RQS - Snow White (widow)

The widow is turning out to be a bit of a beast..! :D Well, a mini beast, at least... It's starting to become one giant bud with leaves sticking out of it hahaha The flowers are beautiful and are starting to resemble large bees, feeling nice and fluffy - you can see some sugar on them! I've left it out in the rain a bit, and I'm only feeding it tomorite for now, as I'm not sure I'm getting the hydro nutrients right for soil, or they don't like it or something... Doing fine on the tomorite, though, can't complain! The bush is a bit thick, so I'm clipping off some leaves and I'm retraining and... Oh... Shit yea... I broke one of the branches off by accident 0.0) It's ok though - it only had 3 buds on it, and I did some emergency medical aid for plants on it and it appears to be as good as it was before the snap. Happened totally when I was not paying attention - I was daydreaming about something (i think I was recalling and fantasising about a psychedelic experience of late), while stroking the branch and - snap - I put too much pressure on it and there it goes! WHOOPS! The main thing, in that situation, is celerity. So I hold it on, use some not-so-sticky electrical tape to bandage it together with the stem in the right place, then I use twisty tie to hook it together while also applying tension to hold it firm by training it to other branches. A few days later - it's all good, except the big red bandage around the trunk :D I'm enjoying how the buds are growing so dense, and during defoliation I notice that I'm having to remove a lot of fan leaves, but also the bud fan leaves, in order to keep the air flowing so it doesn't transpire all over itself and make puddles on the leaves. At least it shows it is healthy. These autos don't really mind being cut, you know... the web says not to do it, but they seem fine - no stress or worry. Just make sure the plant is growing all over the place and keep that going - there's no need for the fans to get bigger, when the buds can grow and serve the core by enlarging :D I love this plant - it smells minty and has a hint of a-pinene somewhere in there, so I'm thinking that this is more indica than sativa, which is as advertised by RQS. Another month and we'll see. A lot of the beard hairs are going brown or orange, but the buds are too airy and wispy, despite chunking up. As I said, the plant is on track to be one giant bud with twigs and leaves at this rate! I hope it doesn't stretch any :P The apical bud is very nice!