, and no fertilizer was added to the soil. BUT during the indoor growing period, we weakened some miracle gro with a huge amount of water and we sprayed that on the little stems and leaves in the beginning because they just didnt seem hardy enough. we believed at the time that this is what killed all the plants except two (even though those two ended up being amazing.)

my plan is to bring approximately 20 plants to a level of maturity indoors to transplant them to a location outside without losing the majority of them like we did last time. i have the germination process down pat, because I was the one who germinated the plants last time, but my friend handled the indoor phase, and we transplanted outside together. i feel like i have done my homework, mostly about how to keep from getting ripped off or incarcerated. however, I am still really unclear on exactly what my plants need to be looking like before I take them outside.

my seeds are purps from a crop grown outside last year by another good friend. in my area, we dont get alot of high quality smoke, and purps is the best i can possibly get without having to have seeds mailed to me (paranoid). i have had them safely stored waiting for the right opportunity, and i think that opportunity has presented itself this year.

i guess my main concerns are:

1 how long should i germinate before potting my seeds?
2 how long should I grow them inside with a FL before taking them outside?
3 ideally, how should my little plants look before they make their way to my garden spot?
4 should I use any type of chemical fert or anything like that? we decided on natural last time, with only a slight deviation (super watered down miracle gro). is that what killed all the plants? should i be doing anything different? keep in mind my only growing experience produced plants that were nearly as tall as a basketball goal, so obviously my expectations are biased. i need the help of real experts.

5 what is the best way to adopt a more "grow and forget" philosophy? where i want to leave them is super secluded. as long as i dont tell anyone, there is virtually no way i can get caught. there are no neighbors for 3-5 miles in any direction. i own the property. a few years ago my dad cut a 30 yard horseshoe out of a wooded area on the property because he thought he wanted to grow some bamboo or some shit. that never happened, so now the horseshoe shape is cut into the woods, perfect for me to plant all along the treeline, it faces the morning sun, and i thought that it would be ideal for cover because the middle of the grove is overgrown with briar tangles and secondary growth. is there anything i should go out and do beforehand to prep the land? how many times should I go and check it? the area gets plenty of water, plenty of sun, and no visitors. no one has even set foot on the property since LAST september, and since my family is beginning to drift apart, i feel like I will be the only visitor to the property this year as well. there is a house up there, but in order to supply it with city water and power, I would have to let the family know what I was doing, and they would be curious, and might even guess whats going on. i will be using the house eventually, but at this phase, i would rather that it remain unoccupied to any wandering eyes.

any tips, feedback, or help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. i know that a ton of human hair and fishing line subbed in as a fence will keep most wildlife out of my crop without making it completely obvious that i am growing reefer. i know how to tell when i need to get them out of the ground. i know what to do with them once i uproot them in september. beyond that, i am an amateur.

thanks for reading

edit: i should also note that I dont want to them to get TOO big while indoors. my method of transpo is limited in space, and i do have to drive, then hike uphill 20 minutes to take them to the garden spot. i have to carry a few rubbermaid tubs with the little plants in individual pots inside it during transpo. im not worried about getting caught, but if they get too big, discrete movement becomes a problem.

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