im in WI...ish area n i usually started mine 2nd week in march and planted them out when the temps were good. just dug a bigger hole than needed and mixxed some good soil (with no nutrients) with the soil i dug, transplant and cover soil with CYPRIS mulch, seeing as they were growing out back in the flowerbeds i could feed and water at anytime. (no close neighbors!). important thing is to research seeds n choose appropriate ones, mold resistance, climate...n so on. Afgany n Skunks do pretty good round here. usually harvest as late in oct. that i can go.(weather permitting, thy handle a mild frost as long as the temps go back up the next dat. usually get between 500 to 700 grams per plant or so.
pic of a couple CRYSTAL clones i got from a buddy last year that didnt get in the ground till a ways into june, stll produced almost a pound per plant cured!!! NOT RECOMMENDED FO INDOOR GROWS!!! they have the strongest most distinct odor of any strain i have smelt!!! WOW
n POTENT as HELL!