Blue Widow

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Region	New World Strains - The Americas, Hawaii and Caribbean
Strain	Blue Widow
Type	Mostly Indica
Origin	California
Breeder	NCGA
Description	Blueberry (female from British Columbia) x White Widow (Aloha male) BUDS: Budding is slow at first, then it explodes with orange hairs forming thick, rock-solid clusters covered in abundant shiny glands, all possessing an unmistakable blue hue to the tops. Good side branching will form dense solid buds with much resin everywhere in-between small thick leaves. Very short plant -up to 80 cm- with short to medium internodes, no central stalk but rather many stems forming a bush almost as wide as tall. Fat indica dark green leaves turn more slender when flowering. Very consistent -height, nodes and density are all very uniform. High: Very strong, nice up, clear high -exhilarating, floaty, very visual buzz. It is more powerful, and has a much better high than either Blueberry or White Widow, but is not very heavy. Pics by jojorizo Final weight was 10 oz of perfectly manicured and dryed bud. I think yield would have been more but I crowded the two blue widow females with some Vietnamese black in the same room.
Specifications	Appearance: Very short plant -up to 80 cm- with short to medium internodes, no central stalk but rather many stems forming a bush almost as wide as tall. Fat indica dark green leaves turn more slender when flowering. Very consistent -height, nodes and density are all very uniform. Taste / Smell: Smelling like a strong house cleaner that tingles the nose, it is extremely tasty, with a sweet hashy berry flavor that explodes in the lungs. YIELD: It is high, being an easy to grow plant. Budding is slow at first, but then explodes with thick solid clusters with orange hairs and a very high calyx-to-leaf ratio. The AK-47 is a good yielding plant indoors but the BlueWidow will out yield it (NCGA).
Comments	Top 3 NCGA´s strains in potency according to Marcel (NCGA assistant): BlueWidow (hands down the best so far); G13 crosses; any NC5 series cross. - NCGA When looking at the BlueWidow it does best indoors. It does well outdoors but start it indoors under natural day length, clone it then place it outdoors. I found when it was grown outdoors from seed it tends to make a single 6 ft bud. Not the best use of space. When cloned though it reaches the same 6 ft but yields about four times as much. Harvest date outdoors California is 2nd week in October. If you can go to the 3rd or 4th its just wonderful and did well in the SF can cup. ncga I have grown out a Blueberry x White Widow cross, BlueWidow. It is a definite keeper in my grow. It has the strong berry taste(very strong) and a kickass buzz, more than just blueberry itself. It matures in 45-50 days with a moderate yield, but yielded more than my NL strain. I will do a new grow with BlueWidow and C99. 2 awesome strains. you wont find BW but a F2 is out there called TwoBlue. Taste and Buzz are the most important things IMO. -HJ Supposed to be rock hard nuggets, very crystal-covered with a strong smell. not a great yield, but worth it. The originator of this cross said it lost some of the funky sweetness when crossed with the Widow-- that the smell is more pungent and harsh. Potency is supposed to be sky high... Most of us are just starting to flower it so the first results are from those who crossed the strain. (Some of us here have known each other for a while and have some of the same hybrids.) I have the blue/widow at 43 days 12/12. I began flowering when nodes staggered. I don`t think it will be more than a fair yielder, but I think this is going to be a very potent strain. The leaf from this is as strong as our area commercial buds. This is one NC strain that could become INFAMOUS! Well I can tell you about BlueWidow or (BW) I'm the one that had the idea for this strain to cross with a very nice blueberry mother...BW grows short to medium nodes fat fan leaves that will go more sativa as it enters flowering...the budding is slow at first been then explodes.... She produces nice thick solid clusters with orange hairs very high calyx/to leaf ratio.... Smell like a strong house cleaner that tingles the nose and strong hashy berry taste...high is very strong nice up not very heavy high. Hope this helps. BW is very nice STRONG body high but if your looking for something quite clear and focused...I would go with Kali Mist its VERY up and super clear great sativa energy, although BW is very nice yielder of solid buds the Kali I have yields quite good and is quite dense def. not what I've heard or it description says. It gotta a very nice spicy with incense tones taste...I love it I got 9 clones ready to go with 9 AK.AK is heavy slammin high but very nice. So if you want a clear focused high then go for Kali. If your want a slammin buzz then you would want AK...and if you want an EASY high yielding plant BW would be your choice. Happy hunting. My mcw's and BW's, as most of the ncga strains so far, have shown pre-flowers after 4-6 weeks of continuous light, it probably is the WW in them. By contrast, I am growing a few NL x Afg and J.H. mix; these plants do not show their sex so quickly. As the BlueWidow enters flowering the leaves go from thick indica to more slender sativa the side branching starts to fill out more. Should be some big colas and nuggs BlueWidow and it is a very good high exhilarating floaty very visual buzz. Another shrub! Looks like a little less yield on this 1, but still drying too so... Early samples were EXTREMELY tasty! My growing partner lost his sense of smell and taste in a freak deal and even he prefers this 1 for flavor. He says he can taste a strong sample on occasion...I thought that said something for it. It's a good buzz too, but didn't seem to last as long as the others (keep in mind I only have 2 goin'). J VERY CLEAR high taste spicy sweet height nodes density are all the same with BlueWidow. Those of you that are growing the BlueWidow are growing a very good strain short nodes thick dark green leaves in fact its very short I have a mother that's 31 and hasn't got much taller than that when u flower her its a bombshell thick dense ROCK SOLID buds covered in so much glands it almost hurts the eyes to look at it and a strong smell that hurts the nose a bit its sweet hashy berry taste that explodes the lungs VERY STRONG. IMO better than pure blueberry. You will fall in love with this hybrid very short, good side branching buds will form in thick rock solid clusters and have sooo much resin everywhere in between small thick leaves has a smell that tingles the nose a sweet berry taste that goes BOOM in your lungs:). I tried some leaf from it 10 days into 12/12,and I must say very impressive. I always sample a little female leaf after sexing the plants. I have tried leaf from MCW, nc#5,nc#3,REW and the BlueWidow is in a class of its own. can't wait to try the finished product. I have finished some of the BW. It's gonna be a keeper for our purposes. I too have noticed this strange growth pattern described below. My partner kept saying " the plants don't have any center stalks, then they grow another node!" I wondered if he was nuts at first (he is, but that's beside the point), but he described it to a tee. Thanks for the insight and education Bang! The plants are uniform and almost as wide as they are tall. They all possess the unmistakable blue hue to the tops and a flavor and aroma that leaves me wanting more. It isn't the most powerful stone we have, but the flavor more than makes up for that. "I took 6 clones off one and the growth pattern is unusual. Instead of growing a main stem like most plants, this seems to have many smaller stems like a bush. I am only about 10 days into flowering, so I am curious as to what kind of bud formation to expect. Leaf is usually a good indicator and this leaf "kicks ass"! Vic, I can see your concern about colchicine but you are in luck. Ncga has taken blueberry and crossed it with other killer strains to get crosses that are even BETTER than the blueberry. StoneBlue which is a cross of Stonehedge and Blueberry has got to be one of the best ever strains. Blue widow is almost as good sacrificing a LITTLE bit of potency for flavor and quality of high. -NCGA I have 2 sets of Blue Widows, the first set is two clones at the end of their 5th week of 12/12, both stand about 32" (80 cm) and are almost identical, glistening with a thick coating of resin. They are also kinda bushy since I took the clones when the mother plant was almost done flowering, so the clones had to rejuvenate. My second set is of 3 seedlings; they are also quite uniform. They are all on their 7th node, still parallel branching. One does have a thicker trunk than the other two, but I attribute that to having more room root growth, they have all since been transplanted to larger pots.- Japedo I'm currently growing his StoneBlue, MCW, nc5 and BW but unfortunately have yet to sample any... but I can say ALL germinated (in soil) and all are now knee to waist high after a mid-march planting. They are all very healthy, bushy, nice color and of the other strains now growing, his seem to be the fastest (well, the MCW is a bit slow but they are coming). The BW is the most impressive of the entire garden, though. If it smokes like it looks, it's a winner! Wish I could give a critique on the potency/taste... ask me this fall. - m.g My two from-seed BW's look close to done, but I'm trying to restrain myself. I always wind up harvesting about a week earlier than I should. The upper leaves on the smaller one have now turned a robust purple, kind of like Japanese maple leaves. Very exotic looking and very resinous, but alas such a low yeilder. Her big sister is really coming around though and looks about a week and a half from harvest.... Harvested around Day 60 and 61 - 2 BW from seed, each very different. 6 clones with 3 weeks left. Smaller, more resinous, very-purple girl was a low yeilder (31g from a manicured 18" plant w/ 4 colas). Smooth and fragrant with a very up high. Such a clear, functional high, in fact, that one wonders if they are still high after only half an hour or so. Larger plant was a better yeilder, 46g 24" topped plant with 4 dominant colas and 2 smallish ones. For all the difference in looks, the high is very similar. Energized, not wiped out. All in all it was a fun project and I've got 6 more clones coming along with a mother under floros. May keep a bit of the BW around for a while.D I and other have enjoyed your post both here and way back at hemp BC. The little mutt of mine the MCW sure turned out to be just a flop. Then came along the NC5s and boy they just had low yield and no high to them at all. But I REALLY HAD TO HOLD MY HEAD LOW with the BlueWidow. I also have to apologize for the EW which when crossed with anything has uninteresting results. NCGA BlueWidow: Well I will say that this is an INDOOR plant. Outdoors from seed it grows very different. It looks like a 6ft pole of bud when started from seed. Not a very productive structure. But grown indoors it is a very nice branched plant. NCGA Try to let the BW plants reach sexual maturity before flowering them. Also take clones from the seedlings. You will find that you will get good results from the seedling when you flower them but your best results will come from your second harvest from the clones you took. This is true with all of my strains. The key is to be patient. Teh BW is not a speedy plant but very full in flavor and a nice high. Also the BW likes to have time to finish up. Not what I would not call a fast plant. Can't tell you the indoor, time reports still coming in but outdoors it reaches a lovely 6ft tall nice yield at October 18. 300 grams(marketable weight) was the ave yield of 4 early plants. This was not in full sun but under a canopy of trees so max direct light is only about 2 hours per day. NCGA When looking at the BlueWidow it does best indoors. It does well outdoors but start it indoors under natural day length, clone it then place it outdoors. I found when it was grown outdoors from seed it tends to make a single 6ft bud. Not the best use of space. When cloned though it reaches the same 6 ft but yields about four times as much. Harvest date outdoors California is 2nd week in October. If you can go to the 3rd or 4th its just wonderful and did well in the SF can cup. NCGA Heres a great tip for you people just starting out. Don't get caught in the hype about how great Sensi, Serious, Sagarmatha and Greenhouse are. They are very good but they are just very good commercial pot. The strains have been around in some form or other for 5 to 10 years and lots of them have lost their original zip. However... some of the new ones by NCGA tip the scales at excellent. Blue Widow is more powerful and has much better high than Sags Blueberry and Greenhouse White Widow. Stoneblue absolutely destroys the original Stonehedge and Blueberry that it was made from. Stronger, sweeter with bigger buds that still have distinct Blueberry. The reason NCGA's strains are so much better is because of hybrid vigor. Not to mention their price is much much better.Merry Gary I have the blu/widow at 43 days 12/12. I began flowering when nodes staggered. I don't think it will be more than a fair yielder,but I think this is going to be a very potent strain. The leaf from this is as strong as our area commercial buds. This is one NC strain that could become INFAMOUS! Seedydive 1. Very potent! This cross kicks ass! 2. Great yielder! 3. Very, very sticky. Only negative: a late yielder, 65 days. Seedydive From my personal experience I can give 2 thumbs up on the Blue Widow and NC5a you shouldnt be dissapointed with either. Muir! Yeah it's a Blueberry/White Widow cross from NCGA. I'm not too sure if I got some f2's or f1's, but mine finishes at about 45-50 days and she's pretty damn potent. I'll get the real feel of her when I'm done with her cuttings. Brainiac Supposed to be rock hard nuggets, very crystal-covered with a strong smell... not a great yield, but worth it. The originator of this cross said it lost some of the funky sweetness when crossed with the Widow-- that the smell is more pungent and harsh. Potency is supposed to be sky high... Most of us are just starting to flower it so the first results are from those who crossed the strain. (Some of us here have known each other for a while and have some of the same hybrids.) ~shabang~ I haven't found any commercial Blueberry strain that I thought had any good high or potency (includes Sag Blue and NC BluWidow.. though many disagree). Sorry if I'm talking about stuff you didn't mention, but I don't have much experience with those you did. ~shabang~ Well I can tell you about Blue Widow or (BW) Im the one that had the idea for this strain to cross with a very nice bluberry mother... BW grows short to medium nodes fat fan leaves that will go more sativa as it enters flowering... the budding is slow at first, then it explodes... she produces nice thick solid clusters with orange hairs very high calyx/to leaf ratio... smell like a strong house cleaner that tingles the nose and strong hashy berry taste...high is very strong nice up not very heavy high... Dankmaster BW is very nice STRONG body high but if your looking for something quite clear and focused... I would go with Kali Mist its VERY up and super clear great sativa energy... although BW is very nice yielder of solid buds the Kali I have yields quite good and is quite dense def. not what I ve heard or it discrption says..It gotta a very nice spicy with incense tones taste..I love it I got 9 clones ready to go with 9 AK..AK is heavy slammin high but very nice..So if you want a clear focused high then go for Kali..if your want a slammin buzz then you would want AK...and if you want an EASY high yielding plant BW would be your choice..happy hunting. Dankmaster My MCW's and BW's, as most of the NCGA strains so far, have shown pre-flowers after 4-6 weeks of continuous light, it probably is the ww them. By contrast, I am growing a few NL x Afg and J.H. mix, these plants do not show their sex so quickly. As the bluwidow enters flowering the leaves go from thick indica to more slender sativa the side branching starts to fill out more... should be some big colas and nuggs. BlueWidow: it is a very good high exhilarating floaty very visual buzz. Another schrub! Looks like a little less yield on this one, but still drying too so... Early samples were EXTREMELY tastey! My growing partner lost his sense of smell and taste in a freak deal and even he prefers this 1 for flavor. He says he can taste a strong sample on occasion...I thought that said something for it. It'a a good buzz too, but didn't seem to last as long as the others (keep in mind I only have 2 goin'). VERY CLEAR high taste spicy sweet height nodes density are all the same with bluwidow. Those of u that are growing the bluwidow are growing a very good strain short nodes thick dark green leaves in fact its very short I have amother thats 31 and hasn't got much taller than that when u flower her its a bombshell thick dense ROCK SOLID buds covered in soo much glands it almost hurts the eyes to look at it and a strong smell that hurts the nose a bit its sweet hashy berry taste that explodes the lungs VERY STRONG... IMO better than pure Blueberry I took 6 clones off one and the growth pattern is unusual. Instead of growing a main stem like most plants,this seems to have many smaller stems like a bush. I am only about 10 days into flowering,so I am curious as to what kind of bud formation to expect. Leaf is usually a good indicator, and this leaf "kicks ass"! You will fall in love with this hybrid very short, good side branching buds will form in thick rock solid clusters and have sooo much resin everywhere in between small thick leaves; has a smell that tingles the nose, a sweet berry taste that goes BOOM in your lungs. I tried some leaf from it 10 days into 12/12, and I must say very impressive. I always sample a little female leaves after sexing the plants. I have tried leaf from MCW, NC#5, NC#3, REW and the Blue Widow is in a class of its own, can't wait to try the finished product. I have finished some of the BW. It's gonna be a keeper for our purposes. I too have noticed this strange growth pattern described below: my partner kept saying "the plants don't have any center stalks, then they grow another node!". I wondered if he was nuts at first, but he described it to a tee. Bang! The plants are uniform and almost as wide as they are tall. They all posess the unmistakable blue hue to the tops and a flavor and aroma that leaves me wanting more. It isn't the most powerful stone we have, but the flavor more than makes up for that. I have 2 sets of BlueWidows, the first set is two clones at the end of their 5th week of 12/12, both stand about 32" (80 cm) and are almost identical, glistening with a thick coating of resin. they are also kinda bushy since I took the clones when the mother plant was almost done flowering, so the clones had to rejuvenate. My second set is of 3 seedlings, they are also quite uniform. They are all on their 7th node, still paralell branching. One does have a thicker trunk than the other two, but I attribute that to having more room root growth, they have all since been transplanted to larger pots. Japedo Im currently growing his stoneblue, MCW, NC5 and bw but unfortunately have yet to sample any... but I can say ALL germinated in soil and all are now knee to waist high after a mid-march planting. They are all very healthy, bushy, nice color and of the other strains now growing, his seem to be the fastest (well, the MCW is a bit slow but they are coming). The BW is the most impressive of the entire garden, though. If it smokes like it looks, its a winner! Wish I could give a critique on the potency/taste... ask me this fall. m.g Wish I had some insight beyond noting the BW, stoneblue, MCW and NC5 are growing great! the BW is one of the smelliest (in a GOOD way!) plants I've ever grown but all are looking quite good. The MCW has just begun to flower but all have shown preflowers for a while now... and all are being grown outside in the HOT desert under a killer hps (el sol). I'll keep you posted as they are finishing (but you might have to prod me once in a while with an email), but all-in-all, they are all very hardy and seem extremely stable. NCGA sent me several strains (about 10) to test in this climate before he started his full-fledged biz but others I know who are growing same varieties indoors have sent me reports exclaiming their quality... so I can hardly wait for mine! but it's looking like it'll be end of october or later before the first ones are harvested. Sly did drop off a sample of some BW and Calwidow and both are very potent and tasty my fave-of-the-moment is Calwidow (which I have eggs of but haven't planted yet). I'll just have to be patient and smoke up the rest of the Durban, Sticky #3 and Afghan x Kush harvested last spring. btw, the Sensi Durban now growing is nearing harvest (I figure 3-4 more weeks) and these also were grown outside with the rest... must be a trait of Durban. Had same thing happen with HBC's (Dutch passion) Durban...but different smell with s.Sensi's version. To sum up NCGA's stuff, they ALL look worthy of your time and space. m.g Yes, the g13nl x bw definitely improved the Blue Widow. Better taste and much better yield. The Blue Widow grew outside in the ground and made a big bush but not the bud I'd expect for the size of plant it ended up being. The cross with g13 was done indoors but it was much higher bud-plant ratio... but I know it's not the best comparison. Just judging by the size of plant and the final product though, I'd bet the g13nl would win easily in a yield contest. No question it's a better flavor... hell, the BW didn't really even have much flavor anyway. With this cross, NCGA improved the BW immensely imo and yes, I'd grow it again. In fact, have a real nice regenned plant from the indoor coming along nicely now. But it's still in the same 5 gal pot so it's not very big. m.g The BW look great and at 100w/sq ft (400w over a 2x2 ebb and flow) they're just screaming along. Not terribly tall (fine by me) but wide would be an understatement. Just reached the 9th node at 10" tall. Should start alternating nodes soon, right? Most other strains I have grown began alternating at the third node of their secondary growth or the tenth node on the primary stalk. D As for the BW potency, we knew that it was a mild, clear, energetic high with a pleasant flavor and aroma. So, if you were looking for a narcotic, couch potato stone, you mustn't have really done your homework. D. I've grown BW and MCW. MCW is a better yielder and is a really nice plant in general, while the BW finishes pretty fast, stays small and has a great flavor. BW has a mild, energizing high that you can hold a real conversation through, while the MCW is a little buzzier. D NCGA is the one that has made BW available, but would not be possible if I did not come up with the IDEA to cross the 2. To answer your question the WW that made the BW, MCW, NC3 and others is very stable and will cross over well, it bulked up bluberry buds made them alot harder with more resin content. So since WW did this to Blueberry, I think it should do the same to G13, bulk her buds up more and fill them out make it an easier plant to clone. Should add more flavor and depth to the G13 with retaining all the G13 potency traits in the cross.. I have a good feel for breeding to improve a strain in the areas it needs. Dankmaster I planted 5? BW seeds and ended up with 2 girls. One girl was tall (~4') and the other short (~3'). They both naturally bushed out somewhat when grown in 2 gal pots. I expect to harvest at month end, and at this point, they are not the heaviest yielders. From what I've read, this plant is grown for qualities other than yield (potency and flavour). My observations may be just random chance though with such a small sample size. I feel lucky to be growing them and can't wait to see the outcome. Vic High Too easy to grow. Hard to drown them, but not too hard to overfeed them... I use 1/2 strength ferts and water every few days. Very impressive, I hope the buzz is as good as the BW looks...Did I say "resin heaven"? Compared to Cindy 88, the BW is by far more resinous. 2 weeks after 12/12, the leaves were covered in tricomes! HJ I think the BW and C-88 are my 2 favorite strains... BW for the taste, and C-88 for the buzz... I would love to see a C-88 x BW cross or a BW x C-88 cross. It would be the only thing in the garden. I noticed when I grew C-88 and BW outside the flavor and buzz were both much better.. I had no C-88 pollen, because all my seeds were female, but I did cross everything I had with BrosGrimm California Indica.HJ I had the pleasure to smoke some of the Double Bubblegum at the Grey Area coffeshop in Amsterdam a while ago. The buds were very tight and so covered in resin that the buds literally stuck to my fingers when I tried to break them up. It was like trying to get Bubblegum off my fingers. The high was potent and uplifting. It had a fruity flavor and a good fragrance when lit. It was my second favorite smoke I had while there. First was Super Silver Haze from Greenhouse. I believe that the Grey Area has a website. Bandit The most powerful strain? -Well that's kinda a hard one to pinpoint... I would kinda consider the Blue Widow (NCGA) this dope was fantasic, really heady stone to it... hmm then I would look at the White Widow crosses, like ICE, Misty, Snow White... all definite mind benders. Other than that it's pretty much personal preference... Bongblaster