I have 5-6 Girl Scout Cookie plants, a couple GDP(grand daddy purple), all female/femanized and autoflowering, and they all have these small purple Buds? Not like a normal Bud/flower? Is this normal? Will they get bigger? I just started fertilizing with a high Phosphorus content.
Some plants shorter than what you see in the Pics attached.
Thanks, Nick
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Isn’t Grand Daddy Purple, you know, purple?
I’d be happy with those buds. Nothing wrong that I can see.
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That would be whats called “foxtailing”. Do a search here and you will find lots of info. Its not a terrible thing. It doesn’t look as pretty but makes no difference in the bud quality imo
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But the tall one should be the Girl Scout Cookies, not the GDP. I think the shorter one, yellow buds may be the GDP. Either way they all have the same small “buds”…?
Yup, foxtailing, could be genetics . The purple can also be genetics, I’ve had strains go purple when nighttime temperatures drop.
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I’ll search foxtailing. But those are the bud size? Not any bigger, like a normal “Flower” size?
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Lots of different factors can impact bud size. How old are the autos?
Planted right before Memorial Day. May 25th. So about 8 weeks, 60 days. another month or so?
I’ve searched 3-4 places for Foxtailing. Where should I be searching for it: outdoors…autoflowing…
Thank for your help.
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Looks about right. They will really swell up in late flower
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Thanks. Found some feedback AND answers!! Looking forward to it in a month or so. 
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When did she start flowering? How many weeks since the first pistils?
Beautiful
First time outside grower… Started flowering maybe 4 weeks ago, I think, and they are about 8 weeks now…First pistils…couldn’t tell you.
A couple of these “buds” were dried up, brown, so I picked them. Ready to try smoking…and ready to harvest soon?
I wouldn’t think ready to harvest soon. Following for 4 weeks, you probably have another 4-6 to go. Harvest times are based on when they first start flowering, not from sprout.
On my tallest plant, some of the “buds” have started to turn brown and dried up, so I picked them off. Time to cut it down and dry it inside? Done flowering and highest level of THC is close?
You need a loupe or microscope to check the trichomes before you’ll know if they’re ready