New Grower My First Grow. Finally. Feedback appreciated!

[indicalla]

And ... I over-dried them. They're at about 53% in the jars after the night. Guess I'll be adding humidity packs to these jars too. I am not going to make this mistake on my final plant. I'll err on the side of jarring them early, since that's easier to deal with.

One of my biggest problems in this first grow has been being overly cautious. Afraid to overwater, so I underwatered and had to use yucca. Afraid to overfeed, so I starved them and struggled to adjust. Afraid to jump the gun on trimming and jarring, so I over-dried them.

In the end I'll have more bud than I've ever had and it'll be better than what I normally get in my prohibition state, and I'm learning from these rookie mistakes, so it's all good. I've gained confidence from them. On my next grow, I'm gonna let things fly a bit more. No more rookie jitters!

 

[indicalla]

Congrats. I have a Northern Lights I'm looking forward to growing. From what I have seen, they all seam to be big plants.

Who's the breeder?

My next grow will include three of these four cultivars. Still deciding which.

Mephisto Sour Stomper
Mephisto Creme da la Chem
Mephisto Pink Panama
Mandelorian Anvil

 

[WildBill]

Who's the breeder?

My next grow will include three of these four cultivars. Still deciding which.

Mephisto Sour Stomper
Mephisto Creme da la Chem
Mephisto Pink Panama
Mandelorian Anvil

Good smoke...............no.................VERY good smoke and high. Was a very easy girl to grow. Dense buds and my girl had no larf with no LST. FROSTY outside and just as frosty inside. Grinder gums up quickly. I'm making seeds of her. That's how much I like it!

 

[indicalla]

Good smoke...............no.................VERY good smoke and high. Was a very easy girl to grow. Dense buds and my girl had no larf with no LST. FROSTY outside and just as frosty inside. Grinder gums up quickly. I'm making seeds of her. That's how much I like it!

Yeah, I'll grow Sour Stomper and CDLC in the next one for sure. Part of me wants to do an all Mephisto grow and include Pink Panama as well, but I'm also really itching to get @FullDuplex 's baby going. I'll probably grow it next and hold off on Pink Panama.

 

[Zer0]

Damn! that plant gave out more than i thought it would even looking at it dry i wouldn't guess that was 4 oz, hell of a job my friend i can't wait to pop 1 of my northern lights autos now :smoking:

 

[Zer0]

And ... I over-dried them. They're at about 53% in the jars after the night. Guess I'll be adding humidity packs to these jars too. I am not going to make this mistake on my final plant. I'll err on the side of jarring them early, since that's easier to deal with.

One of my biggest problems in this first grow has been being overly cautious. Afraid to overwater, so I underwatered and had to use yucca. Afraid to overfeed, so I starved them and struggled to adjust. Afraid to jump the gun on trimming and jarring, so I over-dried them.

In the end I'll have more bud than I've ever had and it'll be better than what I normally get in my prohibition state, and I'm learning from these rookie mistakes, so it's all good. I've gained confidence from them. On my next grow, I'm gonna let things fly a bit more. No more rookie jitters!

yep the 2nd grow is much better and lazy feeling, you know what to expect and stuff

 

[indicalla]

Damn! that plant gave out more than i thought it would even looking at it dry i wouldn't guess that was 4 oz, hell of a job my friend i can't wait to pop 1 of my northern lights autos now :smoking:

It was more than I expected too, by an ounce. Now I’m thinking my other one will be closer to a QP as well. Honestly, i think these Fastbuds Northern Lights seeds could pretty easily produce a half pound or more each if grown by an experienced grower.

 

[Zer0]

It was more than I expected too, by an ounce. Now I’m thinking my other one will be closer to a QP as well. Honestly, i think these Fastbuds Northern Lights seeds could pretty easily produce a half pound or more each if grown by an experienced grower.

or in hydro and some dumb luck by a noob lol
After seeing your NL give 4 oz i am pretty sure my 2 miracle-gro gdp's will give 4-6oz each now, they are fucking monsters now

How does it feel to have more bud than you ever had before and you can smoke bowl after bowl now without worrying about smoking it all. i fucking love it! i enjoyed watching this whole journal and can't wait to see your next girls grow up big and strong.

 

[Olderfart]

I actually trimmed and jarred the first Northern Lights plant tonight. The buds felt right to me through the trim, so I think my timing was good. I’m pretty shocked at the yield:

96.7 grams of bud
18.96 grams of larf/trim
115.66 grams total, or 4.13 ounces

And it’s really nice! It’s not caked in trikes or anything, but I love how the buds feel, they’re a beautiful light green color and they smell great. Pretty stoked about this yield. My final plant should be ready in five days or so.

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Congrats on the nice NL. If my recent one is any indication, you are going to like the bud.

 

[indicalla]

or in hydro and some dumb luck by a noob lol
After seeing your NL give 4 oz i am pretty sure my 2 miracle-gro gdp's will give 4-6oz each now, they are fucking monsters now

How does it feel to have more bud than you ever had before and you can smoke bowl after bowl now without worrying about smoking it all. i fucking love it! i enjoyed watching this whole journal and can't wait to see your next girls grow up big and strong.

LOL. It feels great, man! All of it. Having a bunch of bud, planning to grow more, understanding a plant better that I've had a decades-long abstract relationship with ... and making new friends. Can't wait to head to the Autoflower Cup next month, hang out with @mwilliams2006 and others (thanks for the rep and help, dude!), and just learn more about this awesome plant. I fuckin' love it.