Hi all, I just signed up and searched the forums before posting. I have the following environment:

19th floor apartment, big balcony, 75-85F, 40% humidity, 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness all year round. Light cycle from 5am to 5pm. Balcony faces the east and receives good light from 6-9am, decent indirect light after that. Powerful lites are on the balcony that could be strong enough to add more light time. Gets moderately windy. Rains hard in march and april. Very sunny beyond that.

Plan: Buy 2 packs of feminised mix of outdoor seeds, not sure if the names "Dr Jekhill, Kannabia Special & Smile" mean anything but they are sativa / indica hybrids. I have some common mini-trees doing fine on the balcony using big concrete planters, so I'm thinking of growing about 4 plants in one big, heavy concrete planter. I'd like to plant outdoors, and not start them out inside and transplant but I could. I plan on using typical store bought dirt, nothing special.

Doubts: Beyond being unsure my plan makes sense, not sure about how long or when I should leave the light cycles at 12 hours, or if my balcony nite light is enough to extend the period. Would prefer the plants not get taller than around 3 feet, bushy is fine. Wondering if I need some type of tomato tent.

Any help appreciated.
iksrazal Reviewed by iksrazal on . balcony on the equater, getting started Hi all, I just signed up and searched the forums before posting. I have the following environment: 19th floor apartment, big balcony, 75-85F, 40% humidity, 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness all year round. Light cycle from 5am to 5pm. Balcony faces the east and receives good light from 6-9am, decent indirect light after that. Powerful lites are on the balcony that could be strong enough to add more light time. Gets moderately windy. Rains hard in march and april. Very sunny beyond Rating: 5