Original White Widow (IBL)

Original White Widow (IBL) is the result of crossing White Widow x White Widow. This strain preserves the authentic genetics of the original White Widow, a cross between a Brazilian sativa landrace and a resin-heavy indica from Kerala, India. Carefully bred since 1996, this in-bred line (IBL) ensures stability, potency, and the signature trichome-rich structure that made White Widow famous.

The terpene profile of Original White Widow (IBL) is an intricate blend of Pinene, Limonene, Myrcene, Linalool, and Humulene. The aroma is a fusion of sweet, piney, earthy, and buttery notes, while the taste carries a unique balance of floral and woody undertones.

This strain delivers an immediate uplifting and energetic effect, perfect for creativity and socialization. However, its indica influence ensures a smooth, relaxing finish, preventing overstimulation. Known for its long-lasting potency, this is a variety best suited for experienced users.

Medical users have praised this strain for its potential in relieving anxiety, depression, and chronic pain. Its balanced effect provides relaxation without excessive sedation, making it a versatile choice for daytime and evening use.

This strain is a high-yield performer, producing compact, resinous buds with an iconic frosted appearance. The high calyx-to-leaf ratio makes trimming easier, while its dense structure ensures a rewarding harvest.

Indoors: Original White Widow (IBL) thrives in controlled environments, displaying uniform growth with early bushiness before stretching in the flowering phase. It responds exceptionally well to training techniques such as SOG, SCROG, and LST, making it an excellent option for growers with limited space. With dense, trichome-rich buds, this strain is a reliable performer, finishing in 8–9 weeks.

Indoor Yield: 500 g per m²

Outdoors: This plant flourishes under the sun, reaching heights of 2 meters or more in optimal conditions. While it performs exceptionally well in southern climates, it also adapts well to northern regions, where its preference for moderate temperatures ensures consistent results. The buds are numerous, dense, and coated in a signature sugary trichome layer that solidifies its legendary reputation.

Outdoor Yield: 700 g per plant

Below is a detailed grow report of this strain tested by Expert grower, The Doc.

Germination and Vegetative Stage

The Doc germinated three feminized seeds that quickly sprouted between moist kitchen paper sheets, then being planted into into 11 liter pots filled with Plagron Standard Mix soil to which he had previously added 5% expanded clay and horn chippings, and put into a small grow box under two Secret Jardin 150 W high-efficiency CFL lights for nine days. Then the three seedlings were moved into the actual grow room with plenty of HPS light and left there in the vegetative stage for two more weeks. At the age of two weeks, the plants grew very homogeneously, exhibiting heavily indica-dominant stout bushy growth and broad leaves, measuring only about 10 cm in height, with already 5-6 internodes and accordingly much side branch onsets.

Flowering stage

After 23 days in the vegetative stage, The Doc induced flowering by switching the light cycle down from 18/6 to 12/12, at the same time installing two GIB Lighting 600 W HPS and one 400 W Osram Son T plus lamp for an optimum flowering light spectrum. When the plants were two weeks into flowering, there was a noticeable stretching effect which was appreciated by The Doc. One week later, many little rose-shaped flower onsets had emerged along the branches.

When five weeks of flowering had passed, trichome accumulation became extremely vivid, effecting an intense sweet floral smell, and that stretching effect seemed to have come to an end, at heights of about 65-75 cm. The three plants were about building very dense buds with a high calyx-to-leaf ratio, exhibiting an excellent blooming pattern.

Until the very end, the three plants had remained to grow and bloom very homogeneously, in terms of height (68, 75 and 77 cm), branching habit, budding pattern, resin content and odour. They were laden with lots of side branches and big fat tops, forming a “carpet” of colas below the main cola that stood out of them. The first plant was harvested after 62 days, the other two followed on days 64 and 66.

The Doc was extremely satisfied with their dry bud yields which were 62, 65 and 70 grams of rock-hard crystal white nuggets looking very mouth watering. He also liked their most delicious odour very much, it was pleasantly sweet and mild, sunny-floral and with a certain pine undertone, indeed.

Smell and Smoke Report

Of course it was with highest expectations when The Doc smoked the first Original White Widow joint, but what he did experience then, astounded even a longtime stoner like him: He was totally slammed by tremendous White Widow indica power in no time, half a joint was enough to throw him deep into his couch, feeling totally steamrolled! Although this strain officially has a sativa content of 50%, that wasn’t noticed by the Doc in the high at all – when he had smoked the second half of the joint, he felt, positively, devastated to the bone and that mighty indica bang in his mind and body latest on four almost two hours.

“This is awesome Original White Widow quality, one of the strongest smokes I’ve encountered in recent years”, The Doc raved, “and the plants are very easy to grow and giving excellent yields. No doubt about that: The Original White Widow is still an absolutely wrinkle-free queen, forever young! Breeder Luc’s IBL version impressively showed why the White Widow genetics have achieved a legendary status.”

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