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Breeder's Description - 'Northern Lights x Shiva'
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Northern Lights crossed with Shiva creates wonderfully pungent sweet buds with bountiful THC. This plant has high flower to leaf ratio. NL/Shi has a bit spicier smoke when compared to Northern Lights and has a more complex buzz. This strain is a timeless classic. NL/Shi has a exotic aroma, is relatively easy to grow and clone.
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| Grower reports: 8 |
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Grower Report: The White Rabbit |
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7 |
Effect: |
Nicely balanced |
| Potency: |
7 |
Stature: |
Somewhat short and squat |
Nirvana NLxShiva was a very nice variety to grow.
They branch out quite nicely and often "top" themselves somehow
just so they ... continued
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Grower Report: CannaMonkey |
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8 |
Effect: |
Couchlock, body stone |
| Potency: |
7 |
Stature: |
Somewhat short and squat |
This was my first grow in 2001. NL x Shiva was a great place to start. The plants grew quickly and were very forgiving. I kept t... continued
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Grower Report: Aethyr93 |
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| Overall Rating: |
8 |
Effect: |
Somewhat heady |
| Potency: |
8 |
Stature: |
Extremely varied |
Growers comment:
NL x Shiva was a very rewarding variety to grow. I would definately recomend this variety to anyone looking f... continued
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Grower Report: TheHolySmokeMaker |
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| Overall Rating: |
8 |
Effect: |
Varied effects |
| Potency: |
9 |
Stature: |
Average size |
This is the first time I have grown this strain. I really was not sure what to make of this strain, but due to the f'up in my r... continued
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Grower Report: zeppelindood |
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| Overall Rating: |
6 |
Effect: |
Nicely balanced |
| Potency: |
7 |
Stature: |
Average size |
3 seeds germinated and 1 was female. She was average size with tight internodes during vegitative growth. It doubled in height b... continued
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Grower Report: Dr. Atomic |
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| Overall Rating: |
7 |
Effect: |
Somewhat couchlock |
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8 |
Stature: |
Somewhat short and squat |
Easy to grow, I couldn't kill it as hard as I tried. Good yield. Great smoke, quite potent. The couple other people who've ha... continued
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Grower Report: Ogstradamus |
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| Overall Rating: |
8 |
Effect: |
Somewhat couchlock |
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7 |
Stature: |
Average size |
This was my first real grow and I was amazed with every aspect of this plant. Extremely easy to grow, almost like it took care o... continued
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Grower Report: fuzzybudz |
Northern Lights x Shiva from Nirvana |
| Overall Rating: |
8 |
Effect: |
Nicely balanced |
| Potency: |
10 |
Stature: |
Somewhat short and squat |
| Yield: |
7 |
Phenotype: |
Mixed, primarily Indica |
| Ease: |
9 |
Indoor: |
60 to 65 days |
| Appearance: |
10 |
Outdoor: |
- |
| Odor Level: |
5 |
Odor: |
Sweet and somewhat spicy |
| Taste Level: |
7 |
Taste: |
Hashy with a hint of spice |
| Grower's Tils: |
8 |
Sexes: |
Standard (M/F) |
| SI Rating: |
Not Listed |
Vintage: |
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Northern Lights x Shiva is not a new strain for me. I've grown 6 cycles with it which equals about a year of experience with it. The plant is very hardy and will put up with a good deal of abuse. The yield isn't quite up to par with some of the other NL strains I've had experience with but it will produce plenty of budz. NL x Shiva has a fairly high calyx to leaf ratio and produces beautiful flowers that are covered with trichs.
It's been a year since I germed the seeds but I don't remember having any problems with it. I believe all the seeds popped and 2 phenos emerged during veg. I selected the broad leafed pheno after my first run because it produced nice fat SOG style colas and had a better flavor.
Because of the plants short stature it is fairly easy to get tight internode spacing even for a new grower. The plant wants to be a single cola plant without much side branching so it is perfect for SOG. If you do take the time to top and train it it will bush out with a little motivation so it will works great in a Scrog setup too.
I've grown this in a SOG several times. In my current grow I vegged a bit too long so I Scrogged it instead with suprisingly good results.
This is some potent weed. Not daytime smoke. It produces a mixture between couchlock and heady leaning more towards the couchlock. The flavor is hashy with a hint of spice and leaves you knowing that you've gotten the best of the NL and the Shiva world. Overall this is a very pleasant strain to smoke. The potency is top notch. If I had my way with it I would increase yield just a bit and add a little more spice to the flavor but it's still an impressive plant.
If you're looking for a "classic" then look no farther. I've been happy with my results.
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| Garden Information for this report |
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| Bloom Wattage Used: |
1100w to 2000w |
| Average Plant Height: |
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| Average Yield per Plant: |
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| Pruning or Plant Style: |
Sea of Green SOG |
| Fertilization: |
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Well ... here it is. My garden description. (for my flowering room)
Lighting:
I use 2 lights. A 1000w Hortilux High Pressure Sodium and a 1000w Agrosun Gold Metal Halide. Both lights are using Sunleaves Pulsar ballasts and both lights are in Sunleaves air cooled reflectors. I use mylar to prevent wasted light.
Ventillation:
I vent my room and cool my room with a hydrofarm 465cfm blower (similar to a dayton). I also have an oscollating fan for air circulation.
Hydroponics:
I'm an ebb n flow kind of guy. I love it. It serves my needs for SOG and Scrog nicely. I use American Hydroponics 4' x 4' ebb n flow tables with 30 gallon rubbermaid containers for the rez. I've noticed the larger the rez the less you'll have to mess with ph and nutrient fluctuation.
Nutrients:
I start with plain old tap water. The water where I live has a starting tds of about 190ppm so it works just fine. My primary nutrients are Pure Blend Pro Veg for veg and then PBP Bloom and PBP Soil Bloom for flowering. I suppliment with Dark Energy during veg and Liquid Karma during flowering. Dark energy smells really bad ... I mean 2 week old dead rat kind of bad ... but it makes your plants race thru veg at top speed. Liquid karma needs no introduction by me. It is everything extra your plants need. I keep some Cal-Mag on hand just in case of a deficiency (though I rarely need it). I dial in my nutrients for each individual strain and only grow 1 strain per table.
Other Equipment:
I use a Hanna PH pen and Hanna TDS meter. Both are waterproof because I have a bad habit of dropping my pens in my res :D
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