OUTDOOR VARIETIES
Popularity of autoflowering varieties has been soaring in recent years. Because of its Ruderalis origins, auto-flowering varieties are often used for outdoor cultivation in cooler or mountainous climates. These strains are also suitable for countries with a relatively short summer and where the cold sets in as early as October. For these climates the only alternative was a quick flowering auto-flowering variety to be able to yield in time, before the cold sets in.
Auto-flowering varieties have constantly been improving in the past years. Thanks to the introduction of new hybrid varieties, using proven genetics such as; Blueberry, Santa Maria and Northern Lights. However, they are still average yielding strains at best and are often not of great quality. Auto-flowering varieties are always indica dominant plant with relatively high CBD and a relatively low THC level.
So we felt the need to create better alternatives for outdoor. Big yielding, early finishing and quality strains for the more demanding climates. We’d prefer to see Sativa dominant plants containing relatively high levels of THC level and having an overall superior quality in high, taste and smell. Varieties with a more refined high and that are superior in taste and smell compared to the Auto-flowering varieties.
Our outdoor varieties came through the ranks after years of breeding, selecting and crossbreeding. Our breeders started back in the 1990’s, using varieties, such as; the infamous Viking, Early Skunk, Afghan, Early Pearl, Purple power and even Ruderalis. All in a quest to create acclimatized, early flowering varieties for Holland. Our guys continued for many years to grow, select and clone strains. Selecting the fastest flowering, most healthy-looking, potent and big producing phenos from these fields. They continued this process for many years and started to crossbreeding these selected phenos with genetic material brought back from Afghanistan, Brazil, Mexico, Morocco and the USA.
We wanted to create acclimatized strains and early flowering hybrids, yet try to maintain the special characteristics from the varieties brought from afar. This resulted in recent years in the creation of our Polm Gold and has now led, through more years of arduous labor and intensive breeding, to the creation of three new, early-flowering varieties: Fast Bud Outdoor, Gold Rush Outdoor and Sweet ‘n Sour Outdoor. These strains will finish outdoor in Holland from as early as beginning of September (Gold Rush Outdoor), to mid September (Polm Gold) up to maximum the end of September (Early Bud and Sweet ‘n Sour Outdoor). Obviously a country with a land-climate at a similar latitude will result in warmer, sunnier summers. This will shorten flowering time with approximately one week or two.
These are ‘semi-auto-flowering’ (early flowering) strains and they require sufficient hours of daylight to grow. Our advice; put these plants outdoor around mid May and don’t start pre-growing them before mid to end of April. . Days are still too short before mid April and if you do start pre-growing them before that time you will force those plants into flowering prematurely. If you were to put them on a window sill too early the plants will start flowering in May. After that they will have short growing period in June, because of the longer days. And they will again start flowering from around mid July, once the days get shorter. Never reaching their full potential. When using light to pre-grow, put them on a 18/6 schedule, never a 12/12 schedule.
Polm Gold Outdoor
90% Sativa. Chefchaouen Sativa x Viking x Early Pearl genetics. Earthy, sweet and spicy flavor and taste. Stoned High. Early finisher; begin to mid September in Holland. THC medium-high.
We used genetic material from the Chefchaouen region and crossbred this variety with Viking and Early Pearl to improve yield. We further hybridized our Polm Gold through many years of selection, to suit it to the the Dutch climate. She is well suited to cold and damp conditions, that occur frequently in Holland. Polm Gold should at least have 8 weeks as a vegetative period, so place her outdoor mid May. This outdoor plant has a very short flowering period, will start flowering mid to end of July. Harvest time is mid September. If you are impatient you can, however, also harvest it as early as the beginning of September. Although it will not have matured completely then.
Not suitable for indoor growing because this Sativa dominant plant will skyrocket. It has the best root development of all our outdoor varieties. Polm Gold will even take root on rock soil, resulting in a tall plant with big production. You might want to trim it down to a more acceptable size. If cloned and put under 24 hours of light you will see her start to flower within 2.5 weeks (auto-flowering property).
Polm Gold is the most stable, uniform variety of all our outdoor varieties. Big buds are no exception to this variety and the colas are sugarcoated, abundant with resin. This sweet tasting, highly aromatic 90 percent African Sativa is in taste is quite similar to our Blue Berry. She has a earthy, sweet and citrusy flavor and taste. Polm Gold offers exceptional yields and has a stoned high sensation. Possible THC level high.
Gold Rush Outdoor
85% Sativa. Polm Gold x Purple Power x Afghan genetics. Sweet and diesel-like taste and flavor. Body stoned and uplifting high. Earliest finisher of all, begin September. THC level medium.
Perfected for growing outdoors in the Northern Hemispheres we took our trusted Polm Gold and mixed in an old-school Purple Power. A notoriously early flowering Purple pheno. Making Gold Rush Outdoor our earliest flowering variety, ready for harvest beginning of September. She starts flowering beginning to mid July. Gold Rush Outdoor is a very strong and sturdy plant. She is a very mould and disease resistant plant. Perfect for cold/mountainous climates.
We used the most powerful and productive Polm Gold pheno as a mother. Therefore the Gold Rush has good resin production, a quality taste and packs a punch. Some of the phenos will show exceptionally resinous buds. Nothing like the Purple Power. There can be some variation between individual plants, some showing some purple hues in the latter stages of flowering.
Gold Rush is very aromatic; she has a sweet, earthy and a slight diesel-like flavor and taste. Gold Rush delivers a nice blended high of a body-stoned yet uplifting high sensation. Thanks to its Polm Gold (stoned) and Purple Power (high) heritage. THC level medium-high.
Fast bud Outdoor
90% Sativa. Early PearlxMexican Sativax Californian Sativa genetics. Floral, spicy and sweet taste and flavour. Uplifting high. Harvest mid- end of September. THC medium-high.
Again a result of intensive breeding with years of selection resulting in our Fast Bud. We used Early Pearl genetics as a base and crossed it back with Early Pearl’s origins; Mexican Sativa and a Californian Sativa. This to further stabilize her and improve flowering time, quality and yield.
Fast Bud is a quick finisher by any means. In Holland outdoors she will be completely ready for harvest end of September. Although she can be harvested as early as mid September depending on summer weather, off course. She starts to flower mid July. Early bud has a great flower-to-leaf ratio, producing the biggest buds of all our strains in cool-climate conditions. Early Bud is a tall and branchy plant. Of all our outdoor strains Early Bud shows the most variation between individual plants. Taste wise there can also be variation between the phenos. Floral, peppery taste and flavor up to a sweet tangy taste and flavor. Fast Bud has a long lasting social, uplifting high. THC level high.
Sweet ‘n Sour Outdoor
80% Sativa. Mexican Haze x Princess x Shiva Skunk xHawaiian Sativa. Floral, tropical sweet ‘n sour taste and flavour. Stoned and head buzz. Harvest end of September. THC medium-high.
This outdoor hybrid has been created using Mexican Haze, Princess, Shiva Skunk and a Hawaiian Sativa. Flowering commences beginning of August and harvest time is end of September when grown outdoor in Holland. Obviously a country with a land-climate at a similar latitude will result in warmer, sunnier summers. This can shorten flowering time approximately a week. Sweet ‘n Sour Outdoor can be best described as a semi-auto-flowering Sativa dominant variety. Sweet ‘n Sour Outdoor is good yielding outdoor plant, thanks to the Skunk genes. She is an explosion of your taste buds. Out of all our outdoor varieties this is by far the most special tasting strain. This floral, tropical, sweet ‘n sour (citrus meets mango) taste and flavor will put water in your mouth. This is, in part, thanks to its Hawaiian Sativa heritage. The Mexican Haze genetics help create a high, which can best be described as a body stoned sensation, yet still a nice head buzz. She produces nice greasy buds and has great tri-chome formation to boot. Medicinal value: mild pain relief and insomnia. Possible THC level high.
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