Northern Lights x Big Bud Seeds from Nirvana


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'Northern Lights x Big Bud' from Nirvana
LineageNL, Big Bud
FamilyUnknown or mixed family
OriginNorth America
RegionNetherlands
GenotypeMixed, primarily Indica
Indoor Maturation55 to 60 days
Outdoor MaturationOct 15 to Oct 31
Sex PossibilitiesStandard (M/F)
StatureAverage size
YieldNot Listed
Odor LevelNot Listed
Odor DescriptionNot Listed
Taste LevelNot Listed
Taste DescriptionSlightly skunky



  Breeder's Description - 'Northern Lights x Big Bud'
Northern Lights x Big Bud was developed with the grower and smoker in mind. Big Bud has outragouse yield but tends to be a bit weak for the heavy smoker. Crossing Big Bud with a very potent Northern lights has made a more potent bud with losing only a small percent of the yield. The smoke from Northern Lights x Big Bud is rich and deep and the taste is lightly skunky.

  Grower Report - chaos_thick_pipe on July 23, 2003, 5:37 am  

Overall Rating7  EffectCouchlock, body stone
Potency7  StatureSomewhat short and squat

Very easy to grow. Handled transplanting and high nutes very well. Low odor, would be good for stealth cabs. Had a little trouble cloning but was moslty user error. My plants had very tight internode spacing, and bushy. I vegged them for 4 weeks and switched to 12/12, plants were about 2 1/2 ft at h ...continued

  Grower Report - R00tH4x0r on July 23, 2003, 7:17 am  

Overall Rating7  EffectCouchlock, body stone
Potency7  StatureAverage size

This is my first 100% Indica I've grown and I love it! The second you toke on this you get the hit - no creeping at all, I knew exactly where I was - deep in the body stone.

At a party, where everyone had been smoking C99, as soon as this got passed around people went quiet and smiles came onto t
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  Grower Report - bact on September 1, 2003, 2:49 am  

Overall Rating7  EffectNicely balanced
Potency7  StatureSomewhat tall and lanky

NLxBB Very nice, clean daytime high, couchlock. Very big yield, didn't smell as much as the AK47 when dried or in flower. I grew a 6 foot monster, very big cola, very easy nice strain to grow and easy to clone.

Taste: I believe came from the nice Northern Light side, was a bit smooth, didn't have
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  Grower Report - FrostyFlake on September 20, 2003, 8:42 pm  

Overall Rating8  EffectNicely balanced
Potency8  StatureSomewhat short and squat

I grew these two Northern Lights x Big Bud indoors from seed. One matured much faster than the other and yielded about a half ounce less than the longer flowering plant.

First plant came down after 49 days of flowering (counting from onset of flowering, not from light switch). Second plant came d
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  Grower Report - dk420420dk on October 14, 2003, 1:41 am  

Overall Rating7  EffectNicely balanced
Potency8  StatureSomewhat short and squat

Grew out two NLxBB seeds left over from last year under a 100 watt MH. Took two clones of each plant, and sexed the seeded plants. Kept the two female clones. One died due to grasshoppers. They were transplanted outdoors mid June into 5 gallons of organic soil. Grew into one main cola with some side ...continued

  Grower Report - CannaLogic on November 24, 2003, 4:53 am  

Overall Rating8  EffectSomewhat couchlock
Potency7  StatureSomewhat short and squat

This is an amazing strain! Many people put down the BigBud for it's lack of potency... but I have found now that it is mixed with the Northern Lights it is a much better plant. The internodes are very tight together and the buds were super-dense. It is a very tough strain... I was growing it with Sn ...continued

  Grower Report - godshavethequeen on December 24, 2003, 10:52 am  
Northern Lights x Big Bud from Nirvana rated 7.57  






Overall Rating8  EffectSomewhat couchlock
Potency8  StatureVery short and squat
Yield7  PhenotypeMixed, primarily Indica
Ease9  Indoor50 to 55 days
Appearance8  OutdoorNot Listed
Odor Level4  Odor: Low & thick
Taste Level8  Taste: mild peppery
Grower's Tilt9  SexesStandard (M/F)
SI RatingNot Listed Vintage: August, 2003

The Northern Lights Big Bud is a great strain for stealth cabs, new growers or anyone looking for an easy-to-grow potent plant. It handled transplants, abuse and high ferts well. I grew it FIM and scrog style. My yield was approx. 5 ounces (dried) under fluoros. I feel the total yield could have been more, but am attributing most mistakes to user error.

After it was all said and done, I would definitely grow this plant again. My planning will be a little better as will my methods next time around.
 
 
  Garden Information for this report  
Bloom Wattage Used410w to 1000w
Average Plant Height8
Plants per Sq. Foot1.50
Average Yield per Plant6.50
Pruning or Plant StyleMixed
Fertilization MethodMix of chemical and organic

I grew in Sams Choice soil with 15% perlite and 15% vermiculite, Super Triple Phosphate for the pH balance and some cow manure.

In vegetative growth I used Alaskan fish emulsion @ 1/4 strength in every watering and slowly increased to 2X strength by end of veg growth.

After preflowering I transplanted all females [4 of 5] to 3 gallon rectangular garbage cans and added 2 table spoons bloodmeal to soil mix.

During flowering I used FoxFarms bigbloom @ full strength every other watering. I watered every 2-4 days depending on the weight of the container.

I did encounter a gnat problem and used a soap solution then let plants completely dry out. Probably 6 days before watering again.

My lighting setup:
Primary veg: 320 w cool white fluoro
Secondary veg: 480 w cool whites
Tertiary veg:1400 w cool whites VHO
Flowering: 1100 full spectrum/warm whites combo VHO

Report added by: godshavethequeen  Last edited by: Burramys Parvus on December 24, 2003, 11:21 am


  Grower Report - wasteland420 on January 3, 2004, 2:27 am  

Overall Rating7  EffectSomewhat heady
Potency7  StatureSomewhat short and squat

I planted 9 seeds, 8 sprouted, 3 females survived through flowering. The plants were vegged for 35 days and flowered for first 2 weeks under 300 watts of shoplight provided flouro. Plants were then flowered under 400 watt hps for an additional 60 days.
I didn't run into too many problems dur
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  Grower Report - stickman10 on July 12, 2004, 6:53 pm  

Overall Rating7  EffectNicely balanced
Potency7  StatureAverage size

NL#5 x BigBud is a GREAT beginner strain! This was my very first grow and these plants took some heavy abuse during the early stages due to my lack of experience, especially with watering. To my surprise, they bounced back beautifully every time. A very forgiving strain!

I was lucky to have a 10
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