[PureSativa420]

miswell bump this up to the top for the new growers asking some of the same questions

[Stoner133]

Originally Posted by DigitalBuddha

...the very first day of 12/12 is in mid/late september. Is that accurate? ...

Yes the information is correct.

Understanding the cycle of season was the critical step in the foundations of civilization about 10K years ago. If you plant a crop in the Spring, you will harvest in the fall. All of the trappings of civilization depend on this simple observation, but it took our ancestors 100K years to figure it out.

The exact time when the days and nights are equal in length is always the same time and all over the planet at that time. That date is marked on your calendar, it is the first day of Fall. It usually occures on September 21 but can vary by a day depending on exactly when the Sun crosses the equator.

The astronomical observations of the equinox are accurate to a fraction of a second.

Our indoor friends have noted that a 12 hour dark period will force all strains of Cannabis to flower. In the Outdoors, that occurs at the equinox.

The 12 hour timing works for every strain, but the temperate adapted strains will usually flower with 11.5 dark hours. Some of the really early strains will flower with 11 hours or less.

In practice, that means your latitude and strain choice will determine when flowering starts outdoors. Most of the common strains will show early flowering in late August. From there, they will need another 6 to 8 weeks of acceptable conditions to finish. That puts our typical harvest window in late September to mid October.

[stoner 13th]

good post ^^^

Around here i noticed that my outdoor scheduel slightly mimics the famers corn field nearby- its a little different, but we plant in the same few weeks, and when i see the corn being harvested ( the people corn not the aminal feed corn wich they let grow longer) i know its soon time for me too

[Wrecked]

my advice it find a few spots and spread your plants out far and was my mistake last year and lost over a lb for it.... This year im allready convinced wil be much better cause i dought anyone has the balls to walk where i will put some.... But i will be in the search for some nice guerilla spots again and use 1 from last year... Nice post pure sativa420..... PeAcE

[Curly]

Thanks PS420,

Just what I was looking for!

Now, I've got some reading to do...

[PureSativa420]

no problem curly its why i posted this to help the new comers of outdoor growing along with some simple questions

[T.doT.Toker]

That ed rosenthal guide answers half of the questions asked on the outdoor thread. lol.

[PureSativa420]

id say more like 85% of them , i liked it and have read it quite a few times and thought itd be a nice thing to post up for anyone indoor or outside as it has both

[T.doT.Toker]

Can you make it a sticky?

Originally Posted by T.doT.Toker

Can you make it a sticky?

I think if we PM Wally Duck we could get this stickied. We need a good NOOB thread at the top at all time.