does anyone know how good these strains will do outdoor at 42N latitude?eastcoast.the strains are,lemon larry og,ultimate Chemdog 91,herijuana,sour banana og,and sfv og.any info on how these do in the new england area is appreciated.peace!
I'm at 40.5 N and I did a bunch of chem crosses last year.
Chemdog D Bx 2, Chem 1 x Afi,
Chemdog D x Afi and they all finished between Oct 4-15. The buds were very dense but they didn't get much mold at all but you need to do some preventative spraying. I used
green cure.
I had excellent results with Grindhouse Bubba Kush x Blue Sonja. Very big 2 lb plus plants and they finished between Oct 15-20.
G13/SD by Head Seeds finished by Oct 10 and were also big yielders. They all were between 1.5 and 2 lbs and the smoke is potent.
I always do some Afghanis. Afghan 1 will finish in early October and a few in late September. Big yielders, mold resistent, tasty and potent.
Skunks are not an early strain and will usually take until Oct 20 to Nov 5 depending on what pheno you get. The UK Cheese does finish by mid to late October.
I go by this. 60 days flowering outside is around Oct 4 in the NE. Around Aug 4 the days start to shorten enough that flowering begins. Aug 1 is the outdoor equivalent of going 12/12 inside. I know it isn't 12/12 but the nights have been getting longer and by Aug 4 flowering has been triggered.
So 8 week strains can finish by Oct 4-10. 9 week strains 10-17, 10 weeks 17th to 24 and 11 weeks 24th to 31st.
Now cold and rain can slow it down and warm and dry might speed it up a bit. So will a spot that gets shady earlier.
I am doing some Lemon Larry and I expect it to finish before Oct 15 same with the Purple Kush fems from elite. I know a grower in New England that did the Banana OG outside last year and it finished around Oct 15.
You just have to stay in the 8-11 week range and see which ones work. Every area is different even if they are at the same lat.
Pick spots that get sun as early in the day as possible. This way the morning dew evaporates quickly. This makes a huge difference.
Spay your seedlings with aspirin water the first few weeks of their lives. This builds up their immune system to fight mold. Also apray it once a month in June, July, August and September.
Have some
Green Cure to spray early in flowering and have on hand in case mold shows when the buds are thick.
LST your branches to separate them and allow good air flow. Cut away surrounding vegetation to also increase air flow.
Throughout the veg period pick off leaves that have bird dropping or bug droppings (honeydew) because mold will grow from this.
Put a small fence around seedlings. Chicken wire 1 foot around and 2 feet tall. This cuts down on a lot of heartache caused by rabbits, deer and groundhogs.
Good Luck!!!