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chataqua, Roy is right. Do not use ProMix by itself. It will dry out way too quick. Besides, it carries no nutes by itself and you'll quickly develop nute deficencies if used by itself...
IMO, Pro Mix is nice to use but mix it with some bags of pasturized cow/sheep shit etc. Also, ocean mixes work well and will carry many trace nutes which will go far. I mix upto 50/50% ProMix to manures, with %20 worm castings added as well as bone/blood meals.
Predig your holes and lay down your mix outdoors long before you plant. Often coons and other animals will dig through your newly-filled patch of dirt thinking some other animal has dug it up and left some goodies. They figure there is food to be had and will dig up and destroy any new plants searching for the food. I speak from experience.
Wait a week or two and allow the animals to play...
Obviously have a southern exposure. Also, if you are growing anywhere in a forest you must take into account for the sun to drop its angle in the sky as fall approaches. I have also learned the hard way that just because the plants get lots of sun in the summer, as that sun drops the trees can block sunlight from getting to the crop thus ending up with poor yielding , small plants.
Keep it tight lipped. Ive seen more crops ripped off by a "friend" of a friend who heard aboput crops being grown in certain places. There is lots of time to brag after it is in the bag. the only time I ever had a crop compromised is when someone I was in on told some "friends" that he was growing locally, and sure enough we had pirates rip the plot! (The other plots that were kept quiet were harvested no problem)
Read as much as you can from various threads on boards across the 'net about others growing outdoors. A good way to draw inspiration is to read others' threads, past and present. Often good ideas can be had from combing thru threads....
Good luck to ya....
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