Iranian Haze outdoors at 49 lat BC

buckets

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I grew out this strain last year and by the end of september at 49 lat on one of the islands along the BC coast, it wasn't finished. I know it's looking great for old mother sativa on his iranian haze thread! He's growing this strain at 45 lat in Canada and his iranian haze looks like it's ready to chop from the pics that I have seen of his grow. But here at lat 49 it's getting there slowly. How long do you guys think it has to go?

I wanted to prove it wasn't just me as a novice...so I thought I'd try them again this summer. But this time, I did it in a dried up bog. Now that the rain is coming in, it's getting mucky. But not bad enough to kill the plants or harm them. I should also add that I dropped in coco and the promix veggie option found at a nursery and hiked that in for each plant. They got only 1 fertilizing of 15.30.15 2 weeks ago and they lived through that okay. I believe that it helped.

The logging roads got closed at certain points in the summer (forest fires) which prevented watering. That didn't matter to my girls though. They were fine. Roots went down and found the moisture they needed. Bogs and swamp grows. I've been converted. It would be so awesome if dr.greenthumbs iranian haze finished for me. Time will tell. I know it's really good smoke from last season as I did get to the small bud stage before cutting it down. I'm just an old stock Canadian. I love that new saying!
 

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buckets said:
I grew out this strain last year and by the end of september at 49 lat on one of the islands along the BC coast, it wasn't finished. I know it's looking great for old mother saliva on his iranian haze thread! He's growing this strain at 45 lat in Canada and his iranian haze looks like it's ready to chop from the pics that I have seen of his grow. But here at lat 49 it's getting there slowly. How long do you guys think it has to go?

I wanted to prove it wasn't just me as a novice...so I thought I'd try them again this summer. But this time, I did it in a dried up bog. Now that the rain is coming in, it's getting mucky. But not bad enough to kill the plants or harm them. I should also add that I dropped in coco and promix veggie option found at a nursery and hiked that in for each plant. They got only 1 fertilizing of 15.30.15 2 weeks ago and they lived through that okay. I believe that it helped.

The logging roads got closed at certain points in the summer (forest fires) which prevented watering. That didn't matter to my girls though. They were fine. Roots went down and found the moisture they needed. Bogs and swamp grows. I've been converted. It would be so awesome if dr.greenthumbs iranian haze finished for me. Time will tell. I know it's really good smoke from last season as I did get to the small bud stage before cutting it down. I'm just an old stock Canadian. I love that new saying!
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i have good success with a no nitro fert at this point . just PK and they finishout faster..
 
buckets

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I cut one plant down because it had some spots of mould. However the other plants at the other site were fine. Not much of a yield yet though and I think they still need a bit more time. Anybody want to suggest how much longer these need? The biggest nugs are only a thumbs width I'd say and I believe they can get bigger than that...some pics attached...there's only six plants. The shots were taken from different angles.
 

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i am at the 45 lat to an have a few sativa plants kicking. i have never had one finish before nov 1.
guessing on yours i would say around nov 10. as for mold that def sucks i have been fighting it pretty good this year.
good luck keep them in the ground as long as you can and you will be rewarded.
 
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This strain came from dr.greenthumb seeds of Canada. It's iranian haze and is advertised as a late august to mid september strain. I've learned through trial and error and 2 summers of growing this particular strain that one spot where I had 2 plants started experiencing mould by 25 september (2 summers in a row) and it may be that these plants that are still in the ground in another spot didn't get enough ferts to speed up development? I'm not sure. No mould at this other location yet which is awesome. I've given them ferts twice now during flower of a 15.30.15 store bought flowering fertiliser. I wonder if I could give it to them once more in about a week or so...each time I do give it the buds seem to grow faster and harder...I just don't want to over due it and kill them through chemical burning. I wonder how much longer these will need? Any other comments?
 
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papapayne

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lhey man, just followed the link. the pics look like they need a while longer. certainly doesn't look like a late august strain to me just my 2 cents though.
 
buckets

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I think you are right. But I am also a novice grower so it may be things that I have done. Anyhow, I hiked in and examined what was there. I found some spotty mould as well as some white stuff which at first I thought was bird poo. So I decided to cut down four of the plants today and it's Oct 1. These girls went into the ground late at around july 5th or so and they were in beer cups...they still managed to get over 6 feet tall. The yield wasn't huge either but what can I compare this too since they were put in the ground late?
 

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Putting coco coir in your mix really helps if you are doing a swamp or bog grow. During the heat of the summer the bog turned to cake mud that you could step onto but when mid september rolled around, well there's a picture above this post that shows how much water came down and surrounded the plants. So if you have coco it will help the plants a bit from drowning. Just prey the water subsides before you cut down.
 
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Sometimes Iranian auto flower crosses heavily resemble the non Iranian parent. Looks like you might have some of that going on.

Friends have played with home grown iranian crosses over a few years and harvested as early as July and as late as October, usually late August to mid September for most of 'em though. Good luck the rest of the way.
 
buckets

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Thanks guys. I cut them down Oct 1st I think I said. They're drying now and they're looking like baby buds. So the plant was still early for cutting down. I am disappointed with their final look to be honest as I was expecting good sized nugs. I can see the sparkling crystal on the bud and there is an outdoorsy kind of a smell. Once you cut a bud open though there is a nice aroma that comes out of it. The smoke is very good though. So if this is just for personal, yeah, it's good stuff. At least I got a small crop - because I cut early the crop is minimal. ALl that said though, I can't rule out planter error because I had planted late in the season (early July) and I did feed them twice with a 15.30.15. When I wrote into dr. greenthumb he wrote back promptly and said that to much nitrogen can delay flowering.

Old Mother Sativa, who provided me with a lot of guidance, loves his strain and he is back east in the centre of Canada where you get the serious dry cold in the winter. His went into October as well but his had buds that were further along and were much more attractive. I'm therefore quite willing to say that a better grower than me could probably pull it off growing iranian haze in B.C. Maybe I'll try it again someday to find out if I improved in my skillset but thanks for the strain and the opportunity to learn.
 
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buckets

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The last day when I cut down it was overcast when I took the final pictures. There was lots of light I believe during the season but yeah, definitely a factor in the equation for sure.
 
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Thank you also OGE for your guidance during my outdoor adventures. Being out there always rekindles my spirits except when my legs are getting cut to shit from the vine like mini blackberries. I paid the price of wearing shorts out there on those sunny days. They trip you and rip our skin like they are chainsaws. Next season I want to use coco blocks mixed with other stuff and put that in the fabric pots in a bog and see how they go.
 
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hi buckets..i have heard reports of bc people getting close to 5lb from one iran haze out doors this year..

that said..flowering time is a combo of genetics, photoperiod, latitude, ,and n-p-k

the further south the earlier they flower

i do not feel you had even as much light as i did..but i do agrfee they did not flower intime for your needs

your plants were heathy looking

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"i have good success with a no nitro fert at this point . just PK and they finishout faster.."

>>that is a suggestion i will try next year

but yes it seems you could try a later flowering strain next year
 
buckets

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Do you mean to say an earlier flowering strain next year? You've got me interested in trying those iranian autflowers. Maybe they'll do the job? Or perhaps this goldmine strain we've just heard about? As I said earlier on we both know that I am a novice grower but this is how one gets the knowledge. It was an awesome experience. One I hope to repeat. I've got a quarter pound of dried weed from several plants for personal use. I may try iranian haze one more time. Who knows. Third time is the charm! An outdoor greenhouse would be the best thing for iranian haze where I am. I like sativa. I'm glad we have a strain of it that will finish in half the time that it usually takes. That fert knowledge will help me next outdoor. Use a low nitrogen in flower and higher middle number. Yeah, I got through all the cycles of plant growth. Job done. I'll show a pic of the buds soon. I'd say they are pretty much popcorn buds. Good smoke. That guy that got five pounds must have been a very experienced grower.
 
Corso312

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You really can't grow in a wetland.. If the spot is lowkey n gets lots of sun..use pots on pallets or suspended off the ground.
 
OGEvilgenius

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buckets said:
Thank you also OGE for your guidance during my outdoor adventures. Being out there always rekindles my spirits except when my legs are getting cut to shit from the vine like mini blackberries. I paid the price of wearing shorts out there on those sunny days. They trip you and rip our skin like they are chainsaws. Next season I want to use coco blocks mixed with other stuff and put that in the fabric pots in a bog and see how they go.
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You're walking through blackberry bushes in shorts? Ouch. Dude. Ouch.

You gotta pay the price though I guess. Jeans next time. Those Lowryder #2 seeds I got you could easily be turned into a bunch of feminized versions as well with a little collioidol silver when you get back where you're going. Good luck.
 
buckets

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I was walking out there in the bramble lots of times in shorts on those hot days. But there are threads everywhere about growing in swamps and having huge successes. Just have to keep doing it and keep reading I suppose eh?
 
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