flowers vs. buds... a little confused

[capejt]

I'm a little confused. I read in several sources about the "flowering stage" and I've even seen on this board questions like "how long does flowering last?"
Well, I've got a pretty big plant that's just covered with flowers and has been for about a month (maybe going on two), In the past I've seen flowers form, but they soon became regular buds.
Am I doing something wrong that these flowers aren't becoming buds?
Thanks

 

[jondamon]

it sounds like you have a male.

we call the 12/12 cycle flowering because its the flowering stage of the plant.

buds are the female flowers.

males have flowers with petals on them andcarry pollen.

a pic would help but it sounds like you have a male plant which is not going to get you any buds.


J

 

[W33DTU2TLE]

A cannabis flower isn't like a dandelions or a rose flower.
The flower is the bud, in the female plant. The little sack with the "V-shaped" hairs. Males grow balls and hang down from the branch (node) like grapes.

Some female plants (quite rare) wont get past the "pre-flower-stage" and just form sacks with hairs, not /or weak/ "buds" ("clusters with this sacks"). Colas are buds that sits tightly together on the stem..
If they are budding you are doing it right!

 

[capejt]

Thanks guys, but this is what has me bewildered, throughout its growth it has never had balls, only hairs. That would indicate to me that its a female.

 

[wyteberrywidow]

Or just new growth coming in.The hairs you were seeing were they white?or were they just green?

 

[dadio161]

show us some pics to better help you.

 

[capejt]

here are a couple pix:



so, are these males?

 

[darkdestruction420]

That plant looks very unhealthy, thats why your budding process isnt going well.

 

[Cannabis patient420]

no that's female plant have white hairs.......

 

[YankeeBurner]

it sounds like you have a male.

we call the 12/12 cycle flowering because its the flowering stage of the plant.

buds are the female flowers.

males have flowers with petals on them andcarry pollen.

a pic would help but it sounds like you have a male plant which is not going to get you any buds.


J

So what about a female plant I have that has been flowering for about 3 weeks and now has male flowers popping up. No bananas, just little pods where the flowers pop up. It's covered in red hairs and looks good....but now it's a hermie.

 

[middle84]

that plant looks like it need lots of water and no nutes for a while but not looking very strong

 

[Soplain]

it seems like youre over fert. them. but thats just me