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Northernberrry report

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Ziggaro

I decided to grow cannabis when I moved because I knew money would be tight and I smoke too much for my budget. I ordered 10 Northernberry (nl5 x blueberry) seeds from Peak seeds and germed them in soil. 4 months later I had the honor of chopping 3 of them down as smokeable females, albeit with a few seeds. Its been in the jar for 3 weeks now, and I think now is a good time to review. I stole this form from Sauron the Blue, thanx :)

Variety/Cultivar name: Northernberry

Breeder: Peak Seeds
Lineage if known: NL5 (BCSC) x Blueberry (Sag)
Vendor:
Price:
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PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
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1. Visual Appeal: 8
Rate the visual appeal of the buds from 1-10 unappealing-excellent.
comment: The buds are incredibly sparkly. They are mostly light green with orange hairs, and covered in trichomes, which makes it look really bright under the light.


2. Visible Trichomes: 8
Rate the visible trichome content from 1-10 none-totally covered.
comment: Nice big, dense trichomes seen easily with the naked eye

3. Use an X to indicate the colors that are present in the trichome
heads under magnification or list the percentages of each color for
a more precise report.


Clear: 0%
Cloudy: 90%
Amber: 10%
Dark: 0%


4. Mark with X the colors that are present in the buds or for a more
detailed color analysis rate presence on a scale 1-9 light-dark.
Brown:
Green: 3
Gold: 1 trichomes give the bud a golden hue
Blue:
Grey:
White:
Red:
Rust:
Orange: 1 lots of pistils
Purple:
Black:


5. Bud density: 4
Rate the bud density from 1-10 airy-dense. For samples that are
not in their natural state leave this field blank.
comment: This stuff looks pretty fat for its weight, and it breaks apart like a cinch.

6. Use numbers 1-9 on descriptors that apply to the aroma of freshly broken bud where a one indicates a
subtle presence and 9 indicates a pronounced presence.

Ammonia [ ] Earthy [ 1] Licorice [ ] Peach [ ]
Berry [3 ] Floral [] Mango [ ] Pepper []
Blueberry [7 ] Fruit [6 ] Meat [ ] Petroleum/Fuel [ ]
Bubblegum [ ] Grape [ ] Melon [ ] Pine-sol [ ]
Cedar [ ] Grapefruit[ ] Menthol [ ] Pineapple [ ]
Cherry [ ] Grass/Hay [ ] Mint [ ] Rotten [ ]
Chocolate [ ] Hash [] Mold [ ] Skunk [ ]
Citrus [ ] Iron/Rust [ ] Musk [] Spice []
Coconut [ ] Leather [ ] Nutmeg [ ] Strawberry[ ]
Coffee [5 ] Lemon [] Orange [ ] Vanilla [ ]


7. Aroma: 10

Rate the aroma from 1-10 repulsive-delightful. Use freshly crumbled
bud for best results.
comment: WOW, this stuff smellls AWESOME. Opening my jar in a room instantly fills it with the pleasant aroma of berrys, and then breaking it down brings out an incredibly rich coffee smell. I smoked it with some friends and they were all amazed at the smell. I wished so bad I could tell them I grew it hehe :)


8. Seed content: 2

Rate seed content from 0-10 none-fully seeded.


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THE SMOKE TEST
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Address these questions while smoking.


1. Please use a clean instrument for the evaluation. Enter information
below that will identify the instrument as follows:

Water pipe (enter bong, hooka, bubbler etc): bong
Vaporizer (enter the brand name):
Pipe (size-type, ie medium-glass):
Joint (enter brand of papers):
Other (specify):


2. Use numbers 1-9 on descriptors that apply to the taste where a one indicates a subtle presence and a
nine indicates a very pronounced presence.

Ammonia [ ] Earthy [2] Licorice [ ]
Berry [ 5] Floral [ ] Mango [ ] Pepper []
Blueberry [ ] Fruit [ 3] Meat [ ] Petroleum [ ]
Bubblegum [ ] Grape [ ] Melon [ ] Pine [ ]
Cedar [ ] Grapefruit[ ] Menthol [ ] Pineapple [ ]
Cherry [ ] Grass/Hay [ ] Mint [ ] Rotten [ ]
Chocolate [ ] Hash [2] Mold [ ] Skunk [ ]
Citrus [ ] Iron/Rust [ ] Musk [] Spice [1]
Coconut [ ] Leather [ ] Nutmeg [ ] Strawberry[ ]
Coffee [ 3] Lemon [ ] Orange [ ] Vanilla [ ]

3. Taste: 6

Rate your impression of the taste from 1-10 unpleasant-delicious.

Comment: The flavor is not very strong, there is nothing very pronounced about the weed. With the way it smells I figured it would have a very strong coffee or berry taste, but instead all of the flavors are pretty subtle.

4. State of dryness: 6

Rate the dryness of the bud from 1-10 wet-dry where 5 is ideal.


5. smoke ability: 9

Rate the smoke ability of the sample from 1-10 harsh-smooth

Coment: Unflushed organic smoke with 3 weeks cure this shit is smoooooth


6. Smoke expansion: 8

Rate how the smoke expands in the lungs from 1-10 stable-explodes.
comment: Goes in smooth, but let it sit in your lungs for a few seconds and let the expansion kick in. You'll be luckiy if you get to blow it out before you hack up a lung


1. __[2 hits / .4g max ]__ Dosage

Enter the number of hits taken to reach desired effects.
comment: I always pack a full pipe (4-5 good hits) and by the time i get to my second I'm zoning out. Smoking the pipe can take hours

2. __[3]__ Effect onset

Rate how quickly the effect hit from 1-10 immediate-major creeper.


3. __[2]__ Sativa influence

Rate the sativa influence detected from 0-10 none-extreme. Sativa
influence is best described as a clear and energetic mental effect.


4. __[8]__ Indica influence

Rate the indica influence detected from 0-10 none-extreme. Indica
influence is best described as a sedative, lethargic or numbing
effect that affects the body.


5. __[8]__ Potency

Rate the potency of the sample from 0-10 none-devastating.


6. __[2]__ Duration

Indicate the number of hours the effects lasted.


7. __[2]__ Tolerance build up

Rate how quickly tolerance builds from 0-10 none-rapid. Leave this
field blank if you have not used this sample repeatedly.


8. Usability

Rate on a scale of 1-9 where a one indicates the worst time of day
to consume this strain and a nine represents the ideal time of day.
Leave field(s) blank if you have not yet formed an opinion.

Morning - wake up [5]
Day - work [7]
Evening - relax [8]
Night - sleep [7]


9. __[8]__ Overall satisfaction

Rate your overall satisfaction from 1-10 poor-Holy Grail.


10. __[?]__ Ability and conditions
comment: Its hard to grow a plant when you've never grown a thing before, but next time it will be better and I'm happy for this learning experience and the weed is good I just know it can be better :)

11.Judging from the sample alone do you personally consider this
strain a keeper for long term use?

Yes [X]
No []

comment: I wish I had cloned one of my girls, but hindsite is 20/20 :/


12.Rate the noticable effects on a scale of 1-9 mild-severe. Take
care to use the appropriate column for your response. Delete the
existing space when recording your entry to maintain the columns
in alignment. In all cases these casual observations should not
be construed as medical advice.


Negative Positive
Effect Effect

__[5 ]__ __[ ]__ Appetite
__[4 ]__ __[ ]__ Anxiety relief
__[ ]__ __[ ]__ Paranoia relief
__[ ]__ __[ ]__ Sex drive
__[]__ __[ ]__ Sleep
__[ ]__ __[ ]__ Pain relief
__[5 ]__ __[ ]__ Ability to rest or sit still
__[4 ]__ __[]__ Thought process
__[ ]__ __[ ]__ Speech process
__[ ]__ __[]__ Imagination/creativity
__[ ]__ __[ ]__ Humor perception
__[ ]__ __[ ]__ Visual perception
__[ ]__ __[ ]__ Audio perception
__[4 ]__ __[ ]__ Taste perception



FINAL COMMENTS:
I enjoy this stuff, and my friends really like it too (they're just pissed I can't get them any). I'm incredibly proud of this accomplishment, and look forward to doing a WW and AK48 review soon :)

Peace!!
 
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Closet Funk

CeRtIfIeD OrGaNiC!
Veteran
Nice! I got 3 Northernberry seedlings going right now. When they get big enough I'll throw them into 12/12 and take clones from the females. I plan on running this for awhile. Sounds good.
 

Pink

Member
I have been saying for years that this is an underrated strain. Real easy to grow and a great smoke.
 

Closet Funk

CeRtIfIeD OrGaNiC!
Veteran
Pink said:
I have been saying for years that this is an underrated strain. Real easy to grow and a great smoke.

I agree, I haven't really experienced the NB but I can it is very underrated. I find it hard to find alot of grow reports on it. From those who've grown it and posted reports claim that it's a very easy strain to grow and yields well. Peak claims it's one of the best indoor strains you can try. I guess the NL#5 influence lends it easy indoor maintence. The Blueberry lends the great taste and aroma. I'm actually pretty anxious to work with this strain. I think it's going to be a keeper.
 
Z

Ziggaro

FO SHO! i got pics :)

FO SHO! i got pics :)

Hell ya I have pics! There are a couple pics of the plants in my gallery, and later when i get a little time I'll take some budshots of it dried (as right now i'm late for work!)
I'm glad you guys like the stuff, cos I sure do. This was my first attempt at growing a plant, and these girls went through hell!! From pH lockout, to nute burn, to branches breaking, and back again. I still came out with about 4 ounces on 3 plants :D
I do find some seed fragments in there, but its no biggie for me to pick them out. How can I complain about "free" weed?
I should be able to post pics later in the day :)

peace!
 

clue7

Member
Good report! I have been looking at picking up a few packs from Peak esp their blueberry,northernberry and skunkberry. How was your experience ordering from them?
 
Z

Ziggaro

clue7 said:
Good report! I have been looking at picking up a few packs from Peak esp their blueberry,northernberry and skunkberry. How was your experience ordering from them?

I was skeeved out about ordering them since there is no phone number, and even though I listed my email on the order form they didn't send an order confirmation. However, they tell you to expect the order in 30 days, and it ended up taking 20. It came in a nondescript white envelope with no problems and no cracked beans.
Although I'm satisfied with the results, the ordering process wouldn't hold a candle to seedboutique's, since they will accept a credit card and the order only took a week to ship to North America.

Gotta do some last minute xmas shoppin now, so I'll be back later w/my budshots :D
 

Pink

Member
I had a problem where my seeds came back to them, and they fixed it right away and sent some freebies.

The skunkberry is also very nice, it just takes forever to finish.
 

clue7

Member
Ok thanks guys for the reviews. Im going to give their northern skunk and blueberry a try. Nice looking buds ziggaro
 
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