Another first time grower looking for help

At this moment of time friend of a friend of a friend of a friend is planning on growing guerrilla outside for the first time

Now, he lives in the eastern of the uk part surrounded by countryside and farm land and has found multiple spots to grow. however due to the shitty weather we have here in england im more concerned about the survivability of the plants.

I'm asking for tips to prepare the soil so that the area around it is perfect for growing, this includes everything from ph level of the soil to keeping mould from growing. I've seen videos of people spreading this white powder along the area to help neutralize the ph level and all sorts like that, but unfortunately it was a few nights ago when i was baked and my internet history is long gone. I dont plan on growing just yet so i was going to take this time to prepare the area in a few months around it at such an early stage that it will be almost perfect for the plants.

Secondly what the best indica strain has the best survivability and the best sativa survivability ( im growing 2 to an area as i currently have 3-4 spots that look good to grow and theyre all well away from each other so that when harvest comes i can decide which is the best spot for guerrilla growing) with occasional check ups )

And thirdly when is the best time of year to plant? I was thinking May time as the sun has been out the most in the past few years in May and it declines a little afterwards from what ive seen in the past few years.

Any help is appreciated especially any tips from past experiences you outdoor uk growers have!

peace.

the white stuff is Lime, can get it in most garden centers, farmers often use the same stuff and spread it over there fields in the fall so the soil is ready in the spring, but you can also get some fast working Lime (Dolomite Lime)

when I grew outdoors here in Denmark (guess its about the same as the UK) we did start em inside under some T8 in small cups in may so we had small strong seedlings ready in June when night frost was completely gone ..

to day there is also the choice of Auto`s wont grow as big but will finish fast, would be my choice for a Guerrilla grow for sure, if it was my own garden I would most likely grow a regular strain and start em inside as said above, but for a Guerrilla a fast finish strain is a big plus both when it comes to wether and security, hopefully they are done and harvest before anybody even begin to look for grows (I would grow em in june/July and harvest early August)


out doors we usually cleared the ground in a 1m radius for small grow that could "steal" nutrients and compete with out plant for light and space, then we dig a hole around 1/2m deep and same in radius and planted the small seedling in our own soil mix prepared a few week before ..

if it was me, I would find them 2-3 spots and prepare the soil (dig it up and turn it around so its easy to dig the holes and plant the seedlings next year)

then in May I would order some Auto seeds, and get some good Organic soil (preferable with some worm casting and compost in it)

I would also buy a kilo of blood meal and a kilo of Bat guano and some Dolomite Lime and some Epsom salt (I guess 20-30 pounds for it all cept the seeds)

I would plant em inside in small cups in the middle of May under some small CLFs, so I had a week or two old seedlings to plant in the ground, in the soil mix I made with the blood meal Bat guano, Lime and Epsom salt (let it stand for 2 weeks time)

then I would let em do there stuff in June/July and hopefully harvest some 1/2 ponders in early/medio August, before every body els, that would be a real guerrilla grow, gone before anybody even get a chance to steal it from you, and you would be smoking cured bud when everybody els is harvesting there plants if bad wether or thieves have`t done it for them ..

The white powder is called lime dust. It helps fight in ground bugs as well. Spread powder mix into soil and let sit for 24 hrs then plant. If I were your friend I would go with auto flowers.

Just till the dirt. Throw some composted leaves, cow manure, organic peat, some lime. Make it a nice loamy area. THen pile leaves on top of that dirt and over winter they will help blanket the area and keep on breaking down all that matter. Then when spring comes move the big pile of leaves off the area and plant in that soil. It will be black and loamy and will have an unforgetable earth smell to it. Then break up the soil one more time and plant. You could also spread about some tomatoe fertilizer. The bone meal kind that is like brown and turns mushy. Ill give an exact name in a few but that stuff made some monsters one year and all i did was pour the bag in a 20ft by 25ft area and till it in. Didnt feed until flowering.

Also worm castings. You can add em but you shouldnt need to if your near farm area once you throw that blanket of leaves over the top millions of worms will come and start breaking down all that organic material leaving there precious poop behind.