I received a reply to a private message I sent the DP rep and it, frankly, leaves me pretty confused. I’ll post it below but the rep recommended Frisian Dew which their website promotes as a great strain for “extremely cold climates.”
“Hi tread!, and thanks for the mail. I may not have the time to delve into the thread, but of course I would love to help and advise.
Honestly i would recommend Frisian Dew.
Here is a bit more info from an Australian polytunnel grower. Its from an old blog which is no longer on our website.
The following words come from this weeks grower, Aussie Alex.
“This strain is by far the best for my style of growing. I veg indoors under led lights finishing them outdoors in my green house. Frisian Dew grows fast and finishes fast. It has good mold resistance and great bag appeal most of the bud are quite dense. And half the plants will turn purple without a cold snap.”
Aussie Alex explained why he likes Frisian Dew.
“With my style of growing I can put them out in October and finish In December that's getting to the longest days of the year and they still keep flowering and finishing with rock hard buds. No other strain I've used can do this. They are almost like an auto, keep in mind I live in Australia, our days are not as long as Europe. But other strains revert back to vegetive growth outdoors, so Frisian Dew is the best strain I have ever grown. Another reason I grow Frisian Dew is the resistance to extreme weather. These plants were put out in the last month of winter and had frost in the night, whilst day time temps reached an unusually hot 30ºC - this happened for 2 weeks. Before I finished them we had 40 degrees Celsius heat for a whole week which did not affect them at all.
Last year in spring we also had 40 degrees heat for 1 month and the Frisian Dew’s finished with rock hard buds. Another reason for loving the strain the seeds are great value for money. I always get 100% germination rate.”
Aussie Alex explains why he grows Frisian Dew under white mesh netting
“I grow under the netting to give some protection from the insects it works really well. Also the sun in the summer is so strong, the mesh gives 30% shade this helps to keep them happy. And the last reason for the white mesh is security, you can't see any thing inside from 50 meters away. If other growers try this strain they won't regret it, it’s easy to grow and has heavy harvests. These plant gets so heavy it needs support, its essential”
Aussie Alex explains more about his Frisian Dew greenhouse grow.
“I grew 25 plants and made 40 pounds (18 Kg) of dry product - beautiful nugs. I veg them for 9 weeks indoors then finish them in my green house right on 7weeks nice and fast. I grow only in coco its the only way for me. I used Dutch Fest coco nutrients and cal-mag (Calcium & Magnesium supplement) and a PK booster. That's it for the good results. I use the insulation around the pots to protect them from the frosty mornings in the winter and to protect the black plant containers from getting too hot in the sun.”
I’m SO CONFUSED! So, this guy is vegging indoors (I’m assuming under a LONG day cycle like, say, 20/4) and then putting them out to flower as the hottest part of the year approaches; using the shorter natural day cycle outside to flip them into flower? That about right? And, in spite of the still increasing length of day they remain in flower and finish nicely? Why not just grow an auto, then?
I’m still waiting on their thoughts on using Durban Poison and Lemon Zkittle in a more traditional way. If/when I hear back on that I’ll post it. I have to admit, I was a little disappointed in the lack of information in the reply. Not surprised, but disappointed.
I have reached out to SO many breeders over the past year with specific grow-related questions and requests for recommendations to overcome our particular challenges. I consider myself honored if I even GET a reply as most of them don’t bother; but I’ve yet to have a single top-tier breeder reply with anything that resembled useful information. Lol! I’ve even asked those that DID reply about strains I KNEW wouldn’t work and would often get a generic “that’s a great strain!” Lol! The forums are more useful - actual grower knowledge. In fairness, I think the folks answering emails aren’t really the breeder/grower and are more like customer service reps who really don’t have the necessary knowledge, personally, to answer in depth. They probably get too many questions to bother to delve into researching a more obscure topic like this. The breeders are probably to busy with, well, “breeding” to be bothered by us growers. Lol! Sure would be nice if these companies would put out DETAILED growing information on their chemovars - IF they even have them. :/
. But that's ok I certainly wish I could have found a lot of relative information about our specific climate challenges in one spot when I first started out. I have a feeling me and you are going to be Guinea pigs of sorts this year mate
. He always brings the knowledge with his posts.
I would guess for many breeders that is spot on.
. I don't even look at breeders sites anymore as I find most are utter bullshit with their outdoor claims. 
