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Please can you help me, I feel like I’m losing my mind.

Tomgorkin
Tomgorkinstarted grow question 8mo ago
“I have 7 autoflower plants, 4 of them are in their 5th week, and the other 3 are in their 4th week. I am careful with watering and everything else. Why aren’t the buds swelling? Is it too early? How close do you think I am to harvest? When should ı start giving “an overdrive”
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Med_in_Tropic
Med_in_Tropicanswered grow question 8mo ago
From 4th to 6th week is my overdrive. But be careful though. Lower you N and especially P. Go high on K.
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 8mo ago
they look healthy, give em more time. If nothing happens its from genetics so don't grow them again if your mail goal is swelled buds.
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Kenn0rphan
Kenn0rphananswered grow question 8mo ago
You’re a ways out. Without a diary entry it’s hard to say for sure. But your plants look like they’re a little rich in nitrogen. Are you giving them enough bloom nutrients? I think you could go another month. But I think they need more flower nutes.
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00110001001001111O
00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 8mo ago
patience.. keep it healthy. The rest is genetics and canopy management. By week 6-7 they should look the part but still need ripening. (if counting flower weeks from preflower, add 1 to compare apples to apples with photoperiod development). you don't actually know the point an autoflower flips to flower phase. you ahve to guesstimate based on development, which makes it inherently inaccurate. The plant in the first picture is too lush (dark). Something is building up in the leaves - N or Mg are the candidates that cause this sort of symptom. Before the leaves take a downturn, i'd adjust your fertilizer formula once you rule out one of the possibilities. genetics is the potential, but you can influence size of colas relative to genetic potential, too. E.g. too many colas per sq ft results in smaller buds. As long as you have 'enough' colas per sq ft, any addition beyond that merely spreads out the same mass of buds across more numerous colas -- smaller buds result. How deeply you get good buds in canopy is impacted too, as yield is spread out more. Light absorption = mass of flower not number of colas (assumes minimum number to reach max yield). Shoot for ~3 colas per sq ft and you'll avoid more larf than someone overcrowding the space with colas.
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AsNoriu
AsNoriuanswered grow question 8mo ago
3-4 weeks more.
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