Northern Lights Strain

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Northern Lights, also known as “NL,” is an indica marijuana strain made by crossing Afghani with Thai. Northern Lights produces euphoric effects

Northern Lights Strain  – Northern Lights Weed  ( Northern Lights Cannabis )

Northern Lights strain, also known as “NL,” is an indica marijuana strain made by crossing Afghani with Thai. Northern Lights weed produces euphoric effects that settle in firmly throughout the body, relaxing muscles and easing the mind. Consumers say this strain has a pungently sweet and spicy flavor profile that is smooth on the exhale. Medical marijuana patients choose Northern Lights to help relieve symptoms associated with depressionstresspain and insomnia. Growers say this strain features purple and crystal-coated buds and grows best indoors with a flowering time of 45-50 days.

Northern Lights cannabis stands among the most famous strains of all time, a pure indica cherished for its resinous buds, fast flowering, and resilience during growth. This strain has given rise to famous hybrids like Shiva Skunk and Super Silver Haze. Rumor has it that Northern Lights first sprouted near Seattle, Washington, but was propagated out of Holland after 1985 at what is now Sensi Seeds.

 

Northern Lights is one of the most famous and sought-after “Indica” strains of all time. Considered a descendant of Afghani and Thai landrace strains, the exact origin of Northern Lights remains a bit of a mystery. It may have originated in Washington in the 1970s, prior to reaching the Netherlands, where breeder Neville Schoenmaker pioneered several Northern Lights phenotypes in the ’80s for The Seed Bank, an early iteration of Sensi Seeds.

Since 1985, when Sensi Seeds first commercialized this strain, Northern Lights has been a landmark Indica strain in cannabis culture. Northern Lights #5 — arguably the most popular Northern Lights phenotype — won the Cannabis Cup in 1989, 1990, and 1992. Sensi Seeds currently offers feminized, non-feminized, and autoflowering Northern Lights seeds.

 

About Northern Lights

Northern Lights, formerly known as CI #5 F1, is an award-winning Indica dominant strain. This strain is well received by growers, medical patients, and recreational consumers and may be one of the most popular indica strains of all time. The strain is readily available in dispensaries throughout the West Coast and Colorado.

Known by many as a “two-hit and quit” strain, Northern Lights slams the body into a wonderfully numbing, lazy mode. The desire to sit on the couch and listen to the call of munchies may be overwhelming to novice users even in lower doses.

Like most of its indica-based ancestors and descendants, Northern Lights is highly recommended for evening use and insomnia. It is one of the purest indica strains around (95% indica, 5%. sativa) which make it a highly sedative strain. It is also often chosen to relieve the effects of stress and anxiety. Many choose it for the heavy body high to weaken their chains of chronic pain as well. And the strong appetite inducing effects are used to help those suffering from such eating disorders as anorexia.

Northern Lights weed exact lineage and history are obscured in mystery but it is generally believed to be a mix of two landrace building block strains — Thai and Afghani. We do know that the strain was perfected in Holland and has only begun to make its way to America in more recent years.

The strain flowers for six to eight weeks and yields up to 125 grams per square meter. In the average greenhouse setup Northern Lights produces roughly 100 grams per plant. This strain is a definite choice for those that prefer quality and ease over quantity. Ever since its emergence on the medical scene there have been many imitations however and plenty of growers have crossed it with something but kept the same name.

Northern Lights Strain Information

The iconic and highly sought-after Northern Lights strain has a history shrouded in mystery. Legend has it that the strain was originally grown on an island near Seattle, Washington, in the 1970s by an unknown individual called “The Indian.”

Supposedly, this guy grew several Afghani indica plants, naming them Northern Lights #1-11. He then compared the plants’ effects, qualities, and yields to find the standout phenotypes. As the story goes, the strain then traveled to Holland where it was perfected by the so-called “King of Cannabis,” Neville Schoenmaker.

The breeding process wasn’t well documented, though, so no one really knows exactly how Northern Lights came to be. The strain first hit the market in Europe in the mid-1980s and made its way back to the U.S. in the early ’90s. Today, Sensi Seeds continues to propagate the Northern Lights family line.

A cross between Afghani and Thai indicas, the Northern Lights strain is 95% indica and just 5% Sativa. Its THC content hovers between 16% and 21% while its CBD levels are practically nonexistent. Given its roots, Northern Lights produces all the typical effects of a strong indica: mind-body relaxation, a euphoric body high, heightened appetite, sedation, and an all-around, feel-good state.

Definitely a nighttime strain, Northern Lights has several potential benefits for medical users. It’s commonly used for chronic pain relief, anxiety, insomnia, loss of appetite, stress, depression, and chronic headaches.

NORTHERN LIGHTS WEED: ONE OF THE OLDEST INDICA LEGENDS

Northern Lights weed is one of the premiere almost pure indica cannabis strains of the modern age and its reputation was legendary even before the new millenium. This exceptional Afghani plant now enjoys mythic status amongst growers, medicinal and recreational users alike.

The dense, thick, resinous buds are easy to grow, are a first class medicine and is probably the main indica amongst indicas. The indica by which all indicas are still judged to this day.

Like all legends, Northern Lights’ history is steeped in mystery. How it developed and where it originally came from are tales. What is known for sure, is that the Northern Lights we know and love today, made it’s way from the outskirts of Seattle some time around 1985 to Amsterdam, where Neville Schoenmaker and his Seed Bank – later to become Sensi Seeds – developed it further.

There are three phenotypes of the strain, numbered as they were originally numbered from the seeds used in ’85:

Northern Lights #5 is the powerhouse of the family and the queen of indicas. Northern Lights #1 and #2 are often used to make crossings with, because they add great flavour and that special Northern Lights high to the new creation.

The #1 and #2 are outstanding in themselves, but when bred with another strain they spawn a flavour and smoke recognized immediately world wide with the body loading and psychoactive sensations of a true cannabis superstar.

TASTE, SMELL AND EFFECT OF NORTHERN LIGHTS CANNABIS

If you wish to enter the world of northern forests, with Northern Lights cannabis earthy and pine aromas, you will get there. The taste is pungent with sweet undertones, which shall delight your taste buds. Northern Lights strain aroma and taste are unique and refreshing, it’s like waking up early in the morning in the middle of a coniferous forest.

Northern Lights weed induces classic indica down-tempo sensations, which are perfect for deep conversations with your friends; tai-chi, yoga and various meditative exercises; chillin’ on your couch, while enjoying your favorite series. Many users consume Northern Lights cannabis for medical conditions, such as pain, depression, and stress. Have a toke of this magnificence and Zen-out.

HOW TO GROW NORTHERN LIGHTS STRAIN

Northern Lights is a pretty easy plant to grow. After a relatively short flowering time of around 7-8 weeks you will get a great harvest for sure. Even the novice grower will be blown away by the amount of buds they will harvest on their first try.

It is an incredibly stable fundamental favourite of breeders noted for its predictability and will always pass on the characteristics of the parent to the F1 strain. Northern Lights marijuana is fast, compact and very dense. If it were a human it would definitely be a powerlifter.

Northern Lights marijuana is renowned for its easy colorability and general toughness. It is a hardy disease and pest resistant plant that is not prone to bud rot, is resilient to spider mites and very easy to grow with minimal fuss or worry. This makes this strain great for outdoor growing in somewhat colder climates.

Outdoors it is a hardy plant that likes very dry feet and little nutrients added to the soil. It responds well to all pot sizes and will stretch monstrously if given supplemental light at the beginning of the season.

Low odour and easy cultivation combined with big yields and exceptional resin production make Northern Lights the first choice of the Indica gene pool – for both the high quality demanded by the connoisseur and very satisfying yields insisted upon by the commercial grower.

NORTHERN LIGHTS AT THE CUPS

After the introduction of Northern Lights strain to the public, it starting winning cannabis cups straight away and dominated cannabis cups for a number of years, if not directly then via one of its potent hybrids.

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