I remember years ago, some people I knew would say, put seed ion FATHERS DAY, harvest MOTHERS DAY.
so (start of) September- May.
The harvest is of course never going to be good going by a set date, but I guess we didn't know so much back then about different strains, or any other factors that might delay or speed up when a plant is ready (Im talking decades ago "knowledge")
THEN more recently I have been told by a bloke who grows over here and has for decades, to plant on AFL grand final or thereabouts, not sure if that date changes every year (I don't care for sport) but google tells me thats end of September/ start of October.
I don't need to worry about frosts, and temps don't get overly cold.
looking at last years diary of sorts, I had plants vegging at the end of October in the ground,
But..... I reckon I can go earlier, or at least try.
Thanks
@itchybro for the advice regarding civil twilight (I couldn't find the answer to that anywhere).
So in stages, and Im typing here mainly for myself, my memory is bad (I blame lyrica)
Start of September pop seeds in grow box under 13hrs on.
Start of October put them outside but leave in posts for a week or two- if they go into flower, Ill try and keep them in flower for a small early harvest if they don't Ill put in the ground.
mid September pop a few more to go outside mid October, strain differences aside, by then with civil twilight (minus some) It will be over 12 hours daylight.
IF the first lot flowered, start of October I'll pop some more, to go outside end of October like last season.
sooooo Ill hope the first lot work.
then ill hope for 2nd, all else fails Ill have the 3rd.
All 3 fail, well... theres always November
anyways...