Will my buds ever become... buds?

pantyraid7036

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Hello! 1st time grower here! I don't know if I'm just impatient, or doing something wrong, but my buds just won't fatten up! It's been about 5 or 6 weeks. Posting some pics here, feel free to check out my journal (link in sig!) for some background info.

Thanks so much!
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Re: Will my buds ever become... buds???

I think its normal but its just my opinion theses are my plants at 5 to 6 weeks
First time grow too.
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hello panty raid and Chitown420. i formally welcome you to :420:. panty, in regards to your question, they appear a little young to be flowering fully, like chitown said, it can take certain strains upwards of 11 weeks in flower before you see any "major" growth. but they are looking great so far, just be patient and you will have buds before you know it
 
if it has been through hell, then those may be the only budds you will get.. especially from an auto.. rule of thumb is to wait till about 50%-75% of your pistils are a golden brown color, then your trichs should be changed to amber on about 50%-60% of the sugarcoated area
 
The trichs are the shimmering, sugar-type substance that forms on the buds and sugar leaves. You'll need a jewelers loupe or a decent digital camera in order to get a good look at them, and you want them to be cloudy, some amber and a tiny few clear.
And what size CFLs? The problem might be lack of lighting.
 
Sorry white hair are pistils that turn brownish and amber.
Trichs the shimmering stuff you see on the leafs and buds.
I will harvest earlier because I want a more energentic head high. Later harvest is couch
Stuck high. But you don't wanna harvest too late because it will
Lose thc. Trust me the buds will get big before harvest.
 
What happens if you don't harvest for a few weeks later? Will they get bigger?

There is a natural cycle that cannabis follows. For flowering, it goes like this: Transition, Bloom, Bud Swell, and Ripen. Each of these are distinct phases within the flowering cycle.

If you go past the ripen stage, the plant will make an attempt to revegetate. The buds will start to elongate and get leaves. Potency goes down.

Every variety is different, but in general for an eight week variety: transition lasts for 2 weeks, bloom lasts for 4 weeks, and bud swell lasts for 2 weeks. Ripen is the time I put in at the end waiting for the trichs to swell. Sometimes more than eight weeks total, sometimes less.

I have also grown quite a few varieties recently and I have noted that the color of the trichs isn't the best indicator. Perfect harvest time is best determined with a 40 or 60 x loupe by looking at the actual heads of the trichs - and ignoring the colors.

When most of the heads have a large balloon attached on top - you are at the peak of cannabinoid production. That is, IMO, the best time to harvest. Sometimes they are clear when this happens (some sativas)... sometimes they are all milky when this happens. Sometimes a mixture of clear, milky, and amber.

If you continue to let it go till there is lots of amber.... a lot of the balloons will become brittle and fall off.

I don't ask that you trust me on this - get yourself a 40 or preferably a 60x loupe and watch the changes for yourself...
 
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