Old reliable: Northern Lights outdoor in Catalonia
30 years on, still the easiest plant to put in the ground. Side-by-side test against a White Widow.
Weekly entries
- W1Germination
Tap roots through paper towel by day 3. Healthy white tails. Into rapid rooters tonight.
- W2Seedling
All sprouts above the medium. Two cotyledons strong, first true leaves emerging.
- W3Vegetative
Topping above the 5th node. Slight nitrogen burn on #3 — easing back the feed.
- W4Vegetative
LST tied down. Canopy opening up nicely, undersides getting light.
- W5Pre-flower
Switched to 12/12. Pre-flowers visible at the nodes. Pistils popping.
- W6Flower
Stretch is real — about 60% size increase. Defoliated lightly under the canopy.
- W7Flower
Buds stacking. Trichromes mostly clear. Smelling lemon and fuel.
- W8Flower
Frosting up. Half clear, half cloudy. Smell is loud — using a carbon filter overnight.
- W9Flush
Mostly cloudy with first amber. Starting flush.
- W10Harvest
Chopped. Hung in dark room at 18°C, 55% RH.
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