Mr. MUSH...
YOu should consider growing this plant indoors and taking clones from it... THAT is if it is female..
yes, seed/strain is important.... please, don't be offended... YOUR friend doesn't know his ass from my ass.. lol
GROWING comes from experience... and reading.... and a great grower is always learnig... KEEPING HIS or HER awareness open for better techniques.... and the more problems you have in the begining.. will usually lead to BECOMING a greater grower.. NOT always... I was a prodgidy from day 1.. LOL
NOW.... if you are in the western hemisphere, it is to late to grow outside..
You need to learn about the light cycles of MY plants... this is critical.. IT takes abot 3 seconds to learn and understand if you are smart and 12 seconds if you are retarded, and 25 seconds if you are dead..
Once you know the light cycle (flowering vs vegging) you then need to learn about lighting..... this also takes about 12-30 seconds...
Then you need to learn about pH.. this takes 2 minutes and an iq above 69...
iloveyou
watch this video -
pH Water - See More Buds
Search around for threads about people who are growing with CFLs.. compact fluorescent lights.... these are cheap to get and they can help you raise a plant.. that you can take cuttings from... you want the cuttings.. so that you can preserve the plant until next spring.... this is when you will plant OUTSIDE...
until then, you can practice inside with CFLs.. a GREAT cfl set up will costyou less than $100.... with an intial investment of 20-30 dollars
you need
supplies
soil
3 gallon container
CFL lights (google if you dont know) - you need the 43 watt bulb
pH kit
small brain (you probably have this or larger already) lol iloveyou
additional supplies
timer
rockwool cubes
cloning gel
razor
shultz fertilizer (liquid drops)
seedling tray
fan
visqueen (google it)
iloveyou