hey skunk i am also in the northeast, i have grown outside on various occasions, you wont need nutes or tons of water outdoors up here due to the amount of humidity we usually get the dew is usually pretty thick(at least where i am) the sunlight is pretty strong and should (provided you have them in direct sunlight) be more than enough, i personally like growing in the woods so it's important to find a clear area where even if the sunlight is filtered you still get at least 12 hours of light a day.
I know reading things on here make it look painfully complex, but it is a "weed" after all, they grow wild as well as any other plant.
as far as comments with the bagseed strain and such i have never used any known strain, i've always grown from bagseed, its just luck, i've grown seeds i've taken from headies that have produced shitty lil buds and i've also used shwag seeds and grown serious nugs, im not saying i know a lot about growing, but i will say that there's not a lot that you can do to kill them, they're very hearty plants, they don't need much to make you happy.
Good luck-
Storm