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mrliam1 said:
well from what i have researched some auto flowers do well outdoors:/

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These are some autos (lowsonic) done by a friend of mine outdoors.






...in Finland


My best advice would be to check out Hybrids From Hell for genetics, and seedheaven.net for tons of grow logs from northern outdoor growers.

Good luck!

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mrliam1 said:
yeah i agree, i was also looking at himalayan gold, a bit more expensive at £8 each, but i think itd be much better to get more seeds, do you know if the seeds that are bought in a 10 pack feminised on that site?

sorry for being a complete n00b but this is what i was thinking about, start the seeds off in just a small "cup" type pot, then throw that into something a bit bigger, like a 5 gallon bucket or so, then when the plant is about a foot and chuck that into the ground, i'm not sure about the lighting for vegetation though, right now we can get a good 12/12 light and darkness, so do you think it would be okay to just leave them outside for veg + flowering?

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Nothing on SH is feminized unless listed as such.  I'm not sure what you're talking about with the himalayan..is that an auto?

Okay, sounds like you're pretty unfamiliar with growing outside..that's okay   Yes, you can start them off inside (or outside, but it's tougher) under some (compact) fluorescent lights.  Then move them outside to bigger pots, or into the ground.

Outside, nature takes care of the light cycle.  Strain selection is important though, especially in your location.  You can do everything else right and if the plants don't finish in time..well, it really sucks!  Any of the strains I mentioned above should fare well at your latitude.  And of course autos will do fine, but yield varies a lot between strains and conditions.  Highly recommend going with 'early' strains like I mentioned above that are bred to be grown outdoors.  When after you put the plants outside they'll grow (veg) until they sense the days getting shorter.  Ideally for you, this would be sometime in July..then they will flower and hopefully you'll harvest in September.  The idea of "12/12" is only applicable to indoor growers..it 'snaps' the plants into flower and is easier than changing the light schedule by a few minutes every day like happens in nature.

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mrliam1 said:i have found alot of good info on "Hybrids from hell" i was looking at them and found 2 that really caught my eye "danish gold" and "scottish"

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Esben is the man..he's a great breeder but an even better person.  His hybrids (while from Hell) are full of love!  Those are good choices for strains..danish gold is as proven as it gets..and the scottish should do really well for your area. 

Why are you starting so few plants?  Guerilla growing has lots of potential issues..if you want to finish with three females why not pop a pack of seeds? 

It makes things a lot easier if you can start them off and at least get them a couple inches tall inside.  Then you can move them to a protected area outdoors and let them get a little size before transplanting to your final spot.  All you'd need is a couple CFLs to start them inside.  Germinating and getting them to come up outside can be tough, especially if its cool out.

Two weeks is pretty fast to be showing sex, especially for an outdoor plant.  If you get nice growth you might know a month in.  I've had plants outside before that were 5+ feet tall before sharing..but seven-eight nodes (around a foot tall) seems to be about average.

Don't sweat the weather too much..nothing you can do..and plenty of UK growers pull it off

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mrliam1 said:i do have a little shed at the side of my house, ill have to try and stick some lights in there and keep the plants in there for a week or two, then put them outside

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That sounds good if the temps are right   You can start seeds in small trays like these and do a pack under one or two CFLs.



Let them grow for a week and get some roots, then move into small pots to put outside.  You can either wait for these to sex, and then kill the males and transplant.  Or put them all into the ground unsexed and kill the males as they show.  Until flowering starts, having females and males together isn't a problem.  You'll be able to tell sex way before they start to flower.  No way to know how many females..it should be around 50/50. 

As for lighting..window sills tend to make for stretchy plants unless they are south-facing and get full sunlight for 7-8 hours.  I'm not sure what you mean with the main light that's a meter away..do you mean your ceiling light?  You need a couple CFLs or shop lights and they should be around 10-20 cm away from the plants.