bigger buds

im growing 2 sk#1 there about 5 week 12/12 in soil under 400hps.
the plants are same age and same size, but one has big fluffy white flowers and the other has smaller tighter buds with darker hairs, does anyone know why this may be?.
sorry no pics

If they are both in the same conditions and the same environment and with no pics this is a difficult one to answer.
Were they both repotted at the same time?
Has any topping been done?
Is it possible that you have over watered one?
High amounts of nitrogen deposits in one pots soil that need to be flushed out and not enough p and k.?
Try feeding both plants with molasses every week at 1-2 dessert spoons per 3 litres of water.

yes repotted at same time, not topped em, fed with terra flos and terra vegga, not over watered one looks like its just started growing very fast bigger fatter buds, bigger than ive ever grown, cud it be a different strain maybe.

It is possible that you have slightly different and unstable seed,in my exp though over watered weed will fluff out to try exasperate excess moisture to prevent its buds from becoming mouldy

may be, never herd of that thanks good to no

crazy-mental said:

may be, never herd of that thanks good to no

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Its my own theory from experience,i don't know if its been written down by anyone before but if they have i haven't read it.
Others disagree with me about this theory but if the bud is compact and tight its very difficult for the plant to lose excess moisture from its buds and will result in bud rot,if the bud is fluffy and light it can exasperate excess moisture easily as the wind and heat can move freely inside and around the bud.

Ive been growing for a long time and this is one of my observations and opinions i have no scientific skills or proof though so i may be wrong(doubtful lol),try it and see

the buds are a different colour, the other plant has a few orange hairs and is much tighter. the one im talking about is pure white, and twice as fluffy, but when these plants were vegging, and were 3 to 4 week into 12/12. you couldnt tell em apart. there skunk #11 i have 5 more in a different grow. there 10 week into 12/12 and none of them were like the plant in question. do you still think its over warering i can normally tell when ive over watered cos the plants droop, i can just tell, i always water every 2 or 3 days when the soil is dry on the top.

Sounds like you have variated plants from an unstable cross,probably.
Without good pics i cant really give you anything other than guesses.
I gave you the water advice just in case.

I only water my plants well twice a week and thats only because of my cupboard being unventilated and a bit hot or i would only flood them once a week,the other days i just give them sips,small amounts of water,my buds are never fluffy regardless of the strain because of this i believe.

This also helps them to produce more resin as they think water is scarce but not so scarce as to be unhealthy,i never spray my plants either as i think this helps to make fluffy buds and can be detrimental or cause burns and calcium deposits and nute deposits on the leafs and buds.

thanks for the advice, i will take that onboard as well as the swelling thing it all sounds logical to me ,thanks
craige

you have two different phenotypes. no big deal or anything. just enjoy

JohnnyPotSeed1969 said:

you have two different phenotypes. no big deal or anything. just enjoy

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what are phenotypes?.

crazy-mental said:

what are phenotypes?.

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If I am remembering my ancient biology classes correctly...

Phenotype is the physical properties (appearance) of an organism. But don't be mislead by the simple definition - observable properties might mean observable under specific conditions (like using a microscope) or after using additives to enhance certain physical characteristics.

Not to be confused with genotype which describes the genetic make-up of an organism.

So genotype would be determined by DNA, phenotype would be determined by the appearance of an organism.

Example of genotype: if two carriers of a certain gene mate and pass that specific gene on to offspring

Example of phenotype: the offsprings outward appearance of gene's influence

so the genes or alleles for blonde hair might be a genotype but a person with blonde hair would be a "blonde-hair phenotype".

it is confusing since there is a lot of crossover between the terms but think of it this way...

Northern Lights (the strain) is a genotype. The Northern Lights growing in your backyard is a phenotype. Two phenotypes from the same genotype may or may not be the same - if they were always the same there would be no evolution (nothing for natural selection to select).

Clear as mud, right?