Is it possible?

[wil86]

Is it possible to sow seeds in early May and have a nice budding plant for late July/early August?

wil86 Reviewed by wil86 on 04-10-2005. Is it possible? Is it possible to sow seeds in early May and have a nice budding plant for late July/early August? Rating: 5

[GTC21]

No. July has the longest days and they only begin to get shorter towards the end of August which is approximately the time the plants start budding. Here's what I did with my plants last year so you get a better idea of what happens-

I bought a greenhouse from B&Q, one of those mini plastic ones- it cost about £30.
I planted my seeds around April-May because the weather started getting nice-ish.
They grew pretty well but stretched a little because it wasn't sunny all the time, so by the time August came they were like 6 feet tall. I went on holiday around mid August and the plants had just started to show pre-flowers; when I came back from holiday after 2 weeks they were flowering properly. I let them flower for as long as possible before I pulled them, I knew that they weren't going to mature fully because the weather in the UK in October is not very nice, as you will know; so I let them get as close to maturing as possible. The buds I harvested were immature but they were a decent size and pretty potent, not bad considering I only spent £30 on the whole thing. I harvested about 4 or 5 plants, I can't remember how much bud I got in total because I kept snipping buds off all the time. So you see, harvesting in August is out of the question, it won't happen. When you said about sowing seeds, did you mean you plan on putting them straight in the ground? If so, I wouldn't bother. One bit of unexpected frost or just cold weather will kill the seeds. And even if they did sprout, they would probably be killed by rain washing them out of the ground or get eaten by something or just simply rot. Starting them off indoors is the way to go. Don't be discouraged by what I've said, you'll get round it, where there's a will there's a way; you'll just have to rethink you plan a little.
Keep posting on here asking as many questions as you can, we'll help you as much as possible. catch ya later.

[NowhereMan]

harvest is in september here
eastern usa

[MattakaSqueaks]

yes it is poss. the plant wont be mature but u will have some small nice buds