Slow budding Kali Kush

Thank you for all the responses! The girls (I have 3 of them) were planted on June first, they are in the ground. I thought I was buying autoflowers, as all my other seeds were Autos. I didn't realize they weren't Autos until all my other plants were ready for harvest and these 3 didn't even have a single pistal on them (this was Sept 1st). I called the seed company to inquire and that's when they told me they weren't autoflowers🤦‍♀️🏻 ... So these things are pushing 7' tall at this point. If I cover them with plastic or a frost protection fabric, does it have to be with a frame? Or can I just drape over the plants? Sadly the buds are so small and few that I don't know if they'd even be useful for edibles at this point.

Answer: increase the amount of dark hours the plant receives. This will encourage the plant to finish faster coupled with the low temps you have.

Nothing you can do to "make things go faster", but keepingh her warm at night would help a little bit, but it all comes down to day length and the amount of direct sunlight your plant is receiving. If it is in a pot, consider moving her to a sunnier spot........if she is in the ground, nothing much you can do. Covering her with a tent/frame of plastic sheeting to keep her warm at night will keep her metabolism going a bit faster, aiding growth. Even placing some bricks/large stone/rocks near her stem to absorb heat during the day that can then reflect heat back at night will help a bit. Stopping feeding may also encourage her to finish more decisively.....if the going is too good, she may just want to keep re-vegging. Next year you may want to consider growing plants with a high percentage of Indica genes, these generally finish much earlier, usually by the end of September or early October at the latest.

Would like to see a diary for this grow... no diary = no information... But that being said, if you're in New England, you should be harvesting right now, not waiting for buds to fatten up. This next week especially is going to get down into the 30s at night - and cold temps slow growth. You might just harvest what you've got and make some edibles from it... it probably won't be finished enough to smoke... Now is the time to be growing indoors here... seriously! Good luck!

sadly there's no magic bullet to speed it up... weigh your risks.. take an early harvest before losign to rot or whatever.... if a frost kills it, harvest it. is this an autoflower? otherwise, it's a really late budding flower which isn't good for that region obviously.. sadly, that sort of information or even care for that detail is absent when buying marijuana seeds most of the time... some sites/breeders do try to give estimates at least. stick to 8-9 week plants.. again, assumes some integrity in advertising which is a tough thing to suggest with a straight face...