so i have a gorgeous 18" LST'd fimmed w 4-tops sativa dom a SOLID 7 weeks into flowering, (not smart enough to write it down lol- using old pics to determine date of when i saw first substantial pistil growth) i consider myself at around week 7, maybe a lil more, its been outdoors it whole life in sub tropical weather, bringing in at nights now, in a cool, dark, dry bathroom for its "Dark hours" (no photo period interruption) i do it right lol. iv ruled out that won't be an issue in stress. or so I'm told. and so it looks I'm jus waiting for those kolas to really look nice and FAT and swollen, id say i have about 50% red pistils/50% white, so theirs clearly still time to go cuz she's a sativa dom.. can someone please help a brother out, and tell me an experience they had where the buds didnt REALLY swell to near bursting in like the last few weeks? every where i look on line, thats what it says, all the work i put in this summer, i guess I'm being over cautious by asking lol.. outdoors totally new to me, thanks guys
buds should show noticeable growth in the last half of flowering. last 2 weeks is when they really swell though odds are your conditions are off somewhere, preventing the plant from finishing properly.
ph was perfect, P n K tested low but were amended, no ddoubt its hot here, however, a nice dark indoor spot for when it gets most humid (dark hours), keeps that away, and cooler n drier, I mean theyre there . big too, however, jus wanna know the weeks they start to get swollen. swollen.