Yo max i was very lucky with my strain, it is from the dutch growing hose and seed bank 'Dutch Passion'. Hope you have heard off these guys, the best and one of the originals from what i know. There White Widow strain was legendary a few years back and that is what i bought. At the time the highest THC content and most exspensive seeds on the market, multiple cannabis cup award winner and reputed to be the best white widow strain in the world.
As always you cant believe all the hype but it was at the time that white widow was number 1 strain to grow so i bought the best genetics i could buy figuring that even if i stuffed up i would get some potent weed.
Seriously this strain never dissapoints and have kept the genetics going for years now crossing and backcrossing it back and forth to keep the original genetics and strain going as long as possible. I just seeded a plant from its daughters daughter so the genetics are nice and mixed. I have some good understanding of genetics but recently want to make it stronger. Maybe i will call dutch passion and ask if they have the original untouched strain with which to breed the original genetics back in to my genetics.
Over time i have seen 90 percent of my plants show the same height and growth characteristics with nice big fat buds so am confident i am not weakening the genetics through constant crossing within the same strain. All this from ten feminised seeds bought years ago. I rarely buy seeds or obtain them of friends as i like what i have done and the genetics i have kept. I also selectively breed more seedlings than i flower and dispose of any weak ones so my plants keep the strong desirable genetics.
What i have done in such a small space with my strain is amazing to me, constantly buying seeds can increase the cost of the grow significantly and like you i only want the strains that give me what i want and the ones that i like to work with. Been following subcools threads a lot recently as he seems to breed as well as make super soil!lol! so trying to learn a bit more about genetics.
So many people throw seeds away but i keep and breed everyone. 50 seeds will do me for the year and tend to find the odd plant herm a little at the end of flowering. Some people hate to see those bannanas grow on their bud but i wait and hope for them on the odd plant so i can cross pollinate another. As i get better at growing so i see less herm traits. Quite normal for feminised and like one or two per bud so no big deal.
Guess i'm just different from a lot of small growers in the fact that i hate buying grow products unless they are essential and prefer to learn as i go and cross every subjest such as genetics. Breeding my own seeds is not hard and so rewarding, not only did i grow the plant but i selected and cultivated the genetics too. Wish i could step it up and get serious about it but am happy with my small little grow, got a lot going on all the time.
Personally i would grow any fem seeds i got of my plant rather than give my money away, lots of hype and myth but i dismissed it all and did it my way!lol! Lets hope i can keep the strain stable for many years to come, sometimes i clone but i have a good stock off seeds and find cloning a hassle and dose not mix my genetics up enough.
Lots of my plants are showing whorled phyllotaxy or three branches per node, i'm not worried but feel maybe i need to restrengthen the genetics again but hell its been an amazing ride so far and way more intresting.
I have heard of the greenhouse ww and mk ultra, mk ultra is quite legendary in my eyes, hell of a history to it. Everyone grows white widow but i like to feel my genetics are far superior (big head!lol) to theirs. Originally 75% indica and 25% sativa, what i would consider the best mix, 100 percent indica is a little boring to me so like the sativa in there for a better smoke.
I think dutch passion would be proud of me for what i have done, maybe even want their genetics back one day!Lol!