Widow Strains: Cannabis with Widow Lineage

Where Do Widow Cannabis Seeds Come From?

To be the best grower of the best seeds, it pays to be informed about where your weed comes from. Knowing the ancestry of a seed helps to narrow down some of the possible characteristics and requirements of your charge and will assist you in producing the most potent pot. Origins of the White Widow family lineage lie in Brazil and Southern India and these two powerhouses of the landrace world have generated a heavenly 50/50 blend of pure indica and pure sativa genetics. Brazilian sativa grown in the Amazon Basin, is tall, brightly colored and offers a bouquet of earthy herbs, spice and lavender. This strain is manageable indoors, where it finishes in nine to ten weeks. Brazilian sativa can also be grown outside, though it needs a long season with high humidity, and it will remain resilient to pests and disease. South Indian landrace indica, though no one is exactly sure which one is present in White Widow, comprises a number of highly cherished mountain born strains. These indicas are generally small, fast and colored with all shades of purple and green hues. Landrace indicas from the Pakistan, Afghanistan, Hindu or Himalayan regions tend to be smooth, offering palates of juniper and pine, incense and earth, and may even exhibit notes of grape or berries. When these two superbuds of the landrace world were brought together in California in the late eighties, magic happened. For the full menu of Widow strains, visit Kind Seed Co and dig into the heat of these hybrids.

Why Buy Widow Seeds?

Growers enjoy Widow seeds because they boast award winning genetics, landrace ancestry and they are famously simple to grow. White Widow is one of the most awarded strains in history, right up there with Skunk and Haze. When you purchase these seeds, you know you’re getting an award winner packed with potential. This strain has become infamous as one of the strongest strains in history. 24% THC, calming and uplifting effects which drive conversation and curiosity and a fruity, floral, earthy and herbal profile make White Widow a wonder. What’s more, the photoperiod feminized strain consistently delivers upwards of 900 grams per plant in ideal conditions. Inside or out, the original White Widow is a timeless classic growers jump at the chance to cultivate. We also house dozens of other Widow infused strains, such as Blue Widow, Chronic Widow and White Amnesia, a true pleasure if ever there was one. Our feature beast and all her potent family members are available at Kind Seed Co for safe purchase and silent and speedy delivery. We take care in choosing the seeds that go into our collection, work with American producers to affect the most potent examples of the White Widow family lineup and we store them according to strict botanical standards. Enjoy a private shopping experience and choose from multiple secure payment options. We accept Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin and Ethereum, and we work with Wave, Venmo, Zelle and UGOTBANK, so no matter where you are in the country, you can enjoy the Weed Seeds customer satisfaction experience.

Seed Storage Of Widow Cannabis Seeds

Properly caring for your seeds is the number one most important characteristic of collection and Weed Seeds wants you to see success. Marijuana seeds, like most others, spark to life in the presence of warmth and humidity. They sprout forth with new life at the first signs of Spring, so it is imperative that you keep your seeds away from heat, light and moisture. As a general rule, storage of Widow cannabis seeds should be maintained at 30%rH and between 40-45℉. This way, seeds stay dry enough that they don’t think it’s spring but are still exposed to enough humidity to remain viable. Also, they stay cool enough that there is no confusion that spring might be on its way, and therefore, seeds remain dormant or asleep. Taking care of your seeds also means not exposing them to light, temperature or humidity fluctuations. Seeds need stable dark in order to remain asleep and to store them in the door of the fridge may expose your Widow collection to more than they can handle. This will weaken seeds over time, drain them of much needed stability and potentially affect a few duds. If you keep your seeds in the fridge, we recommend they go into a separate cooler, in the back at the bottom, away from environmental shifts. Another aspect of White Widow seed collection is to keep them away from light. Finally, it may sound funny, but please try not to crush or squish your seeds.

Germinating Widow Seeds

When you order a bag of Widow chronic beans from KSCO, they will arrive intact, viable and be ready to go into either storage or the ground. If you are prepared for the latter, we have a few recommendations on how to germinate Widow seeds. The first and foremost method of germination for any White Widow family genes is the overnight soak. Take a small, clean glass, fill it with distilled water and add a couple drops of rooting hormone. Place your seeds in the solution and store it in a cupboard or other dark, room temperature place for twenty-four hours. Come the next day, grab a plate, fold a paper towel over the top and pour your solution, seeds and all, onto the towel. Allow the towel to soak up the solution while you make some space for each seed to breathe. Fold a second paper towel over the top and get it saturated with the solution before pouring off any excess liquid. Make sure your seeds are moist but not wet, that they can breathe without being over exposed and place the whole thing back into the dark. Within a day or two, keeping the package moist, you will notice that your Widow seeds have cracked open and that a little white shoot has emerged. This is the taproot, the first root a plant puts out. Maintain the integrity of this taproot and, since you need your crop to be as strong as possible, plant seedlings immediately in your chosen soil or other medium.

Growing Widow Cannabis Plants

Growing Widow cannabis plants is one of the most exciting times in a grower’s life. White Widow and all of her impressive offspring and extended family members are some of the greatest strains in herb history, and the majority of them are simple, even for beginners. If you choose a photo fem, the training and growing methodologies you choose will depend largely on the indica/sativa ratio contained within the seed. White Widow is a 50/50 with indica dominant characteristics, so it behaves much like an indica, lending well to Sea of Green (SOG) training techniques. Choose mothers, cut clones and affect a ten-week rotation. If you opt for the Weed Seeds autoflower selection, which is vast and full of diversity, there is no limit to where or when you can grow. Autoflowers will flourish with little care and attention, though it is important to feed and protect your crops as you would any photoperiod plant. The speedy cycle and beginner growability of an autoflowering Widow strain makes them a top choice for home based and medicinal growers alike. Because they go from start to finish so quickly, you can grab numerous harvests per year, much like a well-managed SOG grow. Furthermore, if you opt for any seed contained within our regular selection, you are dealing with some of the most prized genetics on Earth. With the strains you have the ability to affect through combining regular genetics from Weed Seeds, the sky’s the limit.

Growing Flowers From Widow Seeds Indoors

Growing flowers from Widow seeds indoors is the most promising way to reach your ganja goals. To affect a successful indoor grow operation, you will need quality lighting, either light emitting diode (LED) or high intensity discharge (HID), you will need a ventilation and extraction system, humidifiers, pH and TDS meters, high quality nutrients and access to clean water. Dialing in your environment before you place your plants inside will provide a smooth transition from the germination stage to the seedling stage. Once your seeds have germinated, plant them in your chosen medium, either soil, coir or hydro, and get them into an atmosphere of 70℉ and 75% humidity. As seedlings emerge, turn on the lights to begin the vegging phase. Do not feed your Widow seedlings for at least the first week, but after that, all bets are off. Crank those lights up, get the air moving throughout all corners of the grow and start feeding balanced nutrients. An added dose of nitrogen will help your plants develop and ensuring a balance of red and blue light with plenty of white, will make sure that your plants both stretch and remain compact. Indica heavy Widow blends and landrace indicas do well with Sea of Green (SOG) training, and sativa heavy cultivars do well with Screen of Green (ScrOG) methodologies. Autos need no encouragement, but a photoperiod strain needs eighteen hours of light to start, twelve hours, 45% humidity and bloom solution for flowering, and you want to watch trichomes for milky perfection.

Growing Cannabis Flower Outdoors From Widow Seed

Growing outdoors is a game many growers in the southern portion of the country enjoy every year. California, where White Widow was conceived, is famous for its outdoor weed. It is imperative, however, that any photoperiod strains you choose to grow outside are properly protected from wind, rain and other natural disruptions, such as pests, pathogens and the odd herbivore. A potential exception to this rule is the autoflower. Since the Widow autoflower is so fast, there are few places in America where an auto won’t thrive. For all others, start your seeds inside while the weather is still uncooperative. Train your plants so they are ready to go outside as soon as temperatures are consistently above 65℉, then get them out into the sunniest location you have. Having prepared your soils to handle the Widow’s demands and having prepared some form of protection for sudden shifts in weather, you can plant your crop, confident that you are ready for anything. Late season maturation may require some added ventilation, especially at sea level or in more humid climates, since rot can present issues come the fall. Just as with Screen of Green training indoors, it is important to make sure every bud site on your crops sees sun. Spread your branches out, remove heavy and overly large fan leaves as soon as they begin to turn, and this will give your plants every chance to explode with sweet sticky icky. Kind Seed Co offers comprehensive grow guides for all methodologies, so check out our site for more information.

Typical Aroma Of Widow Cannabis Buds

Though there is no one description which could pinpoint exactly what Weed Seeds’ Widow buds smell like, we can break it down strain by strain. If you are wondering about the original cool, White Widow, we can safely say that the aromas of this strain are unique and delicious to the senses. Some describe White Widow as spicy, peppery and herbaceous. Others describe it as floral and fruity with hints of lavender. Still others say that it smells of skunk, berries and mixed tropical fruits. The truth is that it is all these aromas and more. Start adding other strains to the mix and the bouquet really explodes. Critical Widow, for example, tastes like sweet and earthy citrus. White LSD is herbal, punky, skunky and woody with a citrus twist. Snow White is famous for her skunky, citrus, pine and sweet tea fragrance combinations. Chronic Widow is earthy and spicy, Blue Widow packed with sweet and sour mixed berry bowls, pepper and earthy herbs. Depending on the Widow strain you choose, the aromas can be smooth and calming or they can be rich and pungent. The landrace ancestry of White Widow is in a class of its own. Brazilian sativa is spicy, floral and boasts notes of sage and tarragon. South Indian indicas such as Afghan, smell of sweet sandalwood, juniper, punky woods and a hint of grape. The Kushes which come out of this region, such as fruity, piney Mazar or the woody and Piney Hindu Kush, are famous the world over, and our collection offers them all.

Harvesting Time When Growing Widow Strains

So that you make the most of your harvest when growing Weed Seeds Widow strains, and aside from the entire cultivation and flowering process, you have to watch for trichome perfection. Depending on the strain you choose to grow, flowering times will be different. If you are growing for CBG, then harvesting a couple weeks before the recommended time will ensure THCA and CBDA do not have the time to develop fully. If you want that perfect White Widow potency we all rave about, harvesting when trichomes are at their milky peak is the right move. For heavier, couchlockier buds, wait a little longer until they go amber and you will be asleep before you know it. Generally speaking, Widow strains take between eight and eleven weeks. White Widow herself is an eight to ten week strain and the more sativa heavy specimens will need a little longer. These numbers start from the time you choose to flip your crop from eighteen hours of light per day to twelve and indoor grows go a good deal faster than those in a natural environment. Training your Widow strains in a Sea of Green (SOG) grow, you can go from clone to complete in just a couple weeks more than the time it takes your crop to flower. Screen of Green (ScrOG) training requires time and patience, substantially extending the life cycle, but delivering a more balanced harvest. All in, expect the average Widow strain under screen training to take approximately four months, or two for training and two for flowering.

What Yield Can You Get From Widow Plants

People grow weed for one reason, and that is to bag as huge a haul as possible. What kind of yield you can expect from Weed Seeds Widow strains depends primarily on the strain you choose, whether it is indica or sativa dominant, autoflowering or photoperiod, and whether you are growing indoors or out. Yield sizes also depend on what nutrients you are using, how powerful a light you have operating, if the vapor pressure deficit is dialed in or not. Pick a high yielder like White Widow, deliver to it everything it needs to thrive, and you could see up to 800 grams or 27 ounces per m2 inside and 900 grams or 31 ounces per plant in an ideal outdoor environment. This is one of the highest yielding strains in the industry, so you’d be hard pressed to find another as generous as White Widow. Black Widow, for example, is known for producing half that of White, about 450 grams per plant, while Critical Widow boasts a slim 400 grams per m2. These last two are more common yield sizes, but there are some exceptions. Blueberry Widow, for example, is capable of producing upwards of 1000 grams per plant in ideal outdoor conditions, and just half that indoors. Widow plants, regardless of their size, shape or yield, are famous for being hard hitting and euphoric, so the hauls you grab can be stretched quite a bit further than your average flower.

Are Widow Buds High in THC?

Just to be clear, the Widow buds you buy from KSCO are famously high in THC. In fact, when White Widow first arrived on the scene, it was considered, at 27%, to be the highest THC strain in existence. Though Blueberry Widow produces only 400 grams, it has clocked in at 30% THC. These kinds of numbers are best reserved for those with quite a bit of experience with cannabis. The rookie should take heed of this warning, since green fever or greening out is common with high THC strains like many within the Widow family lineup. There are, however, many Widow strains low in THC or more manageable for the novice. Sweet and Sour Widow sits at just 8% THC, a far cry from the White and just the kind of content low volume consumers can kick back with. These small THC contents generally accompany CBD strains as well. CBD White Widow, for example, is a 1:1 which houses 6% of both THC and CBD, while CBD White Widow Auto Fem reaches 10% THC. Generally speaking, any White Widow inspired recreational strain is going to be high THC, and it is only the autos, fast flowers and CBD versions in which one may find lower cannabinoid contents or those more suited to simple living. For those who like to get flattened, White Amnesia or Snow White at 22%, White Russian at 21%, Rosetta Stone at 20% and a host of other impressive buds, all lay claim to top spots in the high THC Widow marketplace.

Typical Effects of Smoking Widow

Smoking Widow in any form is going to be an uplifting, euphoric and relaxing experience. Because of the broad diverse array of terpenes present in these strains, there is no doubt a Widow bud for everyone and, no matter what the strain, the effects are impressive. We choose strains based on where our imbalances lie, at least that’s the idea. White Widow provides an immediate and positive shift in perspective, smiles make their way across our faces and the world seems lighter. Tension eases and shoulders drop, there is a lightness in the body and mind and a sense of freedom. Remember the tough stuff if you want to, but White Widow provides an apt avenue for the type of temporary escape where you can let go, if only for a little while. Feeling giggly, elevated and amused, a lust for discovering the meaning of things enters and some consumers find themselves physically, spiritually and sensually aroused. If you are into a cozy night in front of the fire with your partner, White Widow can both induce physical euphoria while making that fire the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen. Some consumers feel energized by White Widow, fitting since it is 50% sativa. Some also feel excited and creative, conversive and in the mood to examine the depth of bonds with friends. Some Widow strains are more sedative, such as Blueberry or Critical Widow, and others, such as AK Widow, are more explosive. Kind Seed Co has dozens to choose from, so there is always a Widow strain for you.

Typical Flavors of Widow Family Strains

Flavors typical of White Widow strains from KSCO include mixed fruit, notes of rose, lavender and lily, pepper and spice, making the White famous for its earthy and floral dance on the palate. But since there are so many brilliant Widow combinations, you can bet your bottom dollar that there is a lot more going on in this amalgam. White Amnesia offers a palate of creamy and herbaceous pine. Chronic Widow offers a blend of rich rotted earth and full-bodied spice. White Russian Bruce is one of the more complex profiles in the Widow world, proving uber delicious with its melange of mixed berries and strawberry, spices and sweet diesel. For a much stinkier experience, White LSD is known for its rich and punky skunkiness and a sweet and herbal woody pine profile. White Widow Meth Autoflower, one of our top-rated autos, offers the tastebuds a skunky, pungent pepper experience with a bitter citrus twist. We could go on about all the brilliant flavor combinations present within the White Widow lineage, but everyone is different and so are our palates. What may be musky and skunky to one will be fruity and full bodied to another. Some grow room characteristics which will make all the difference in the world include, how you flush your nutrients and what nutrients you use in the first place. It makes a difference whether you grow soil, coir or hydro, how long you dry your crop for and how well you manage the curing stage.

Baking and Making Edibles With Widow Buds

Baking cookies, brownies and cakes, getting into the kitchen and cooking up some confections like macaroons or chocolate or caramel delights, gummies or other candy creations with Widow buds from Kind Seed Co is fun and easy to do at home. Having chosen your uber tasty and utterly powerhouse strain, the next step is to decarboxylate your buds. Decarboxylation is the process through which heat is applied so that the THCA and CBDA present in your pot is transformed to THC and CBD, ingestible and high action forms. When you smoke a joint, do a bong hit or heat up the dab rig, that flame or other source of heat decarbs for you, making your puff the powerful potion that it is. However, sin fuego, weed is just another herb and will not affect any reaction, psychotropic or otherwise, within your system. To decarb your weed, place it on a parchment lined baking sheet in an oven preheated to 250℉ for one half hour. Grind the buds and infuse their richness into butter, coconut oil or other cooking medium. This is done by adding the grind to the oil in a double boiler and letting it cook on low for an hour or so. After the cooking process is complete, strain the solids out of the liquids, let cool and lock in an airtight jar and place it in the fridge. Properly made, this concoction should keep for a couple months, and keep in mind that edibles hit a lot harder than a doobie.

Is It Worth It To Make Widow Cannabis Oil?

Though the smoking of a high-test Weed Seeds White Widow joint or dab is always a noteworthy experience, it is definitely worth experimenting with Widow oils. Cannabis oil is utilized in a number of products, ranging through capsules, sprays, topicals and vapes, and for a number of reasons, both recreational and medicinal. Cannabis oil is, by definition, an extract. It is the extracted cannabinoids, oils and terpenes and, though it may not always be tasty, it is super hard hitting. One drop of oil has been known to affect the consumer substantially more than a few puffs of a joint. Some oils, such as the CBD variety, are used in treating a broad diversity of illnesses, including cancer. The latter has proven successful in all age groups, infants included. Ingesting oils by simply placing them under the tongue or behind the gums, mixing it in tea or taking it in other ways, provides a different experience while saving your fragile lungs from further damage. If you are not going to smoke it though, it must be decarboxylated. That’s why the majority of oils you find in capsules and tinctures are decarbed cannabis infused into a carrying medium like coconut or other oil. To make Widow oil, you will need 99% isopropyl alcohol or CO2. Freeze both your weed and the isopropyl, blend them and freeze it again, sieve, evaporate and serve. The whole process really is that simple, but it may take you a few tries to get a clear product.

What To Expect When Smoking And Vaping Widow Concentrates

The Widow selections we have in our vault at Kind Seed Co are some of the highest test and hardest hitting pods on the market, so you can be sure that their concentrates are pretty bomb as well. What to expect when smoking or vaping Widow concentrates is not as simple as what to expect when growing the green. Just as all palates and senses differ between consumers, the effects of your chosen concentrate are not so cut and dry. Depending on the vape you employ, convection or conduction, your Widow concentrates are either going to be slight and go down smooth, or they are going to heat up in an instant and slam through you like a hurricane. Instantaneous, heady and physically impactive is each hit off a Widow packed vape. If you have harvested the buds early that you used to make your concentrates, you can expect a speedier, more energized experience. If they were harvested at peak trichome health, each hit you take off your vape will feel like you have smoked an entire cone to yourself. If you have allowed your charge to flower a little longer on the stalk, a high-test concentrate will almost certainly couchlock within an hour or two. The instant gratification you experience from vaping is why many tokers make the switch, but bear in mind that these are concentrated cannabinoids, so the effects may end up being a lot stronger and much longer lasting than anything you may have tried before.

Kind Seed Co Widow Suggestions

Kind Seed Co is packed with the best White Widow seeds available in America and here we have a few options to start you off on your new Widow adventure.

Cousin to White Widow, Black Widow Seeds are easy to grow, boast 28% THC and have been known to deliver up to 450 grams per m2 in just eight to ten weeks. Skunky, piney and powerful, you can only go right with this bodacious blend. Blueberry Widow Seeds are a cross of Blueberry and White Widow. At just 16% THC, this strain is ideal for the toker in need of chill without the trippy, and each plant is capable of producing up to 1000 grams of sweet and sour blueberry and pine noted nugs. White Widow Autoflower Seeds, or White Widow Meth, is a 23% THC autoflower, capable of yielding up to 500 grams per m2 of herbal citrus and skunk whiffed buds in just eleven weeks from seed. Our original White Widow seeds are photoperiod and feminized for ease of management and an all-girl show. An average of 24% THC, calming and creative effects and a 900 gram overload of skunky and floral, peppery and herbaceous buds, have made this strain a winner worldwide. These White Widow Marijuana Seeds boast 22% THC, 500 grams per m2, energy, focus and creativity in eight to ten weeks from the flip, and offer a skunky and floral bouquet, make these winners for consumers of all experience levels. Kind Seed Co is here with over 500 of the world’s best strains, dozens of Widow and Widow inspired botanicals, and we operate solely for you.