Do buds get bigger in week 6?

I've heard that the buds really swell in the last 2-3 weeks of flowering. My buds look good, but not too big yet. They are just entering week 6 of flowering and are 8-10 weeks. Can I expect a lot more growth or am I doing something wrong?

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Do buds still grow in week 6?
What week do buds get the biggest?
What should my buds look like at week 6?
Do buds swell in week 7?

HookdOnChronics

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Mar 5, 2010

well I know absolutely NOTHING at ALL about your grow. soil, hydro, nutes, lights, fans, temps, RH, size of room, ect, ect, ect..... So how would you expect me to tell you if you are doing something wrong?

From the info you gave me, all I can tell you is yes, the buds swell up alot in the last 2-3 weeks of flower...

Answer your Q?.....

univativegrower

Member

Mar 5, 2010

HookdOnChronics said:
well I know absolutely NOTHING at ALL about your grow. soil, hydro, nutes, lights, fans, temps, RH, size of room, ect, ect, ect..... So how would you expect me to tell you if you are doing something wrong?

From the info you gave me, all I can tell you is yes, the buds swell up alot in the last 2-3 weeks of flower...

Answer your Q?.....
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Point taken. Setup and pics as follows:

8 x 4 grow tent with two 600 watt hps. Plants are 35 days into flowering. Using Fox Farm Ocean forest soil. Fertilizing with age old bloom, budswell, and molasses, supplemented with cal/mag occasionally. One 475 cfm 6" vent fan and two 178 cfm 6" intake fans. Temps are from 75 - 80 with RH between 40 - 50. Strain is Sweet Skunk. Let me know if you need any other info.

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univativegrower

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Mar 5, 2010

WvMade said:
you still got a good while to go i didn't see a single brown pistal once all the pistals start turning brown then your getting close she's still young
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Right on, but you think they look ok for how far along they are?

streetlegal

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Mar 5, 2010

univativegrower said:
Right on, but you think they look ok for how far along they are?
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they mos def look terriffic, really nice man, u should be happy with urself..
yeh the amount of swell that SOME strains can pack on in 2 weeks is quiet shocking, its like BAM! and they thick as fuck..

univativegrower

Member

Mar 5, 2010

streetlegal said:
they mos def look terriffic, really nice man, u should be happy with urself..
yeh the amount of swell that SOME strains can pack on in 2 weeks is quiet shocking, its like BAM! and they thick as fuck..
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awesome! thanks bro!

bigdb

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Mar 5, 2010

univativegrower said:
Right on, but you think they look ok for how far along they are?
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granted this isn't skunk, nor is it soil, nor is it at 6 weeks but these are my ak48 plants in hydro at week 7 under a 600w digital hps....so i hope urs gets better. but still looks good, great job man.

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streetlegal

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Mar 5, 2010

bigdb said:
granted this isn't skunk, nor is it soil, nor is it at 6 weeks but these are my ak48 plants in hydro at week 7 under a 600w digital hps....so i hope urs gets better. but still looks good, great job man.
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all these things 'granted' being 2 different strains at 2 different flowering periods, in 2 different mediums lol his dont look that different to urs, maybe u should take another look..

HookdOnChronics

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Mar 8, 2010

univativegrower said:
Point taken. Setup and pics as follows:

8 x 4 grow tent with two 600 watt hps. Plants are 35 days into flowering. Using Fox Farm Ocean forest soil. Fertilizing with age old bloom, budswell, and molasses, supplemented with cal/mag occasionally. One 475 cfm 6" vent fan and two 178 cfm 6" intake fans. Temps are from 75 - 80 with RH between 40 - 50. Strain is Sweet Skunk. Let me know if you need any other info.
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Hey thanks for giving the rest of your info man! Sorry if I came off as a douche, it was the end of the work week and I was ready to go home and medicat!. Anyways yea, your plant looks fantastic! I don't see any problems with it at all!.. I'd just keep doin what your doin!.. The buds WILL swell up, just you wait! Your gonna get all excited when they get nice and fat! lol, just give em time bro! That's all they need.

cowboylogic

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Mar 8, 2010

Just be patient. You will amazed at how much bulk they put on the last couple of weeks. Just be sure to keep em fed during weeks 6-8, most strains have quite a growth spurt then. I actually reintroduce some veg nutes then. Yes I know it slows flowering, thats why I do it. I dont mind an extra week or so of flower. I love the fat buds gained in the end.

univativegrower

Member

Mar 8, 2010

cowboylogic said:
Just be patient. You will amazed at how much bulk they put on the last couple of weeks. Just be sure to keep em fed during weeks 6-8, most strains have quite a growth spurt then. I actually reintroduce some veg nutes then. Yes I know it slows flowering, thats why I do it. I dont mind an extra week or so of flower. I love the fat buds gained in the end.
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Interesting, maybe I'll try that out. Thank you guys for the encouragement.

overdose420

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Mar 9, 2017

univativegrower said:
I've heard that the buds really swell in the last 2-3 weeks of flowering. My buds look good, but not too big yet. They are just entering week 6 of flowering and are 8-10 weeks. Can I expect a lot more growth or am I doing something wrong?
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Plants will swell before your eyes for the last 2 weeks as long as you continue to supply them with the essential needs.

Do buds still grow in week 6?

If you grow strains with an average flowering time, the majority of bud development will occur by the 6th week of bloom. In the last two weeks, the buds will mostly be ripening and not really growing much more in size. At this point, the previously white pistils on the buds will now slowly turn amber-brown.

What week do buds get the biggest?

The last three weeks is when your buds can actually gain the most weight – that is if you feed them Overdrive^®. After your peak bloom phase, your plants enter their late bloom phase (the precise timing and length of which depends on the plant strain you're growing).

What should my buds look like at week 6?

Three things happen as week six of the cannabis flowering stages rolls around: Buds will continue to grow and progress further toward ripening. Pistil hairs will start to switch from white to a light brown or amber color. Trichomes will start to become opaque on their way to milky white.

Do buds swell in week 7?

Week 7: The calyxes in the seven-week varieties swell to near bursting as THC is produced in the glands. At the end of the week they will be ready. The trichomes stand more erect and the caps swell with newly produced resin.