Top 5 cannabis strains to grow by the seaside

If you live near the coast, you may face some unusual cultivations challenges when growing cannabis. The maximum summer temperatures you experience may well be a few degrees cooler than nearby locations a few miles further inland. However, your minimum temperatures on the coast may not get quite as cold as those further inland.

The effect of the sea is to act as a giant temperature regulator, dampening down temperature maxima and ensuring temperature minima don't plummet too low. For the discerning coastal cannabis grower this may mean quite a few months of great weather for growing both autoflowering cannabis seeds as well as photoperiod feminised seeds.

Best cannabis seeds to grow in coastal areas

The mild coastal conditions means that many seaside cannabis growers find autoflowering cannabis seeds to be a great option. The low height and bushy nature mean they are easier to protect from any prevailing wind than a 3-4m photoperiod feminised strain.

The fast outdoor life cycle and mild coastal conditions mean that (depending on your latitude) you may be able to get 2 or even 3 successive outdoor autoflower crops each year. Of course, photoperiod feminised cannabis seeds can also be grown by the seaside.

Favoured varieties are those with tough, proven outdoor performance as well as a fast-flowering period. Indica cannabis strains, or indica-dominant hybrids may stay a little lower than stretchy sativa strains - that could be useful for coastal growers that experience strong winds. The milder your climate the easier coastal cannabis growing becomes and the wider the choice of cannabis seeds available to use. Here are Dutch Passion’s top 5 cannabis seeds to grow by the seaside.

Auto Mazar, tough sturdy and compact indica autoflower seed

Auto Mazar has been at the top of the autoflower seeds best sellers, or very close to it, ever since she was released. Derived from the Mazar-i-Sharif region of Afghanistan, she is part of the tough Afghani Kush cannabis seed family, noted for their brutally strong smokes and blissfully pleasurable effects. Yields are heavy and the buds smoke/vape with a rich Afghani-hash pungency.

As an indica autoflower strain you can expect compact bushy plants that typically stay below a metre tall. If you have strong sea breezes occasionally blowing in then this tough and hardy indica will cope well with the blustery conditions. After 100 days, or so, after autoflower seed germination your plants hold be ready to harvest.

Auto Mazar seeds can be grown in containers or rooted directly into the earth and will need very little, if any maintenance. Just supply good quality nutritious/moist soil and allow the world class indica cannabis genetics to do the rest. You will be rewarded with some dense, hard buds with notorious potency levels and a famously effective anti-anxiety high. Strong physical effects make this a great pick for medical growers too.

Auto Mazar® Mazar X Indica autoflower
	Autoflower		Outdoor
	Afghani Kush		10-12 weeks
	Indica		XL
	High

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Auto Mazar® Mazar X Indica autoflower
	Autoflower		Outdoor
	Afghani Kush		10-12 weeks
	Indica		XL
	High

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Auto Mazar® Mazar X Indica autoflower
	Autoflower		Outdoor
	Afghani Kush		10-12 weeks
	Indica		XL
	High

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Durban Dew, tough photoperiod feminised cannabis seeds

Durban Dew combines the best features of the outdoor cannabis cup winning champs Frisian Dew and Durban Poison. This is a photoperiod feminised cannabis strain and is part of the proven and highly recommended Dutch Outdoor cannabis seed collection. In the northern hemisphere she is ready to harvest around early October (Early April in southern hemisphere).

These hybrid genetics are tough and easy to grow. As with all photoperiod feminised cannabis seeds, a small amount of indoor pre-growth before being gradually acclimatised to outdoor life will help produce the heaviest final plants. Dependent on conditions, the plants can reach 1.5-3m outdoors. Good general advice for outdoor cannabis growers is to offer your plants some  protection from the prevailing wind, such as an earth bank.

Also good general outdoor advice is to prepare your plot well before hand, enriching the earth (if necessary) with supermarket soil, slow release organic nutrients (e.g. BioTabs), well rotted manure, general fertiliser etc.

You can expect plants that will be a couple of metres tall in good conditions with yields of several hundred grams per plant in optimised coastal conditions.

Durban Dew® Durban Poison X Frisian Dew
	Feminised		Indoor
	Dutch Outdoor		Outdoor
	Sativa		8-9 weeks
	High		XL

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Durban Dew® Durban Poison X Frisian Dew
	Feminised		Indoor
	Dutch Outdoor		Outdoor
	Sativa		8-9 weeks
	High		XL

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Durban Dew® Durban Poison X Frisian Dew
	Feminised		Indoor
	Dutch Outdoor		Outdoor
	Sativa		8-9 weeks
	High		XL

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Auto Skywalker Haze, epic THC level potential and easy to grow

Auto Skywalker Haze hit the headlines shortly after her introduction with THC levels of around 30% independently measured by licensed Portuguese medical cannabis company ‘Pure Healing’. These are unsurpassed THC levels for any autoflower strain in Dutch Passion’s experience. Combine that with the easy growing style of autoflowers and their fast outdoor 3-month life cycle and you have a winning formula for any outdoor cannabis grower.

Auto Skywalker Haze plants tend to reach around 75-125cm tall outdoors in good conditions. That makes them easy to hide behind garden shrubs or wild brambles/nettles. These high THC autoflower seeds have the well-known Dutch Passion ease of growth too.

You won't need to do anything other than ensure the plants have sufficient access to good quality soil and adequate water during warm, sunny weather. Yields are well above average and the quality of the buds will compare favourably with good quality indoor-grown weed.

Auto Skywalker Haze is typically ready to harvest after 3 months, or so, of outdoor growth. Pro-growers may wish to start their plants under indoor light for the first couple of weeks. This protects the seedlings from the elements while they are at their most vulnerable and gives them the best possible start. This allows larger final plant sizes with heavier harvests.

Auto Skywalker Haze® Skywalker Haze x Auto Amsterdam Amnesia
	Autoflower		Indoor
	Classics		Outdoor
	Sativa		11-13 weeks
	Extremely high		XXL

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Auto Skywalker Haze® Skywalker Haze x Auto Amsterdam Amnesia
	Autoflower		Indoor
	Classics		Outdoor
	Sativa		11-13 weeks
	Extremely high		XXL

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Auto Skywalker Haze® Skywalker Haze x Auto Amsterdam Amnesia
	Autoflower		Indoor
	Classics		Outdoor
	Sativa		11-13 weeks
	Extremely high		XXL

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Frisian Dew, established best-selling outdoor performer

Frisian Dew is a photoperiod feminised strain which is regarded as perhaps Dutch Passion’s toughest and hardiest outdoor strain. She is a hybrid strain typically ready to harvest around early October in the northern hemisphere. Frisian Dew has remarkable resistance to mold, a great quality in the sometimes-damp end-of-season seaside weather.

Frisian Dew can reach large proportions in ideal conditions, 3m tall and just as wide is not exceptional. She is also very tough and can take a real beating. She is one of the few photoperiod feminised strains capable of being grow successfully at northern UK latitudes.

If you’re growing cannabis outdoors, by the seaside (or anywhere with tough conditions) then the following UK outdoor grow guide will be a useful read.

Frisian Dew® Super Skunk X Purple Star
	Feminised		Outdoor
	Dutch Outdoor		8 weeks
	Hybrid		XXL
	High		Cup winner

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Frisian Dew® Super Skunk X Purple Star
	Feminised		Outdoor
	Dutch Outdoor		8 weeks
	Hybrid		XXL
	High		Cup winner

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Frisian Dew® Super Skunk X Purple Star
	Feminised		Outdoor
	Dutch Outdoor		8 weeks
	Hybrid		XXL
	High		Cup winner

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Auto Mimosa Punch, fast & potent USA autoflower seeds

Auto Mimosa Punch is a recent addition to the Dutch Passion autoflower seed collection. She comes from an elite clone-only Mimosa crossed with some knockout Purple Punch genetics. She tends to stay around 50-90cm in height and delivers a fearsomely powerful effect, as you would expect with such notorious parent genetics.

To get the best taste and aroma you may wish to try and grow this connoisseur quality lady organically in soil. Select the best 3 outdoor months of the season and if desired give the seedlings some indoor growth to give them a head start.

As well as the intense potency from the cannabis cup winning parent genetics you will also enjoy a memorable terpene profile, fruity flavours and skunky herbal finish. It’s delicious stuff with more than a hint of classical old-school dankness.

Auto Mimosa Punch seeds are part of the USA Special cannabis seed collection. These use the best cannabis genetics from North America, combining XL yields with mouth-wateringly loud flavours and potency levels guaranteed to numb mind and body in glorious harmony.

Auto Mimosa Punch® Mimosa (Clementine X Purple Punch) X Auto Purple Punch
	Autoflower		Indoor/Outdoor
	USA Special		10-12 weeks
	Hybrid		L
	Very High		Cup winner

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Auto Mimosa Punch® Mimosa (Clementine X Purple Punch) X Auto Purple Punch
	Autoflower		Indoor/Outdoor
	USA Special		10-12 weeks
	Hybrid		L
	Very High		Cup winner

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Auto Mimosa Punch® Mimosa (Clementine X Purple Punch) X Auto Purple Punch
	Autoflower		Indoor/Outdoor
	USA Special		10-12 weeks
	Hybrid		L
	Very High		Cup winner

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Auto Bruce Lemon Diesel by the Super Sativa Seed Club, jet fuel meets sweet citrus with extreme potency!

The Super Sativa Seed Club (‘SSSC’) are a sister seed company which also originated in 1980’s Holland. They stand for high-end quality and still use their original seed archives for breeding and research. Auto Bruce Lemon Diesel is one of the best SSSC autoflower seeds. With a unique rich aroma of sweet citrus and raw pungent diesel she is an instant new favourite. Outdoors she takes around 3 months to grow and reaches heights of up to a metre tall.

These hybrid genetics are tough and highly potent, they also have great seed-to-seed consistently meaning you can expect an outdoor plot full of frosty plants with banging potency. With THC levels around 20-25% these are seriously powerful genetics from the SSSC. They’re also easy to grow by the seaside or any other outdoor (or indoor!) location. Offer good grow conditions and these fine quality autoflower genetics will deliver you some genuine Grade-A quality buds.

Auto Bruce Lemon Diesel combine genetics from Bruce Banner and Lemon OG. It’s an utterly irresistible combination of jet fuel with a sweet clementine/tangerine aroma. Few strains offer such appealing levels of pungency. Outdoors they grow from autoflower seed to harvest in around 100 days with heavy yields and multiple long blooms on each plant.

Cannabis cultivation near oceans or seas

If you grow cannabis by the seaside/coast you will face some unusual grow challenges. On one side you may find you have a lot of stormy, humid, and windy weather to deal with. On the other side you may notice a reduced tendency for frosty, icy weather. You may also notice less temperature extremes. The well-prepared seaside cannabis grower can use these often-temperate conditions to their advantage when growing cannabis outdoors.

The reduced tendency for temperature extremes may mean that the coldest temperatures and early autumn/fall frosts which could occur inland may not affect seaside growers quite as severely. That’s because the ocean remains a few degrees warmer than the land during cold weather in many parts of the world, creating a mild microclimate along the coast. In mid-summer during the hottest days the coast will often be noticeably cooler, especially with a sea-breeze. This can give the seaside cannabis grower slightly easier conditions to work with.

Is salt water good for cannabis?

One disadvantage of coastal cannabis cultivation is the damaging effects of salt-water spray close to the shore. During high winds salt spray can be carried for hundreds of metres inland. Salt water contains high levels of Sodium Chloride.

In low levels these minerals occur naturally in soil and cause no harm. But repeated exposure to saltwater spray from the sea can damage cannabis. The delicate cannabis biochemistry needs a carefully balanced recipe of minerals and nutrients to allow the plant to thrive. Exposing the plants to seriously high levels of Sodium Chloride will cause rapid deterioration of health and eventually death.

Get ready for a summer blaze by the beach

Many people grow a few cannabis plants by the seaside, but even more people enjoy vaping/smoking their stash on the beach. And why not? Few things beat blazing away on a hot vape or fat joint on the beach on a sunny summer day. If you want to grow enough weed to fill your jars for the lowest cost all you need is a pack of cannabis seeds.

You can grow them indoors, outdoors or in a greenhouse. You can choose autoflowering seeds or the more traditional photoperiod feminised seeds. If you need help selecting the right cannabis seeds for your particular grow plans and location, then please consider trying the Dutch Passion seed finder. It asks you a few simple questions about your grow plans and then recommends the most relevant seeds for you. Remember, the cheapest way to enjoy unlimited high-quality cannabis is to grow it yourself!