In 2013 I built a 24' x 48' foot greenhouse with an 13' apex and a 4' deep excavation spanning half the floor plan, giving me a max ceiling height of 17' for half the length of the greenhouse. I built it like this to accommodate the stretch of pure sativa strains.

The greenhouse is heated in the winter with a propane heater, but as soon as I can I will be replacing this system with a wood fired and solar heating system.

With this space I can provide a large family and frequent visitors with fresh vegetables, herbs and even exotic fruits and citrus year-round, and in the springtime I can start garden plants as early as possible.

But crucially, this enables me, in theory, to properly grow and finish pure and unadulterated landrace and hybrid sativas from equatorial regions around the world.

In 2014, I have the Colorado personal limit of 6 plants for the greenhouse, although our living situation (this structure is built adjacent to multiple separate households with, as I mentioned, a large number of family members.) would allow us to cultivate many more cannabis plants without violating our wonderful new state laws. This is, of course, a non-commercial grow, and none of the finished product is sold or transported.

As of April 2014 the six females currently growing include two female Oldtimer's Haze from Ace seed company, One Panama also from Ace, one F1 hybrid from a pollenation I did last year (Cannabiogen Destroyer x Ace Malawi) that I call 'Frost Monster', one sativa of unknown genetic origins that passed to me from a relative (see the thread "growing a seed from 1972 in my signature), and I have started several more Oldtimer's Haze and Malawi seedlings to replace a potential male Oldtimer's Haze.

I also have to make room for an amazing NYC Diesel clone that produces some of the finest, highest bag appeal, most resinous herb I have ever experienced.

I use supplemental lighting, but that will stop near the summer solstice (June 21), and the plants should flower out naturally in the fall and winter.

Thanks for stopping by!

NYC Diesel




This was the most potent, beautiful, high yielding individual from a pack of Soma's NYC Diesel purchased in 2012. She grows with tremendous vigor and has a smell of new tires with a citrus bite, very deep and earthy afghan hash flavors and palate. I love her mostly because she has such a strong temperature induced purpling tendency, which I prefer to genetically purple strains because she has the knock-down potency of a strain that definitely was not bred for color. I expect I can get this plant to yield several pounds of top notch gear.

Frost Monster (Cannabiogen Destroyer x Ace Malawi)





This is a hybrid of two great sativa strains. The Malawi is extraordinarily potent, and the destroyer is not lacking there either. Both are 100% sativa strains and have been meticulously selected by the great spanish breeders at both seed companies. The high of this F1 specimen is very 'warm' and spreading, it radiates and is felt behind the eyes. Exotic sativa head high with no limits and a smooth comedown, clear headed influence of the Thai and Mexican genetics, and a mind-bending ass-kick from the African father.

Oldtimer's Haze #1 (Green Pheno)

This is a green/blond southeast asian phenotype from a pack of Ace Oldtimer's Haze purchased in 2012. The clone has been growing for several months in the greenhouse. The mother is flowering indoors in a tent and as of May 1st she will have been flowering for 20 weeks. i have only smoked early samples but the effect is that of a pure sativa, clear and with some very surprising potency that isn't given away by the 'look' of the plant. This is very special stuff, sativa genetics of the highest order. You can find a lot of great info in the Oldtimer's Haze thread in the forums.

[bigherb]

Bear

Im lovin this thread ,Amazing pics with great notes of the strains .

You've been killin it brother , I'm thankful you've returned in full force

I'm anticipating the finish product from GD n I gotta say that frost monster name is well suited to what looks to be a gem

Please keep us posted

Best wishes

1luvbigherb

[Dirtboy808]

That extra few feet in height will help. I have 13ft but need a jack hammer to dig into the solid lava to make some trenches right now I'm using smart pots. Really clean site. Great job. Aloha DB

[dontstepongrass]

awesome pics!

keep up the good work

[EllieGrows]

Thanks for sharing your beautiful garden with us!

[McKush]

Great pics and wonderful thread. Please keep them coming

[Morcheeba*]

nice greenhouse and I love that you are running long flowering sativas.........they are looking great.


peace