New grower, questions about flowering/when buds should appear?

Hello,

I’ve got three plants that started showing pistils about 20 days ago. I’m wondering when i should expect to see buds starting to form up. I did some LST on the GG and GSC and topped the BB. The GG looks stunted but still has some pistils. Maybe 10% of the pistils on each are turning orange/brown.



What strain, Seed bank, or bag seed (photo or auto) - AUTO Girl Scout Cookies/ Bruce Banner/ Gorilla Glue from ILGM.
-Age of plant - 92 days
-Method: Soil w/salt, Organic soil, Hydroponics, Aquaponics, KNF - Organic Soil(Fox Farm Happy Frog Organic Potting Soil)

-Vessels: Type and capacity of container (fabric, plastic, etc) - FABRIC
-PH and TDS of Water, Solution, runoff (if Applicable) - BOTTLED WATER
-PPM/TDS or EC of nutrient solution if applicable - NA
-Method used to measure PH and TDS - PH TESTER
-Indoor or Outdoor if indoor, size of grow space - INDOOR, 3X3 ABOUT 66IN HIGH
-Light system List brand and wattage/spectrum - TS1000
-Actual wattage draw of lights - NOT SURE
-Current Light Schedule - 18/6
-Temps; Day, Night - 78-80 CONSTANT
-Humidity; Day, Night 43-48% CONSTANT
-Ventilation system; Yes, No, Size - YES, WITH FAN AND FILTER
-AC, Humidifier, De-humidifier, - HUMIDIFIER ONLY
-Co2; Yes, No - NO / NA

First pic is GG
Second is BB
Third is GSC

Buds are nothing more than a collection of calyxes at the nodes and tips of the plant. The pistils you see are coming out of those calyxes, so they are the buds. They will continue to develop as the flowers mature and ripen. They will continue to pack on weight until about week 7 of flowering.

Typical flowering times are 8 to 11 weeks from the time you start seeing the pistils form on the buds.

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Welcome! You have a while to go there. Be patient and get rewarded! :sunglasses:

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You have some good buds going. The girls need more time to put on their plump.

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I think this is applicable… Your plants look hungry.

Hey Big itch, i need to buy a tester. Didn’t know what this was.

Just a quick update. I think I had some more pistils pop up. It’s like the buds opened up more or something. Should I be concerned? As well, the fan leaves have been yellowing/dying but assumed this was okay as the cola leaves at the bud sights were staying a bit darker. This is day 120. Definitely seeing a lot of growth from the previous pictures!.



I’d say that’s foxtails but hard to tell because your bud structure is loose.
Pick all those dead leaves off.