Anybody growing autos at 45 latitude?

I.G.Rowdit said:

I would like to hear from anyone who has grown autos this far north.
What varieties did well?
How long to finish?

I'm trying to help a grower in NE Vermont. I live in a much warmer climate so I have no experience with either autos or cold weather strains.

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thumper60 said:

Hollins hope-frezin dew dutch passon look em up they work in maine my spelling is off but u find

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I.G.Rowdit said:

Thanks thumper. Your spelling is close enough, but here is my translation:
Hollands Hope and Frisian Dew by Dutch Passion. Is this correct?

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FarmerHatBeard said:

I live in Vermont, and every time I've grown outside, autos and photos, they all got mold or PM, or eaten or didn't have enough time to finish. Autos in spring and early summer can do well but it's so humid by the time they finish that bortrytis (bud rot) is always a risk. Frost is set in by late September here so not a lot of good flowering time.

HSO Lost Coast Skunk finishes up in less than 10 weeks. Could be worth trying but honestly, I think your friend would be better off growing Indoors.

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I.G.Rowdit said:

Thanks for the reply Beard. I have visited my friends several times in mid-summer and it did not seem very humid at all. They live pretty high up on a mountain, would altitude have an effect on humidity in NE Vermont?

They asked me for advice on an outdoor grow so my first thought was one of the fast maturing autos. Indoor grows are probably out of the question because they travel a lot and are often gone for a month or more.

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