Ok I need to ask a few questions directed towards people from around my area, then I have basic Noob Questions.

1. The ground is unfrozen(3 weeks now) and I want to get my plants in by the end of May, they will be established and about 8 inches. Is this too late? How late can we generally grow (I'm up in winnipeg)?

2. Should I adjust the light cycle inside to match the current day length?

3. At what length of day do plants flower? I know we use 12/12 indoors, but will flowering start at a different day length?

4. We have an auger(sp?) that will drill 14" holes, I was planing on making them 2' deep then priming it with a soil recipe, will this allow enough space for the roots to grow down(there's I reason I want deep roots that I will get to)

5. We have relitively dry summers with sporatic thunderstorms to rehydrate(no where near a desert, but the vegitation gets a little crispy) Should I add crystals to retain moisture?(What are they called again?)

6. I need good drainage because the soil is pretty compacted around here. Once busted up it is good soil but has a fair amount of clay in spots. My worry is that the hole will act like a rain bucket and drown the plant. I have Sunshine mix 4 that I would like to use up outside, it has peat, perlite, and vacumite. I'm not worried about detection in this area. Would this be a good base to a soil recipe?

7. I can get strait manure for free out of the pastures, it's easier to get horse, but I can get cow. Can I just mix this in? If so in what ratio to soil(sunshine mix)? And which is better?

8. We had a tree in the front yard removed and we have wood chips all over the yard. If I rake it up there will be some grass in there. Can I make use of this?

I just want to take the time to tell you about our soil around here. My mom calls it Black Loam. I know our soil tends to contains silt, clay and sand, with rich deposits of peat. originally the land in this region is covered in bush and hosts a wide variety of trees naturally, including poplar, oak, maple, birch, and evergreens(not spruce or scotch pine naturally if that makes a difference. At groung level brush os everywhere along with blueberries, cranberries, raspberries, starwberries, and mushrooms all wind. Once the land is cleared and worked it suppors corn, sunflowers, wheat, canola, flax. and a few legal regulated hemp farms, along with most common veggies out here. There also tend to be deposits of rocks and gravel(lots of sand and gravel pits around here) seeing as we are on a foundation of sedmentary rock, and half a provice south of the canadian sheild.

At this point I just want to hear if here are any soil recipe suggestions.

I'f you've taken the time to read this post thank you, and if you have taken the time to answer even one of my questions I will be ever so grateful. I tried not to post basic noob questions but I need a foundation on which to start so I can adjust my growing method accordingly.

Thanks again.
Chronic Chrissy Reviewed by Chronic Chrissy on . Northern Americans, or Canadians help me out, Everyone else please add to suggestions Ok I need to ask a few questions directed towards people from around my area, then I have basic Noob Questions. 1. The ground is unfrozen(3 weeks now) and I want to get my plants in by the end of May, they will be established and about 8 inches. Is this too late? How late can we generally grow (I'm up in winnipeg)? 2. Should I adjust the light cycle inside to match the current day length? 3. At what length of day do plants flower? I know we use 12/12 indoors, but will flowering start Rating: 5