Dinafem Blue Widow - 1st Grow

As title says, this was a first grow and there was a steep learning curve since everything was new to me. The pre-grow research paid off nicely, and once i got over the "helicopter parenting" things ran pretty smoothly. The decision to use the Cost of Maine Stonington Blend and 7 gal root pouches was validated by the results. The Dinafem Blue Widows were very easy to grow ... the biggest surprise was how compact they were. As the diary documents, I had to keep them in veg for an extended period of time to keep long enough shoots to clone with. In retrospect, I think that I gave them too much light in veg and that set them up for their eventual growing traits. The fact that I ended up with 3 distinct phenos out of 5 seeds made the experience more interesting. Since I had 2 other plants in the tent, I used 5/7 of the light wattage to do the calcuations, not the full 800 watts, I have clones from all 3 types and I'm in the process of deciding which of them are better examples of the strain. The effects from the ones I've tried extremely relaxing and cerebral. I'm vaping but people that smoke have declared the dry but uncured smoke incredibly mild and smooth. As for my thoughts on this site, I think it's a great resource and extremely helpful both as a tool for me to document what I've done and as a reference to see what others are doing. My only disappointment was the lack of communication and responsiveness from Dinafem. Their seeds were outstanding but they never replied to my questions either here or by direct email.