How far north for outdoors?

Pretty much at the title says.. what's the first-year north latitude you can expect to grow outdoors and have decent results?

Wish I could offer some better advice but I grew Blue Dream in Scotland - 56’ North.

Shit wet dull summer and still got a few joints worth.

Here’s them 4 weeks old in June, harvested early Nov. Withstood a few frosts too!

But what I can say is that it’s all going to be strain dependant on how well your harvest goes.

Hope someone can chime in on certain strains etc.

Well im almost as far north as you would want to go

And plenty of people grow outdoors
You just have to preveg for spring and figure put a way to deprive light to switch it before it gets too cold.

For a few plants no problem. Any more then that its a job lol

Now what i have considered after finally trying some autos. And liking them.

That autos would be totally awsome up hear with 20 ish hours of daylight its about perfect

I just havent ordered a whole bunch yet.

But i did polinate a auto blackberry kush
So im hoping a few of the seeds will be some auto seeds and hopefully i can make more

I'm in scotland too.. 56°n
And very wet cloudy weather

Buds.on.a.budget said:

I'm in scotland too.. 56°n
And very wet cloudy weather

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Yeah it really doesn’t help. Depending on your access I started them off in Little Home made greenhouses.

Essential get a clear large plastic water bottle and cut in half. Pop them over and it really helps then in the early stages.

Gonna try some autos this year as the long days in the summer should suit them better than photoperiod strains..

Latitude doesn't really tell the tale. I'm just above 44 but near the end of the grow my success is based on weather but typically have no issues, it is strain dependant to a point. IMO if they could just tweak the auto's to give a bit more potency I'd be real happy to use them exclusively but sadly they all kind of suck so far lol.

Budley Doright said:

Latitude doesn't really tell the tale. I'm just above 44 but near the end of the grow my success is based on weather but typically have no issues, it is strain dependant to a point. IMO if they could just tweak the auto's to give a bit more potency I'd be real happy to use them exclusively but sadly they all kind of suck so far lol.

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Have a look into some newer autos mate, they've really caught up in the last few years I'm not kidding!
Some are over 20% now
Dutch passion are really good for high yielding potent autos
Auto ultimate holds the record at 1028g from a single plant

Buds.on.a.budget said:

Have a look into some newer autos mate, they've really caught up in the last few years I'm not kidding!
Some are over 20% now
Dutch passion are really good for high yielding potent autos
Auto ultimate holds the record at 1028g from a single plant

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I try two or three new auto strains every year and while ok I'm not super impressed yet, yield is not a concern but quality is and again it's just not there but I keep trying lol. Think different was ok with one plant being quite nice out of 7 but that's not the ratio I'm after tbh

Fair enough, I thought you were under the impression they're still absolute garbage like they used to be lol

Question.. say I veg a couple months, plant her outside, put a bucket over her or something to start flowering, will the fact that we only get like 6 hours darkness in summer not put it back to veg? That's why I was thinking autos

Buds.on.a.budget said:

Fair enough, I thought you were under the impression they're still absolute garbage like they used to be lol

Question.. say I veg a couple months, plant her outside, put a bucket over her or something to start flowering, will the fact that we only get like 6 hours darkness in summer not put it back to veg? That's why I was thinking autos

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At 6 hours it will reveg yes. But it you were to cover it outdoors to allow 12 it would finish at the end of the flower cycle re light deprivation and yup keep trying different auto's, I've heard good things re Mephisto auto's

Outdoors isn't viable for me then, would have to be miles away to hide it and couldn't make it there to cover it every night

I am at 46 north and depending on weather usually have my babies in by late may. Is can grow til mid October tho it has already begun to frost at night.
Still pull off great yields tho I start my babies indoors around feb.

I've got a re veg I was thinking of putting outdoors, chopped in December and been bulking out since

ganga gurl420 said:

I am at 46 north and depending on weather usually have my babies in by late may. Is can grow til mid October tho it has already begun to frost at night.
Still pull off great yields tho I start my babies indoors around feb.

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I'm pretty much the same but if it's wet and cold my girls, strain dependant, can be prone to rot. Some years are better than others .

What's the best strains you have found? I know most purple strains are good for outdoors, and northern lights, so I've heard anyway

Buds.on.a.budget said:

What's the best strains you have found? I know most purple strains are good for outdoors, and northern lights, so I've heard anyway

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I've grown a little bit of everything here and it rains a lot. The only thing that has molded on me was the blue dream...but they were thick and big buds. But I only lost maybe half a pound out of all 12 plants. I just read an article that said to spray high ph water on buds because mold won't grow in a high ph environment.

This gorilla bomb I'm doing I doors just now is apparently mould resistant
Again just what ive read on it
This is just with a little vipar 135w led and some cfl

Buds.on.a.budget said:

This gorilla bomb I'm doing I doors just now is apparently mould resistant
Again just what ive read on it
View attachment 4091345 This is just with a little vipar 135w led and some cfl

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looks good. I am running a few of them this yr for outdoor.

I am not having mould issues with photo's, but get it with auto's, mid August, I am having issues with bud rot from bud worms in late season. I've lost lots when I used to grow blueberry exclusively by the field, we used to plant an acre of the stuff.

ganga gurl420 said:

looks good. I am running a few of them this yr for outdoor.

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I saw your blue dream grow, nice!