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zamalito · 06-09-2006, 08:29 AM

My deep chunk seedlings are about a foot tall. I have taken cloned from them that have not rooted yet but will and they are all being grown under 24 hrs of light. I want the plants to get as large as possible yet still finish by mid to late september because the sun is still strong and there is no risk of mold before then since the dc seems very adapted to an arid climate. The shortest night of the year is coming up and is about 9 hrs 15 min. I also didn't know I'd the chunk would flower as soon as I put it out if started from seed. I am fairly certain the cuttings will though. So my question is when would you recommend putting them out? Also if the plants are placed out when the nights are shorter will they flower for a longer period? They are currently in 64 oz double big gulp cups for deep rooting but will be transplanted to 5 gallon grow bags so I can move selected plants to isolated spots for breeding purposes.

06-10-2006, 08:04 PM

zamalito, where ya at? tropics, mexico, us, canada? longest day of the year commin up is like us here, western US. 7200 ft, and id get the DC out as soon as possible. the more veg time under the sun, the better off your gonna be at harvest. a 1ft plant might get to 6 ft at finish.

CBF

zamalito · 06-10-2006, 09:01 PM

I'm at about 34 N in the lower (lower in both altitude and latitude) appalachian where like I said the shortest night of the year is about 9 hrs 15 min not counting ambient sunlight that's around after sunset. I am gonna place them at about 700-800 ft above sea level. The main reason they haven't been put out yet was that I thought I read that the dc's flower when placed outside. Since they're so fast they probably will from clone if they aren't acclimated to a longer night. They haven't shown sex on the preflowers yet. Which is suprising because even my equatorial sativas show sex way before 1 ft tall. I don't mind though because they'll be I 5 gallon bags (at least at first) and I'l be able to move the males to an isolated area because I'm definitely using their pollen. So if the males don't flower as soon as they're placed outside when do you think they'll be ready? Also raco said the tom hill dc's weren't very mold resistant but what about mold resistance on the hill temple deep chunks? Is it any better?

06-10-2006, 09:58 PM

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I'm at about 34 N in the lower (lower in both altitude and latitude) appalachian where like I said the shortest night of the year is about 9 hrs 15 min not counting ambient sunlight that's around after sunset. I am gonna place them at about 700-800 ft above sea level. The main reason they haven't been put out yet was that I thought I read that the dc's flower when placed outside. Since they're so fast they probably will from clone if they aren't acclimated to a longer night. They haven't shown sex on the preflowers yet. Which is suprising because even my equatorial sativas show sex way before 1 ft tall. I don't mind though because they'll be I 5 gallon bags (at least at first) and I'l be able to move the males to an isolated area because I'm definitely using their pollen. So if the males don't flower as soon as they're placed outside when do you think they'll be ready? Also raco said the tom hill dc's weren't very mold resistant but what about mold resistance on the hill temple deep chunks? Is it any better?

the DC has been grown extensively in the triangle of california, the few we did outside a few years ago we had no problems with um flowerin early??? was around first of aug here when they show the hairs, so end of july they start flowerin. i dont think cuts will be any different, DC has been inbred for many generations, and there slow growers, so as much sun as you can get um the better. we have a good dry climate(high dersert) so no mold issues here. they also faired well late with the cold mountain temps here. many night it was in the 30sF and they did fine.

CBF

zamalito · 06-11-2006, 02:36 AM

That's excellent. What about high temperatures? Low temps I don't think will be a problem just heat and humidity. I can place them in full sun but most of my indicas this year have been getting a little limp and the leaves start to sweat even with a couple weeks to acclimate and plenty of root space and water. I guess I'm just used to my indicas being dutch and canadian outdoor strains that even with strains like some of the kcbrains that are supposed to be huge clones just aren't practical and start to flower as soon as they're placed outside and yield 2-3 oz. Instead of being the 12 foot bush they say I'm forunate enough to have an outdoor area where I can grow 12 ft sativas in full all day sun and have them fit into the terrain so well that they're practically invisible so I feel like I'm not being appreciative unless I go big. Though the deep chunk is early it must have a long dark cycle requirement to flower. Because of it's density it'll be perfect if it harvests in september. There really seems to be a shortage of strains that are acclimated to the light cycle of the southern us. If the deep chunk goes like this it will be the only one I've found. Durbans and swazis come pretty close to my light cycle though.

Diego · 06-14-2006, 12:18 PM

Raco those are some very nice shots of the Deep Chunk, is that Bubs or Tom Hills either way that is very nice looking. Have any harvest shots, smoke report? Nice work.

zamalito · 06-14-2006, 08:58 PM

Hola raco, mi hermano. Como eres? Espero que estes haciendo bien. Las photografias son muy hermosas.

Diego, hopefully raco will chime in but I believe his line is one he's inbred from Tom Hill's.

peach125 · 07-09-2006, 06:56 PM

Great Looking DC's for sure...I hope mine turn out that nice...I am wondering how good they will grow in the Florida sun?? we shall see...Peace...peach

06-09-2006, 08:29 AM	#1
zamalito Guest Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Above the clouds Posts: 1,516	When to place deep chunk outdoors. My deep chunk seedlings are about a foot tall. I have taken cloned from them that have not rooted yet but will and they are all being grown under 24 hrs of light. I want the plants to get as large as possible yet still finish by mid to late september because the sun is still strong and there is no risk of mold before then since the dc seems very adapted to an arid climate. The shortest night of the year is coming up and is about 9 hrs 15 min. I also didn't know I'd the chunk would flower as soon as I put it out if started from seed. I am fairly certain the cuttings will though. So my question is when would you recommend putting them out? Also if the plants are placed out when the nights are shorter will they flower for a longer period? They are currently in 64 oz double big gulp cups for deep rooting but will be transplanted to 5 gallon grow bags so I can move selected plants to isolated spots for breeding purposes.
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06-14-2006, 08:58 PM	#7
zamalito Guest Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Above the clouds Posts: 1,516	Hola raco, mi hermano. Como eres? Espero que estes haciendo bien. Las photografias son muy hermosas. Diego, hopefully raco will chime in but I believe his line is one he's inbred from Tom Hill's. Last edited by zamalito; 06-14-2006 at 09:03 PM..
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07-09-2006, 06:56 PM	#8
peach125 Organic Grower Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In the Southeast , near the river Posts: 86	Great Looking DC's for sure...I hope mine turn out that nice...I am wondering how good they will grow in the Florida sun?? we shall see...Peace...peach __________________ So many Strains , So little Time... Here's another Old Saying Senator : "Don't piss Down My Back and Tell me it's Raining"
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06-10-2006, 08:04 PM	#2
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	zamalito, where ya at? tropics, mexico, us, canada? longest day of the year commin up is like us here, western US. 7200 ft, and id get the DC out as soon as possible. the more veg time under the sun, the better off your gonna be at harvest. a 1ft plant might get to 6 ft at finish. CBF
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06-10-2006, 09:01 PM	#3
zamalito Guest Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Above the clouds Posts: 1,516	I'm at about 34 N in the lower (lower in both altitude and latitude) appalachian where like I said the shortest night of the year is about 9 hrs 15 min not counting ambient sunlight that's around after sunset. I am gonna place them at about 700-800 ft above sea level. The main reason they haven't been put out yet was that I thought I read that the dc's flower when placed outside. Since they're so fast they probably will from clone if they aren't acclimated to a longer night. They haven't shown sex on the preflowers yet. Which is suprising because even my equatorial sativas show sex way before 1 ft tall. I don't mind though because they'll be I 5 gallon bags (at least at first) and I'l be able to move the males to an isolated area because I'm definitely using their pollen. So if the males don't flower as soon as they're placed outside when do you think they'll be ready? Also raco said the tom hill dc's weren't very mold resistant but what about mold resistance on the hill temple deep chunks? Is it any better?
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06-11-2006, 02:36 AM	#5
zamalito Guest Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Above the clouds Posts: 1,516	That's excellent. What about high temperatures? Low temps I don't think will be a problem just heat and humidity. I can place them in full sun but most of my indicas this year have been getting a little limp and the leaves start to sweat even with a couple weeks to acclimate and plenty of root space and water. I guess I'm just used to my indicas being dutch and canadian outdoor strains that even with strains like some of the kcbrains that are supposed to be huge clones just aren't practical and start to flower as soon as they're placed outside and yield 2-3 oz. Instead of being the 12 foot bush they say I'm forunate enough to have an outdoor area where I can grow 12 ft sativas in full all day sun and have them fit into the terrain so well that they're practically invisible so I feel like I'm not being appreciative unless I go big. Though the deep chunk is early it must have a long dark cycle requirement to flower. Because of it's density it'll be perfect if it harvests in september. There really seems to be a shortage of strains that are acclimated to the light cycle of the southern us. If the deep chunk goes like this it will be the only one I've found. Durbans and swazis come pretty close to my light cycle though.
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06-14-2006, 12:18 PM	#6
Diego Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 448	Raco those are some very nice shots of the Deep Chunk, is that Bubs or Tom Hills either way that is very nice looking. Have any harvest shots, smoke report? Nice work.
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