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Originally Posted by Nickhead
i knew the desk cfl wouldn't be enough but the wife wanted to try. so i was not surprised by this result, what i am surprised about is that any of them made it this far. not going to do anything that requires additional lighting anymore. i will sprout seeds in the spring and after the last freeze place them in the garden.
i was joking about seeds in shoe tracks, or bead jar. 
up until this week the temps have been very good, even got a dry summer for once. right now is the time the leaves will start turning on all vegetation. |
My only issue with starting seeds outside in the ground is the potential damage done by a variety of issues at that young of a stage. Weather(pun intended) it be a just a unusually cold morning, the bugs, the animals, etc. That isn't even taking into consideration of culling of weak or unstable phenotypes that is a huge requirement to a successful harvest. I think it is always wise in a low plant count situation to start indoors and acclimate to the sun in a methodical manner to not increase any stress or light burn from moving them indoors to outdoors.
Properly training them can easily double yield on the low end. Quadruple if you do it right. FWIW here is the result I am talking about. These are outdoor plants done right.
Glad to hear to were only joking. Importing seeds into Australia is very risky. Better option for you would be to find 2 genotypes you like, select a pheno(mom & dad) from each of those genotypes. Select a male from one using traditional stem rub and abundance of resin. Flower the mom and start spreading pollen around day 10-15 depending on the cultivar. Repeat weekly until about Day 35. Take the plant a little longer than normal to insure seed viability. You will have F1 seeds with all the advantage of being able to find that elite cut. And with proper storage you will have seeds for decades.