im pretty excited im about to do my first grow in the next month or so. i just have a few questions. when do u think i should plant i live in northern nj. when can i tell if its a male or female. and how long does it normally take to flower. i know all strains are different but if u could give me an estimated guess taht would be great.

you should start when the temp won't go below 55-60

you can tell if it's female or male when it is in it's late veg state

it normally takes about 50-70 days to flower, but if you want bigger yields, let it flower as long as possible

you can also top em to get bigger yields

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top em? what does that mean like prune

go online and do a search for the old Farmers Almanac and see when the last frost is predicted in your area. This is usually a safe time to begin growing. I start my lil ones off inside first then i transplant them into the ground when I think that they are strong enough. As for the rest drochoker is right on it. Flowering depends alot on the genetics. Topping is kind of like pruning, but unless your experienced with this make sure you read alot bout it. Don't just go out and start cutting.

p.s. in my experience the males always show their balls before the ladies will let me know anything.

Ivy

k thx for the help. this is my first time growing so im not going to try anything to hard just trying to learn teh basics

do u guys think i will have a problem with birds or insects?i already know about deer. but what about squirrels and those animals

Anyone dealing with outside grows will have these problems..Those Aphids and grasshoppers were a bitch on my girls last year..the squirrels never seem to give me any trouble. It's the insects that will be your biggest problem, but that may depend on w hat kind of season it has been all around in your area. Like the dryness, wetness etc., Let's put it this way, if everything around your plants are brown and your babies are a beautiful green you can bet your buds that they will sniff them out and have a free lunch. There are organic sprays and posders that you can u se that won't be harmful to the plants and there are homemade tobacco recipes that will usually keep the aphids and hoppers away. Just start off and take it one day at a time and as the problems arise (hopefully they won't) then check out the specific problem on here. Right now just worry about the germinating and the starting off, it's not as hard as it looks..I promise

Ivy

lol thx ivy, i think they should be good tho because im putting them in pots in this area were alot of small plants grow about half a foot tall but really wide. and they smell horrible. i call em skunk weed. and deer hate em so maybe the deer will stay away from my plants

good one youll be safe with the deer then, what strain u planning on growing ?

hello every one! hope someone can help me ive just started growing my own,i grew 10 plants from seed 2 weeks ago and i am going to transplant them to my greenhouse outside,they are female seedlings i bought them of the internet and are supposed to be for outdoor growing. ive been told to grow them in miracle gr compost and feed with miracle grow.is this correct? can anyone offer me advice please? i live in south west england u.k. thanks mark