Buds

I'm in week 4 of flower and the buds don't look big like some other growers. When do the buds get this massive production?

Looks sativa dominant and normal. They’ll gradually develop but most weight gain is the last two weeks before fully ripened.

What @hotrodharley said ^^^^^^^^^^

I would also add that it looks like you are 4 weeks from when you switched the lights. Id bet it took about 2 weeks to actually start flowering, that is what’s called the transition period. Which means you are probably only about 2 weeks into flower, and it looks totally normal.

Thundercat said:

Id bet it took about 2 weeks to actually start flowering, that is what’s called the transition period. Which means you are probably only about 2 weeks into flower, and it looks totally normal.

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And this is why SO many newbies harvest early.

they don’t allow the “transition” which is what more seasoned growers classify as veg growth lol.

Thundercat said:

I would also add that it looks like you are 4 weeks from when you switched the lights. Id bet it took about 2 weeks to actually start flowering, that is what’s called the transition period. Which means you are probably only about 2 weeks into flower, and it looks totally normal.

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You are absolutely right!!! I didn't notice any bud growth until 1 1/2 to 2 weeks from when I switched the lights to flower. I thought everybody starts count from when they switched their lights. I guess I was wrong. Thanks for putting that out there. ALL info is welcomed. Good or bad. Thanks again.

dtracy11191978 said:

You are absolutely right!!! I didn't notice any bud growth until 1 1/2 to 2 weeks from when I switched the lights to flower. I thought everybody starts count from when they switched their lights. I guess I was wrong. Thanks for putting that out there. ALL info is welcomed. Good or bad. Thanks again.

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I'm really gonna blow your mind now......

DON"T WORRY ABOUT COUNTING ANYTHING. It doesn't matter . Just watch the plant and it will show you the signs of what stage its in, and what it needs. Plants don't grow on timelines, or by calendars. They grow based on their genetics and the environment they are growing in. Some times that means they take much longer then expected, and if you focus on a timeframe instead of the plants health and progress its easy to harvest early.

As far as when some people count from, its a mixed bag. It has gotten common for indoor growers to count from when they flip the lights, but experienced growers focused on quality won't harvest based on a specific day or week.

Many other growers indoors and outdoors actually look at the plants growth and understand the biology so they wouldn't begin counting "flowering time" until the plant was actually flowering.

Others of us don't bother counting weeks at all because in the end it doesn't matter if you harvest when the plant is showing you the signs that it is ripe you won't go wrong .

I think counting from flip is the way to go, that way there’s nothing subjective about it.

But yeah it’s just so you’ll know how long they took to finish, not a deadline to harvest by.

A.k.a said:

I think counting from flip is the way to go, that way there’s nothing subjective about it.

But yeah it’s just so you’ll know how long they took to finish, not a deadline to harvest by.

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Yeah I count from flip, but really only for discussion purposes. If there weren't other growers asking questions and comparing progress I would have no idea.

I always mark my calendar on the day of flip, then have to go back and count weeks.