Dutch Passion offer outdoor, greenhouse, and indoor Cannabis Seed varieties. Dutch Passion recommend starting "outdoor" varieties in the beginning of April with the first weeks of planting under a piece of glass or in a greenhouse. The yield per female plant is between 100 and 400 grams for the different strains. Most of the plants have yields in between. Yields are especially dependent on sowing time, nutrition, and sunlight.

Harvest times for Dutch Passion seeds are given for the Dutch climate and latitude. All "indoor" and "outdoor" varieties can be grown outdoors in more Southern latitudes. For this reason, the harvest time under natural light is also given for all the "indoor" varieties. Greenhouse varieties and Indoor varieties can be grown outdoors in Central and Southern Europe with very good results. In more Northern latitudes (Scandinavia) only the outdoor varieties that are harvested early can be grown outdoors. Most "outdoor" varieties cannot be grown indoors, unless mentioned in the seeds description.

Yields and quality of plants grown under artificial lights mostly depend on:

The Seed Variety

Whether the plants are grown from seeds or clones, after how many days of growing the plants are put into flowering, and the optimisation of the climatic conditions of the grow-room. Apart from "true breeding" varieties, our seed collection consists of different F-1 hybrids. Crossing two "true breeding" strains (hybridising) gives F-1 hybrids that possess the so-called "Hybrid Vigour". This means that the F-1 generation is a lot more potent than either parent. F-1 generations also consist of uniform plants.

THC and CBD Percentages

For most varieties THC and CBD percentages are given. This acts as a quality control on our seeds. The THC% is a measure for the strength of the high. For any strong high the THC% will range from 5 to 15 \ and higher. This does not mean that the variety with the highest THC% will be the best variety. Apart from THC, taste, aroma, and THC-familiar substances (precursors) are of importance. Much depends on personal taste. One of these substances is CBD. Some of our varieties have CBD% from 0.1 to 0.3%. CBD has a tranquillizing effect, without influencing the "high".

Germination

To get the best seed germination results, we advise you to germinate the seeds according to our standard procedure, with which we obtain germination rates of ± 95 % for all varieties:

• use a grow room with a stable temperature of 20 degrees Celsius.
• use soil with a pH-value of ± 7.0.
• the soil should not be too dry or too wet.
• sow the seeds in a container about 5 mm deep.
• after sowing press the earth lightly, this stimulates even sprouting.
• spray the soil lightly with water.
• cover the container with thin transparent plastic foil to achieve an optimal greenhouse effect.
• after 1 to 10 days the seeds will have sprouted. Now remove the plastic foil.
• sprinkle the soil regularly with water, wait till the upper layer has dried out, and sprinkle again with water.
• after 1 - 2 weeks the seedlings will be strong enough to put them in a larger container.

Dutch Passion do not take responsibility for seed germination. Dutch Passion conduct seed germination tests every 3 months to keep their seed stock in optimum condition. All seeds from the Dutch Passion collection are grown organically.