bigger buds are based on genes and skills
good nutes, good lights, and good co2 can only take you so far
plant life is tipicaly
2wks-1month veg 24/0 or 18/6
2-3month flower 12/12
4 months all together from seed to cured smoke
place seed in a cup of water
check every day untill you see seed crack or tap root
then place in a 1in deep hole in a 1 gal pot full of soil
get a light and put it on an on/off timer (walmart)
when you see a sprout
place light (23w CFL) over it
now time for veg growth on/off
set timer for 18/6
water plants ever 2-3 days or when soil is dry
after 2 weeks of just plain water introduce nutes at 1/2 the dose every other water
after 2wks to a months of vegging (depends on what you like plants can dubble in size in this stage)
tranpants to a 3-5gal put
time to sex and flower
set timer for 12/12
this will show sex and flower your plants, giving you smokable buds
keep the female's they grow white hairs
discard the males they grow grape like ball clusters
discard the hermi they grow both sex (re. if it has balls on it discard it)
lights will stay on
12/12 untill finish
8-14 wks depending on strain:
short plant with fat wide leaf= indacas 8-10 wks,
tall plant with long skiny leaf= sativas 10-14
best way to tell when plant is ready to harvest is buy looking at the trichome
you want to see about a 50% red to white you will need a minumum 30x zoom lez microscope (radio shack)
flush plant by feeding plain water for last 2 wks (improves taste)
cut, hang, dry 5-7 days
smoke
or
cure:
place in mason jars sealed tight for 12hr
open and take buds out and let dry for 1hr
replace in jars
repeat this for 2wks to a month or untill buds nolonger become wet in jar after 12hr
now somke
or seal away for longterm