Northern Lights c/o KIZ

kizdog Got the girls into the 2x4 tent this week! They look pretty happy, however the Northern Lights seems like it needs an issue fixing. The two first serrated leaves became a little discoloured and started praying vertically. Seems to be under control though. The MxOP is a tad less developed than her sister, but she’s coming along nicely. Really excited to start training these girls, I’ve got big dreams for them! I wish my tap water had a lower EC, I’d like to use more CalMag without going over my EC limit. I’ve been fertigating 4 times a day, starting at lights on with 5 hour intervals between. 🌀🍊💡🌳🍃

kizdog Been a very slow week for them this time round. I believe the coco may have been stored somewhere with too high humidity, or my nutrient solution has been too strong in terms of EC. It could also be a case of low temperature and low humidity in the tent, my environment hasn’t been ideal. The environment issue is completely my fault, but I’ve since adjusted the humidifier settings and swapped out the heating mat for a tube heater, as the girls are no longer in the propagator and the mat isn’t very powerful. I’ve ordered a new bag of coco, so I’m waiting until that comes to transplant these girls. Hopefully after that, I’ll see some improvement from them. Northern Lights: much bigger than MxOP, but within a few days of new leaves forming, they end up looking like they do in the pics. Let me know if you can advise anything!💡 🍁🌳🍃

kizdog Welcome! I’ve seen some good progress from the girls this week. After transplanting on Monday (day 17), the plants started looking much healthier. Usually, I would have transplanted into a second container (3L-9L) before the final 20L pot, but I’ve seen a few people try it this way and wanted to see if there’s any noticeable differences. I’m ready & excited to start training. I love being hands-on with the plants, doing LST, topping or defoliating. Can’t wait!! 🍃⛵️ Northern Lights 🌀💡almost ready to top! Once the plant has 6 nodes, I’m going to start establishing my manifold. The discolouration I was seeing seems to have stopped, so things are looking good!

kizdog Yo! This week has felt like a long one, both girls in the tent seem to be showing signs of high pH in the root zone, but I’m doing my best to adjust the pH with my Bluelab pen and Growth Technology’s pH down. These girls haven’t had the best start, and I probably should be on here or Twitter asking for advice, but the plants are making progress. Northern Lights 🌀💡 Topped on day 22! Nice consistent rate of growth since the topping, in fact she’s almost ready for her 2nd topping treatment. She’s seriously speeding ahead of her roommate. Got some high hopes for this strain. Thanks for reading, have a great day!

kizdog Hello from the girls this week! Things have been looking up; both plants seem to be loving the environment. It’s a little cold in the tent, but I’m ensuring the VPD remains above 0.6 kPa. Expecting to keep them on 18/6 for another 2 weeks I think, but we’ll see. Just going to get the soft ties on and see how they look after some further LST’ing Northern Lights 🌀💡 Damn!!! This girl is seriously looking to get places. Nice spacing between each node, she’s responding well to LST, and each of my 8 main stalks are looking consistent and healthy. Already envisioning how she’ll look at the end of flower 🤤 So excited to see how these girls measure up against each other, as this is my first time having multiple plants in the same tent for a whole cycle. Buzzing!! 🍁🐝

kizdog What’s up folks?! This is the final week of veg! I’ll be switching the timer to 12/12 later today. Still a little bit cold in the tent, which shouldn’t be as much of a problem after the flip. I set up the ScrOG net, attaching it to the four corners of the tent. I’d love to be able to get my hands on some of those grow tent booster poles for a 2x4 but I can’t seem to find any. I’ve begun adding potassium silicate to my solution, too. Keeping pH between 5.8 - 6.2 Northern Lights 🌀💡 Oh no! On day 42, her stem split! I was performing LST all at once, and I think I made a few mistakes putting too much strain on the main stem. Not ideal, but I basically wrapped the wound with grafting tape, and I’m just going to hope it doesn’t restrict any trunk growth or get mouldy under there. Especially after that stem necrosis issue I had with my last grow, Biscotti Mintz. Take a look on my profile to see what I’m talking about! Just going to hope she’s okay. I should probably ask for some advice on here, too. Let’s get these girls onto flower and see how they look next week! 🌿🍃🌻

kizdog Officially into flower! The girls have been looking really happy and healthy, slowly filling out the tent and creating a really nice canopy. I added a second fan to increase circulation and the leaves are dancing in the breeze. The girls are growing into the net nicely, I actually think I might add another soon but we’ll see. Also had an issue with a plug getting too hot and melting an extension lead. I don’t wanna talk about it 🤣 Hoping they don’t get too tall as my tent is only 72” tall and I’ve already had to raise the MxOP to the same height as the NL, but if that happens I’ll just turn the light down to 75%. Keeping pH between 6 - 6.2. Light at 1000 mol/m2/s in the middle of the canopy. Northern Lights 🌀💡 Recovering nicely from her split last week, nothing seems to have permeated the grafting tape bandage. She’s a beast! Lovely spacing between the nodes gives lots of opportunity for training. I tried some of those plant bends on her, and they worked a treat I think! Canopy is under control and looks great. She’s drinking a lot more than her roommate, too. Overall, a really nice start to these girls’ flowering period! Have a great weekend everyone, spread some love 🌻💚

kizdog 2 WEEKS IN! I can’t believe this is my 3rd grow. I’m eternally grateful that I began growing, it’s been the most amazing experience and it’s definitely something I want to do for the rest of my life. 30 mins with the girls is better than all the therapy in the world. Plants, in my opinion, are the most fulfilling things we can experience as humans. We need to rebuild our connection with the outside. The girls have had a great week, getting some good height on them. Vertical space may start to become an issue, but if that happens I’ll just remove the carbon filter from the top of the tent, enabling me to raise the light. Pistils are coming through too. So excited!! Northern Lights 🌀💡Can’t wait to lollipop this one! She’s gotten nice and tall, and probably still has another week of stretching left. Very high number of colas, too. The plant bends really saved me with this one, as more LST with soft ties wasn’t really an option for a couple reasons. The girls are looking great overall, I’m just buzzing for these buds to start appearing. Trying to keep temps down so they show their lovely colours. Especially MxOP, she’s got the potential for some beautiful red/pink hues. Smoke and spread some love this weekend 🌿🍃🌻💚

kizdog OMG I’m running out of space! It’s the end of week 3 and I’ve had to turn the light down to 50% because the girls are about 8 inches away. Not the best, but it’s because of the Northern Lights getting so tall, that I had to raise the MxOP to have their canopies at the same level. Using the Photone app to give me a better idea of the amount of light they’re getting. I would move the carbon filter if I could, but there is no other configuration that would work. I’ve also had to turn my AC Infinity fans up to 9 because even with my dehumidifier, RH can reach 60%, but is ~57% most of the time. The girls themselves are looking amazing though! Defoliation has definitely done them some good, the light penetration and air circulation are visibly better. NL received a much heavier trim than MxOP. Northern Lights 🌀💡SOOOO tall! I’m praying she’s stopped stretching, or does very soon, as I’m stuck for ways to try and train her more than I already have. I can’t supercrop/bend everything! Other than that, she’s looking very slender in her stems, but the nets should keep them up. Have a great week guys and please give me some feedback! Would love to hear what you think. Love you growmies 🌳🍃💚

kizdog We’re a month into flower, and the buds on these girls are coming in very nicely. Some trichomes have been appearing, too. The tent is starting to smell quite strong, each girl has a distinct smell but together the aroma is lovely. Will be adding my PK booster next week, I’m excited to see how the colas start stacking up with flowers! Light is on 50% so I’m slightly worried about how that may affect my yield, but the height of them is TOOTOO crazy! Northern Lights 🌀💡SO damn tall! I’m pretty impressed that she’s managed to stretch so much in such a short time. I’ve done a lot more defoliation on her too this week Overall been a pretty chill week! Nothing crazy to report, so I’ll just tell you all to have a great day. Take care, growmies 💚🌳

kizdog Not much to update you on since last week, other than the frost these girls are getting!! Lots of lovely trichome production all over the tent, and the smells coming off them are incredible. VPD is stable despite the plants taking up so much space. Airflow is decent, I’d like another oscillating fan just to be sure but most of the tent has good circulation. Northern Lights 🌀💡seems to have stopped stretching, thank God! I had my worries about this one, but seeing the trichomes she’s producing made me realise I have nothing to worry about. Just amazing 🤩 Had a really nice week with the girls, let me know if you have any advice for me!!! See u next week growmies 🤙🌳

kizdog Having a great time watching these girls mature; getting frostier and more aromatic as the days progress. Humidity is slightly higher than I’d like it (~55%) so I’ll be defoliating a decent amount in a few days, which should also help the air circulation between the flowers. Northern Lights 🌀💡she’s a real spectacle. Unfortunately, I’m probably going to be seeing some foxtailing and/or new smooth leaves growing on the tops due to her sheer height and how I physically can’t move the light any higher. Overall though, her stalks are thin but the buds are looking better than Dr. Lemon’s, so it’s a win for me!! Soooo excited to get them through these last few weeks and chop them down, the fulfilment of knowing you’re growing your own medicine, it’s just amazing. Love you guys, catch you next time! 🥊🍃🌳

kizdog Sorry guys I’ve been on holiday! That’s why I’m posting this a few days late. Amsterdam was so amazing. The heat has been a little too high than I’d like for the girls but they’re seemingly handling it very well. Having 2 plants with very different characteristics is interesting but not easy. Northern Lights 🌀💡buds have been slowwwwly stacking up and maturing. Really nice lemony smell, going to be a pain to trim once she’s done but for now I’ll just watch her mature patiently. Go to Amsterdam!!! 🌳🍃

kizdog I was in Amsterdam this week, so not too much to report. The girls are smelling SOOOOO wonderful, I can’t even begin to explain how excited I am to taste them. Will be trying a new 0.0 ppm water source from a pump near me, for the flushing water. Northern Lights 🌀💡looking much stronger than she did a few weeks ago, the flowers are finally filling out a bit. Lovely frosty coverage, and a zesty lemony smell. Approaching the end, but not quite ready to start flushing. We’re close to the end now guys. Every time I do this is gets exponentially more fun! Can’t wait for the next girls, think I’m gonna try my luck with Autos. Have a great day growmies! 🍃🌳💚

kizdog Yo guys!!! Northern Lights 🌀💡she’s soooo big. I think my disappointing yield from MxOP will be redeemed by this monster of a plant. Honestly, even with the other girl gone she has no issue filling out the entire tent. Am going to be flushing this week!

kizdog Northern Lights 🌀💡had a decent week altogether! Buds have been tightening up and filling out nicely, I’m giving her a good amount of time to flush, I wanna make sure the taste is as clean as possible. She’s still looking nice and green so no hurry. Trichomes are slowly getting there, seeing a few amber ones but waiting for some more. Weather is going to be warm this next week, I hope it doesn’t ruin her drying! So excited to weigh it up 🤩💚🌱 have a great week growmies 🎉

kizdog Whoo!! Finally done. Trimming her took a good few days, and drying was soooo quick even with cool temps because the buds are so thin and lanky. Had a really crazy cool time growing NL, she was a beast! Glad to be finished ❄️💚😁 love you all!