# Buds are not maturing **URL:** \ **Category:** Flowering\ **Tags:** indoor-grow\ **Created:** [April 3, 2023, 2:47am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/buds-are-not-maturing/99542 "2023-04-03T02:47:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ruthie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@Ruthie](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Ruthie)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 2:47am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/buds-are-not-maturing/99542/1 "2023-04-03T02:47:33Z")
i moved my 3 plants to 13 hours complete darkness on 8 Feb 23. They have buds but they don’t seem to be progressing. the seeds were gold leaf feminized. They plants are in pots and spend the night in my closet. this is the first time i have tried to grow and I don’t want to mess this up. Spent a lot of time and money so far. ---
**Author:** ![plumbdand](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/plumbdand/32/515126_2.png) [@plumbdand](https://ilgmforum.com/u/plumbdand)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 2:54am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/buds-are-not-maturing/99542/2 "2023-04-03T02:54:15Z")
What kind of lights are you using ---
**Author:** ![Hashtonbutcher](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/hashtonbutcher/32/832647_2.png) [@Hashtonbutcher](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Hashtonbutcher)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/buds-are-not-maturing/99542/3 "2023-04-03T03:14:41Z")
Howdy Ruthie Welcome to forum 🙂 Can you post pictures? 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Cannafitter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cannafitter](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Cannafitter)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/buds-are-not-maturing/99542/4 "2023-04-03T03:26:57Z")
You gotta do it right, you cant just throw your plants in a closet at night. You need a tent or a designated room where you can control the climate. ---
**Author:** ![Ruthie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@Ruthie](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Ruthie)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/buds-are-not-maturing/99542/5 "2023-04-03T14:14:25Z")
I am using standing grow lights that I got from Amazon. Same lights I have been using from the beginning. ---
**Author:** ![Ruthie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@Ruthie](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Ruthie)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/buds-are-not-maturing/99542/6 "2023-04-03T14:18:08Z")
They live in my master bath during the day with the fan on. Both the bathroom and closet where they sleep at night are the same temp as my house. ---
**Author:** ![Ruthie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@Ruthie](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Ruthie)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/buds-are-not-maturing/99542/7 "2023-04-03T14:27:35Z")
![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/c/0/6/c060ee6b2cacd2833bcc455a88ef21b19de23629.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Bluntsmoke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/bluntsmoke/32/1186531_2.png) [@Bluntsmoke](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Bluntsmoke)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/buds-are-not-maturing/99542/8 "2023-04-03T15:15:26Z")
You need a better more powerful light. They seem to be progressing just really slow ---
**Author:** ![Ruthie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@Ruthie](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Ruthie)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/buds-are-not-maturing/99542/9 "2023-04-03T16:49:54Z")
Suggestions? I can’t hang from the ceiling. Needs to be something for the floor or bathroom counter. ---
**Author:** ![Bluntsmoke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/bluntsmoke/32/1186531_2.png) [@Bluntsmoke](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Bluntsmoke)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/buds-are-not-maturing/99542/10 "2023-04-03T17:04:43Z")
No I don’t have any suggestions for that type of light. ---
**Author:** ![kellydans](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/kellydans/32/580751_2.png) [@kellydans](https://ilgmforum.com/u/kellydans)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/buds-are-not-maturing/99542/11 "2023-04-03T17:14:15Z")
Welcome to the community @Ruthie You might consider using a tent which has support bars in the top for hanging lights and exhaust fans. When you decide what size space you want to grow in keep us posted we will be glad to help you pick out a quality light. Happy growing ✌ ---
**Author:** ![HMGRWN](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/hmgrwn/32/632189_2.png) [@HMGRWN](https://ilgmforum.com/u/HMGRWN)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/buds-are-not-maturing/99542/12 "2023-04-03T17:42:18Z")
> [@Ruthie](#): > > Suggestions? Get a cheap, portable clothes rack to hang lights from. ---
**Author:** ![UncleDick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/uncledick/32/829861_2.png) [@UncleDick](https://ilgmforum.com/u/UncleDick)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/buds-are-not-maturing/99542/13 "2023-04-03T20:11:28Z")
![T-Bomb (1)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/e/9/8/e98d692caf4032ae32fbd3e63aa1ee4ee0d2d818.jpeg) ![T-Bomb (2)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/e/5/d/e5d8ac32e05ba66eb5c506c8dd29ea794bd51556.jpeg) My low light experiment.She’s a 68 day old THC Bomb auto grown from her birth 68 days ago under a tripod mounted LED. $15 on Amazon. Pretty anemic looking plant. Never trimmed a leaf on this one. ---
**Author:** ![Ruthie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@Ruthie](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Ruthie)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/buds-are-not-maturing/99542/14 "2023-04-03T20:39:39Z")
Thanks. The rack I found in is 5 ft high and 4 feet long. I will be growing a max of 4 although I have 3 right now. The lights I have now are LED. And the ones I found on line so far are also LED. Is that okay? ---
**Author:** ![plumbdand](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/plumbdand/32/515126_2.png) [@plumbdand](https://ilgmforum.com/u/plumbdand)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/buds-are-not-maturing/99542/15 "2023-04-03T20:59:39Z")
You need better more powerful LED lights than what you are using would be my guess. ---
**Author:** ![plumbdand](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/plumbdand/32/515126_2.png) [@plumbdand](https://ilgmforum.com/u/plumbdand)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/buds-are-not-maturing/99542/16 "2023-04-03T21:01:50Z")
Also set your lights 12/12 they dont need 13hrs of darkness. ---
**Author:** ![HMGRWN](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/hmgrwn/32/632189_2.png) [@HMGRWN](https://ilgmforum.com/u/HMGRWN)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/buds-are-not-maturing/99542/17 "2023-04-03T21:43:48Z")
> [@Ruthie](#): > > the ones I found on line so far are also LED. Is that okay? Just check the specs for _actual_ current draw and not what they advertise as “equivalent” wattage. Oh and avoid the “blurple” type lights. You will need around 150 watts full spectrum light per plant in your set up. That allows for each plant to have up to a 2’x2’ canopy and produce decent buds.