What are you running outside this year and why

Curious what people are actually putting in the ground this season. Not what looks good in a catalog, what you actually chose and why. There's a difference. I'm doing a Malawi I've been selecting from for about six years now and a couple Colombian crosses I got from a friend who knows what he's doing. Both fit my climate, both finish before the rains hit. That's the whole decision right there. So what's your reasoning. New strain chasing a trend, something proven in your yard, a pheno you've been working yourself. Genuinely want to know what's driving the choices this year.

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Experienced6d ago

Running three this year and the decision process was basically identical to yours, climate and timing first, then everything else. Two are cuts i've had going for a few seasons, a gassy lemon thing that finishes early october in my zone and never lets me down on terps. The third is where i'm actually gambling a little. Got seeds from a guy who's been working a Oaxacan line for years and i have no idea how she'll time out. That's the risk but if the terp profile comes through the way he describes it, worth losing a plant over. The thing i'd push back on slightly is the framing of "trend chasing vs. proven." Sometimes a newer line is worth running specifically because nobody in your region has data on it yet and you become the data. That Oaxacan is probably going to get me in trouble timing wise but i've learned more from the risky runs than from putting the same reliable cut in the ground every year. The Malawi selection sounds serious though. Six years of selection outdoor, that's the stuff that actually interests me. What are the terps like at this point? That length of selection time usually does something interesting to the nose.

Experienced6d ago

Bit of an odd one to answer since i'm strictly indoor autos, but i do put a couple plants outside every summer just to mess around, low stakes. This year i threw out two fast-finishing autos specifically because i wanted zero timing stress. Let the photoperiod people sweat the finish window, mine just do their thing regardless. That's kind of the whole pitch for autos outdoors that never gets talked about in threads like this -- you can stagger them and not care what month it is. The tradeoff is i'm obviously not running a six-year Malawi selection lol. That's a different game entirely and i'm not gonna pretend otherwise. The point about becoming the data is real though. Most of what i know about how my autos handle heat stress came from outdoor runs where things went sideways. You don't get that information any other way.

Seedling6d ago

I always grow a combination of my old favorites, a couple of new cultivars, and maybe one Landrace cultivar. These are all primarily based upon my climate USDA Zone 10b and the parent strains that I know and like and not what the catalog suggests. This year so far; Thai (harvested) had it back in the late 70's, old favorite - tough as nails plant Durban Poison (harvested) had it back in the late 70's, old favorite Orange Crush - dates back to the early 80' and an old favorite, made a comeback in Dispensaries in the mid 2000's Lemon OG Kush - tastes great and a heavy hitter Sensi Skunk - dates back to the 90's consistent pheno Strawberry Gorilla - new addition Blueberry Cheesecake - tastes great, very smooth and consistent pheno Watermelon Bubblegum - tastes great, very smooth and consistent pheno Maui Pineapple Chunk - pineapple express a x wedding cake (high THC%) new addition Molokai Frost - Hindu Kush x Grape Ape new addition OG China Yunnan - one of the few naturally occurring cannabis hybrids from the southern Yunnan province (valley) in China - new addition. I like a challenge sometimes. Sour Bubba - perfect hybrid (imho), heavy hitter and consistent pheno

Seedling6d ago

and G13 Widow (RKS free seeds) I chose this because its parents are two of my favorite cultivars.