cool dude either way seems to be working out for you it's a tuff plant,I usually don't plant until close to the end of june that way I know I beat the frost and in your case hail lol,note I use clones let them get about 10 inch high with a stalk a little thicker then my index finger,to handle the wind of course! and then I put them outside,they all ready have a good start then I am still left with 6 more weeks of veg on top of 10 inch's before flowering time middle tail end of august.........so you don't use clones? or do you just grow from season to season?