How long till i see buds start!!

i started flowering on the 3rd 12 12 shes 7 " and has 8 nodes leaves are 7's how long till see buds already have pistols(female) so when do i see buds start anyone?????

The Don

1.5-2 weeks....

every plant will act a little different because of the genetics or the age of the plant when you put it into flower. i usually veg. for about 6 weeks minimum so the plants are at least 18" or taller when i switch to 12/12. therefore i usually have preflowers on all of them and alternating nodes. so when i switch to 12/12, i seen nice buds starting to form after the first couple of weeks. i have went to 12/12 on other plants that i only vegged for about 4 weeks and it seems it took about 3 weeks before i saw any decent bud growth. so from my experience if you wait till you have preflowers and alternating nodes, you see a better bud growth earlier than if you do a short veg. time. the plants need to be mature enough before going to flower or it will take a little longer. but again the strain and genetics will influence this.

I know it seems like forever when you are waiting for buds to form. Just wait until you need to wait after harvesting, but it's all worth it in the end my friend.

thanx erebody it helps out she went thru some tough shit when i got her she was all wilted and looked dead but i had my own grow op buddie told me he ordered the seed online
n it was a good strian so i thru it in with my setup she cae back slowly i had her in veg for another 2 weeks after i got her then i flowered her on the 3rd like i siad shes starting to show lkeaf groth on the nodes so shes getten greaner i have pics ill upload later

The Don

she has been thru hell but she was about 6" when i got her and all wilted i woulda gave up on her but shes a feminized order seed great shit u know so all the node groth and the top is all new groth over the last week i know it makes u wanna cry 2 first pics are of course my rescued plant next 2 are my veg room lol and last is my 5ft x 2ft x 2ft flower box

The Don

once they start ... theres no stopping them heh heh unless of course you take away their light soil and water..lol

That doesnt look like it's worth much.what happened to your plant after attempting to flower it?

What I meant was it looked like more veg time could have helped