oh ya no nutes until about 8-12 inches..once you see roots poking through that thing, if you can, go out and buy a bag of organic good dirt. then it will have nutes for a while within the dirt already and also you will know its ph balanced also. better to start seedlings inside if they will be outdoor plants, and idk your situation in a place like new york but i doubt your able to just grow yourself a monster outdoors due to local law lol so really i wouldnt be growing outside at all in ny unless it was a well located guerilla grow..