Sickmeds William's Wonder: grow journal. review and all things Wiliams Wonder

Jogro

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That drink was the shit when I was like 4 lol..... I miss it now :( who ya gonna call??? GHOSTBUSTERS!!!
Even when it came out, I was really probably too old to be drinking it, but at some point I did try some and it was pretty good! If you want something you can buy in the story today, juicy juice orange-tangerine is pretty close, though not unnaturally green like the Hi-C ecto cooler:



Anyway, I don't remember the actual bud tasting like tangerines when I tried it in '95. I vaguely remember that the bud was sort of red colored (plant was probably grown outdoors and had purpled a bit), and it had a floral scent. I do specifically remember my friend commenting at the time on how resinous it was and pulling out one huge ceed which he gifted to me. I was growing even back then, though the ceed never germinated.

Then again, I only tried it once, and I didn't spend much time with the actual bud other than looking at it and getting one whiff before my friend shredded and rolled it up. I also didn't get that first "clean" hit where all the flavor comes through.

Every contemporary account of this strain I've ever seen has specifically mentioned a sweet citrus like scent, and this plant most definitely has that, so we're off to a good start here.

As a side note, I just learned that Rare Dankness offers something it calls "A+ Wonder", which is a fittingly named cross of an original Afghan and William's Wonder.


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Jogro

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Update: Day 28 flower


Here are some side shots to show bud development. Odor is strong now, and I think bud size is pretty impressive for 4 weeks into flowering. This plant looks like its going to live up to the William Wonder reputation for huge buds:

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And here are some closeups:

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Jogro

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Day 37 flower:

Plant is staying compact and bushy and continuing to just pack on the weight. The flowers are growing together turning each branch into a big fat cola, and smell is proportionately strong. Resin production is impressive; you can see it extending out onto the fan leaves in the second image below.

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steveat

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Maybe I missed something in the thread, but how can you be on day 37 if you started flower on Dec 26? I am on day 35 today for another plant and I flipped to 12/12 on Dec 15th.
 

Jogro

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Maybe I missed something in the thread, but how can you be on day 37 if you started flower on Dec 26? I am on day 35 today for another plant and I flipped to 12/12 on Dec 15th.
I was wondering how long it would take for someone to notice and point this out.

Congratulations, and thank you for asking.

The answer is that I'm actually quite a bit further along in the actual grow than the journal suggests, and I'm playing "catch up" with the posts. That's why, for example, I posted the pictures from day 35 only four days after the pictures from day 28. Its also why my next post of day 47 is coming only eight days after day 37.

There are a few reasons why I'm doing it this way, but without getting into them right now, consider that you'll get to see the end of this grow a bit sooner than you otherwise might have. Stick around, because I think its going to be worth it.
 

Jogro

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Day 47 of 12-12 flower:

I'll let the pictures do most of the talking here.

Vertical growth has basically stopped. The buds are still packing on weight and growing into big colas.
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Resin production is high:
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Natural Gas

Active Member
Great thread Jogro. Good read so thought I would contribute some additional good news...Michael, SickMeds, e-mailed Sunday, the 20th, that my standing order for William's Wonder, Bizarre & Green Crack filled and shipped today...Michael has limited fresh stock on hand and commitments to seedbanks...The seedbanks have wish lists to fill and avilable stock will quicklyl dry up...For those following this thread here is link to Sickmeds <info@sickmeds.com> to place an advance order...Additionally Jorge Cervantes spent yesterday, Monday, at SickMeds so good things happening for good folks...FWIW
 

Natural Gas

Active Member
Even when it came out, I was really probably too old to be drinking it, but at some point I did try some and it was pretty good! If you want something you can buy in the story today, juicy juice orange-tangerine is pretty close, though not unnaturally green like the Hi-C ecto cooler:



Anyway, I don't remember the actual bud tasting like tangerines when I tried it in '95. I vaguely remember that the bud was sort of red colored (plant was probably grown outdoors and had purpled a bit), and it had a floral scent. I do specifically remember my friend commenting at the time on how resinous it was and pulling out one huge ceed which he gifted to me. I was growing even back then, though the ceed never germinated.

Then again, I only tried it once, and I didn't spend much time with the actual bud other than looking at it and getting one whiff before my friend shredded and rolled it up. I also didn't get that first "clean" hit where all the flavor comes through.

Every contemporary account of this strain I've ever seen has specifically mentioned a sweet citrus like scent, and this plant most definitely has that, so we're off to a good start here.

As a side note, I just learned that Rare Dankness offers something it calls "A+ Wonder", which is a fittingly named cross of an original Afghan and William's Wonder.


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As an aside Woodhorse & Motarebel have combined efforts to produced a kickass Herijuana x Williams Wonder and a Trainwreck x William's Wonder...They have been around for sometime I still have the Hari x Wonder cross in my zip collection... a link; www.meduser.ca These too are good folks for the specialty seekers
 

Jogro

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Great thread Jogro. Good read so thought I would contribute some additional good news...Michael, SickMeds, e-mailed Sunday, the 20th, that my standing order for William's Wonder, Bizarre & Green Crack filled and shipped today...Michael has limited fresh stock on hand and commitments to seedbanks...The seedbanks have wish lists to fill and avilable stock will quicklyl dry up...For those following this thread here is link to Sickmeds <info@sickmeds.com> to place an advance order...Additionally Jorge Cervantes spent yesterday, Monday, at SickMeds so good things happening for good folks...FWIW
I didn't want to make this thread about the breeder per se, but I've had some conversation with him via email, and based on what he's told me, I'm firmly convinced both that he knows what he's doing and is doing things the correct way. One thing he said to me early on was (paraphrasing) "you just grow the plants; I think the genetics will speak for themselves".

As an aside Woodhorse & Motarebel have combined efforts to produced a kickass Herijuana x Williams Wonder and a Trainwreck x William's Wonder...They have been around for sometime I still have the Hari x Wonder cross in my zip collection... a link; www.meduser.ca These too are good folks for the specialty seekers
Yeah, I've actually thought that particular cross would be a good one (herijuana x William Wonder). . .guess I'm not the only one!
 

cannavienna

Member
Very resinous, beautiful plants you got there. I just have one question: Is there a reason why you sometimes write 'ceeds' instead of seeds?
 

Hitch

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Very resinous, beautiful plants you got there. I just have one question: Is there a reason why you sometimes write 'ceeds' instead of seeds?
I was wondering that too lol. I am going to guess its because when you type the word seeds, it becomes a hyperlink...am I right Jogro?
 
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