flowering question??

DKing420

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Hey growers! I have a question about flowering.. I saw female preflowers about a week before I went into flower.. now I have been in flower for about 4 days, when will I see buds grow? Im seeing the same preflowers I saw over a week ago.. is this normal? Am I impatient? Lol thanks for your help RIU!
 

Hilo

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i just asked this yesterday, im about 7 days ahead of you and i was told its still gonna be like 20-30 days before them pistils start making buds. it does suck i know. im in the same boat.
 

DKing420

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i just asked this yesterday, im about 7 days ahead of you and i was told its still gonna be like 20-30 days before them pistils start making buds. it does suck i know. im in the same boat.
Damn so its been about 2 and a half weeks for you and still not seeing buds? Did you see preflowers before you went into flower?
 

Hilo

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Damn so its been about 2 and a half weeks for you and still not seeing buds? Did you see preflowers before you went into flower?
October 18th i saw the 1st white hairs pop out, they are EVERYWHERE now but not close to forming any buds. Its a really interesting time of the plants life.

Im pretty sure we'll both be smoking some bud we grew ourselves by Christmas morning.

Good luck brother
 

DKing420

Active Member
October 18th i saw the 1st white hairs pop out, they are EVERYWHERE now but not close to forming any buds. Its a really interesting time of the plants life.

Im pretty sure we'll both be smoking some bud we grew ourselves by Christmas morning.

Good luck brother
Lol funny that you say that I was actually thinking it should be done around that time too! Good luck to you as well my man!. Got any pics to share? I got a few if you'd like to see them..
 

Hilo

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Lol funny that you say that I was actually thinking it should be done around that time too! Good luck to you as well my man!. Got any pics to share? I got a few if you'd like to see them..
sure ill toss some up in this thread in a little while. i have some company over but they should be rolling out of here soon. i have a poor quality camera phone but the pistils should be good enough to see by now.
 

DKing420

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sure ill toss some up in this thread in a little while. i have some company over but they should be rolling out of here soon. i have a poor quality camera phone but the pistils should be good enough to see by now.
Ok great id like to check em out. Ill post some in a few minutes
 

Orithil

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I'm looking at being able to have my own for the solstice, I think. I'm on around the same track as you guys.

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MidWestAlki

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Those little bulges that the pistils are portruding from are the "calyxes." These eventually swell up and form dense buds brother. The preflowers will shrivel and pull back. Where you are seeing those clusters of pistils is where your buds will form. They are there, just not big enough to look as you would expect yet. Give it another couple of weeks and you will see a DRASTIC change. Given the correct lighting/nutes of course. Good Luck!
 

Orithil

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Those little bulges that the pistils are portruding from are the "calyxes." These eventually swell up and form dense buds brother. The preflowers will shrivel and pull back. Where you are seeing those clusters of pistils is where your buds will form. They are there, just not big enough to look as you would expect yet. Give it another couple of weeks and you will see a DRASTIC change. Given the correct lighting/nutes of course. Good Luck!
Then I guess I'm screwed. Muahahaha! This is my first "can I do it" grow, pathetic lights, crap potting mix, crap ferts, and all the usual mistakes rookies make. But hey...they're flowering.

EDIT : I did however purchase a 400W HPS, in the process of setting up a new area for that, but my local HW store doesn't carry what I needed for my little closet, so I'm hunting alternatives. I was going to build a 36"x36"x48" enclosure with PVC, but no 3D elbows.
 

MidWestAlki

Member
Then I guess I'm screwed. Muahahaha! This is my first "can I do it" grow, pathetic lights, crap potting mix, crap ferts, and all the usual mistakes rookies make. But hey...they're flowering.

EDIT : I did however purchase a 400W HPS, in the process of setting up a new area for that, but my local HW store doesn't carry what I needed for my little closet, so I'm hunting alternatives. I was going to build a 36"x36"x48" enclosure with PVC, but no 3D elbows.
Ah I see. In my own personal experience the light and the air transfer made the largest difference. I have grown in everything from miracle grow to Missouri black dirt. Only probs I ever had is playing with these damn sativas, and moving to indoor growing where the sun isn't an option lol. Had very light, airy, and tiny lil buds til I went with HPS. Had to get a fan too since the wind is also out of the question. Since the new light and the fan my yield has increased dramatically. Sadly it isn't seeming like I did it in time enough to get greatness out of it. Aslo, I have had some of the "free" seeds from seed banks come up with terrible genetics. Found better shwag crud around than what the genetics produced in the same environment as the rest. Genetics is also VERY important. Some plants just turn out bad. Yours looks very healthy though. Get some good light on it bud.
 

Orithil

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I've noticed that whole genetics thing in action this grow, being on the cheap I just used some bagseed I had, two totally different plants. One light and lanky with broad fan leaves, the other dark and dense with much smaller leaves.
 

Orithil

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I'm not seeing anything close to that yet man.. lol that's looks nice! Hows it smell? Im gonna post pics right now so look back and you can see what its lookin like.
Smells like a wet skunk slapped with a dead skunk that scared a third skunk into spraying. Speaking of which I'm minus odor control...I should do something about that, febreeze won't save me forever.
 
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