Dinafem Blue Widow - 1st Grow

@DinafemSeeds, @bosgrower and results are in 👍

@bosgrower, I think this yield is achievable mate. I run 600w per m2 and get 15-24 oz. So with your extra lumens I think you will do better than estimated

@BigDaddyK, Like everything about this project, it's uncharted territory. Dinafem claims 525g/sq meter indoors so trying to extrapolate what these 5 will produce is tricky until I see what the stretch is but I'd be thrilled with that result. They're going into a 5x5 with a 16 COB DIY fixture pulling 800w at the wall so who knows 😎

@bosgrower, my first smoke of this was the scisor hash after wet trim i almost called an ambulance

@Reaper, I think people are misled by the THC % .. the real power of this strain is the terpene profile. It's a very pleasant smoke for fun but if you have muscle spasms it's a blessing in a pipe.

@bosgrower, Yeah, but you kept the diary updated and that is appreciated :)

@nicogm,Thanks. It wasn't that long by my choice. The plants dictated the timeline.

@bosgrower, Looking forward to it!

@Grimbol, Thanks ... It's taking longer than I hoped to finish harvesting and trimming all five but I'm hoping to trim out the last plant today and update the journal.

@Toothless, Thanks! I'll try to keep them coming

@rdrunner, Thanks. Just waiting for my 40" tower fan to get here and then the 140mm fans go back to veg :)

@DinafemSeeds, I would have loved to take clones and go into flower weeks ago but it simply wasn't possible. Learned a lot though and future grows should be much easier

@bosgrower, 9-10 weeks is a very long veg period mate and typically clones can be taken anywhere from week 4 onwards. I tend to take ours at week 6-7 just before I go into the flower phase

@DinafemSeeds, I'd really appreciate some input on the compact nature of these plants and whether that's their normal growth process or if I should adjust something in the environment. At this rate it looks like it may take 9 or 10 weeks in veg from seed to get enough vertical growth to be able to take some clones before flipping to flower. That seems like an unusually long veg period.

it's just a simple small pot experiment, but I'll probably see how far I can stretch the genetics, I've already done a mold test on one of my diaries with peyote cookies from barneys farm, fair to say it didn't yield to much but I'm not a yield type of guy I'm more of taste, cannabinoid profile. the main reason I asked this is because every new breeder I try out I always like to see how far I can push the plants in non ideal conditions, as it gives me more experience and if it goes well I normally stick with those breeders(and of course others) it's omly because I've had genetics from brands that when ive done this type of stress testing they've failed altogether and it let me show my followers on instagram what not to do when starting to grow cannabis as I get asked a lot if questions when really I'm a newbie myself also I've only been growing for 5 years come January lol :). but thank you very much for taking your time to comment its greatly appreciated and I hope you have a good rest of your wonderful day :)

@TheHonestGrower, The buds are quite dense and if you have PM or botrytis cinerea (bud rot) spores floating about and you let the humidity spike you'll have problems. I would suggest using copper soap in late veg / early pre-flower as a preventive and keep some 3% hydrogen peroxide handy to spray thoroughly at the first signs of problems. This was my first grow, so the tent environment was pristine. I've grown BW again both indoors and out and if you expose it to high humidity you'll have issues. Defoliation and good air flow are important for this strain.. That said, it's a really nice medicinal strain for a number of ailments including muscle spasms. Hope this helps. What sort of experiment are you planning?

@Micha122, The lights are DIY using CREE 3590 COBs with 140mm passive pin heat sinks. The fixture has 16 COBs using 3 Meanwell drivers. Pulls 800w at the wall and gives me 850-900 µmols across the 5x5 canopy

@CANNASIM, not only are the colors for the phenos different, so are the bud structures. Photos and comments will be added shortly

@Bongman, If you're in New England perhaps we can anyway

@BiggestLittleGrower, Thanks! It's been an interesting journey so far ... can't wait for the first actual buds to appear.