# Silly Newbie question but guide to grow times?

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**Category:** Grow Cycle\
**Created:** [December 25, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/silly-newbie-question-but-guide-to-grow-times/60221 "2020-12-25T20:31:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yamimommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/yamimommy/32/434202_2.png) [@Yamimommy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Yamimommy)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/silly-newbie-question-but-guide-to-grow-times/60221/1 "2020-12-25T20:31:38Z")

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When I look at seed descriptors and it says FLOWERS 10 weeks…Does it mean it’s 10 weeks of flower from the day of flip? Or is it is giving a rough estimate of the entire grow?

Thanks for the clarification. This has been driving me crazy as I’m researching my next grow 😂

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**Author:** ![Jay77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bcef8e/32.png) [@Jay77](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Jay77)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/silly-newbie-question-but-guide-to-grow-times/60221/2 "2020-12-25T20:38:03Z")

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When u flip but time frames very rarely are very accurate

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**Author:** ![Yamimommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/yamimommy/32/434202_2.png) [@Yamimommy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Yamimommy)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/silly-newbie-question-but-guide-to-grow-times/60221/3 "2020-12-25T20:46:16Z")

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Agreed. Just a guideline a guess but at least I now know what it means! Thank you!

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**Author:** ![MidwestGuy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/midwestguy/32/914277_2.png) [@MidwestGuy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/MidwestGuy)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/silly-newbie-question-but-guide-to-grow-times/60221/4 "2020-12-25T20:58:17Z")

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Yes - 10 weeks give or take a week or so. It’s generally 10 weeks from the first appearance of pistils (usually a week to 10 days from the flip.)

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**Author:** ![Caligurl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/caligurl/32/597950_2.png) [@Caligurl](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Caligurl)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/silly-newbie-question-but-guide-to-grow-times/60221/5 "2020-12-26T17:29:30Z")

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@MidwestGuy is correct. Start counting the first sign of the actual flower. The times from the grower are only estimates and can vary quite a bit… you just have to harvest when they are to your liking.

This is what you are looking for to start counting:

 ![First Flower](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/2/d/b/2dbf7b166ea21dee4afba69e3386d5f97442f912.jpeg)