what is going on! please help!

I'm about 6 weeks into flowering with my 818head band and the buds Were lookin fat and awsome now its pretty much disappering on me? Any help please idk wh..nutes I using general hydroponics flora and I'm in promix hp

Stems are getting thicker withen the buds?

I also use kool bloom and diamond nectar from gh

are those top colas? is that in soil? more importantly, what type of lights are you using? sorry, but those plants don't look right at all. your plants should look larger than that 2 weeks into flower. just start over from scratch now and save yourself money on the water & power bill.

This happend this week only buds were nice and fat that's a top cola.. Im runnin 3 1000w hps temps stay at 80, humidity at 40% I feel like its disappering literally lol.. the buds were looking normal till I notice this today!

IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE CUT THE TOPS OFF IN THEM PICS,id say they did go away,lol,to someones pipe,hehe def looks like something very wrong,buds look stunted

Are you counting 6 weeks from the day you flipped the lights, or 6 weeks from first pistils?

From pistils but the buds were all filled and had big colas all filled now its disappering idk if I should let it keep going or chop that one?

never heard of a vanishing bud. wheres the pics from before they shrunk?

It looks like your light timer got stuck on and they went into reveg.

would reveg really shrink an already existing "fat and awesome" cola?

kush401 said:

From pistils but the buds were all filled and had big colas all filled now its disappering idk if I should let it keep going or chop that one?

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Sorry pardner but those bud sites never had "big colas", a big cola is the same size as your forearm. You should continue to flower them for another week or two and then repost here for advice on whether or not to abort the grow and restart. Under that much HID lighting they should actually be much more fully formed and just needing to bulk up and ripen over the next 3-4 weeks.

I would have to question your bulbs, are they used? Because of the initial cost, new growers often cobble together old equipment to get started and a common mistake is to use an old bulb. The amount of visible light emitted can be deceiving, if the bulb has been used for more than about 10 - 12 months it is below the recommended lumen output required for vigorous growth. The longer it is used past that point the weaker the light becomes to the plant while remaining apparently viable to the human eye.

Damn show me some buds that were fat and went to that. Until you can get your story straight its going to be hard helping you.

How bout a pic of the whole plant?

If those had large colas and that's what you got now someone cut them off

I'm literally going to ask a few other experts as I have only seen that kind of growth on injured stems. sometimes from insects. and sometimes a growth occurs called a witches broom. but I want to ask around. also can I see a pic of your whole plant under normal lighting? turn off the hps. thx...i'll be back
witches broom on cherry

witches broom on blueberry caused by disease

dannyboy602 said:

i'm literally going to ask a few other experts as i have only seen that kind of growth on injured stems. Sometimes from insects. And sometimes a growth occurs called a witches broom. But i want to ask around. Also can i see a pic of your whole plant under normal lighting? Turn off the hps. Thx...i'll be back

witches broom on cherry

witches broom on blueberry caused by disease

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wtf ???????

it looks like someone cut the colas off,its pretty clear in 1 pic,you can see where the end of the branch was cut off,theres even brown spot where its trying to repair itself,theres tons of trikes all over everything,id be asking you wife or room mates who cut the tops off,they dont just go away,unless you smoking them,lol.ive had plants die from no water with big buds,and come back to find dryed big buds on the plant.like the other guy said,get your story right.lol

Yeah if your buds disappeared its because they where cut off. Did you cut them off thinking you could smoke them? If not then some one did. Dude I would be pissed. Your wasting tons of electricity.

Really should consider restarting. I know its a pain and a long process but its what needs done.

CaretakerDad said:

wtf ???????

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witches broom is a name given to growths on plants whose branches are twisted, contorted, or deformed. its not specific to one species it can happen to cannabis from disease or another vector.

ok I found it....its called "cresting" or fasciation. its sort of a rare thing....heres some info I found on icmag and a pic to confirm it


Fasciation (or cresting) is a condition of plant growth in which the apical meristem, normally concentrated around a single point, producing approximately cylindrical tissue, becomes elongated perpendicularly to the direction of growth, producing flattened, ribbon-like, crested, or elaborately contorted tissue. The phenomenon may occur in the stem, root, fruit, or flower head.

Fasciation can be caused by a mutation in the meristematic cells, bacterial infection, mite or insect attack, or chemical or mechanical damage. Some plants may inherit the trait.

Fasciation is rare overall, but has been observed in at least a hundred different plant species, including members of Aloe, Celosia, Delphinium, Digitalis, Euphorbia, Forsythia, Primula, Acer, Prunus, Cannabis and many genera of Cactaceae (cactus) and Salix. Cresting results in undulating folds instead of the typical "arms" found on mature Saguaro cactus.[1] Some varieties of Celosia are raised especially for their dependably fasciated flower heads, for which they are called "cockscomb