my plant has been flowering now for around a month...I still don't see any buds forming. should there be buds forming or does it need more time? Thanks
Obviousely it ain't flowering! Or there would, indeed, be flowers (buds) on it - or at least bananas. What do you mean by "it's been flowering for a month"?
it has the white pistles growing on it...i thought that was flowering....it has had these for about a month..
Well if it's expressing female sex it must be going into flower, although there are many different factors which affect how this occurs and to what degree.
Yeah!!! Now we're talking! Just be patient, the buds should be comming soon. It's good that you notice every little change in your plant, you are obviousely paying close attention and have great concern. Look back through the old threads for posts about flowering/budding, harvesting and drying/curing. That will do two things: 1. Kill some anxious time. 2. Keep you one step ahead. Try to remember; the experience that you gain from your first grow is more important than the product. Next time you will know, a little better, what to expect. Hang in there and stay inquisitive - good luck!!
The plants are outside and get a liitle bit of light at night from lights coming from inside the house. nothing direct and isn't all night...is that a problem?
Interruption of the dark cycle, or a dark cycle of less than 10 continous hours per 24 can retard/prevent a plants flowering process. How much is too much? It varies from strain to strain. I have 1 friend who only had his back porch light on for a few minutes per nite while taking out the trash and that prevented flowering, yet I've seen other plants grown where light from streets lights were so bright you could read the date on a quarter and his plants were flowering fine. If I were you I'd see about erecting some sort of barrier that blocks some of that light.
my plants are getting absoloutley no light for about 10-11 hours per night and they are budding fine. I did Shine a flashlight on one of them just to see what would happen and it majorly slowed. so as ranger said it is probably the light. what i would suggest, if it is practical is put up a tarp at night.
The old "uninterupted dark cycle" routine! Didn't even occure to me - duh! That's why the Ranger is the man. Let's hear it for the Ranger - Oo-rah!!! As a rule of thumb, you might want to consider "full moonlight" - if your plant is exposed to much more than that, you could be in trouble. Stray automobile headlights and flashlights (used in night visits) can also effect the plant with just short exposures.
