long flowering sativas outdoors?

[maynardg]

I'm in Santa Fe, NM where the last spring frost is May 15, and the first fall frost is October 15. I start seedlings in a 2x4 grow tent, but must grow outdoors (GF says too stinky).
Now I'm looking to grow some landrace sativas that mature in November. (2-4 weeks after the first fall frost)

My preliminary plan is to germinate (inside of course) around March 1, and move the little ones into 3 gallon bags until May 15 or so (10 weeks old), when they go outside. Will this work for the long flowering varieties? I don't want to waste time and effort, but I can't think of another solution. I am unable to build any kind of greenhouse at my home.

 

[Trichitect]

My guess is that they will get huge and not finish. It's hard enough to get an 8-9 week strain to finish outdoors. Idk about the SW tho, I'm in the NE. You'd need to either do some sort of light dep, and/or cover them for several frosts. Neither option is ideal since the plants will get so large.

 

[Willie]

I'm in Santa Fe, NM where the last spring frost is May 15, and the first fall frost is October 15. I start seedlings in a 2x4 grow tent, but must grow outdoors (GF says too stinky).
Now I'm looking to grow some landrace sativas that mature in November. (2-4 weeks after the first fall frost)

My preliminary plan is to germinate (inside of course) around March 1, and move the little ones into 3 gallon bags until May 15 or so (10 weeks old), when they go outside. Will this work for the long flowering varieties? I don't want to waste time and effort, but I can't think of another solution. I am unable to build any kind of greenhouse at my home.

Stardate 2024 outside grow I ran 2 Tom Hill Hazes. I think they didn't show sex until September. When it got to just before thanksgiving there was an extended cold coming and I took cuts and harvested. Definitely not done.
Then I grew one of those cuts from November. In April, I took a cut from the cut too. Put both of them out in early May. I was worried about them re-vegging but that never happened. The cut quickly caught up to it's mom and both made huge plants. I harvested in late November, again due to incoming freeze. Another 3 weeks woulda probably been better.
Not planning on doing that again Pretty good pot. Very ugly bag wise.


I think it helped that the clones were older the second year.

Also, is your fall freeze really mid October in NM?

 

[Lurrabq]

Stardate 2024 outside grow I ran 2 Tom Hill Hazes. I think they didn't show sex until September. When it got to just before thanksgiving there was an extended cold coming and I took cuts and harvested. Definitely not done.
Then I grew one of those cuts from November. In April, I took a cut from the cut too. Put both of them out in early May. I was worried about them re-vegging but that never happened. The cut quickly caught up to it's mom and both made huge plants. I harvested in late November, again due to incoming freeze. Another 3 weeks woulda probably been better.
Not planning on doing that again Pretty good pot. Very ugly bag wise.
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I think it helped that the clones were older the second year.

Also, is your fall freeze really mid October in NM?

@Willie Where he's at in Santa Fe a mid october freeze is pretty common.

Your theory is corrrect though. Those long flowering sativas will probably not quite finish at 7000' I have had it happen twice outside here in the SW.