Well as we all know spring is here again, the days are stretching and the danger of a hard frost is almost over.

It's time we all took a stab at outdoor growing again, last years half success with hollands hope has made me even more determined to do better this year.




She was hit by mould and had to be chopped early, trichs were cloudyish so the whole lot was hashed, the hash was weak but still better and cleaner than anything you get off a dealer.

I made a few mistakes last year mainly not planting in the sunniest spot in he garden and not doing enough to protect against snails and aphids, lessons learned and all that.

This year is a different story thanks to a lot of the good folk on icmag, special thanks to the guys who share their knowledge in the organic section and those involved in the hybrids from hell collective and a few others who i'm not sure they want to be named so i wont but thank you.

Right well it's 2010 and time to start growing so here's the first of a hopefully large list of strains i'm trying this year.


Arne = b3n7erdpurt x royal dane
AH = amnesia haze
Rocketchunk2 = Hill Temple Collective Deep Chunk x Arne
ErdPurt = Erdbei x Purpurea Ticinesis
XFiles = early hash plant bred by enos

Started the first 20 off yesterday 23/03/2010


Here's two pakistan vally plants i have hardening off outside under plastic at the moment, bit early for overnighting so they come back into the green house at night.




Here's some of the things i'm using to amend the soil in the garden.


I've also added peat moss and home made compost to the mix and a few layers of hydroton in the holes for better drainage, i'll do my best to update as the season swings into gear.

My final thoughts on the start of the upcoming 2010 growing season are that every one of you guys should try at least 1 strain you think may do well in our climate, SOME WHERE OUT THERE IS A STRAIN WE CAN ALL GROW OUTDOORS.
Some of you auto growers should start up a thread with a similar goal.

Stay safe and happy every body

[Frewrux]

I have some outdoor adventures planned for this summer, I have seen diesel ryder done outside here that was really nice and I'm planning on crossing that to some seeded outdoor weed that I got a while back, seems to be mostly indica leaning so far and as I far as I can ascertain the strain itself is from Canada, also got some other strains getting thrown out at the end of April, Durban Poisin, Phat Fruity and Pamir Gold. I plan on getting clones of the best looking plants and leaving some males in the patches, bound to get something nice with all those genetics.

great thread

Originally Posted by Cookie monster

the danger of a hard frost is almost over.

really ? i'm delaying everything alot more this year.

will list strains later, considering adding church to the team though, any thoughts?

i v had some bad luck so far with plots, for the last 2 years iv been keep my eyes on 3 perfect plots that within the last month got compromised

also coco blocks now in 2e shops , any one used them?

[Frewrux]

Originally Posted by tonto

great thread
will list strains later, considering adding church to the team though, any thoughts?

I grew it indoor two months back and the last sample will probably be gone in the next few days. I only had 1 seed so not the best representation of the strain perhaps but anyway, it seemed to be a really slow vegging strain, but as soon as I flowered it, the thing took off. I took it down at about 9 weeks due to mites but it could have gone at least one more, a medium feeder from what I can recall. The smoke from it is pretty nice, mostly indica leaning, but also seems to get me behind the eyes as well if that makes any sense. It tastes skunky, and will stink out any room it is smoked in, it also smells a lot once dry, definetley a candidate for double bagging. The buds on the plant were really dense, almost rock hard in places, so I would worry about mould outdoors especailly with out climate, no matter what GHS say . I got about an ounce off one plant, but from I have learned reading grow reports on other sites it does not seem to be a heavy yielder. It seems to cope with cold temps fine, my lights off tempatures went down as low as 7c at some points but it didn't seem to mind.

[The_Grim_Reefer]

Wow great list, and not the typical strains you'd see being done outdoor, cant wait to see how these turn out .... remember spring is later this year than previous years, might wanna extend the hardening off period, especially for overnight

Originally Posted by Frewrux

I have some outdoor adventures planned for this summer, I have seen diesel ryder done outside here that was really nice and I'm planning on crossing that to some seeded outdoor weed that I got a while back, seems to be mostly indica leaning so far and as I far as I can ascertain the strain itself is from Canada, also got some other strains getting thrown out at the end of April, Durban Poisin, Phat Fruity and Pamir Gold. I plan on getting clones of the best looking plants and leaving some males in the patches, bound to get something nice with all those genetics.

Sounds like you have a busy summer ahead of you Frewrux, I might try diesel ryder myself in 1 or 2 of the flower beds.

Males are something I haven't thought out fully yet, I want to be able to pollinate a lower branch of the strains that do well.
It's a choce between cloning then culling the males or puting every thing in pots so they can be seperated.

Are you gonna cross anything in particular or just let nature take it's course?

Originally Posted by tonto

really ? i'm delaying everything alot more this year.

will list strains later, considering adding church to the team though, any thoughts?

i v had some bad luck so far with plots, for the last 2 years iv been keep my eyes on 3 perfect plots that within the last month got compromised

also coco blocks now in 2e shops , any one used them?

I reckon so Tonto or at least I hope so, planted out some peas and carrots and 2 of those pakistan valley plants today and the agri fleece is on stand by just in case.

Never used the blocks, good idea if you have to lug them to a grow spot tho



Little bit off topic but I read an article in the paper yesterday where some weather prediction company who claims to have not got it wrong in the last 18 months is predicting a good summer.

Here's hoping

[IDGO_]

Allright lads, haven't posted here in a few years...

cookie monster, we might be getting some cold weather early next week so keep checking the forecast, might be a cold front on it's way.

Keep us updated anyway cookie, I'm always interested in an irish outdoor grow from someone who knows what they are doing.
Have you a link for your last hollands hope outdoor? I bought a packet a few years ago & gave them to a mate & he grew them indoor, it was his 1st grow & he made a bollox of it & didn't see the males, ended up with 100's of feminized seeds.

[IDGO_]

Originally Posted by tonto

also coco blocks now in 2e shops , any one used them?

Are they like little discs a bit wider than a €2 coin & they expand? If so, I've used them once, they worked fine.

Originally Posted by IDGO_

Allright lads, haven't posted here in a few years...

cookie monster, we might be getting some cold weather early next week so keep checking the forecast, might be a cold front on it's way.

Keep us updated anyway cookie, I'm always interested in an irish outdoor grow from someone who knows what they are doing.
Have you a link for your last hollands hope outdoor? I bought a packet a few years ago & gave them to a mate & he grew them indoor, it was his 1st grow & he made a bollox of it & didn't see the males, ended up with 100's of feminized seeds.

Hiya IDGO and welcome back

No links just a few pics and posts i'm afraid, nice one on the heads up with next weeks weather i'll throw the lil pakistan plant thats in a pot into the green house.

How'd your mate end up with fem'd seeds if he missed the males?
Were the seeds from dutch passion fem'd line?

Nothing new to update except the 2 that are planted in the ground have had their stems wraped with copper wire and surrounded with dry chopped straw, snails can go and eat the hostas instead and leave my mj well enough alone.

Oh yeah i forgot to say i have a few seeds left over if anybody wants to take a stab at outdoors hit me up with a pm for details.

Stay safe and happy all.

[rorymullan]

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