Trying to figure out which strains I want to run next season. My plan is to try and grow my first Photoperiods. I want to have two BIG cannabis plants that I will grow from early spring until harvest.
What are your recommendations for Indica or Indica dominant strains that thrive in the outdoors and grow BIG??
What part of the world will this be grown in?
That’ll help narrow it down 
@StonedCold13
Im located in Coastal Virginia!
Warm and humid, hard call on common Indica strains. Gonna need a mold resistant strain blend or a fast finisher at least. Going to keep tracking topic
@HippieRunner1
WOW, those trees are looking amazing!!! GG4 is actually one of the strains I was contemplating!
Where are you located? And have you run across any issues growing then that big?
I’m located on the west coast. I haven’t experienced anything negative about the overall size. Besides the extra trim time 
If you’re gonna start them in march youll need to start them inside and transplant them outside in late May to early June
I’m in upstate NY and I’m just finishing a grow of Afghani. They got about 7 feet tall growing in 15 gallon bags of composted soil. I’m hoping to let them go a few more weeks, weather permitting.
From Fingerlakes NYS to the Dark Corner of South Carolina one needs to do their due diligence watching for mold and bud rot no matter what strains you grow.Rain and humidity come at the worst time.
I’ve grown White widow,godfather og ,Girl Scout cookies extreme,gelato,Russian moon and a few unknown’s.
Girl Scout Cookies Extreme being the most productive.These are pretty much indica heavy.For me being able to cover them from rain helped huge.Bugs and humidity can be problematic.
Been doing this since the late 70’s.IMO when indica first showed up I never had budrot or any issue with humidity or bugs that I can remember.I think all this breeding has lost or weakened the plants natural defenses.
All this being said watching your grow closely you can enjoy a great harvest most years.
There will be issues as you get to the finish line.This year was Hurricane Helene ,It wiped out 5 out of 8 plants and beat up the surviving 3.Ill be ok as last season was an incredible year outdoors.
This right there, have thought the same, considering alot of describtions say “resistent” to molds , mildews and bugs. My 2cents best strain/cultivator is the one you can get to the finish line without much issue
This was my thought, and my first instinct was to suggest some Indian landrace kush from the highlands. Have that resistance still. Breeders have reached a bottleneck with the constant crossing and recrossing of the same strains that is modern hybrids.
I was also wondering about strong Thai strains for the same reason.
The problem of these days is finding non-bastardized genetics.
@plumbdand My plan was to do the full grow outdoors starting early-mid April. Do you think thats too early to start outside?
@Budbrother Thats a really good idea, I just may start looking into some pure Indica landraces.
I haven’t run into any weather related mold issues with my autos over the past few years, just some bud rot from caterpillars. But a bigger more leafier plant will be a lot harder to manage I’m sure!
Hedge your bets and toss some autos out for a backup plan 
Its a little too early I think. Its not about the weather its the amount of darkness/daylight hours. You dont want them to start flowering in May. They will reveg in June then switch back flower in August. This will screw up the veg cycle and affect the size and yeild of the plant. If your trying to grow bigger plants by starting them early start them inside they’ll do better at 18/6 in a controlled environment until its time to transplant them outside in June. You dont need a bad ass bitchin grow light or a tent. A cheap 100 watt light will get you through early veg just fine. It probably wouldn’t be good enough to use for flowering. I start mine in my garage around April 20th but I’ve started some in May and June that ended up being monsters.
If you’re dead on starting them outside from seed, I’d wait until May. It also kind of matters where you live and when the last freeze is. If its chilly at night and not all that sunny and warm during the day they wont grow much during April and most of May outside and they might not be as healthy having to struggle through that.
