Bud Problem

I am 7 weeks into flowering my buds are a decent size but not huge the temps are perfect , the lighting is 2 600 watt hps , my friend just finished the same strain he flowered for 8 weeks and his main coalas was huge , , Will mine fatten out in the last 2 weeks , am growing in soil , the strain is jack herer , my buds need to fatten up quick in these last couple of weeks if they going to turn out like my friends , i am handfeeding them , my friend used a flood and drain please help advice welcome

You really need a pic with a question like his.

Is there any differences in your friends and your methods? (i.e. lighting, nutes..ect.) A WHOLE lot of elements can affect how a plant will turn out, even if it is the exact same strain from the same seed company. You said he was growing in a F&D hydroponic setup, which definitely could produce thicker buds than a soil grown plant, if done correctly. Not to say your bud isn't going to puff out in the next few weeks. You have great lighting so the only difference that I can see from the info we have is that you may be using different nutes which can make ALL the difference. Sorry if this doesn't help. Smucker is right, pics would really help.

sorry no pics right now my friend used growers ark nutes , im using vitalink range , is flood and drain def better than handfeeding , can you still get big yields from plants in soil handfeeding

So your friend did a hydroponic flood and drain and you're doing a top feed soil grow...
Yes, there are going to be differences. Growth rates particularly. Also, who knows what ppm levels you were using or your friend?

Bottom line though, you should expect a smaller harvest, but better quality, in you soil grow. Give them a good 10 weeks if you can manage it (so 3 more weeks) and I think you'll be very glad you did. Soil takes more time than hydro when it comes to packing on that weight.

Still though, unless everything was the same you cannot compare one grow to another just because they were the same strain. Compare the high off of each, compare the flavor, but you should have been expecting a lower yield I think.

Well said. It's a huge debate over soil vs. hydro. I personally believe with optimum knowledge and conditions an amazing plant could be grown equally between the two. But a great advantage to hydro is the shorter grow length so expect some weight a few weeks after his packed it on.