Quote Originally Posted by poundsandkeys18
ok, I'm thinking about growing maby 1000 lowrider's early spring. Since the choppers don't come until early august I will have plenty of time to grow and harvest without any worries of the sky, correct? Im thinking since the lowrider strain has a high female ratio I will end up with 750 females. With an average of 1/2 ounce per plant that is 375 ounces about 23 lbs. Does this sound like a legit plan? Also are there any outher auto-flowering strains out there?
OMG. Here's my advice:

1. Don't count on no choppers. They could surprise you.

2. Choppers isn't all you have to worry about. Hikers, hunters, and pot prospectors (yes, there are a-holes who just go out looking for other peoples' grows). So break up your big grow into a whole bunch of little hidden grows.

3. Trying to plant in advance for yield per plant is not the most scientific idea.... You could get way more, way less, it depends on your skill and location, and whether you get ripped off.

4. Lots of plants to tend alone. I've got between 150 and 200 indoor and spend a half hour a day plus a couple hours at least on the weekend tending them. Yes, indoors is more work, but you have a HUGE amount of work anyway ahead of you with the sheer # of plants.

5. Pick sites that you can park a car or boat nearby and it won't look suspicious. Taking down all those plants, covering your tracks, and not being seen is going to be twitchy.

6. Mostly female? Hm.. never heard that about lowryder. MAybe you could buy fem seeds, but even then... herms, yuck.

I don't mean to sound discouraging, but someone who posts on a board that they intend to grow 1000 plants sounds like maybe you've never grown before and are trying to make a quick buck. But you have to remember the penalty for getting caught with all those plants, or the financial loss from buying seeds when someone finds your crop.

Best of luck...