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Hawkbo: Northern Express

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Strain
Northern Express
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Growing it
Normal
Resistance
Strong
This was an easy strain to grow, great yields with 290g and 136g, awesome mellow smoke, subtle but intriguing creamy vanilla scent and seemingly consistent. The nugs are rock solid and from the heads to the lowers very consistent. They were also easy to trim if you give a shit about that. Both plants were untrained for the most part aside from defoliation and a slight bend in the main stalk. My only complaint would be the time it took to mature and the little one randomly hit a speed bump and stopped growing right in the middle for some reason. I really enjoy the smoke tho and the feel of the nugs. It may vary from person to person but the high gets me mellow and relaxed but not so much where I cant continue on with my shit. I have been smoking this more than the others mostly because it doesnt make me anxious af all. It's not ridiculously potent I believe the avg. Thc content is around 18% on this one and that feels about right. I'd reccomend this to new growers and for those who are looking for some sort of medical related relief.
The Outcome
Week 14
Harvest
What's on the scales?
428
gram
ounce
Bud dry weight
What's on the scales?
4200
gram
ounce
Bud wet weight
Harvested
2
Number of plants harvested
Grow Room
0.11
ft²
Grow Room size
1.07
g / watt
3777.58
g / m²
214
g / plant
17.65
plant / m²
3530.45
watt / m²
Tastes like
Caramel
Cream
Earthy
Feels like
10% Sativa 90% Indica

Positive effects

Creative
Euphoric
Relaxed

Negative effects

Dry eyes
Reviews. Nutrient
Reliable consistent nutes, calmag works well at full strength 5 ml/gal, I've never had root rot so either my environment is good or the hydroguard is doin its job, I like the pure blend pro for bloom simply because theres certain things that cause buds to deviate from their intended aroma and 2 of them are too much nitrogen in mid to late flower and pumping synthetics. This gives me some natural and organic components to enhance the natural terpene profiles and low N so I use the canna for veg until maybe 2nd 3rd week bloom then go to pbpro and cut calmag in half towards the end.
Worked well. Reliable base nutes never let me down when I use calmag but havnt tried without it. Rhizo is so expensive and the dosage is high, if I mix 10ml/gal every feed in a 10 gal res i get 10 feeds for $50 i think it was? That adds up.
Didnt notice any difference from the bud ignitor but I only had a 250ml bottle. The b52 was chunky and kinda nasty. The nirvana is thick but I thought it worked well. Big bud is a weird texture it's like kinda thick foam but it does the trick.
Didnt notice any improvements with the drip clean personally. The roots excell is gold I think it outperformed the rhizo pretty easily, it's expensive but at 1.1 ml/gal, rhizo is expensive at 15ish ml/g so try n do that math chief
Armor si = beast stems when used properly. The licious is a good value for what it claims to provide.
Reviews. Lamp
Commented by
Hawkbo Hawkbo
7 years ago
Easy to grow, big yield potential, rock solid buds, great smoke, smell is about 7/10 in terms of potency, high is the best part, may not be a quick finisher depending on training methods and environment. Would grow again but not immediately
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canngabis
canngabiscommentedweek 97 years ago
Hello sorry for my English. Your girls look beautiful. I have a question, I hope you can help me. Why do you cut the leaves in that way? What's the difference that makes? In starting my first grow and in trying to learn as much as I can.
Hawkbo
Hawkbocommented7 years ago
@canngabis, your welcome anytime chief I appreciate it
canngabis
canngabiscommented7 years ago
@Hawkbo, thanks a lot, I understood almost everything, some words I have to look it up, you explained it perfect. Thank for take the time. I am amazed by all of yours diaries.
Hawkbo
Hawkbocommented7 years ago
@canngabis, thank you, I was just experimenting cuz usually I just defoliate to open up lower bud sites so they can grow as close to even as possible with the main cola. This run instead of pulling the leaves off at the base of the stem (petiole) I did what people normally do with cuttings and cut the leaves in half. This way there are more fan leaves that are still on the plant which basically act as solar panels to transfer the energy of the light to the plant. So cutting the leaves in half gives more light exposure to lower bud sites and opens the canopy a bit without yanking all the big fan leaves. I think a combination of both is my preference but I also do it to conserve space. Alot of times fan leaves from one plant will blanket the side branches of another plant if they are close together so I will either pull them off or cut them. Cutting them like that definitely has its advantages in the early stages when there are minimal fan leaves around week 2 or 3. Hard to explain in detail but basically that's why
Beans
Beanscommentedweek 117 years ago
How do I get my plants to look like that when I flower? 1st time grower, been using Lst and a little fim'ing but havent done much trimming other than taking a few clones in case I screw up at some point. That's impressive shape u have there and I'm worthless as a human until I can do that too haha.
Beans
Beanscommented7 years ago
@Hawkbo, Thanks man. So I guess I'll just keep doing what I've been doing then, cuz that's what I'm doing lol. Getting the hang of Lst though. My 2 are about 7" tall and 18"-22" wide. Gotta flower soon cuz I'll be outta room.
Hawkbo
Hawkbocommented7 years ago
@Beans, haha it takes time bro honestly I dont really know, mine just come out like they do I dont really have any special technique and I do things differently every run depending on how the plants are growing and responding to what I do and when i do it. It may just be a combination of training, medium, environment, nutrients etc. I prefer smaller pots so I can feed daily and have more control. I really try to train plants to maximize my space whether its defoliating or lst or even tieing side branches back to the mainstalk so they dont flop out and take up too much space. Just try different things on each plant and find a system that works best for you it takes a little time but it will come
WUKONG
WUKONGcommentedweek 67 years ago
Looks amazing!! Why do you cut the leaves like that? Greets from Germany
Hawkbo
Hawkbocommented7 years ago
@WUKONG, just to open up the canopy a bit for light penetration and air flow without removing the leaf completely it seems to be less stressful on the plant but I could be wrong just makes me feel a little better about it
growdoctordc
growdoctordccommentedweek 127 years ago
You, sir, may be the most consistent grower here, as your plants share a similar look regardless of strain. While everyone looks on in envy, wanting to know your scientific secrets, I submit it can be the intangible that accounts for success. And that intangible is the grower’s personal energy. Your plants love being cared for by you, that is clear.
Hawkbo
Hawkbocommented7 years ago
@growdoctordc, Haha thank you brother I appreciate that really ur an animal
Lucky777
Lucky777commentedweek 127 years ago
That’s how you win grower of the month right there... killing it man, keep it up.
Hawkbo
Hawkbocommented7 years ago
@Lucky777, thanks bro appreciate u
2x4grow420
2x4grow420commentedweek 137 years ago
Congrats on a nice harvest. The 22 hour light schedule is something I've not seen before. I recently bumped up to 20 and have been following a guy on YouTube growing huge plants at 24. I'd love to see some sort of controlled study comparing light schedules but can't find one.
Darkmanx
Darkmanxcommented7 years ago
@Hawkbo, I don't think any of us are going anywhere anytime soon.
Hawkbo
Hawkbocommented7 years ago
@Darkmanx, Haha that's a good idea, I could do it but then I'd have to fill 2 4x8's with all autos and I just started a bunch of regs maybe the run after I'll try it
Darkmanx
Darkmanxcommented7 years ago
@Hawkbo, go ahead and run the study bro. Two grows same strain ,one 24 the other 18. The proof is in the pudding.
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CapitanKush
CapitanKushcommentedweek 137 years ago
looking awesome 💪💪
CapitanKush
CapitanKushcommented7 years ago
@Hawkbo, almost done now :) 💪
Hawkbo
Hawkbocommented7 years ago
@CapitanKush, thank u bro
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtonscommentedweek 146 years ago
Congratulations on your win bro!
Hawkbo
Hawkbocommented6 years ago
@BeefWellingtons, thanks beef🙏
ChefDan420
ChefDan420commentedweek 146 years ago
Congrats 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Hawkbo
Hawkbocommented6 years ago
Thank you @ChefDan420,
Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimarcommentedweek 136 years ago
Wow, Congrats to that outstanding Grow
Hawkbo
Hawkbocommented6 years ago
@Mrs_Larimar, thank you🙏💚
FrostyGardens
FrostyGardenscommentedweek 136 years ago
Great work as usual. Ive been watching your work. This is going to be tough competition for DOM. Hopefully we will both be in the top 10. I was impressed with diary. Theres more competition then I thought. Yours is for sure some of my toughtest competition.
Hawkbo
Hawkbocommented6 years ago
@FrostyGardens, thank you man I hope you won!
Wifi_OG
Wifi_OGcommentedweek 106 years ago
Your grow reports make my plants feel bad about themselves man, mine are midgets compared to yours... Never seen ANYBODY grow beasts like you do and these are just autos... You should try doing a photoperiodic strain, you'll kill it. Hawkbo aka king of growdiaries cheers bro
Hawkbo
Hawkbocommented6 years ago
@Wifi_OG, Haha thanks man I appreciate it, i actually got some photoperiods goin, cookiefi, jellybreath, apricot jelly, dionysus, jellybreathxpurplepunch
HighRoller909
HighRoller909commentedweek 137 years ago
Terribly amazing.600 gr of dry buds lol
Hawkbo
Hawkbocommented7 years ago
@909HighRoller, Haha thanks bro idk about that much but probly sround 250 300, the smaller one maybe 130. I'll take it tho the quality turned out better than I expected
1bigbud
1bigbudcommentedweek 137 years ago
I agree on the 3 gallon pots coco really shines in smaller containers!!!
Hawkbo
Hawkbocommented7 years ago
@1bigbud, I'll put a pic up next time of the pot, it was barely 2 gal of coco idk how it got that big lol
SofaKing
SofaKingcommentedweek 127 years ago
Love your grows man, youre really getting the full potential out of auto strains! Learning a lot!
Hawkbo
Hawkbocommented7 years ago
@SofaKing, thank you brother I'm happy the diaries help!
Outdoorking
Outdoorkingcommentedweek 127 years ago
looks incredible mate you really are a amazing grower :) can't wait to get more indoor experience
Hawkbo
Hawkbocommented7 years ago
@Outdoorking, thank you my friend I appreciate that!
Kroniclesofnarnia
Kroniclesofnarniacommentedweek 127 years ago
Them buds are looking beauty 😍
Hawkbo
Hawkbocommented7 years ago
@Kroniclesofnarnia, thank you buddy
FirstTimeGrower
FirstTimeGrowercommentedweek 37 years ago
Hi there! I had a question; I’m growing a big bud autoflowering strain and it looks they’ve started a little slow and around your third week it looks like yours took off; did you do anything special or any certain nutrient to really help yours take off?! Thank you in advance. -FirstTime
Hawkbo
Hawkbocommented7 years ago
@FirstTimeGrower, sorry man I just saw this now, about the 3rd week the roots really start to establish and the plants do a pre flower surge of growth usually. I just started using robots excellerator from house and garden and have noticed a big difference roots really explode with it. Compared to rhizotonic the roots excel is better in my opinion but both are pretty expensive but worth it.
rusty_grizwald
rusty_grizwaldcommentedweek 147 years ago
very nice. what light did you use?
QualityOrganics1
QualityOrganics1commentedweek 117 years ago
goals lol