[Rebel_444]

Hey all,
just got validated - been watching this forum for awhile. I even read the 60+page coco sticky like twice. I have most of my questions answered, and I just want to clear something with the coconutz here.

I'm new to growing MJ - how long does it take a little bud to go to a big bud? Do they grow fast, like the plant does vertically during the first two weeks, or is fattening something that happens over a long period?

Thanks

Different strains mature at different times. The plants are going to start stretching a lot during the first half of flower and then the buds are going to thicken up over a large period of time.

My plants (1 White Widow and 1 Aurora Indica) were 14" at the end of a 2 week veg and I flipped em to 12/12 66 days ago. One is 5' tall(WW) and the other's (AI) and it looks like it's gonna take another week or so before they're going to be premo.

Good Luck, dude

Peace

[Rebel_444]

I've got a mostly sativa type - and when growth stopped, I was freaking out, thinking maybe I did something to the coco.

[Rebel_444]

Just in case, I've been taking precautionary advice and have started flushing the N out of my coco.

[Rebel_444]

Mine were at 2, vegged for a week and flipped the switch - they grew for ~20 days then stopped. They've got some flowers, but they're not thickening... No sign of deficiency.

[Rebel_444]

how fast do flowers grow? quickly or slowly?

Also, do they mature from the bottom up? My tops are smallest, the bottom buds are thicker and maturing faster.

If you're only at 3 weeks in flowering, you're nowhere near finished. DON'T stop feeding them. You said you've been flushing them???? Stop the flushing and feed them again, right now!!!!! If you don't they're not going to even have enough energy to ripen what's on there currently. If the plants are starved, they go into survival mode and start ripening the buds that are on there. The plants haven't had enough time in flower to develop trichomes so you'll end up with very weak buds. Put the nutrients back into the water, pH it to 5.8 and feed them. Did I mention you need to do that NOW!!!!!!!

Peace

Originally Posted by Rebel_444

how fast do flowers grow? quickly or slowly?

Also, do they mature from the bottom up? My tops are smallest, the bottom buds are thicker and maturing faster.

As I said in my first reply to you, the buds grow, thicken up, and ripen over a long period. If you've got buds growing now and you know you're 5-7 weeks from maturity, common sense should tell you it's gonna take a while. Take up coin collecting or practice your calligraphy, cause you're gonna be doing this for a while.

Peace

Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you. START FEEDING YOUR PLANTS AGAIN, NOW!!!!

BTW, there's a lot of good information in the threads of this forum. You need to spend a lot of time reading them.

Peace

[gaiusmarius]

Hello Rebel,

welcome to the coco forum.

the buds can take from 7 to 14 weeks of 12/12 to finish flowering. all depending on the strain. mojo is giving you good advice some pics would really help too, with knowing what's happening.