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Northern Lights
In the late 70’s, there was a man who lived on an island. He was known as ‘The Indian’ and lived a life of solitude and silence. Oh, and he grew weed. As the legend goes, ‘The Indian’ planted 11 seeds on this island. These 11 seeds sprouted, and as they did he assigned each a number. The plants grew strong and tall, each a little different in their own respects but the tallest and biggest of the bunch was #5. This plant had the biggest buds, the tallest stem and the stickiest buds, a true masterpiece. All of the the plants were super pure indicas from an Afghanistan lineage with crazy flowers, resin and colors to them. The Indian dubbed these plants ‘Northern Lights #1-11, with #5 being the favorite and #1 a close second. Supposedly, 11 clones were cut from these plants and shipped to Nevil Shoenmakers in Holland who at the time had just opened the worlds first seed bank (now known as Sensei Seeds). Soon after, many new crosses and northern lights strains appeared on the seed registry This is where the story gets hazy. Crosses with countless strains, introduction of a Thai sativa for taste and high and inbred crosses diluted the original strain. NL has had many many award winning crosses including Jack Herer (NL x Skunk X Haze), G13 (NL x Skunk) and Silver Haze (NL x Haze). Currently, there are thought to be only a couple pure, original NL genetics left in the whole world.. if they even exist. Yes, NL the strain still exists but a direct ancestor of those original 11 plants is very very hard to find. Sensei seeds, the first seed company and company to acquire NL, still offers an unnumbered, feminized Thai version of NL in their seed selection. Apparently, this strain is a cross of 3 of the original 11 plants and has been protected throughout the years, as all good strains should. From 11 plants growing on an island to becoming one of the most important strains in the world to this day, Northern Lights has had an amazing history and an even more amazing fan base. Northern Lights is one of our favorite strains and if you’re reading this and you had something to do with preserving NL or crossing with it back in the day, thank you. The work put into experimenting with these genetics is what gave us the beautiful NL flower you see today, bred for maximum potency, flavor and smell.