@HighAltitudeOrganics, nah, I'm "Southern Hemisphere". I too am scared that new home cultivators get put off enjoying themselves when starting with low yield/unstable autos. Autos really should be left for the experts running hydro and mega light installations to grow "product". Different ethos, different aim. I am into breeding my own acclimatised strains that almost "grow themselves" with very little input and no pest/disease issues, using only sunlight and a refined mix of soil of my own design, based on compost/manure etc (29 ingredients!) and a holistic "total soil health community of goodies" for my babies. It's just for me, so yields don't really figure, but healthy quality does. I envy your situation, here we have to keep everything in the shadows and to be able to grow and breed plants in an open atmosphere would be wonderful. It seems being addicted to opiates is OK, but growing a plant is a no-no. Strange really.
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