Northern Lights Marijuana Strain
Northern Lights was the first “kind” strain of marijuana I ever smoked. For those of you who don’t know many in the US used to refer to high quality marijuana as being “kind bud” while the cheap mexican brick weed was commonly referred to as Schwag. In this video we see a closet grow of Northern Lights marijuana in week 4 of flowering. Four more weeks to go.
Northern Lights was first developed in the 1970s in Wolverine, Michigan, and since the initial hybridization has developed numerous sub-strains with varying qualities and features.A notable sub-strain is Northern Lights #1, which was the original strain developed. It is composed of one quarter C. indica ssp. indica (from Thailand) and three quarters C. indica ssp. afghanica. It was considered remarkably potent at the time, but since then other more potent sub-strains have emerged. Northern Lights is considered to be among the easiest strains to grow, being quite hardy and forgiving to the novice indoor grower with a typical flowering time of 6–7 weeks, often described as growing like “weeds”.Northern Lights #5 in particular is renowned for this trait of growing very easily. The strain’s reputation as a compact, high-yield plant, with a high potency also makes it popular among marijuana growers. Along with Haze and Skunk #1, Northern Lights is among the most influential strains of all time; one of the first strains to be successfully hybridized for indoor cultivation. The Northern Lights #5 strain has been critically acclaimed by many cannabis enthusiasts and has been a winner in competitions such as the Cannabis Cup.
