Some advice for a newbie please : )

[tlisk]

Well, as the title suggests I am a newbie at growing, and plan to start growing this spring (roughly 25 seeds of First Girl ordered from amsterdammarijunaseeds.com). I have done quite a bit of research on growing in general, and growing outside. There seems to be a grey area with regards to fertilizers/nutrients and such, quite a bit of difference in opinion. I'm looking for advice on when exactly to start growing (live in NY), and the best germination method for growing outdoors. Also, specifically, I could really use some help on the whole nutrient and fertilizer thing, it can be overwhelming for a newbie. For any experienced growers, could you help me out with a sort of schedule of when to feed the plant and what to feed the plant. I would greatly appreciate it. Although I am a first time grower, I do not want to waste my time of course and want to do it the right way. Thanks in advance for any help!

tlisk Reviewed by tlisk on 03-01-2005. Some advice for a newbie please : ) Well, as the title suggests I am a newbie at growing, and plan to start growing this spring (roughly 25 seeds of First Girl ordered from amsterdammarijunaseeds.com). I have done quite a bit of research on growing in general, and growing outside. There seems to be a grey area with regards to fertilizers/nutrients and such, quite a bit of difference in opinion. I'm looking for advice on when exactly to start growing (live in NY), and the best germination method for growing outdoors. Also, Rating: 5

[FUNKYRHINO]

if i was you i would get a cheap floro then start your plants indoors till theye like 2-6 inches or as tall as u feel they need to be then transplant outside as far as food i dont feed my outdoor plants just let them go naturally but when i plant them i dig good size hole and fill it in with miracle grow potting soil with self contained nutrients allready in it i water it every now and then but as long as there is no drought they seem to do fine naturally in the miracle grow. But i would germ. inside then take them outside hope i could help man ..

[dylan]

well tlisk, ferts are a lot about personal prefrence. basicly a good 20-20-20 fert is good for the veg stage, and a good bloom fert with less N and more P like 10-30-20 is good for the flowering phase. i tend to stay away from miracle grow because i and many others have had problems with it, but FUNKYRHINO seems to use it so ???. i prefer to use watter soliuable ferts and just feed when i water. if i'm planting a plot that i don't want to keep a close eye on i will use some time released 20-20-20 and some water holding gels. then around aug. i'll spread some bone meal down to boost the P. here in tenn i usually plant sometime in april outside using some peat pots and after the plants start to out grow their pots i'll plant them in the plot.

hope this helps

peace

[littleguitar]

hi tlisk....very good advice from the previous posters. i'll tell you what works for me and i live in northern michigan. looks like you got the right idea in selecting an early finishing strain. i get cow manure from a local farmer and dig my holes, then mix manure with the existing dirt from digging the hole. not fresh manure, mind you.....some dry stuff. i know some people may cringe at this method, but it has worked very well for me. good luck on your grow littleguitar

[tlisk]

thanks a lot guys, you cleared a few things up for me if anyone would like to throw in their opinion feel free

peace