Illinois 2010 grow help

hey everybody. I live in Illinois and ive done indorr grows a few times but i want to do it outdoor for 2010 and honestly ive read everything there is to read about outdoor growing and watched so many vids. and they helped butttt not enough. i want to know if anyone can help me out and let me know the best time to start it, how to prepare the soil, a watering system, pretty much the whole kit and kabbodle. i have some white widow seeds and some himalayan gold seeds and i just want to get a great harvest and share the happiness with friends. so if you could please help thatd be pretty damn great

i also have a spot. well a few spots. and money for soil and other things needed

come on i know someone knows about this shit

well u couldent of read everything if your asking them qestions ... search this fourm for your qestions . check out your farmers alminac for frost dates and plant after your last frost ... this is a nevereneding learning game so every second of free time u got do a little searching u will find its easyier to search then to ask ...

Well im also by the great lakes, and i usually start around the end of April. I would start them off in some plastic 16 oz cups until they are about 7-8 inches. Then transplant them into the ground with your prepared soil. Personally i dont dig to big of holes. I just loosen up the dirt about 10 inches deep and mix in my pre bought soil with the natural soil. I usually end up with plants that are about 6-8 ft tall. I would try to get them in a spot where they get about 7-8 hrs of good sunlight. Thats pretty much all you need to know. You will need to fertilize and everything but the bottles of fertilizer usually tell you mix ratios. If bugs are a problem then go to lowes and buy a organic pesticide for tomato plants that stuff usually does the trick. If you have any other questions pm me.

i may or may not live in the state right above you and i have done a few out door grows. its super easy dude. make sure they have 6 hours of DIRECT sun minumum. make sure you have a fence of sort to prevent deer and other rodents from gettin at them. when vivisting your plants piss around the plants that helps keep unwantted rodents away too. as for soil you really dont need anything to much maybe a 20 bucks 40 pint bag for transplanting into the ground. let them grow in the cups untill the weather gets good. (usual in june is safe maybe a bit sooner for u). plant them in the ground igve them a 1/4 to 1/2 neut mix with water then watch the weather. if it rains then dont water if it doesnt rain then water. also buy some organic insect and mold preventer. to spray on your plants also. neem oil one one that i can think of off the top of my head. but dude its outside and pot is a weed so it will grow. make sure to check the soil ph of the ground your growing in too. and adjust your waterings to fix any defects.

plant your plants in the ground its harder for people to steal them then*

Illinois typically has the worst type soil for growing MJ - clay. working lots of sand and and some organic matter will help.

The climate isn't that great either, because it gets cold about the same time day length shortens.

I'd definitely consider growing an auto-flowering strain, because it will finish in 3 months regardless of daylength.

Green Cross said:

Illinois typically has the worst type soil for growing MJ - clay. working lots of sand and and some organic matter will help.

The climate isn't that great either, because it gets cold about the same time day length shortens.

I'd definitely consider growing an auto-flowering strain, because it will finish in 3 months regardless of daylength.

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yes he is right about the soil but as far as auto flowering that isnt nessesary you can grow any indica even some stativas ive done it so ya

ok well thanks for all the replies they really help this is all i needed and dude ive done my damn research i just wanted illinois growers opinions on this shit

Green Cross said:

Illinois typically has the worst type soil for growing MJ - clay. working lots of sand and and some organic matter will help.

The climate isn't that great either, because it gets cold about the same time day length shortens.

I'd definitely consider growing an auto-flowering strain, because it will finish in 3 months regardless of daylength.

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I know this is an old thread, BUT, I get disturbed when I see peeps saying Illinois sucks for growing. The upper 2/3 of this state has some of the best growing soil around. I like to add some perlite, mych, compost manure and a few others. The soil is black gold in most parts of the farm country, sub urban and backwoods and needs little amending. We get some shitty weather and frost come mid to late October, but that's what early flowering mold resistant strains are for.