Quote Originally Posted by AZExplorer

Any suggestions/ tips for a newbie are greatly appreciated, especially regarding the Praying Mantis idea.

Thanks Guys
I live in phoenix and im currently growing right now. The only way for your plants to survive in the heat is to start then growing really early in the year to let them get strong enough roots and a mature stem, or plant them mid summer indoors and move them outside around monsoon season. Growth speeds are greatly reduced in the intense heat, and they dont need to be in direct sunlight except 2-3 hours, the sun will fry any pot plant that has anymore direct light. Absolutely no Indica grows unless indoors through may-august/septemberish months, Sativa grows for best results. Heres a picture of my biggest plant, Shes A hardy ass Mexican Sativa strain, 4 months old.flowering although all pistils get burned(cant wait for cooler weather!) about a meter high, native tilled soil and put alongside a hardy camoflage plant that survives the heat. all partly under a huge sap tree for added shade. only pests that try munch on the plants so far were aphids. I wouldnt recommend pots because they dry out too quick, and missing a watering cycle in pots will almost quarentee your babies death. As for watering, just check the soil everyday and see if its moist down three inches, if not, WATER!

and yes with how much shade she still gets.... burnage