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Aurora Indica 2020 (I, II)

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Outdoor
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LST
weeks 10-25
HST
weeks 10-25
Defoliation
weeks 6-25
Soil
Grow medium
Strain
Aurora Indica
Nirvana
Growing it
Easy
Resistance
Neutral
The 2020 classic outdoor Fall grow and review features Aurora Indica from Nirvana seeds. I knew I was going to do a more formal, explicit outdoor grow so I went looking for a strain that would fit the outdoor Maritime Canadian climate. As I will write about, I was focusing on end time and resistance to frost. I made a large purchase from TrueNorthSeedBank, and within that order I selected this strain for summer. The genetics are Northern Lights x Afghan, and it is supposedly resistant and tough for outdoors. Perfect! They did note that with big colas and density there are issues with mold ... this line always feels different when buying compared to when growing compared to when cutting out mold. The two Aurora Indica plants were started indoors and early so they had some size by the end of May. I transplanted them into a large container expecting them not to fill it completely with roots, but to fill it more than they did. Still, lots of visible, but they were far from root locked (picture not included). I balanced soil amendment, top dressing, and liquid feedings in terms of managing that size a container of soil. It became obvious as they grew and diverged that there were two phenotypes, I have since cloned both and flowered and seen the same traits to validate this claim. Phenotype A caught my eye growing fast and straight but as an almost pure indica. Phenotype B’s short and stalky nature was exactly what I expected. As we got further into it, Phenotype A revealed lovely pink pistils which were a treat to observe and photograph - worth backreading. Ultimately, I dry and vape all the flowers the same, and in the harvest this time I didn’t even have time to separately weigh and compare the two phenotypes’ yields. I have cloned and kept the Phenotype A line because it is unique and did seem to produce the bigger colas. The summer prior I had my plants seeded, at the time and perhaps still somewhat now, I thought a nearby industrial flood light was the source. It doesn’t seem good for flower in general, as the main colas would be drenched in light all night but still trying to flower. So, I cleaned out my garage alcove, risked life and limb, and moved the plants into coverage every night and back out to the grow area every morning. Was alot of work but kept the plants out of direct rain, wind and tropical storms. They got a more complete night cycle. I truly thought this technique would significantly reduce the risk of mold and mildew, and it may have. I was very disappointed to encounter mold on buds at the very start of October. The plants hadn’t even got wet. We had several days in a single week of 100% humidity, and then cold nights. So I see now that air humidity is the real culprit and should be the main factor in seed selection. Frost may be less of a struggle for my area. This was a huge letdown, I did not expect to deal with any preharvest mold plus the odd cobweb in the drying and curing phase. The smells were flowery, herbal, and sweet during the summer. Very fragrant and there were times I thought I didn’t really like the smell. Both the growing and dried product gives me an occasional aromatic image similar to OG Kush ‘98 which is not a good thing. When the product dried and cured it ended up being fine! It was sweet, flowery, herbal, with a little hint of fuel. The potency was a nice mid range indica. Its not over the top concussive, but it is explicit. It steadily relaxes you and is a very consistent experience. It makes for a good mixer strain in the background of any bowl. I do enjoy it solo but I don’t do it as often because of how singular it is with effects. The buds were dense, good for an outdoor grow with poor direct daylight. A bit flakey as they dried over time but I was quite pleased. Probably the best outdoor I’ve produced in terms of bud quality (minus any cobwebbed discards). The yield was large in the sense that I got plenty, and gave away a larger amount than I personally consumed. Friends like larger containers of gifted weed I noticed. This is my other knock though, I basically replicated my yield from last year just spread across two plants this time. The other grow had advantages to equalize that matchup, but I would suggest this was a bit of a letdown. This strain was less resistant so I threw out more. And I’ve swung my pendulum to a hard leaf fade, which I will maintain, but could do a bit better maintaining nitrogen later. The plan was basically executed. The strain was nice and the Phenotype A was a really great surprise. The effects, good. It is reliable and thats what I expected. The score reflects this. It also reflects a bit of mold when I thought it would be resistant and had been dry and covered. It reflects a bit of further cobwebbing which is annoying, and a yield that did not decrease nor increase from last year. Perfect timing to close out seasons, finish off the Fall harvest bud, celebrate various events. 8/10
The Outcome
Week 26
Harvest
What's on the scales?
135
gram
ounce
Bud dry weight
Harvested
2
Number of plants harvested
67.5
g / plant
Tastes like
Diesel
Flowery
Sweet
Feels like
10% Sativa 90% Indica

Positive effects

Euphoric
Relaxed
Sleepy

Negative effects

Dry eyes
Reviews. Lamp
Commented by
BeanswithPork BeanswithPork
4 years ago
The ending was a disappointing rush forced by mold. After days of high humidity I noticed some spots that indicated it was time to chop. Because of the unexpectedness and work load it just happened over the day/night, I didn’t have the ability to go really hardcore with timing the actual harvest. I did a two step bud wash at the end before hanging to dry. First, wet trim, and then dip and swirl in a mixture of lemon juice, baking soda, and water. Second, rinse in just water and then hang to dry. This light wash is enough to take particles off, improve drying and curing, but apparently it will not take off the potential for cobweb mold. The brown splotches triggered me outside, but I did encounter some cobwebbing after washing. I would wager a H202 hydrogen peroxide bud wash step would help, but it would then effect the product more.
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WildeWeed
WildeWeedweek 23
Love those pistil colors!
ButtersStotch
ButtersStotch
@WildeWeed, agreed beauty pistils!
MadeInGermany
MadeInGermanyweek 3
Have a nice start 👍 looks great 👍
Bouleuss
Bouleuss
@MadeInGermany,👍👍💪💪
ButtersStotch
ButtersStotchweek 25
Fucking mold!!!
CanadianFillmore
CanadianFillmoreweek 24
Lovely color!
Njanne
Njanneweek 24
Lovely flowers :)
ElMetitor
ElMetitorweek 21
cool plants man .
Ts1Ko
Ts1Koweek 19
Keep up the good work 💪 Good luck 💚
CanadianFillmore
CanadianFillmoreweek 13
Just keep growing, just keep growing!
Bouleuss
Bouleussweek 7
Good growth and good harvest for the future 👊
ROM101
ROM101week 2
This is such a great smoke enjoy it mate👍
DoDrugs420
DoDrugs420week 26
Pretty nice job on Aurora Indica!!
Northern_Ent
Northern_Entweek 26
When you mention a hard leaf fade and maintaining nitrogen at the end what is your thinking? I’ve wondered about adding some N during late flowering but I’ve read that make the buds too loose. It feels like I could do more for flowering but I want to stay organic. I haven’t tried aerated compost teas yet so I guess that’s the next thing to try. I’m at 53N (Edmonton) and I think I will mostly stick with autos as the sunlight fades too quickly in the fall for photoperiods. Frost isn’t the real problem here but lack of sun. Force flowering works but covering or moving plants everyday is a pain in the ass. You were dedicated moving it daily. Good job.
Trude
Trudeweek 24
Both AI are stunning! I’m in LOVE with Pinkie
BudXs
BudXsweek 24
wow! Envy is high on thia one
GreenHouseLab
GreenHouseLabweek 23
Love the fade
BudXs
BudXsweek 23
some photo of thenmonth contenders here
CanadianFillmore
CanadianFillmoreweek 23
So Purdy!
BudXs
BudXsweek 22
very impressive strain
Budhazard
Budhazardweek 21
like it 💚 check my diaries!
BudXs
BudXsweek 20
Pheno A for president