Feeling a little discouraged about my first grow... week 7 of flower

So just fed my girls for the last time and am starting to flush, they are 9 week strains, Purple Cadillac and Grapefruit Romulan. They suffered from pretty awful nute lock for about 2 weeks to a month because I'm a noob and didnt know I needed a water filter.... Anyways, the buds are pretty small and I am really worried they are going to be nothing but larf

I did 18 in 5 gallon pots... Based on these pictures what do you think I can hope to yield?

At least six buds. Where's the rest of the crop?

ttystikk said:

At least six buds. Where's the rest of the crop?

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I added some more photos, thanks

fractalcat said:

I added some more photos, thanks

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Just insert the full size pics straight into your post. The thumbnails all have to load before you can see any of them, tough on mobile connections.

Seven weeks since flip?

If so they are about week 5 of flower. You have a transition phase over to flower after flip I don't count. Also breeder times are normally wrong.

If it says 8 weeks flower, I figure some where between 10-12 weeks from flip.

Don't flush. They need to be fed. Don't starve them now at this critical point of putting on weight. You got 4-5 weeks left.

^^^^ what he said. Push them as long as they can go.

whitebb2727 said:

Don't flush. They need to be fed. Don't starve them now at this critical point of putting on weight. You got 4-5 weeks left.

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For sure me and my boyfriend just talked about it and we aren't going to start flushing yet. It just sucks cause we are so incredibly broke and need this harvest to go well for our family but barely have enough to buy nutes but we are going to make it work and keep feeding them as recommended per the fox farm feeding schedule.

Definitely needs a few more weeks n as already stated u need to feed em till the end...the very end*shakes fist*

Dude, your plants look great, don't listen to the recommended flowering times given by seed companies... when they're ready, they're ready, simple. Imo you have another 3-4 weeks to go.
As for flushing, unless you have a nutrient lockout/deficiency/overload, there's no need to flush. Many inexperienced cannabis growers will tell you differently, but they usually know nothing about gardening outside of this one plant.

Also, what's your environment like in terms of humidity and temperature? What light are you using? Exhaust/intake fan? Etc etc

fractalcat said:

For sure me and my boyfriend just talked about it and we aren't going to start flushing yet. It just sucks cause we are so incredibly broke and need this harvest to go well for our family but barely have enough to buy nutes but we are going to make it work and keep feeding them as recommended per the fox farm feeding schedule.

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That's understandable. Don't chop early. All the work will be for not.

This is a game of patience.

for a first grow, they look great. agree with the peeps who say another 3-4 weeks. occasional flushing with 1/4 strength nute solution is good. thats what prevents lockout. those plants are green and healthy enough that there not going to starve with a reduced strength flush. if you can measure the ec/ppm of the run off, that will tell you if you have a nute build up or not.

whitebb2727 said:

Don't flush. They need to be fed. Don't starve them now at this critical point of putting on weight. You got 4-5 weeks left.

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agree, I'll. Say 4-5 weeks also, op u also need to remember u running behind, u got a couple set backs and they are not in schedule.. Look at pic number 3 it looks like just hairs and no buds., also i got to say that they have a nice frost!! Be patient it will be worth it..

whitebb2727 said:

Seven weeks since flip?

If so they are about week 5 of flower. You have a transition phase over to flower after flip I don't count. Also breeder times are normally wrong.

If it says 8 weeks flower, I figure some where between 10-12 weeks from flip.

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Funny, I count this as part of the flower cycle and they finish on time for me.

fractalcat said:

For sure me and my boyfriend just talked about it and we aren't going to start flushing yet. It just sucks cause we are so incredibly broke and need this harvest to go well for our family but barely have enough to buy nutes but we are going to make it work and keep feeding them as recommended per the fox farm feeding schedule.

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Just hang in there, the plants are looking good and are healthy enough to make it another 3-4 weeks. Those buds will start swelling up and if you need weight from this harvest cutting early will only cause you to loose out.

When I finally think my plants are done and ready to chop, I'll wait one extra week.

ttystikk said:

Funny, I count this as part of the flower cycle and they finish on time for me.

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It's not an exact science. Some strains transition faster than others. Of course on top of that different lighting will have a role in it.

honestly man your pics look really good, no yellowing or anything

This tells me that your plants are nowhere ready to start ripening; not an issue they might just be long flowering strains.

You could easily have another 3-5 weeks to go

On the bright side it looks like your plants are flowering very nicely, just be patient and give em time!

Id love to see updated pics

You got some time... as was said before, its a game of patience, which will pay off in the end... going by weeks or days or how ever you want to count it, is only a guide... the true harvest is not a date, but when the buds are ready... I like to look at the trichomes but use a calendar to tell me about when to start checking them daily...