Growing on balcony in Thailand - Please Help!

Please can some one give me some advice on growing skunk seeds outside (on my balcony) in Thailand?

I plan to start growing within the next week or so. The seeds i purchased I believe are to be of good quality. I bought them online and are the following strains:

White Dwarf (Feminised) - Buddha Seeds
Short Rider (Feminised) - Nirvana
AK-48 (regular) - Nirvana
Automatic (Feminised) - Big Buddha

Thailand is near to the equator and there is only about a 30 min difference in daylight hours throughout the year. I'm not sure how this will effect these kind of seeds. Will they start to flower early cause of the natural 12 hour daylight period or will they not flower at all because of the time of year?

If its possible to get these plants to flower in these conditions can anyone recommend what strain i should try first? If the normal strains wont flower at this time of year in this part of the world, would the auto flowering seed that i purchased be a better choice to plant instead?

This is my first grow so I'm a little confused. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers People.

Cheers for the warning brother.

All precautions have been taken. Everything's set up, just wanna make sure i get it right from the get go.
I just hope they will flower at this time of year over here.

Aloha Carlito100. Sounds like you're set for an adventure there. Okay, what part of Thailand are we talking about? I lived many years in Thailand. Chiang Mai, Bangkok,and last but not least Bhwang Kwan Prison in Bangkok(for inmates with sentences above 26 years.) I need to know your area so I can think about what you need. I highly suggest that in the future you be careful when dealing with Nirvana. Personally, I think they put out a product that should be sold for the most part. I trust only two or three strains that they sell,...period. It looks like you have one of them, AK-48. To me this is their best strain period hands down!

Okay, what are your grow plans, indoors or out? If indoors what kinda light setup do you have. Can plant nutrients be had in Bangkok relatively easy? Is there even a specialty store for dealing with indoor grows? I grew 'White Dwarf' before. As far as Autoflowering goes. I was totally disappointed! I got just over 9 grams for that plant...dried!?!? I grew several other autoflowering strains with similar results! With autoflowering strains, these plants only wanna be transplanted once, and one time only! I have since found out that autoflowering strains require two things to get those plants maxed out. They require deep medium for their root system, and require B-1 only for their food source. Do that and you should get good results.

Try to answer my few questions then I'll check back later and we will go from there!

[FONT=&quot]Thanks for replying to my post Puna Bud.

Ok, here is all the info.

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[FONT=&quot]I have an excellent grow area on my balcony out of view from prying eyes from all directions.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]This area gets lots of sun and a nice breeze throughout the day. It’s in Bangkok but more towards the outskirts of town so the Bangkok pollution/haze/smog isn't so much of a problem here.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Right now the sun rise is at about 18:00 and the sun sets about 18:20.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]I done a 'test run' with some tomato plants from seed in the same grow area as I will be using and all plants now look to be very healthy. The grow area on the balcony is about 8 by 4 feet, and I plan to grow only 1 or 2 plants at a time in this area. Maybe staggered (start the second plant a month or six weeks after the first plant). As I said it’s out of view from prying eyes but ideally I would feel more comfortable if my plants didn’t grow any taller than say 4 and a half feet high.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]I plan to germinate, pot the plants and place straight out onto the balcony (in a part out of direct sunlight) until the plants start to develop properly, then re-pot them and move them to my preferred grow area on the balcony. So my initial idea is that all growing will take place outside.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Nutrients should hopefully not be too much of a problem. I have Superstart B-1 then I have a nutrient to use for growth the period and then finally a nutrient used in the flowing period. The growth and flowing nutrients are written in Thai, so I can’t give details on them, however I did speak at length with the proprietor and she explained exactly how to use and when (all be it that she was under the impression that I was gunna use the nutrients for tomato plants)! [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]These are the details on the label of the SuperStart Vitamin B-1:
Vitamin B-1
Alpha Naphthalene Acetic Acid (A hormone like-substance)
Plus Chelated Iron and phosphate

Just a quick question in regards to the vit-b1. I was planning on using it at about the time when the 2nd bract of leaves develop, do you know if this would be the correct use of this product? It says it’s a root stimulant that reduces transplant shock. So I’m a bit confused on that one. As for the other two nutrients I’m hoping the shopkeeper is right and that they will do a similar job on my weed plants as they would on tomato plants. (Forgive me if this sounds naive).[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]The soil I plan to use should not be a problem, I have sourced a place where I can get a good mix. I have found an outlet selling a PH testing kit, so will purchase that later this week.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]As I’m sure you are aware Puna Bud, things are not so easy to come by here in Thailand, so I would prefer to do all growing outside. I did read one comment here in the forum about perhaps starting the plants inside then take them out to the balcony for the flowing period. I would really what to avoid this method though as finding all the equipment for an indoor setup here might be just too hard.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Anyway I appreciate your comments on Nirvana seeds; shortly after buying them did I do a search and found loads of complaints. Anyway I learnt a lesson there, don’t buy seeds when you’re stoned! Some of the other verities are from Big Buddha Seeds and I’ve read nothing too bad about them so far.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Anyway mate, thanks so much for getting back to me, I know this is a big post but I just wanted to get as much info across as possible.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Hope all you guys can give us some feedback soon.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Cheers People.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]One last thing I would like to clarify and I’m sure Puna Bud would agree, Thailand is a nightmare for police and police roadblocks, I get pulled over and searched all the time. Last week I narrowly escaped with an ounce stuffed down my pants. Buying weed here is way too risky and its normally bad quality. If I can just grow 1 or 2 plants for personal use on my balcony, I hope to avoid any more encounters with the authorities and hope to have a decent smoke at the same time.[/FONT]

Ever seen locked up abroad? Real shit this lady almost got the death penalty for trying to transport hash she did like 6 yrs They said for drugs, in Thai you die. Please do your research cuz I hate watching ppl get fucked like that in other countries besides USA. Good luck bro I really hope they dont stone you to death.

robert 14617 said:

Real life Thailand: Drugs in Thailand

id think about it before just growing it looks like thai laws are pretty harsh

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What the hell...

Thats CRAZY!

Ok people, I appreciate the concern and many warnings.

Please understand that I have lived here most of my life, I'm fluent in the lingo and as I mentioned before that I have taken every precaution, i don't wish to go into any further details about what I have done to safeguard myself, but lets just say the right palms can be greased if the shit hits the fan. This is South East Asia after all people. So please guys, thanks for the warnings but can anyone figure out if my plans gunna work? And if so do you have any advice?

Cheers People.

IN Thai YOU DIE!!!!!!

u must be really thick to grow in thailand, u get put in the jail for basically having a gram of any drug on u , do not do it

I don't mean to be funny skinz18, but if you aint got any advice, why bother to post. Ive made it clear what I'm doing, and Ive made it clear that I'm fully aware of the consequences.

I'm only asking for help on the growing side of things. I really don't want to have a debate about the sternness of Thai law on drugs in this forum. If you wanna stop calling me names and help me, then i thank you, if not don't bother to post. Simple.

I think a proper question to ask other than warning you mate is what is the elevation where you are? You're growing on a balcony, so add 10' per floor and let us know. That is actually a relevant question as simple as it seems.

Thank you for your relevant question, ReverendMaynard. I am 7 floors up, so 70'. Do you know what effect this will have on the plants?

Cheers my friend.

how many hours of direct light do you get on your balcony?

The balcony receives direct sunlight throughout most of the day (minus, say the first hour or so of light).

Its a great spot. If need be, I could position my plant in various spots on the balcony to receive direct sunlight for almost the whole day.

Hope this helps,

Cheers Robert.

may need to veg them indoors to give them the leg up they need , or just bring them in for a few extra hours of light for the first few mo. then let them finish on the balcony

Thanks Robert, I will consider looking at some sort of indoor setup as well for the veg period. The trouble is getting the equipment over here. In your opinion us there no way that the will flower on there own by growing them straight on the balcony?

Cheers Mate.

its going to flower the plant will try and survive that requires trying to seed , its the size the plant reaches before it shifts into flowering that will determine the amount of bud your going to achieve

i heard its good to grow outdoor in thailand..they get good numbers of UVB from the sun

Your plant will start to flower at 12/12. It will grow untill its mature(6-8 weeks?) and then flower. It can be done, but your plant wont get very big.