Good point Jack, Dr. and van.
Van I totally agree. If I got heavy into this shinan I would probably do (in my neck of the woods) plots of 3-4 plants scattered and do like 20 plots. But Nah just want a couple for now. Of course if I really got serious I would probably just buy alot of land somewhere...
Definetely agree w/ the splitting up... I had a bad 2nd or 3rd experience outdoors where my whole crop was eaten by something... still to this day kick myself for not spreading them out in different areas that year instead of the following year..
That's cool, start with a few... In that case, maybe just do 2 plots, 5 plants each... or 3 plots, 4 plants might even be better... That's what i did after my disaster year.. I had 4 plots, 4 plants each.. Ended up w/ 8 females (wasn't 2 females from each plot)... wanted something small... 1 plot produced 4 males, 2 plots produced 2 males/2 females, and one plot produced 4 females (i used this same spot in previous years w/ also great results w/ non-feminized seeds)... I yielded quite a bit off those 8 plants... I can't remember exactly, I want to say it was roughly 2 lbs dried... but i might be mistaken...
Buying some land is an awesome idea, as long as you put a house on it... i don't know about buying land and not putting anything on it... but i may be wrong there...
Just make sure you pick spots that are gonna give some nice breeze and airflow.. Get plenty of light for the most ammount of hours during the day... I've found if you get them in a spot where they might not get totally SOAKED when it rains hard, you may end up w/ some better results in the end...
I'd turn the soil in your spots 3-4 times atleast... mix in whatever you feel like mixing in... I've used lots of different things in the past.... I'm thinking of using the FFOF w/ 25% perilite to 75% FFOF mixture this coming year... mixing it about 5 times before April... Just don't know what I want to add w/ that, if anything... I've used and been recomended some many different things... I think the FFOF / Perilite combo might be the easiest way to go... W/ the full line of FF nutrients...
Whatever you choose... good luck... if you have any questions, feel free to PM as well... i've got quite a bit of outdoor experieince and might be able to answer a question or two...