Im a member from Western Mass,Just wanted to say hey to all my Masshole fam.
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Hey! I’m originally from MA, now in RI 
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RI Is great ,I went to a few Max Creek shows out there, I loved it
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Hey @Originalweedman,
I’m in S.E. MA and enjoying the crew here at OG and
especially, the folks on this thread.
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Thats awesome, I just found the site 20 days ago and I love it ,one of the members pointed me over to this thread so I had to come on and say he to everyone from Mass. This season was insane with all the rain man,I lost alot of buds from rot.I hope this winter flys by …
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Bummer @Originalweedman about losing your buds to the weather.
I still have stuff growing outside, mostly sativa.
May have to start chopping before the three day freeze
starting this coming Saturday morning.
I’ll post more photos soon.
As for the weather messing with your grow, check this out;
This stuff kept the bugs, mold, fungus and everything else away from my grow.
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While the MTA mix might help with PM and such, it was meant for pests. However, the Hydrochlorous Acid is better for that PM, Mold, Budrot, etc.
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Thank you @ JohnnyPotseed for
the clarification.
Guess I’ve been lucky 'cause the MTA did it all for me. lol 
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It was 17F this morning.
Spent the last 6+ days trimming. cutting, drying and bagging,
Still have two plants drying. Hope to get 'em in bags by Friday.
Left a few branches outside and the buds look okay considering
the below freezing temps of late.
Borage is still going strong. Parsley too.
Sage lasts all winter. These plant are six years old now and still delicious.
I won’t worry too much about the frost if I am still here for next season.
Plants appear to have no problem in the cold. Got some hardy ladies here. lol
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I don’t know why I was so worried about even 30F, for about 3 days in a row end-of-October.
You’re inspiring me to put some balls on and buckle up for next season. Maybe I try an original haze or something just to see what happens.
Nice!
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Hello @FieldEffect, I have to admit I chickened out this year and
harvested most plants by November 16th. They could have gone another week or more.
Check out the recommendation/comments from @Dirt_Wizard in this thread.
There are a bunch of cold weather sativa cultivars available.
Malana is one and you can see the results above in this thread.
I’ll be interested to see your grow next year.
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Thanks for the mention, @sunra108 ! I’m a first timer this year at OD but careful genetic choices helped me a lot along with this dryer warmer fall. Malana was definitely a winner for around here and I think in general the high altitude Zomia strains that can handle cold and wet are great options for New England. Next year I will grow Malana again and also try some others still to be chosen, but definitely more landraces and heirloom OD strains, the ease of growing was well worth it.
I learned most of what I’ve gleaned about northern outdoor growing and strain selection for above 42N (I’m at 42.5 but the USDA hardiness zone band is right here a few miles away between 6a and 5b) from the following threads besides my own research on other forums and breeder websites:
Also of note, they updated the USDA zone map for 2023, first update since 2012 and it takes into consideration our wacky weather so it should be a bit more accurate than the older ones:
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Excellent threads @Dirt_Wizard! A veritable cornucopia of pertinent information.
Thanks for the links and for sharing your experience. Experience is invaluable!
I’m not sure about next year myself. I’d like to move to a rural area with some elevation,
preferably in western Massachusetts and explore more cold weather sativa cultivars as well as
continue to keep the Haze I’ve been growing for a few years.
I’ll be keeping an eye on your decisions for next year’s grow and think about
running a comparative grow although, my current location is in zone 6b a bit warmer
and longer season.
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What sativa cultivars do you have in mind?
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Hello Rayman, I’d like to run a few cold weather landrace sativas.
Not concerned about where they are from just hope they are 100% local.
No hybrids.
I just soaked a few Kalamata Red beans hoping to do a seed run this year.
I’d be interested in other Greek sativa cultivars too.
I am not too fussy. Please let me know what interests you.
I have a few things to trade.
Thank you.
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Sunra108
I grew Durban Poison, Power Plant and had great success. I live above the 45 and I think part of success involved a summer filled with rain and a warmer fall. I got so much good product that I was throwing branches in my compost pile with small flowers all over them. My pants were over 8-10 feet tall. I made a bunch of bubble hash and oil for easier storage.
Sativas are my favorite and of that, landraces. I prefer the racie feeling to the lathargic feeling Indicas tend to give.
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Hey @Rayman good to hear you had a bountiful grow.
Durban Poison is enjoyed here,
Do you know the lineage?
Mostly I agree. I would replace “racie” with “trippy”, lol
What are you looking to get?
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I’ve been doing a lot of work on making hardier, more resistant strains for our crappy tropical-mild climate, especially during mid and late flower ( I’m about 50 miles west of the Berkshires) the last couple years. If anyone in Mass would like to try some stuff out,.let me know and I’ll send you some!
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