Georgia Outdoors Growing Season?

Hey guys, I planted a couple seeds here outdoors in Georgia straight into the ground, and we've been having lots of rain the past week like every other day, and my plants have already sprouted about a week old now, they are seedlings still. I was wondering if Early April is too early to start? I checked the sunlight hours online for here, and it's about 12 hrs and 50 mins now, increasing every day, but just want to make sure they'll be fine. Also, the temps are like 70-75 highs, and 50-45 at the lowest at night, although usually 50 or above at night. Should they be fine?

that's perfect, your spot on for outdoors.
most people move their seedlings outdoors mid April. if you get a hard frost it could be a problem which is why a lot of people start in small pots.

redeyedfrog said:

that's perfect, your spot on for outdoors.
most people move their seedlings outdoors mid April. if you get a hard frost it could be a problem which is why a lot of people start in small pots.

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Thanks, I checked on 'em again earlier today, and I found 2 seedlings out of the 6 I originally had with their stem snapped, and then a snail right around one of the ones whose stem was snapped. I was so angry lol. The rest were fine though, so I'm hoping no snails get to 'em at least until they're old enough to handle it, which would still not be good, but at least better than them snapping the stems right off and the plants having no chance at all to recover. For the record, I'm actually growing some Eight Miles High from Mandala seeds this year, and a few freebie seeds from a company called Mosco Seeds. Sucks, because the one that snapped looked like one of the best plants in the whole bunch . Anyways, hopefully it all goes well.

OP, keep in mind you have 4-6 weeks from spouts before the plants are sexually mature. That is when the length of night is important. You are cutting it a little close, but you should be alright. If they do early flower, it will be a chance for you to pick out your males.

What has worked for me in the past is to get my holes ready at least a month before putting plants in them. That gives everything a chance to root through them. If you have to plant outside, try to start you seeds in an aluminium tray or something like that. Give them a few days in the tray, then transplant into the holes. It's worked for me.

Also. Make seeds. It's easy.

too larry said:

OP, keep in mind you have 4-6 weeks from spouts before the plants are sexually mature. That is when the length of night is important. You are cutting it a little close, but you should be alright. If they do early flower, it will be a chance for you to pick out your males.

What has worked for me in the past is to get my holes ready at least a month before putting plants in them. That gives everything a chance to root through them. If you have to plant outside, try to start you seeds in an aluminium tray or something like that. Give them a few days in the tray, then transplant into the holes. It's worked for me.

Also. Make seeds. It's easy.

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Thanks for the advice. I actually did this kind of as an experiment, although I really DO want them to grow, I wanted to see if they can grow without any human intervention, besides checking up on them for pests and stuff like that of course. They seem to be alive and doing fine so far, but for some reason they are still kind of small, although there's no signs of any deficiencies in the leaves or the color, or the way they look, but here's how they are still one week (7-8 days) after sprouting. Is this normal, or should they be a bit larger than this size by now? How much longer should I expect to wait before they start entering the vegetative stage and growing more leaves? Thanks.

mydogjustfarted said:

Thanks for the advice. I actually did this kind of as an experiment, although I really DO want them to grow, I wanted to see if they can grow without any human intervention, besides checking up on them for pests and stuff like that of course. They seem to be alive and doing fine so far, but for some reason they are still kind of small, although there's no signs of any deficiencies in the leaves or the color, or the way they look, but here's how they are still one week (7-8 days) after sprouting. Is this normal, or should they be a bit larger than this size by now? How much longer should I expect to wait before they start entering the vegetative stage and growing more leaves? Thanks.

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At one week they should be growing true leaves. Root growth determines plant growth. What kind of soil mix did you use? You should transplant and bury all that stem. You want the first leaves to be just above the soil.

too larry said:

At one week they should be growing true leaves. Root growth determines plant growth. What kind of soil mix did you use? You should transplant and bury all that stem. You want the first leaves to be just above the soil.

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I just stuck the seeds straight into the outdoor soil in the forest, and they sprouted. They got tons of rain these past few days, but now I am barely seeing any growth. I'm wondering if I should continue to wait and see if after a week any growth occurs. How long do you think I should wait before I know something's wrong? And if I don't see any growth should I just put a shovel to the soil and transplant them into some pots with growing soil?

mydogjustfarted said:

I just stuck the seeds straight into the outdoor soil in the forest, and they sprouted. They got tons of rain these past few days, but now I am barely seeing any growth. I'm wondering if I should continue to wait and see if after a week any growth occurs. How long do you think I should wait before I know something's wrong? And if I don't see any growth should I just put a shovel to the soil and transplant them into some pots with growing soil?

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The roots will need softer soil than most forest soils are going to provide. You can mix in a little of whatever you have with the native soil.

Seeds will sprout on their own, and some may grow. But unless you tend them, most are not going to do anything. If you make your own seeds, you can try the toss and hope method. But buying seeds to not tend is throwing your money away.

too larry said:

The roots will need softer soil than most forest soils are going to provide. You can mix in a little of whatever you have with the native soil.

Seeds will sprout on their own, and some may grow. But unless you tend them, most are not going to do anything. If you make your own seeds, you can try the toss and hope method. But buying seeds to not tend is throwing your money away.

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I see. I did also plant three more seeds after the ones I planted in the forest, inside some coco coir as a starter medium, but am planning to soon put them in some grower's soil, and I'll see how those do. They seem to already be the same size as the ones in the forest, even with being about a week behind, but I have plenty of more seeds stored, so it won't be a problem if the ones in the forest don't grow. With that being said, I'm hoping desperately that they do grow, and the plants naturally adapt to their environment. Hopefully the roots will eventually dig through the forest soil, which I'm guessing could possibly make the plants even more sturdy and strong if they have to fight harder to dig through the roots? Anyways, like I said, I have 2 more in pots of coco coir, and eventually will move them over to a soil mix. How long do you think I should wait to transplant them into another soil mix? Should I do it as they are seedlings, or once they are about a week or two old...?

I'm not good at advice. But you need sun, soil and water to grow. Each is very important. Two inch plants in 20 foot trees are not going to work. Dig some holes where you have good sun and some cover, add some compost. When you see roots coming out the bottom of your container, go in the ground with them. Add mulch and water every day for the first 4 days. Learn about keeping pests at bay {IPM}.

I understand not wanting to put a ton of time into it, But if you don;t do some of the prep work, what time you do will be wasted. Not to be rude, but it's hard to make a crop in the wild trying. Not trying is not going to get you much.