WW questions (and some other questions too)

If white widow flowers have 100% of pistles turn orange late in flower (corresponding with about 10% trichomes turning amber)… is it probably not white widow? Is white widow a term for genetics or simply a description of when it was harvested?

If some ditch weed is harvested while 100% of pistles are white, will it have the characteristics of white widow?

Once trichomes have turned amber, is there any way to fatten up buds before they become overripe? Why might some buds not fatten even in direct light (while others in the same amount of light do fatten up)? Guesses include not enough water, nutrient deficiencies (corrected but still bad enough to scar leaves), light being too far. Am I missing anything?

What are some reasons a plant might not "stretch" during the beginning of flower? My Guesses include lights are too close, change from 18/6 to 12/12 is too abrupt and should be made gradually. Am I missing something?

Do soil grown buds tend to be thinner than hydro grown buds?

That's funny

White Widow is the name of a famous strain, aptly named due to the huge crystallization throughout later flowering. Ditch weed grown any way will not exhibit traits of WW, unless, in fact, it is WW.

As far as stretch, you can reduce it by changing your light spectrum. Plants will tend to not stretch as much if you use a blue Metal Halide lamp as opposed to a red High-Pressure Sodium one. Light being too far or a lack of light will promote stretching, as the plant will grow and stretch toward the light even harder.

I have grown several 4' WW plants in a 5' tall tent using a 400w HPS, going straight from 24/0 to 12/12 numerous times. I'd never think about changing over gradually.

As far as your last question... I've never noticed a difference really in side-by-side tests. This question is kind of a religious-type one though.

-spek