White Widow Flowering TIME to completion?

cogitech

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Let's test River Rat's theory.

My WW at day 20 since switching to flower (11/13):

Note: First grow ever. Cut the veg stage short because I am on a specific timeline to finish this run. FIMed once.

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hotrodharley

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geeeeez I have never grow ww before but I my self am using 1000w hps bulb and in my 8th week of flowering, lots of buds but it's like watching paint dry and they dont seem to be bulking up. this has me concerned, i use a cap full of fish e per gal, even did a transplant a week ago to see if that would help, but i don't know what gives here, and they grew 6ft tall which is ok I suppose........ if the buds would get bigger, but there not....... why??????:peace:
Stop using fish e. Too much nitrogen. They're responding to it.
 

Dr. Who

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Just tossing in a note to keep this thread alive.

WW is my 1st grow in a long time..... the entire grow I've been reading and absorbing a bazillion "opinions" on WW.......I had taken 10 yrs off from recreational "closet" growing....and for the 6 years prior to that I put minimal effort into growing & never cured back in the day.....I DID know about trich's though, so I always felt the game was lots of amber and you'll pretty high !! I figured whatever you were growing would always be good as long as you knew when to harvest. Seemed to work OK for me, A 30x triplet makes it EZ !!
Simple to do...and patience will get you to the end..

A friend had 2 extra WW clones and offered em to me. What da hell...and it's legal now...wasn't before on my grows. So dusted off my 2 ballasts.... 400w MH..and 1000w HPS and fired MH up in my good ol' closet .Be fun and simple again !!

HA ! I have time now to enjoy this now...save $$....but this time I wanted thick dense nugz and cola's. Previously some effort was put in..but not much.
On day 52 now....and yes...mistakes were made. But that's what learning is.
The issue on how long to harvest is of interest to me...because I want it later !!
One plant has a canopy loaded with short fat dense nugz...the other plant is a runt that has some nice tall beautiful buds because minimal LST was necessary.
One plant stagnated.....but the runt seemed to be catching up.
No buds fattening.....end of week 6 and minimal turps on the big one....what's going on ?? I hadn't even checked the trich's because hairs were going red for over a week...leaves were drying on big girl. ....and runt not ready....and after starting off good looks like a crappy ending.
Buds not filled out with swollen caylexs. When finally checked the trichs I was happy to see mostly clear and no amber to be found !!
I just wanted more time for them to "pop".
Happy to report that they are finally filling out....but I still need more time. The way the trichs are changing slowly. I think it might work out !!
I find WW a sturdy and tough plant. And this time growing I monitor temp and RH too !!! Who knew !!!

I'll see if I can put a few pics up...I'm not really computer savvy.......when I was in college we had to punch decks of cards to run the computers.....the good ole' days...no cell phones and people spoke to each other....drinking age differed from state to state...ahhhhh !
Looks like it worked...taken yesterday...day 51...... L-R..runt..runt..big girl...big girl on left of side by side....Rosco !!
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And thank you "road king" for sharing a perfectly written explanation of your grow.....finally people that read this far will start to understand growing....DO WHAT WORKS FOR "YOU" !!! .....and harvest by trichs....

Lastly......you'll enjoy growing more when the "the girls talk to you". I never understood that phrase I kept seeing till a few months ago....I get it now ............Peace.

Another years old useless thread.

WW, boring old strain....Personally, I never cared much for it...Neither did my patients..

However

I do like Rosco!
 

Dr. Who

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@*** River Rat ***

20161216_214340.jpg This is Bill, and this is Jinx 20171210_225306.jpg

Bill is actually Barnacale Bill. He has only about half his vision in his right eye. He survived a coyote attack as a kitten. Only survivor of a litter of barn cats.

Jinx is rough and tumble. Always into something. His name reflects correctly when you say, "Hi Jinx."

They are both American short hairs.

We also have 2 pure black Burmese and 1 Blue Point Siamese. 20171115_115245.jpg
 

bezalom

Well-Known Member
Just tossing in a note to keep this thread alive.

WW is my 1st grow in a long time..... the entire grow I've been reading and absorbing a bazillion "opinions" on WW.......I had taken 10 yrs off from recreational "closet" growing....and for the 6 years prior to that I put minimal effort into growing & never cured back in the day.....I DID know about trich's though, so I always felt the game was lots of amber and you'll pretty high !! I figured whatever you were growing would always be good as long as you knew when to harvest. Seemed to work OK for me, A 30x triplet makes it EZ !!
Simple to do...and patience will get you to the end..

A friend had 2 extra WW clones and offered em to me. What da hell...and it's legal now...wasn't before on my grows. So dusted off my 2 ballasts.... 400w MH..and 1000w HPS and fired MH up in my good ol' closet .Be fun and simple again !!

HA ! I have time now to enjoy this now...save $$....but this time I wanted thick dense nugz and cola's. Previously some effort was put in..but not much.
On day 52 now....and yes...mistakes were made. But that's what learning is.
The issue on how long to harvest is of interest to me...because I want it later !!
One plant has a canopy loaded with short fat dense nugz...the other plant is a runt that has some nice tall beautiful buds because minimal LST was necessary.
One plant stagnated.....but the runt seemed to be catching up.
No buds fattening.....end of week 6 and minimal turps on the big one....what's going on ?? I hadn't even checked the trich's because hairs were going red for over a week...leaves were drying on big girl. ....and runt not ready....and after starting off good looks like a crappy ending.
Buds not filled out with swollen caylexs. When finally checked the trichs I was happy to see mostly clear and no amber to be found !!
I just wanted more time for them to "pop".
Happy to report that they are finally filling out....but I still need more time. The way the trichs are changing slowly. I think it might work out !!
I find WW a sturdy and tough plant. And this time growing I monitor temp and RH too !!! Who knew !!!

I'll see if I can put a few pics up...I'm not really computer savvy.......when I was in college we had to punch decks of cards to run the computers.....the good ole' days...no cell phones and people spoke to each other....drinking age differed from state to state...ahhhhh !
Looks like it worked...taken yesterday...day 51...... L-R..runt..runt..big girl...big girl on left of side by side....Rosco !!
View attachment 4142922 View attachment 4142923 View attachment 4142924 View attachment 4142925 View attachment 4142928 .

And thank you "road king" for sharing a perfectly written explanation of your grow.....finally people that read this far will start to understand growing....DO WHAT WORKS FOR "YOU" !!! .....and harvest by trichs....

Lastly......you'll enjoy growing more when the "the girls talk to you". I never understood that phrase I kept seeing till a few months ago....I get it now ............Peace.
Thanks man! Yours look as good or better than mine. You asked if fattened up....they did but missed harvest pics because I was so busy last summer/fall putting in exterior windows and doors, stucco, painting (sprayer) etc.. I have a grow thread and have seeds from White Widow (had a male) and also have 2 other WW seeds (some auto) and some fem from Seedsman. Pics of my WW above are from regular WW from MSNL. But will be growing WW auto and Fem next in grow thread (actually about 3 months) have clones next.
 

*** River Rat ***

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@*** River Rat ***

View attachment 4144063 This is Bill, and this is Jinx View attachment 4144066

Bill is actually Barnacale Bill. He has only about half his vision in his right eye. He survived a coyote attack as a kitten. Only survivor of a litter of barn cats.

Jinx is rough and tumble. Always into something. His name reflects correctly when you say, "Hi Jinx."

They are both American short hairs.

We also have 2 pure black Burmese and 1 Blue Point Siamese. View attachment 4144062

Love the kids !! Nice mix of flavors !!!
I love cats....never had any or experience with them till late in life.
ALL were rescued....had 7 at one point...unfortunately never thought about them all dying ant the same time. Was difficult......ripe ages...21 - 14 years on them all...with a 22 yr old stilling hanging in.......the 3 young ones...Rosco included....love my elderly Lulu.

The 2 WW clones were gifted...couldn't pass it up. 1st grow in 11 yrs. This is DAY 56 and finally buds are filling in !! Lots of patience necessary.
Still 20 % clear trichs....she'll be done after finishes bulking up...whenever that is...guessing another week...they will let me know.
1st 3 pics are same plant....last 2 pics the other plant w/hygrometer......PEACE

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*** River Rat ***

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Thanks man! Yours look as good or better than mine. You asked if fattened up....they did but missed harvest pics because I was so busy last summer/fall putting in exterior windows and doors, stucco, painting (sprayer) etc.. I have a grow thread and have seeds from White Widow (had a male) and also have 2 other WW seeds (some auto) and some fem from Seedsman. Pics of my WW above are from regular WW from MSNL. But will be growing WW auto and Fem next in grow thread (actually about 3 months) have clones next.
DAY 56 and finally seeing the caylex's filling in......really started today...I was getting nervous. If they continue to fill in as I think will...gonna have some fat ass dank thick heavy buds !! I will give at least a 1 month cure....longer since it for me !!
See my pics on above post,,,,
 

cogitech

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Day 36 (since the switch to 11/13) now with my WW under 200w (actual) of blurple. First grow.

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Tfunk0704

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I read in the faq that pure sativa strains can take 2-4 months to complete flowering. I'm using a 1000 watt enhanced spectrum MH (agrosun) and soil. Any help would be appreciated.
I thought white widow is indica dominant. I could be wrong though
 

Tfunk0704

Active Member
Some say it is slightly sativa dominant, most say indica dominant, but it looks like a straight up 50:50 to me (genetically speaking): https://en.seedfinder.eu/strain-info/White_Widow/Dinafem/

"50-60 days"

The description on that page sounds exactly like my plant.
Ya I was looking into it. It’s amazing how different the same plant can be. Some places it’s 60/40 indica sativa, others 50-50. The difference in how they grow is crazy. My white widow plants seem to be way more bushy then others. I thought I was doing something wrong but I had a really good grower come by and he said I prob just have a more indica dominated plant. I also LST and top a lot. I wish u success bro
 

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Tim1987

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Some say it is slightly sativa dominant, most say indica dominant, but it looks like a straight up 50:50 to me (genetically speaking): https://en.seedfinder.eu/strain-info/White_Widow/Dinafem/

"50-60 days"

The description on that page sounds exactly like my plant.
Thanks for the link.

I have AK-47 x WW.
I get 3 phenotypes. Ak-47, White Widow and the W.Russian cross.
The Widow phenotype is EXACTLY like the discription. A very short, stocky, bulldog bitch.
The description of the sweet, sour stem smell is uncanny too.
Turns into a creamy coffee / cookies n cream smell, and juuuust a touch of sour hay. Very deep and earthy. But so, so sweet.

:peace:
 

cogitech

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"...it is advisable to leave them in complete darkness for the last 5 days, to increase resin production as much as possible.

This technique also increases the concentration of essential oils and flavours, so it is recommended if you want a very tasty final product."

I'm going to take this advice from Dinafem for sure.
 

Tim1987

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"...it is advisable to leave them in complete darkness for the last 5 days, to increase resin production as much as possible.

This technique also increases the concentration of essential oils and flavours, so it is recommended if you want a very tasty final product."

I'm going to take this advice from Dinafem for sure.
Im pretty sure this is the AK-47 genes speaking.
But when its dry, in a jar. It smells like a really, really sweet bag of oranges.

Taste of the smoke reminds me of passionfruit, and a little creaming soda.

Widow i have smoked, hasnt been fruity at all.
Just very deep and earthy. Almost sandlewood, or woody like. No pine.
But very nice!

Can you let me know after the cure, to confirm my suspicions?

:peace:
 
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