I was planning on going to Firefest in England (I am in the music industry) and make a side trip to Amsterdam the end of Oct. As with everyone else the economy has killed the dollar against the pound/euro so we decided to put it off a year. SO I had to order seeds, I've never done it so I learned what I could and took seasoned growers advice, ordered from Rhino Seeds (From what I have seen the peeps in N. CA have had no issues with them.
I've ordered: White Widow, Train Wreck, The Hog, and Arjan's Strawberry Haze. I wanted to try a Stevia, and an Indica and a blend I know the Trainwerck grows good in this climate and White Widow is always a favorite.

I am trying to decided where to grow next year. animals are a concern so that keeps me in my back yard. I have a 25x40 foot "garden area" on the top but it is slightly obvious to anyone in my back yard or in my house (not that I care) I can either use this area or plant along the fence line (most unobtrusive) I also have an option in a backfield, but I'm afraid that is too blatant to the planes over head)

I have been working the hell out of my own mulch pile for a year now and as soon as it rains and adds some moisture back into it I will really mix it. I plan to bring in most of it next spring (end winter). I'll start the seeds in jiffy pots again and move them to 5 gallon buckets when the weather has warmed and last chance of frost has passed. I like to cut the bottom off the buckets and drop them a 1/2 foot into the ground. I dig down knee high by 2 foot per bucket and fill the holes with Worm castings, perlite, peat moss, and mulch.

I'm just rambling, would love advice if you see something I am doing wrong or the hard way. Thank you SouthernGuerilla and hydrocannabis for you comment so far keep em coming and I'll keep updates as I get closer to harvest on the current crop.

Thanks,
Evil