I've germinated 4 sweet tooth seeds with 7 or 8 more on the way. I now have them under 3 coil lamps in my basement 20 hrs a day. I plan to start them inside for a little bit of the veg cycle to get them hearty enough to plant them outside guerilla style with perhaps weekly to biweekly maintenance. I also have one seed of purple haze germinating that I have similar plans for. It is the beginning of July and I'm in around 44 degrees north latitude in the US. Will I have time for this, this late in the season? How can I speed up the veg/growth of the plant in its early stages, or "beef" it up somehow with minimal time before going outside with it? Any advice at all is much appreciated as this is my first grow. Thanks alot.

make it outside by the end of August and you will be just fine . Fluorescents up the wazzoo a couple CLFs and metal Halide, all at the right distance with the right angle and good cool air circulation, mulch it for humidity (or sticks grass etc.), I recommend Fox Farm soil. Make sure you transplant by Aug 12th-15th, start 20/4 then after the first five to six days switch to 24/7 until transplant (though before you transplant it would probably be a good idea to turn the light off on a work up to it schedule). Use fish emulsion when you transplant, I recommend the Alaska brand (as it doesn't burn)... if you use a good soil like fox farm you won't need to use nutes for 17-20 days... and even then work your way up a feeding schedule. and the secret is every three waterings, when the soil is "thirsty" give them some super thrive. But don't use it for at least 6 days before transplant, then use it again just after (this will help it deal with all the stress involved with being moved, light schedule change, and ecosystem changes, as well as promote them into flowering faster). Start your bloom nutes ten days after transplant (considering you use a 2/3 Fox Farm mix), should do you just fine

sweet tooth is an awesome strain it is finished budding by the first week in september
I'm @ 49 degrees so it might finish a little later where u are good luck

Thanks for the responses guys; I really appreciate it. I bought a bag of Fox Farm Ocean something or other today. I had them in Miracle Grow Seedling Starter, which I here is NOT the way to go. Also picked up some Tricarboxylic Acid "Energy" nutes for later. None of the germinated seeds I put in the soil have broken the surface yet, and none of the others have germinated yet either. Once the true leaves come in on the seedlings, I'll start them on the energy stuff and move them into the fox farm soil, but until then I guess I've just go to wait. I've been putting them outside in my back yard approx 10 hrs, then into the basement under 3 coil lamps for another 6 to 8 then darkness. Thanks again for the info so far guys, and once they break the surface and make some progress I'll post some pics. Peace.

Hey guy,
OK, sorry for the delay. Its now been like a week and a half since I germinated the first four. I have since germinated 10 more with 10 more on the way... I got an hp of some really good sweet tooth, out of which I found around 30 seeds. Here are some pics of my grow room, actually its more of a closet or bureau I retrofitted. I realize it was pretty ghetto at first, but you can see I made some upgrades. I've got 4 50W CFL's hanging apprrox 6 in above the plants. Are the one's that broke the surface underdeveloped for almost 2 weeks? They had shitty light at first but now they are under the CFL's 20/4. Also, I plan to move these all outside in about a month. My buddy and I prepped the sight the other day...clearing rocks, weeding, digging hoes, getting eaten alive by fucking bugs. Anyway, the soil out the is somewhat rocky and there is a fair amount of clay around 1 ft deep. We dug holes 2 ft in diameter by 1.5 ft deep. We plan to hike in 3 40lb bags of Fox Farm Ocean Forest and some other nutes with a soil ph tester, etc and start conditioning the soil soon...prob 2/3 Fox Farm to local soil...which isn't that horrible, the first 10 in is dark brown and black. Is there anything else I should be doing to prep the soil out there? Also, because of the rocks and clay, would it be worth it to try grow bags? Also, I'm growing sweet tooth which I guess grows somewhat low and bushy...its 90 ind 10 sat, supposedly done by mid sept... any ideas when I should be transplanting? Is it ever too early to go from my one's basement/grow room to outside? Any advice you guys could give me would help a lot as this is my first grow and any input is appreciated. Hope you like the pics.

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by the way, i ran out of aluminum foil half way through so thats why its all cracked out, im just a lazy stoner who still hasn't gotten any more foil. is foil ok to use? to avoid hot spots i have the shiny side against the walls. hope these guys grow nice and strong.

I smoke sweet tooth before, it was ok, not that good

uh...ok
thanks

yeah, I never use foil... but enjoy sweet tooth quite a lot! Cele is the best! Search for wall lining.... you decide... other than that lookin good mate... cheers!

Paint the walls flat white. No more than you need the room, painting would be my choice. You may also think about adding some dolemite lime to your mix. I use about 1 tablespoon per gal of soil. It helps balance your PH. Just an idea and good luck with your grow.