Highveld grows outdoors?

[Gert Lush]

Hi guys,

Ex-Joeys man here (a long, long, long time ago).
I wonder, are there any preferred strains for growing outside in the Highveld?
With all that lovely sunshine, surely a couple of trees on a smallholding will see anyone through a year.

Or is it just so cheap that it's not worth the "DIY" hassle? I'm sure there must be some preferences among the connoisseurs...

 

[getafix]

Swazi, Malawi and any decent quality weed you buy from dealers grow very well. You can just take the seeds and grow them in a large pot of organic soil and perlite. It can actually turn out to be great if you keep the females and give them good nutes and TLC.

I'm sure a few guys can show you some pics. Afropips posted some nice pics of a 3-4m tall Malawi Gold (I think) grown on the highveld. I think all his posts were removed though...

 

[Gert Lush]

Thanks for that, getafix, nice to know that the old classics, Malawi, Swazi grow well in Joeys.
But what I was really wondering about, was whether there's a good Highveld grower - say, that you can just plant a few guerilla plants somewhere like the Magaliesberg, forget about them, then just go back at harvest-time. A "Highveld special", if you like, suited to the particular climate.

I'd have thought that Swazi and Malawi would do better (in nature) in Mpumalanga, but I'm only guessing, I may well be wrong.

 

[Guest]

hi Gert, yes those african sativas will become giants in lower altitude areas, but in the highveld sun they achieve peak potency, flavour and aroma (and still get pretty big) - the choicest connoisseur stash IMHO.
lesotho is a quick finishing variety that's ideal for a guerilla growing.

 

[getafix]

i am currently growing some plants guerilla style. they are doing very well at the moment as there is some rain every few days. i am, however, very concerned that they will suffer the dry season later.

my previous harvest started flowering only late april and harvest late june (Indica). they were in my garden and got a lot of TLC. my latest harvest was bust, it's breaking my heart to not have my Malawi Gold in my back yard

 

[lowridersa]

gert lush did you manage to grow a highveld special?