hey what up GREENPHEONIX, i wish i could give you some input on some of those strains. but to be honest the last time i had some real good smoke was in 1998 when ilived in Arizona, and we went to Cali and bought some Chronic. since then its just been the same 'ol regular crap. but its funny though when i took the seeds from the stuff i had bought over the years, and grew it myself it was better than i remembered it being originally. that's why i finally got the nerve to order some seeds. but i wanted to ask your opinion as far as word of mouth or first hand experience of course i have the BLUE VENOM, but i noticed that you mentioned something about Nirvana. well i have their NORTHERN LIGHTS and i'm abot six weeks through, and i was lucky enough to get both the sativa and indica phenotype so i'm happy about that, i was just wondering if you could give me your take on it if you know anything about it, and give some sort of mini review on it. if you can thanks a million, but if you can't thanks a 999,999. and hey i f you get a chance stop by my journal an tell me what you think, will be putting up some new pics tomorrow. take it easy man.
PEACE!!!
-ZEN-
Hey! Northern Lights aye! ... It's been around awhile now, and it's a classic for a reason! Haha. It's good stuff, pretty much every respectable seedbank sells a version of it and it's been used as breeding stock for
so many modern hybrids!
I don't have experience with the Nirvana NL, but I would say u'd get the standard Nirvana phenotype variation - So keep an eye out for that outstanding keeper to make a mother plant!!!
NL is easy, it's great for beginners, easy to grow, easy to clone, very forgiving of mistreatment and a good producer. Nice and small, pretty much was one of the first strains breed
specifically for cultivation in a space limited indoor environment.
It's been a long time since I've had any NL, but it's always been a nice smoke/stone. I'm not that into the stone/indica buzz these days, but as far as stones go, it's nice.
If you're willing to spend the money a some point, and want some of the most brutally awesome smoke you can come across these days, look into Sensi Seeds
Northern Lights #5 x Haze <- Is expensive but amazing. I currently have a pack of the Nirvana rip off version (Northern Light x Haze) ... Haven't grown them out yet so not sure what they're like, hopefully a keeper in their!
Be warned, you'll need
plenty of space for this one, and preferably some experience with the slightly more difficult, and fussy, sativa dominant strains!
Yes, I hear you!! And your right on the money too! I am running 2 different strains(ak-ww) in my 20 siter right now.......went in at the same time too, but, I am frying the AK trying to get enough nutes to the ww and I had the same thing happen last run with ss - ak: killed half of the ss's trying to nute the ak, haha, go figure, huh...... I just wasn't ready either time with 20 vegged clones of the same thing ready to go at the right time....... next run I will have them ready
Yip! I'm not the only one!!! YAY! haha
Have you considered trying the pvc fencing or pipe? You can put them as close together as you like, even have them sit on the res(so many ways) and your only running about as many sprayers as in your set-up...... I dont know, just an idea for you......they dont leak either. I am sure you have already looked into those and have your reasons for preferring the totes......
I am curious what you do for your ventilation and smell issues(seeings how you've done the AK before?).
Cheers for the input! ... I'll post some more up to date pics of my current setup soon!
As for the ventilation, I use a 250mm Spectrum Centrifugal Fan, it moves about 792m3 of air per hour. My intake is a 200mm passive intake, so the room does have a slight vacuum going on, plants seem to love it! (+ 2 small fans for air circulation, occasional throw in another 2 if I feel the need)
For the odor control, I use a Carbon Coal Filter, well, actually an Odorsok, but it's basically a cheaper, disposable version of a Carbon Coal Filter - Works just as good!!! Lasts a good 1-2 years, depending on strain smelliness
Should be available at your local Grow Store.
Cheers all!
ADDED
Here's some nice new pics for you! - Damn HPS lighting sucks for photos!!! - These are somewhere in the 2nd week of flowering.
Here's my current situation, the beast on the right of the pic is White Widow, there's 1 in the front and 1 behind, but basically what you see in the entire right half of the pic is 1 WW plant haha.
Here is a leaf from that WW next to a 1 Litre Head Master Bottle. Rather large leaves as u can see:
These are the roots of those WW on the right of previous pics:
Check them trying to bust the white wick pot they're coming through... Note to self - Use larger pots in future!!!
Here's the lovely Blue Venom next to a 1 Litre Budzilla bottle! - She's looking better in flower after a bit of a rough veg - She disliked the nutes that the WW love! haha
Cheers!
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gman
haha.