No offence, but those look like you made them flower longer with abuse and neglect. Yes if you're plants are stressed then yes they will take a lot longer.
But hopefully at least something smokable. I germinated a couple Northern Lights & as soon as they're ready, about 3 weeks, in the cabinet they go & princess gets chopped. Probably best just to turn the whole thing into some honey oil. 
Bump- I just started day 50, week 8 of flower with the GDP. Have had amber for over a week. I could harvest now if I wanted, but waiting for a higher amber %. Ime, most seed banks are TRUTHFUL in their flowering time estimates... but they are assuming an advanced grower, with a proper setup, no stuntings or delays, proper airflow & CO2 levels (too high of co2 CAN delay ripening, dont go over 1000ppm past mid-flower) proper light quality & watts/ft2. Once you get your room/tent dialed in, you SHOULD be able to hit most listed flowering times. I know I do, and Im religious in my use of the 120x scope. NEVER harvest early. But realize that things like proper temp, humidity, vpd, lighting, co2 ppm levels - all these things affect your plant's metabolism. Slow your girls down, and they will take longer, duh. Speed them up, & theyll harvest quicker. However - if youre running hot & dry to try and goose them too much, you WILL have a fast finisher- but your yield will noticeably suffer. My first thought when hearing ppl bitch about seed company estimates, is "their plant doesnt like their grow set up".
I hope you mean about 98 percent are not 8 week flowering. In my years growing I've only had the luck of a few 8 week flowering period finish. Usually even with certified genetics a stated 8 week strain takes anywhere from 9 to 12 weeks to actually finish. This is especially true with autoflowering strains. The proof is in the controlled test pudding. There are many false statements online and in forums such as some people state all cannabis should be transplanted before flowering even autoflowers. This is a false statement, i grew 2 same genetics plants that were autoflower one was transplanted before flower. The transplanted auto never got any density to the buds but grew twice as tall. The final result is the untransplanted plant grew denser buds and had a higher final yield.
The MAC1 cut isn't done by 12-weeks? You sure it's not an impostor?I'm on 12th week of a supposed 10 week flowering grow... MAC1 ...sigh... patience patience...is indeed a virtual. Do larger pot sizes help speed up the flowering? I invested some decent coin on an LED lighting, and some more on a decent par meter....and....well...going on 12 week of flower with maybe 2 more weeks to go...
pot size??
Not a cut... and yes...an imposter... kinda of . A recreation (is what's advertised) by "Capulator"
www.gelatoseeds.com
Not MAC1 then. The link says MAC, not MAC1. No way to know the flowering time from seed. MAC1 is a specific cut of MAC. As you've pointed out it's not even the same parents as actual MAC anyhow.Not a cut... and yes...an imposter... kinda of . A recreation (is what's advertised) by "Capulator"
Gelato Seeds
MAC 1 seeds strain is a buttery-diesel hybrid cross of Alien Cookies and a Secret Hybrid. Buy MAC 1 feminized seeds here now.
Kind of figured that ... anyways... week 12 and going .. bigger pot makes a difference?
I just finished miracle alien cookies from gelato seeds. It never said anytime during the sale that it was a Capulators cut. It never listed a breeder at all. They literally cannot tell u breeder as they only wholesale purchase and get strain names only. Last time I looked it wasn't even on there list anymore. Long story short. I vegged mine for like 6 weeks and JUST cut them down a week ago. They ran 69 days in flower and are done. I can't see many people taking them any further maybe 1 more week if u were really pushing to get lowers to catch up more. My run went well, few set backs overall. Happy with the drying product. Clearly, not the Capulators cut or at least the phenos I found aren't going to be it. It's from seed and this is a CLONE ONLY cut that you will never find. The only way we get the MAC1 we want is that cut!
Fyi that's 1 week after flipping from 12/12 so 76 days from 12/12 flip. Some people call that day 1 I don't. I call day one when I see enough to say it's on her way into flower. Usually a week after.
That one buddy who shows you the MAC1 photo and asks ..why doesn't you're look that? Not the MAC1 and probably not even the MAC. Anyways took like almost 6 weeks of curing to get a decent smoke out of it. I will at some point, well hopefully at some point grab a clone of Caps MAC1. So many beans so little time. That Gelato seed bank swears by their take on the Gelato strain. My brother n law had so and so experience with them so probably won't ever know. Too many other established seed banks with great reputations to grab solid genetics from. I still have jars full of the MAC (from Gelato) the smoke hits late and you start to see Monkeys and shit... almost psychedelic like. A good smoke to bang the lady on too.
My man I'll keep that in mind she always wants more performance good deal. Mine, from the first 9 days of drying I'm going to say it might take some time to be good too not sure. 1 pheno was solid fat ass buds the other is like that exotic brittle shit that fox tailed in several taller locations. It didnt like alot of light ppfd over 900-1000 with my setup. No CO2 added. Higher temps currently.
I am waiting on. GDP now, 69 days of 12/12. Super frosty tricombs, all cloudy, no amber yet
I have a GDP and in week ten with huge sticky buds and no amber. Wait until she is ready
My GDPs have gone 77 days easy, and could have gone longer but I had people getting impatient. They stated 56 days as well..
GDP…..74 days
