AK Bean Brains

Funkentelechy

Funkentelechy

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A lot of finishing time outdoors depends on your particular microclimate. I grew two TKNL5Haze, the pack I bought didn't list dominance, at 39 North at 3500' elevation, and neither finished all the way. But, I did harvest them(one is actually potent), they just didn't finish to their full potential and so I don't think that I would try that particular batch of seeds again because I couldn't do them justice in my microclimate.
I have a friend who lives at 39 north latitude as well, but he lives about 500' lower elevation, and I believe he could pull them off. And, like I said the pack of seeds I bought didn't have dominance listed, so I have no idea what the phenos that I got represented in terms of parental dominance. In general Haze dom phenos are going to take the longest, then probably TK, and NL dominant should be the fastest.

What you can get to finish properly outdoors does depend on your latitude, but it will also vary pretty dramatically depending on your specific microclimate.
 
BOY GENIUS

BOY GENIUS

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Rufus T. Firefly said:
I don't know if it'll help but I just asked about growing the same same just before you posted and I got a no go for outside finishing at 36 north which makes me think that it may not be a faster finisher, but I don't really know shit about shit so there is that.
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When I lived "upriver" from you I had some years where I could harvest into October with only light rain. You know how the weather is there, it just snowed in mid-April. You could get another Indian summer and be fine. If it's another La Nina year you're in for another wet fall. Are you able to do light deprivation or throw out clones? I would give it a shot unless you're really counting on an outdoor crop.

LBG!
 
Rufus T. Firefly

Rufus T. Firefly

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BOY GENIUS said:
When I lived "upriver" from you I had some years where I could harvest into October with only light rain. You know how the weather is there, it just snowed in mid-April. You could get another Indian summer and be fine. If it's another La Nina year you're in for another wet fall. Are you able to do light deprivation or throw out clones? I would give it a shot unless you're really counting on an outdoor crop.

LBG!
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I have a covered porch that I can pretty easily move the ladies onto if we get an early frost or that two weeks of fall rain...and most likely the tent will be open then so I think it'll work out fine for me one way or another.

The boys looked good last night and a big shutout win for Husso. The exits from the d-zone look sharp and those were a big problem earlier so I'm actually pretty pumped for postseason.

LGB!
 
Palomar

Palomar

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Rufus T. Firefly said:
I don't know if it'll help but I just asked about growing the same same just before you posted and I got a no go for outside finishing at 36 north which makes me think that it may not be a faster finisher, but I don't really know shit about shit so there is that.
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thanks... might be too early to be asking about comparison. I’m running these indoors and ended up getting a bunch of males on the NLHAZE, no complaints Lol. Some are staying squat and bushy.
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respect,
pal
 
Bakersfield

Bakersfield

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Funkentelechy said:
A lot of finishing time outdoors depends on your particular microclimate. I grew two TKNL5Haze, the pack I bought didn't list dominance, at 39 North at 3500' elevation, and neither finished all the way. But, I did harvest them(one is actually potent), they just didn't finish to their full potential and so I don't think that I would try that particular batch of seeds again because I couldn't do them justice in my microclimate.
I have a friend who lives at 39 north latitude as well, but he lives about 500' lower elevation, and I believe he could pull them off. And, like I said the pack of seeds I bought didn't have dominance listed, so I have no idea what the phenos that I got represented in terms of parental dominance. In general Haze dom phenos are going to take the longest, then probably TK, and NL dominant should be the fastest.

What you can get to finish properly outdoors does depend on your latitude, but it will also vary pretty dramatically depending on your specific microclimate.
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I'm leaving Alaska this fall and moving to
35 degree N
Looking for some strain suggestions.

I expect hot humid and wet summers with last expected frost mid April and first frost in towards the end of October.
Im thinking early finishing sativas and sativa leaning crosses.
 
GrownAtHighAltitude

GrownAtHighAltitude

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36* here (southwest US) but I'm at 8000+ feet so it's a bit more of a challenge. Humidity is never high. :-)

The best plant I've worked with outside so far is the original cut of Tahoe OG. I keep trying other things though. Going to try AKBB's Darien Gap, TKNL5Haze NL Dom, and also the Big Fuck. I dunno if any will make it but we'll see.

I can only dream of running sativa's outdoors (in a greenhouse).
 
Rufus T. Firefly

Rufus T. Firefly

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GrownAtHighAltitude said:
36* here (southwest US) but I'm at 8000+ feet so it's a bit more of a challenge. Humidity is never high. :-)

The best plant I've worked with outside so far is the original cut of Tahoe OG. I keep trying other things though. Going to try AKBB's Darien Gap, TKNL5Haze NL Dom, and also the Big Fuck. I dunno if any will make it but we'll see.

I can only dream of running sativa's outdoors (in a greenhouse).
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hoop house maybe?
 
Funkentelechy

Funkentelechy

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Bakersfield said:
I'm leaving Alaska this fall and moving to
35 degree N
Looking for some strain suggestions.

I expect hot humid and wet summers with last expected frost mid April and first frost in towards the end of October.
Im thinking early finishing sativas and sativa leaning crosses.
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The summers where I live are very dry(it almost never rains in the summer), so mold isn't a big issue.
But, it is colder than where you are describing, it is still freezing here some nights and will start freezing again by the end of September-early October.

By far the best early finishing sativa for me has been Moonshadow by Gooeybreeder(canaexotics), it was a huge producer, good branching, open structure, big long buds. Most phenos were purple, like really purple, not just purple leaves or purple tinged calyxes, but huge fully purple buds that tasted like citrus and incense. Did I mention it was a big producer? It was a huge producer, for the first time in my life it produced more than I could harvest. I ended up calling my inlaws and just told them to bring some boxes and stuff as much as they could into them to take home. Top quality stuff too.
I've also done well with Trainwreck and Trainwreck crosses, and I've had success with some Diesel crosses, one of my favorites that I don't know if you can get anymore is Casey jones.
I liked Sunshine 4 from Bodhi she leans sativa and a friend of mine did well with Mango lotus also from Bodhi. All of the Wookie crosses that I've grown from him finished quickly and did well in my climate, though they are somewhat susceptible to mold, so might be iffy for wet humid summers.

Last year was the first time that I grew AK Bean Brains, but I did quite well with the Black Domina/PNW Hashplant X Super Skunk, though obviously not very Sativa it finished quickly and I had zero mold issues with it. This year I'm doing Purple Hindu Kush, and Skunk Qabbage from AK, both have taken some freezes and are doing well so far.

Good luck man, I'm jealous of the longer season you are going to have at your new place!
 
GrownAtHighAltitude

GrownAtHighAltitude

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Funkentelechy said:
I've also done well with Trainwreck and Trainwreck crosses, and I've had success with some Diesel crosses, one of my favorites that I don't know if you can get anymore is Casey jones.
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Connoisseur in the UK has a few different Casey Jones crosses, just FYI.

He's also sending lots of free seeds with orders this month.

Not that this is on-topic for this thread but I thought I would point it out. Not many threads here on them.

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