The Green Stash NL5 Hunt

A hunt of 8 NL5 plants from The Green Stash (Green Stash Seeds on Strainly).

Ran a pack a number of years ago and found an incredible ‘frosty pheno’ the pictures Green Stash uses on his Strainly page.

This pheno my wife said “It’s like Amsterdam again” (well she is Dutch) and it was the strongest thing I’ve grown to date, a grounded euphoric giggle pheno, truly superb.

I crossed it to a Guerilla Fumé male before losing her so I’m on the hunt again.

We traded and I purchased a load of NL5 seeds. These have nothing to do with Neville’s NL5, or the original cut. GS says on Strainly;
“While the lore behind Northern lights for some is shrouded in debate, ours is short and sweet. Preserved from Camano Island Washington, said to be directly from the indian himself.”

Ryan of GS is good people and I know he has had this line since the late 90s.

Lets all be nice please. I’m growing this medicine for a close friend with a brain tumour and another with PTSD, in an illegal country, in a tiny loft with a 2x2 and a 2x4 (needs must).

I cannot keep pictures locally so I’m using OG to log this important (to me) search. If this thread turns into a political sh*t show like the last NL5 thread, it will be really disapointing.

This is a fascinating plant and a fascinating NL5 line, lots of variation, the odd mutant and the pheno I had had the strongest grapefruit terps.

It was mentioned breeder Steve found grapefruit in an old NL line, maybe this is similar.

I know NL5 seed lines are viewed with scepticism but again, lets be nice and explore these together.

Enough waffle, here they are so far;


A thinner leaf pheno (I’m after thin leaf phenos);

Some double serrations;

And a lovely mutant that couldn’t decide which leaves to put leaflets on!

Tagging those that might be interested;
@Radicle_Reefer
@nick131740

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Sweet man thnx for tagging me ill ride with you on this one. They look lovely so far and good luck to you. Super cool your growing some for a person that needs the medicine. Wish there was something i could do to help too.

Lmk if thers anything seed wise you think would help id be more than happy to share. I have some gdp x purest indica otw i could save a few for you/ him. Should be good indica medicine

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You are welcome brother :pray:t3:

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Also ya plz no drama here guy has very good intentions with these. Hes not selling it or saying its this or that.

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Thanks Nick, much appreciated, but I’ve been hunting medicine for years now and have so many seeds it will take a lifetime to get through (hence the Herijuana grow in my other diary).

It was only recently that I realised I had a seed problem so put the brakes on!

The weird thing about my friends tumour is that it’s made his tolerance go through the roof (which we ribbed him for initially until we realised he wouldn’t sleep for days). The NL5 was the only thing that really helped, hence the search.

Thanks again man, very kind of you :pray:t3:

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Oh i got ya well thats perfect then. Especially if it does him right theres so many unknowns when it comes to our brains.

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I actually messaged this breeder 2 days ago to see if he ships to canada,he does…
Im definitely getting a pack or 2 now

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I was looking at his blueberry too

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I had to resist that too!

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This is an awesome project, with some truly amazing motivation behind it. Caring for others is a very loving endeavor, and taking on the legal risk to do so is a truly self-less sacrifice. I wish you the very best in this grow and search, and hope that you are able to find those meds that your friend needs.

You had me at “the 90’s” bud :slight_smile: but I can empathize with and respect anyone that’s growing to help others. This will be a great one to follow (as well as your woodhorse grow) !

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Thank you for your kind words :pray:t3:

I hardly consume weed myself these days due to work, but I’m definately a plant/genetics nerd. Keeping my friend in meds is the priority. I’m blessed to be healthy and happy, so I’d rather give away the flower while exploring genetics.

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Repotted to 0.3gal pots, hopefully to show sex in these before culling males and keeping females.


Ignore the mess, I’ve just repotted, lab like cleanliness will be resumed shortly. Stem rubs at this young stage are piney.

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Looking good :+1: almost like clones. Ive only grown nl once and mine was pine smelling with a slight juniper background. Was good stuff from memory

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Cheers Nick, I’m quite suprised at the consistancy, I’ve had some wonky ones from this batch before which was fun (and potent!).

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Developing nicely, few burnt tips as the living soil is quite rich.


The two smaller ones were planted a week behind the others hence the size. Everything seems really consistant this round.

Interested in this one; tight nodes, thin leaves, deep serrations.

Some leaf variation across the group including deep serration phenos;



And one confirmed female already!

Stem rubs are consistant musty pine so far.

Thanks for checking them out.

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3 confirmed female, 1 confirmed male so far…

Loving the leaf morphology on some of these…

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Ahhh, I love searching for my own website to work on it, and seeing peoples babies blossoming, Oh by the way, i’ve been meaning to get a few of your crosses popping, specifically a few of those Fumes.

Excited, Will keep you posted if I get a female or a knar knar male.
Let the mutants arise !
Ps, Thank you for the kind words. Sharing is caring!
A friend with good weed is a good friend indeed.

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Welcom to the OG @TheGreenStash ! Good to see breeders here.

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Hey Ryan, great to see you on here (I gave up on european sites, OG is where it is at :facepunch:).

Do try those fumé crosses, I’ve got 4 seeds left and there’s not been one plant that wasn’t a powerhouse. That frosty NL5 mother is in there and the fumé adds yield and a ‘thick grease’ to the resin quality that the mother didn’t have.

It’s an absolute honour to grow your NL5, it has a bit of a reputation in our very small group, especially from my Dutch wife!

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Looking good man nice and stout. Glad you already have some girls

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