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🌱 New adventure with White Widow by Green House Seed🌱
⚙️ As always I grow this White Widow in hydroponic DWC setup, 20 liters pot, Vents TT125 for air extraction and Hailea air pump! It will grow in a 90cm x 90cm grow box, under a 150 watt lamp during the veg stage and 250 watt during the flowering stage.
🍔 As regards the feeding regime, I will use the "Terra Power Nutrients" line from seed to ripen and I'll flush with Flawless Finish by Advanced Nutrients, I've read that it's better than the others, so let's start with the best!
🗓️ About my plan, I say 18/20 weeks:
🌱 Seedling: 20/4 - 75 watt (2 weeks)
🌿 Vegetative: 18/6 - 100/150 watt (7/8 weeks)
🔄 Transition: 12/12 - 200 watt (3 weeks)
🌸 Flowering: 12/12 - 250 watt (7 weeks)
🔎 White Widow by Green House Seed is born from a cross of Brazilian and Southern Indian Cannabis varieties, this strain has the perfect combination of Indica and Sativa traits, both in effect/flavour and structural characteristics. The White Widow was the winner of two prizes in the 1995 HTCC: 1st place in the “Bio” category and 1st place in the main strain category.
The effect is really particular, it starts with the relaxing feeling of Indica and turns into a bursting Sativa high. Its elevated THC content makes this genetic a bit creepy for inexperienced smokers. Even today it is considered a viable rival to the powerful new strains. The flavour is a combination of spicy, woody, sweet and earthy notes. Some phenotypes will express a more metallic note. The most expressed terpenes are Myrcene, α -Pinene and β-Caryophyllene.
The structure of this strain is definitely more Indica-like, with short internodes, large leaves and bushy growth. Indoors, this plant can perform really well, especially in SoG and ScroG. The flowering time is between 8–9 weeks, with a yield of 600g/m2. The main characteristic of the flowers is the frosty layer of trichomes that covers the buds.
🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱 GROW JOURNAL 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
🗓️ Germination stage
[DAY 1]
🌡️ 23° C - 100% RH average;
🌱 Two seeds in tap water for 24 hours.
[DAY 2]
⚡ Light: 30 cm / 10 watt;
⌛ Schedule: 24/0, to lead the seedlings to the light source;
🌡️ 23° C - 90% RH average;
🌱 Seeds in root riots, in a plastic bag to keep the moisture high.
[DAY 3]
⚡ Light: 30 cm / 10 watt;
⌛ Schedule: 24/0;
🌡️ 23° C - 90% RH average;
🌱 Something is moving, tomorrow we'll have nice seedlings.
[DAY 4]
⚡ Light: 30 cm / 10 watt;
⌛ Schedule: 24/0;
🌡️ 23° C - 70% RH average;
🌱 Seedlings are here, moved in net-pots with some clay. Tomorrow is the first day veg;
🔜 In 7/10 days I'll choose the best one to keep and discard the other one.
🗓️ WEEK 1 / DAY 1-7
⚡ Light: 50 cm / 75 watt;
⌛ Schedule: 20/4;
🌡️ 22° C - 65% RH average;
📑 PH 5.5 - EC 0.8;
💧 Watering every day trough the clay with 50 ml solution: tap water + Fire Yields 1 ml/l;
🌱 Things are going slow because I didn't start the DWC yet. I hope that can allow the root system to fill the net pot. I will do the same next week!
⚙️ Air extractor and Air pump ON 24/0. No Humidifier.
🗓️ WEEK 2 / DAY 8-14
⚡ Light: 50 cm / 75 watt;
⌛ Schedule: 20/4;
🌡️ 22° C - 65% RH average;
📑 PH 5.8 - EC 0.8;
💧 Watering every day trough the clay with 50 ml solution: tap water + Fire Yields 1 ml/l;
🌱 Removed the phenotype #2. The #1 is doing good, it has a great root system already;
⚙️ Fan, extractor and pump ON 24/0. No Humidifier.
🗓️ WEEK 3 / DAY 15-21
⚡ Light: 50 cm / 100 watt;
⌛ Schedule: 18/6. Added 2 hours of dark;
🌡️ 22° C - 65% RH average;
📑 PH 5.8 - EC 1;
🍔 New blend in DWC: tap water + Micro 1.5 ml/l + Grow 1.5 ml/l + Bloom 0.75 ml/l + Fire Yields 1 ml/l + Artio's Touch 1 ml/l + Atlas 1 ml/l + Sirena 1 ml/l;
🌱 Up until this week we have worked mainly on the roots and this has led to an excellent root system. Now she's drinking the complete growth blend, in the next 7/10 days we'll see great growth;
⚙️ Fan, extractor and pump ON 24/0. No Humidifier.
🗓️ WEEK 4 / DAY 22-28
⚡ Light: 50 cm / 100 watt;
⌛ Schedule: 18/6;
🌡️ 23° C - 60% RH average;
📑 PH 5.9 - EC 1;
🌱 Big growth this week. I'll do some training next week!
⚙️ Fan, extractor and pump ON 24/0. No Humidifier.
🗓️ WEEK 5 / DAY 29-35
⚡ Light: 60 cm / 120 watt;
⌛ Schedule: 18/6;
🌡️ 23° C - 60% RH average;
📑 PH 5.8 - EC 1.3;
✂️ DEFOLIATION on day 30, I removed some leaves and the first two nodes. FIMing on day 32, then I tucked the upper leaves to give more light to the lower branches. Hope to promote lateral growth, we'll see next week;
🌱 She's exploding!
⚙️ Fan, extractor and pump ON 24/0. No Humidifier.
🗓️ WEEK 6 / DAY 36-42
⚡ Light: 60 cm / 150 watt;
⌛ Schedule: 18/6;
🌡️ 24° C - 60% RH average;
📑 PH 5.9 - EC 1.3;
✂️ DEFOLIATION on day 37, removed some old and big leaves;
🌱 Everything is going fine! Thanks to the training done these weeks the plant has a fantastic shape. After the FIMing the lateral branches have formed a beautiful upper crown, I can't wait to bring her into flowering!
⚙️ Fan, extractor and pump ON 24/0. No Humidifier.
🗓️ WEEK 7 / DAY 43-49
⚡ Light: 60 cm / 150 watt;
⌛ Schedule: 18/6;
🌡️ 24° C - 65% RH average;
📑 PH 5.7 - EC 1.3;
✂️ Big DEFOLIATION on day 49;
🌱 Healthy and happy plant, nothing to report!
⚙️ Fan, extractor and pump ON 24/0. No Humidifier.
🗓️ WEEK 8 / DAY 50-56
⚡ Light: 55 cm / 150 watt;
⌛ Schedule: 18/6;
🌡️ 24.5° C - 65% RH average;
📑 PH 6 - EC 1.5;
🌱 She's very fine, has a beautiful green color and drinks about 1 LT/day!
⚙️ Fan, extractor and pump ON 24/0. No humidifier.
🗓️ WEEK 9 / DAY 57-63
⚡ Light: 50 cm / 150 watt;
⌛ Schedule: 18/6;
🌡️ 25° C - 65% RH average;
📑 PH 5.8 - EC 1.5;
🌱 This week I just checked ph twice and nothing else, next week I'll give her some cal-mag but nothing to worry about, she's doing great!
✂️ Big DEFOLIATION on day 63, removed big leaves and lower branches;
⚙️ Fan, extractor and pump ON 24/0. No humidifier.
🗓️ WEEK 10 / DAY 64-70
⚡ Light: 45 cm / 150 watt;
⌛ Schedule: 18/6;
🌡️ 25° C - 65% RH average;
📑 PH 6 - EC 1.7;
🍔 New blend in DWC: tap water + Micro 3 ml/l + Grow 2 ml/l + Bloom 1 ml/l + Calavera 2 ml/l + Artio's Touch 2 ml/l + Atlas 2 ml/l + Sirena 2 ml/l;
🌱 She required more calcium and that's the reason why I raised Micro, should be enough to fix the issue!
✂️ TOPPING on day 68 on several branches;
⚙️ Fan, extractor and pump ON 24/0. No humidifier.
🗓️ WEEK 12 / DAY 78-84
⚡ Light: 40 cm / 150 watt;
⌛ Schedule: 18/6;
🌡️ 26° C - 65% RH average;
📑 PH 5.9 - EC 1.7;
✂️ Day 78 was really stressful. I started by doing a large defoliation in the upper part, removing all the medium-large leaves, I then removed the branches and lower shoots;
✂️ Given the size of the plant, I preferred to halve its size by bending all the branches that had passed the first lollipopping phase. To support the plant during recovery from SuperCropping I mounted the ScrOG net, which will also allow me to keep those branches low;
🌱 Despite the strong stress experienced at the beginning of the week, the plant recovered perfectly. This was the last week of veg, I turned off the light on day 83 veg and it will turn back on in 48 hours to start the flowering stage in 12/12 cycle;
⚙️ Fan, extractor and pump ON 24/0. No humidifier.
🗓️ 2° WEEK FLO // DAY 8-14 (from switch) // DAY 92-98 (from the sprout)
⚡ Light: 40 cm / 200 watt;
⌛ Schedule: 12/12;
🌡️ 26° C - 65% RH average;
📑 PH 6.1 - EC 2;
✂️ On day 13 flo I removed the other plant, too different in size after 2 weeks stretching. So I centered the WW, removed some leaves and mounted a second ScrOG;
🌱 She's flying;
⚙️ Fans, extractor and pump ON 24/0. No dehumidifier.
🗓️ 3° WEEK FLO // DAY 15-21 (from switch) // DAY 99-105 (from the sprout)
⚡ Light: 40 cm / 225 watt;
⌛ Schedule: 12/12;
🌡️ 26° C - 65% RH average;
📑 PH 6.2 - EC 2;
🌱 This week was marked by thick growth of plant matter and strong stretching, the grow box is full;
🌸 Preflowers are forming, as planned;
⚙️ Fans, extractor and pump ON 24/0. No dehumidifier.
🗓️ 4° WEEK FLO // DAY 22-28 (from switch) // DAY 106-112 (from the sprout)
⚡ Light: 40 cm / 250 watt;
⌛ Schedule: 12/12;
🌡️ 27° C - 65% RH average;
📑 PH 5.8 - EC 2.2;
💧 DWC change: flowering blend. The root system is huge, she's drinking about 4 lt/day solution;
🍔 Flowering blend: tap water EC 0.4 + Micro 3 ml/l + Grow 1.5 ml/l + Bloom 3.5 ml/l + Saturn 1 ml/l + Bacchus 2 ml/l + Poseidon 2 ml/l + Sirena 1 ml/l;
✂️ Big defoliation on day 23 flo;
🌱 Stretching stopped around day 22 flo, the final height is 100 cm. Without training she would have reached around 160/180 cm, a beast;
🌸 Buds are forming, in the next coming weeks we'll see nice colas;
⚙️ Fans, extractor and pump ON 24/0. No dehumidifier.
🗓️ 6° WEEK FLO // DAY 36-42 (from switch) // DAY 120-126 (from the sprout)
⚡ Light: 40 cm / 225 watt. Due the high temperature, I set my controller on 29° C max. So the Tent-X dimmed a bit the light to keep my grow-box in the right range;
⌛ Schedule: 12/12;
🌡️ 28° C - 65% RH average;
📑 PH 5.6 - EC 2.4. PH tends to drop and I keep it at bay with a few top-ups;
💧 DWC change: flowering blend. She's drinking about 5 lt/day solution;
🍔 Flowering blend: tap water EC 0.4 + Micro 3 ml/l + Grow 1.5 ml/l + Bloom 3.5 ml/l + Saturn 2 ml/l + Bacchus 2 ml/l + Poseidon 2 ml/l + Sirena 2 ml/l;
🌱 Plant looks healthy and buds are fattening day by day;
⚙️ Fans, extractor and pump ON 24/0. No dehumidifier.
🗓️ 7° WEEK FLO // DAY 43-49 (from switch) // DAY 127-133 (from the sprout)
⚡ Light: 40 cm / 210 watt. Due the high temperature, I set my controller on 29° C max. So the Tent-X dimmed a bit the light to keep my grow-box in the right range;
⌛ Schedule: 12/12;
🌡️ 29° C - 65% RH average;
📑 PH 5.8 - EC 2.4;
🌱 Fantastic roots and nice buds, I can't ask for more;
🔜 Three weeks until harvest, next week I'll start checking trichomes;
⚙️ Fans, extractor and pump ON 24/0. No dehumidifier.
🗓️ 8° WEEK FLO // DAY 50-56 (from switch) // DAY 134-140 (from the sprout)
⚡ Light: 40 cm / 200 watt. Due the high temperature, I set my controller on 29° C max. So the Tent-X dimmed the light to keep my grow-box in the right range;
⌛ Schedule: 12/12;
🌡️ 29.5° C - 65% RH average;
📑 PH 6 - EC 2;
💧 DWC change: ripening blend. Still drinking about 5 lt/day solution;
🍔 Ripening blend: tap water EC 0.4 + Micro 1 ml/l + Bloom 5 ml/l + Saturn 2 ml/l + Bacchus 2 ml/l + Poseidon 2 ml/l + Sirena 2 ml/l;
🌱 Trichomes are still very clear, a couple of weeks to go;
⚙️ Fans, extractor and pump ON 24/0. No dehumidifier.
🗓️ 9° WEEK FLO // DAY 57-63 (from switch) // DAY 141-147 (from the sprout)
⚡ Light: 40 cm / 200 watt. Due the high temperature, I set my controller on 29° C max. So the Tent-X dimmed the light to keep my grow-box in the right range;
⌛ Schedule: 12/12;
🌡️ 29.5° C - 65% RH average;
📑 PH 5.7 - EC 1.8;
🌱 Trichomes mostly cloudy, ripening blend is working well;
⚙️ Fans, extractor and pump ON 24/0. No dehumidifier.
🗓️ 10° WEEK FLO // DAY 64-70 (from switch) // DAY 148-154 (from the sprout) - [HARVEST WEEK]
⚡ Light: 40 cm / 150 watt. Removed the TS600, we're looking for colder temperature before harvesting and now the TS1000 alone is enough;
⌛ Schedule: 12/12;
🌡️ 28° C - 65% RH average;
📑 PH 6 - EC 0.4;
💧 DWC change: 5 days flush with Flawless Finish by Advanced Nutrients. It's the first time I've used a specific flush product and it actually seems to work!
🌱 According to trichomes and pistills, she's ready on day 68 flo;
🌸 Buds are heavy!
⚙️ Fans, extractor and pump ON 24/0. No dehumidifier.
✅ HARVEST
- Day 68 from switch;
- Wet trim, removed fan leaves.
🌱 GERMINATION (4 days)
Seed in a glass of EC 0.4 tap water for 24 hours, then in root riot and under the lamp. She sprouted 4 days from dry seed.
🌿 GROWING STAGE (12 weeks)
I decided to grow this plant with a long vegetative period, this allowed me to do a lot of training and try something more than the usual defoliation and LST.
Starting from the 5th veg week I started my training, I FIMmed the main and carried out a defoliation sessions once/weeks for three weeks.
During the last weeks of vegetative growth (week 10-12) she got significantly more intense training, a lot of branches and leaves were removed in order to allow the lower parts of the plant to get as much light as possible. I also topped several branches.
Due the size of the plant, on week 12 veg I decided to halve its size by bending all the branches that had passed the first lollipopping phase. To support the plant during recovery from SuperCropping I mounted the ScrOG-net, which will also allow me to keep those branches low. I must confess that it was very satisfying to push this plant to the limit and then watch she recover in just a few days.
Height at the end of the veg stage: 55 cm.
During the veg stage PH was always between 5.5 and 6, about EC I started with 0.8 and was 1.7 on the last veg week.
🌸 FLOWERING STAGE (10 weeks)
I started this phase after 48 hours of darkness, Then changed the DWC solution for transition.
I focused the training on the first 4 week flowering, mostly LST and defoliation, then mounted another scrog to support and open the canopy even more.
Stretching stopped during week 4 of flowering, doubling in height despite bending branches through the scrog-net during the transition phase. She showed pre-flowers around 20 days after the switch.
During the last six weeks of flowering (weeks 5-10) I simply paid attention to the PH-EC levels to provide the roots with optimal conditions. I then kept the TEMP-RH-VPD-PPFD values under control with the Tent-X which allows me to provide optimal conditions also above.
Height at the end of the flo stage: 100 cm.
During the flowering stage PH was always between 5.6 and 6.2, about EC I started pretty high, EC was 2-2.2 during the transition, then I raises it up to 2.4 in the fattening phase, then slowly downed it during the ripening. In the end, there were five flush days before the cut.
✅ HARVEST
- From sprout to harvest: 152 days (84 days veg + 68 days flo);
- Harvest on day 68 from switch, when trichomes were about 95% milky and 5% amber;
- Wet trim, removed fan leaves.
✅ DRYING
- Time: 8 days;
- Average: 23° C - 55% RH;
- After that I made a dry trim, removed branches and sugar leaves.
⚖️ DRY WEIGHT
290 gr buds + 50 gr larf. I also collected about 5 grams of finger hash after the trimming session.
✅ CURING
Curing is done after 60 days with Boveda 62%.
💯 SMOKE REVIEW
After 60 days of curing, buds look frosty and shiny!
Due the trichomes stage when I harvested, effects are definitely on the sativa side. After smoking it I feel euphoric and in a good mood, I will smoke it mainly during the day.
As for the flavor, I can detect some pungent and earthy notes, very consistent smoke. It reminded me of my years in Germany, when we would drive to Holland to stock up on White Widow 😍
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