That's awesome that your parents are cool with you growing out there!

You are not being ignorant, it can be done.

Is your soil quality naturally pretty fertile? You can find cheap soil test kits at garden shops.

If not, I would just place potted plants outdoors.

Find some high quality soil like Fox Farm Ocean Forest.

Start seeds in small pots, then transplant later.

You might be better off with cheap seeds if germinating outdoors, as all might not make it.

You can sow them directly into the soil, then water, or germinate seeds in a wet paper towel or sponge first, until a thin, white root pops out of the seed.

There may not be enough dark hours to flower your plants until september or even october since you are in the south. Plant now and they should be monsters!

Good luck...