So I started to multi-harvest my White Widow two days ago ... The trichs were starting to go amber on me, hairs were extremely dark, and it just looked ready to rock. But because of it's placement the lower growth was not getting much light which is sad, because I was very excited for this strain. I'm hoping the multi-harvest and exposing light for an extra week or so on the rest of the plant will help the rest develop into cola-sized nugs, or atleast close. Doing a multiple topping with such little space was a big learning experience for me in a long greenhouse grow. While I properly anticipated & managed the vertical growth, I did not properly anticipate the branching/crowding.
I decided not to weigh the colas wet, as I was worried about being depressed about the results. It will still be some great top shelf to pull out for special occassions and whenever I am in severe pain, but this was definetely a disappointing result. It's been going strong since Feb, and I think I could have pulled much more off her had I kept her indoors under a HPS. I'm legally allowed 12 plants, so doing 9 plants outdoors and 3 indoors would have been the best solution, as I could have had 3 indoor plants yield close to 1g per watt every 2 months, get a few harvests, and then the 9 plants outdoor would prob yield close to or the same as the 12, due to the fact that 9 in that same area would allow better spacing, thus more light penetration to lower growth, and in the end, more yield per plant.
This was certainly a lesson well learned. I guess the only thing that prevented me from doing the indoor was the fact that I'm renting, the only room available for it really wasn't suitable, and I couldn't cut holes into the walls or anything to run proper ducting & ventillation, so I opted out on that. Again, I have been indoor for years, this was my first outdoor grow, first time in a greenhouse, and first time going 90% organic. So while I'm still happy with the results, I know the potential could have been much better. And again, it all comes down to proper spacing/light penetration to all the plants bud sites. I guess that's the beauty of it tho, you live & learn. My outdoor will only get better & better!
I will add pics shortly of the final product, dried & cured! Thx for all that are still following along with this thread. =)