I had some success this year with my first outdoor grows. But I got them started late, so they didn’t reach their full potential.
I plan to grow a couple sativas next season, but want to get them started indoors to veg a little before transplanting outside… maybe start the seeds in Jan or Feb. I have very good soil and drainage, and will be planting directly into the ground.
Please recommend photo sensitive sativa strains that you have had success with outside in the midwest.
Thanks!
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The best person to ask would be @Hashpants 
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Plant your landrace Sativa in July, they do great from then on, it may help them flower faster too They flower just fine in 12 hours plus minutes of July’s light cycle. 
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pretty sure the light cycle in the midwest us in july is closer to 14 hours than 12. i’d grow them inside for a bit before putting them out in may if i was shooting for finishing before a cold snap. but i’m not sure how the early and late weather works there and it’s all messed up here now too.
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If you want a pure NLD, check out Green Mountain Seeds’ Purple Satellite. From Ace Seeds’ description:
Purple Satellite is a cross of two Inbred lines: Oaxacan Gold kept from 1979 and a high altitude pure Nepalese sativa. The Oaxacan bumps up the potency immensely.
Purple Satellite is one of the earliest sativa of its quality available to northern growers, coming in before most of the others, finishing when the sun is still high and strong for extra trichome production, with great resistance against cold, fungus and rains. Remember to mind your nutes starting early flowering.
Plants are very consistent and may look like clones. Almost all will develop pink to fuchsia pistils and purple in the calyx even without a chill period.
The smell of plants in mid to later bloom are seriously strong cherry that fills the air upon finishing the smell gets more complex with a fragrance of pine, incense with a touch of berry that carries into the very smooth smoke.
| Seed Packs | 10 seeds |
|---|---|
| Type | F1 HYBRID |
| Format | Regular |
| Sativa / Indica ratio | 100 % sativa |
| THC | 20 % |
| Flowering indoors | 9-10 weeks |
| Flowering outdoors | September |
| Yield | High |
| Resistance against spider mites | Average |
| Resistance against powder mildew | High |
| Resistance against botrytis | Very high |
| Resistance against white fly | Average |
| Resistance against cold | High |
| Resistance against heat | Average-High |
| Latitude | 0º-50º |
| Genetics | 1979 Oaxacan gold purple IBL x Nepalese Sativa |
| Structure | Upright classic sativa long spears, very self supporting, always sporting some pink to fuchsia pistils, some seasons darker than others. |
| Bouquet | The taste is extremely smooth. Slight pine cedar, hash, hint of berry syrup. From mid to late flower strong cherry fragrance. |
| High | Very potent fast onset, motivating, social, not racy, laughter inducing. warm comfortable, happy. |
| Terpene profile | It has not yet been analyzed. |
| Growing Tips | Especially recommended for outdoor growing in cold and wet northern climates. |
Outdoors we recommend to start her from seed as soon as early April. Pinch and keep up potted.
If kept in pots 30 liter pots work great. But can be kept in smaller pots or planted right into the soil.
It starts the flowering in July, on the 42nd north latitude at almost 15 hours light hours, finishing in September.
We recommend moderate levels of nutrients for the growing stage. Heavy organic feeder during flowering.
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What latitude is your location?
Pretty sure I can sent you some interesting things.
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38.58 latitude
curious what ‘pinch’ means in this context… is this synonymous with ‘topping’?
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Yep 
same thing.
All right. I want the same at 52N.
I think I have a few nice things that I can share with you.
What do you want from a sativa?
A potent strong ‘high’ that doesn’t make me want to melt into the couch.
Easy to grow outside.
Resistant to pests/molds.
Big plant… high yield.
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I have Indian landraces that has all those qualities and will grow almost anywhere 
Most people grow hybrids or Indicas where you are. A “pure” sativa wouldn’t finish without intervention. You can try Moroccan Beldia as it is only about 7-8 weeks of flower time and it is a pure sativa. The problem is that it is not resistant to pests. It also does better in a warmer environment, as do most all pure sativas because they are equatorial in nature.
A Indica may not give you couch lock, you’re probably thinking of a hybrid. The heaviness can actually come from sativas like Thai.
You can match your latitude on wikipedia to all other countries in that latitude and see what works for the sunlight. Then use that information to narrow down what is best for pest and mold. It won’t be a pure sativa though.
These might work even though not pure Sativa
“Withstands several days of low temperatures and frosts without damage.”
Also look into Michigan outdoor breeders as that is close by.
Strayfox is a good one.
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That’s how I take it.