Jrod2676
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Is tis the season yet to start planting outdoors ? If not when ??
What’s the day seeds should be good to go outdoors ?
Farmer88
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About one week after your area's last frost date. Some people use mother's day as an arbitrary date.
TSD
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Depends what zone you're in.
Jrod2676
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Michigan . I feel it’s bout time damn near ,?
Harvard
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I always waited till end of may depending on the year. I’ve seen frosts first week of June. I’m considered west Michigan.
Farmer88
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Google "last frost date (your zip code)"
If you'd like to go by light hours google "civil twilight chart (your zip code)"
If you'd like to go by light hours google "civil twilight chart (your zip code)"
TSD
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I'm zone 4 and anything before late May/ early June is risky... we just got like 2 inches of snow last night. Over it. Michigan is parallel with some of NY, so depending where you are, you're from zone 4-6.
Farmer88
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Growing zone and latitude is more of a generalization for frost. There is more spesific information for your general location available. Even if you are on a similar parallel as upstate NY you will have different lake effect weather that will alter the equation. If there are farms in your area it's worth going to talk to some of them about weather patterns over the past decades and what they think about the coming season. You may have to work with them to get their attention, but I have never turned away a volunteer on my farm because free labor.
TSD
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It is, but it's a good starting point. The farmer's almanac is also worth taking a glance at.
Farmer88
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Almanac and general growing zones are great resourses. And there's no reason to over think it. I don't know anything about your area. If you've had hard frosts in May, wait until June.
TSD
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Better safe than sorry. I got bored last year due to flu and started my vegetables too early, and put them out too early because I wasn't transplanting all that shit and keeping it inside... they got hit with a cold snap mid May and all the delicate shit died.. I'm practically in Canada. It's so hard to be patient sometimes lol.
Farmer88
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If you're that far up there are definitely farmers around to talk to. When I started in agriculture I worked for a brilliant and terrifying man, he did nothing but discourage me from working for him for about two months. After that he was an open book to all of his knowledge espcially while working in the rows. I still call him years later for advice and guidance. A lot of horticultural and agricultural knowledge is locked away inside the heads of ancient men, if you want it, it's there.
You don't have to upend your life or career, but putting in some work with guys who have been growing plants in your area for years is worth the time and relationship, especially if you are going to be growing outside.
Jrod2676
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Okay . So to everyone commenting . I wanna grow my and the newest dolato strain , that yields heavy outdoors . That being said , id like to have all those seeds /at teen age ,ready to go outside for outdoor season growth. Would it be safe to say , I could / should start these seeds under blurple uv lighting this week , to have em ready to move outside for outdoor season. ??? Or waittt 2 or 3 weeks???
stickyfingers1
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Me 43.6532° N, 79.3832° W. May 24th is a safe bet along the 43rd parallel.
Any early there's the risk of frost. But also premature flowering.
Any early there's the risk of frost. But also premature flowering.
Farmer88
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Yes
Harvard
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Start inside now under fluorescents, blurple probably work too, never used one.
TSD
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No doubt. I'm pretty comfortable with most things, my mom taught me a lot and I've been gardening for some years now... last year was the first time I've grown weed in over a decade, due to my husband's career. Love learning tips and tricks on this forum though!
Jrod2676
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Houston . We have a 100% 29 hr germination sucess rate ! 
completely came up with it making a touch or 1”2 to wet paper towel. Insane what’s the world record ?
completely came up with it making a touch or 1”2 to wet paper towel. Insane what’s the world record ?
Madmax
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They going in the ground or in pots?.when i put em out early i make a mini hot house with ventilation and put them in over nite ..they are pretty hardy ive had seedlings out in frost that never killed them..its not so much the frost its the quick thaw that snaps them.....
Frankster
Never trust a doctor who's plants have died.
Supporter
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What part of Michigan, it's a big state.
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