[Rose56]

We just moved to coastal southern Oregon(North Bend) and I am planning on starting my first out door crop. I have grown in Southern Ca for years but the climate is very different. Any advice, tips would be greatly appreciated

[PDX Dopesmoker]

Anything that you need to harvest after around he end of September can be an iffy proposition, but sometimes the weather is pretty OK in the fall and you can grow 12 week stuff. Photoperiod plants that don't start flowering by the middle of August might not really quite finish up completely.
Are you going to be growing in the ground or in pots?

[Rose56]

I was thinking in ground. I have heard the soil in my area was very good. I am thinking of starting mid March in a green house and then transfer to the ground. I also will need good fencing to keep the deer away. We're not in LA anymore.

[St. Phatty]

It's possible to get a small crop using late winter early spring lighting. Plenty of sun, 12/12 or 11/13 photoperiod, just a little cold.

But it's good to keep the plant containers small so you can move them indoors on cold nights.

I was about to transplant from 2 or 3 gallon pots into 5 or 6 gallon pots ... then it got cold again.

Since I'm moving the plants outdoors every time it gets sunny, and indoors every time it gets cold - I'm glad I didn't transplant them - and I'll have some meds harvested around April.

[trichrider]

if you put them outside mid march it will during 12 hour daylight
have you started them yet?
they may begin flowering immediately and as day length increases they would need to revert to veg and that's not good for yield when they eventually flower in the fall.

https://sunrise-sunset.org/us/north-bend-or/2018/4

[Rose56]

Have not started them yet I was waiting until mid March to start. When we drove up here last year there was a fantastic grow along side the freeway. This was September and they looked to be close to harvest.

[petert]

I always start my cuttings for summer planting in mid-Feb early March and use supplemental lighting,plant after May 10 depending on the strain.. if it’s super sensitive (Oregon Diesel, or some OGS strains) I’ll wait till after June 1.
I’m in the Columbia Gorge north central Oregon. I grow in a green house and outdoors. I always put my fast finishers outdoors. Going light dep with half of my greenhouse this year!

[Kaskadian]

I think you'll do great outdoors in Bend. I'm a bit north of you, but I run into a LOT of rain issues starting around the end of September, early October. Luckily in Bend you get significantly more sun than us growers in the North of the state. Up around where I'm living anything going past the end of September starts to make me nervous as PM and budrot becomes a serious issue. After late September the weather becomes a roll of the dice. You can see my outdoor grow from last season in my signature.

I'd take shortening days and cold into consideration when making strain choices. Unless you're growing in a climate controlled greenhouse, I wouldn't risk going past Mid October outdoors, so I'd be looking at 8-9 week strains primarily. I know a few growers out your way that have run 10-11 weekers, but they were utilizing greenhouses to extend their growing season.

[HorseMouth]

God Bless Oregon

[petert]

Originally Posted by Kaskadian

I think you'll do great outdoors in Bend. I'm a bit north of you, but I run into a LOT of rain issues starting around the end of September, early October. Luckily in Bend you get significantly more sun than us growers in the North of the state. Up around where I'm living anything going past the end of September starts to make me nervous as PM and budrot becomes a serious issue. After late September the weather becomes a roll of the dice. You can see my outdoor grow from last season in my signature.

I'd take shortening days and cold into consideration when making strain choices. Unless you're growing in a climate controlled greenhouse, I wouldn't risk going past Mid October outdoors, so I'd be looking at 8-9 week strains primarily. I know a few growers out your way that have run 10-11 weekers, but they were utilizing greenhouses to extend their growing season.

He said North Bend on the south central coast. Not Bend central Oregon.

Anything east side or east slope of the cascades is going to be way better than west side from Roseburg on up to PDX

I’m 55 miles east is PDX (Hood River/Mosier area)in the gorge and had zero mold issues last year.

Bend has some freeze/frost issues by end of Sept cause of elevation which can also lead to mild problems!