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Whats the Best Current State & County in USA for growing?

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Ziggaro

And 1.5 hours from 2 of the biggest cities in the east and Headies is still going for 400+/oz easy
 
I agree on the legalization- pretty sure its decrim and medical in all NE states and Maine has towns in it that have legalized it municipally. I digress from you on the other points, in the bigger cities good stuff is mid 2's per unit now so I wouldn't consider that enough of a margin to move across country for, and the outdoor growing climate is prob the worst in the country (cold and wet with short seasons, that's why hops growers abandoned the region decades ago to move out west).

Yea Maine seems cold. all the 20-30yo's mowing there parents lawns at the exact same time was a red flag to me. Tn looks ok :) need to visit it first though.
 

oti$

Active member
I'm with coldcana, I am seriously considering selling the house, liquidating assets and moving back down south. The small fishing town across the bay where I grew up is now a casino boom town and I'm certain top shelf still goes for tippy top dollar down there. Stakes are very high down that way though, as they do NOT play!
 

stoned-trout

if it smells like fish
Veteran
I like to fish as well...yeehaw...new England still has good prices/market but also cold and feet of snow,,, parts of maine get 12 ft and more...maybe if ya haul ass for the winter like the Canadian snowbirds do....
 

coldcanna

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Haha if I was really tryin to do it big and illegal I'd stay doin the big outdoor run in Cali for half the year then turn it all into shatter, go spend the other half of the year selling it out in $70 grams in some southern college town. But in the mean time I think I'll stick to my safe little medical situation
 
Haha if I was really tryin to do it big and illegal I'd stay doin the big outdoor run in Cali for half the year then turn it all into shatter, go spend the other half of the year selling it out in $70 grams in some southern college town. But in the mean time I think I'll stick to my safe little medical situation

comes out better if you dry sift all the green out first.
 

stoned-trout

if it smells like fish
Veteran
their kicking ass in Goshen.. the water company even bills you higher if you got a grow or a pool...no busts...hot tho...yeehaw
 
Goshen in Tulare county Ca ?

( Collectives may grow up to 99 plants within proper zoning; otherwise up to 24 plants at 6 mature or 12 immature plants per patient for only 2 patients.)

seems kind of dusty there. the temps look good :)
 
shits confusing. cant decide between place that is not known for growing or place that is known for it. nevada seems cool because of vegas and the way people there are conditioned to look at money. looked at a few places in trinity pines ,they make me feel like a bomb squad person cos people dont abandon property they set up for growing unless things go wrong. im guessing its usually friends or family that cause most people to abandon there grows more often then police.
 
everybody made fun of me for wanting to move there. its actually at the top of my list of places to move. i spent 2 nights there this summer or one night i cant remember.
 
Which zone?

is 22 better or worse then 23 ?

Maritime air is a bad thing right ?

Is "scorching heat" the same as incandescent, growth stopping heat?

How does sizzling compare to scorching ? are those both terms i need to remember? i can comprehend what growth stopping heat means but i don't understand what the other words mean or imply. to me they don't seem worth learning. was it written like that just to please a women that doesn't like repetitive wording ?

Chilly is better then cold right? do cold runs ever come out better outdoors ?



ZONE 7. Oregon's Rogue River Valley, California's High Foothills
Growing season: May to early Oct. Summers are hot and dry; typical winter lows run from 23 degrees to 9 degrees F/-5 degrees to -13 degrees C. The summer-winter contrast suits plants that need dry, hot summers and moist, only moderately cold winters.
ZONE 8. Cold-air Basins of California's Central Valley
Growing season: mid-Feb. through Nov. This is a valley floor with no maritime influence. Summers are hot; winter lows range from 29 degrees to 13 degrees F/-2 degrees to -11 degrees C. Rain comes in the cooler months, covering just the early part of the growing season.
ZONE 9. Thermal Belts of California's Central Valley
Growing season: late Feb. through Dec. Zone 9 is located in the higher elevations around Zone 8, but its summers are just as hot; its winter lows are slightly higher (temperatures range from 28 degrees to 18 degrees F/-2 degrees to -8 degrees C). Rainfall pattern is the same as in Zone 8.
ZONE 10. High Desert Areas of Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas, Oklahoma Panhandle, and Southwest Kansas
Growing season: April to early Nov. Chilly (even snow-dusted) weather rules from late Nov. through Feb., with lows from 31 degrees to 24 degrees F/-1 degree to -4 degrees C. Rain comes in summer as well as in the cooler seasons.
ZONE 11. Medium to High Desert of California and Southern Nevada
Growing season: early April to late Oct. Summers are sizzling, with 110 days above 90 degrees F/32 degrees C. Balancing this is a 3 1/2-month winter, with 85 nights below freezing and lows from 11 degrees to 0 degrees F/-12 degrees to -18 degrees C. Scant rainfall comes in winter.
ZONE 12. Arizona's Intermediate Desert
Growing season: mid-Mar. to late Nov., with scorching midsummer heat. Compared to Zone 13, this region has harder frosts; record low is 6 degrees F/-14 degrees C. Rains come in summer and winter.
ZONE 14. Inland Northern and Central California with Some Ocean Influence
Growing season: early Mar. to mid-Nov., with rain coming in the remaining months. Periodic intrusions of marine air temper summer heat and winter cold (lows run from 26 degrees to 16 degrees F/-3 degrees to -9 degrees C). Mediterranean-climate plants are at home here.
ZONE 16. Northern and Central California Coast Range Thermal Belts
Growing season: late Feb. to late Nov. With cold air draining to lower elevations, winter lows typically run from 32 degrees to 19 degrees F/0 degrees to -7 degrees C. Like Zone 15, this region is dominated by maritime air, but its winters are milder on average.
ZONE 18. Hilltops and Valley Floors of Interior Southern California
Growing season: mid-Mar. through late Nov. Summers are hot and dry; rain comes in winter, when lows reach 28 degrees to 10 degrees F/-2 degrees to -12 degrees C. Plants from the Mediterranean and Near Eastern regions thrive here.
ZONE 19. Thermal Belts around Southern California's Interior Valleys
Growing season: early Mar. through Nov. As in Zone 18, rainy winters and hot, dry summers are the norm―but here, winter lows dip only to 27 degrees to 22 degrees F/-3 degrees to -6 degrees C, allowing some tender evergreen plants to grow outdoors with protection.
ZONE 22. Colder-winter Parts of Southern California's Coastal Region
Growing season: Mar. to early Dec. Winter lows seldom fall below 28 degrees F/-2 degrees C (records are around 21 degrees F/-6 degrees C), though colder air sinks to this zone from Zone 23. Summers are warm; rain comes in winter. Climate here is largely oceanic.
ZONE 23. Thermal Belts of Southern California's Coastal Region
Growing season: almost year-round (all but first half of Jan.). Rain comes in winter. Reliable ocean influence keeps summers mild (except when hot Santa Ana winds come from inland), frosts negligible; 23 degrees F/-5 degrees C is the record low.

looks like 7,8 & 9 are the most stable.
 

Itsmychoice

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ICMag Donor
I would have to think

I would have to think

A big mountain cabin in "ski town", CO. Big basement hillside with a private view. You couldn't grow enough quality indoor to support those markets at least for the next ten years. Power consumption wouldn't be an issue with the big houses around. 20k watts and you are set. If you are able to make that happen, do it.
 
my knees are fucked up and other stuff. would make me depressed to live in a ski town. the part of colo that only gets down to 0-5f degrees looks ok. 20kw needs more then one person to run it, i could do that but it would consume far too much of my life doing bulb,soil,water & plant maintenance + trimming. i need days off. trying to end up somewhere i can do outdoor.
 
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