21 days into flowering, trichomes but no bud.

NewtoMJ

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I have a paradise white berry that is 21 days into flowering and there are bud sites showing, but only pre flower pistils and there is trichomes developing. Anyone have any ideas as to what the problem is?
 

NewtoMJ

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Here are some pictures. I am using an LED light, there are no light leaks in my cabinet. It's a soil grow, ten gallon pot. I took pictures of the pre-flowers which the pistils can clearly be seen, but all the bud sites have very few to no pistils sprouting. It's been in 12/12 for 24 days now. I was using a 10-15-10 fert, and some of my leaf tips have shown a little burn and I was starting to think maybe an overdose of nitrogen was preventing the flowers from pushing pistils, but now i'm starting to think maybe the whole plant is a hermie. But I can't find any stand alone nanners to support that conclusion. I can take better pictures a little later, I know these are somewhat blurry.
 

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NewtoMJ

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I also notice my leaves are slightly darker green than my other two grows, which is another factor in my over nitrogen theory. First time using this fert.
 

NewtoMJ

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I've been doing some research, and I broke off a small bottom bud and crushed it to see if I saw any male characteristics, I can't see anything that would make it male. the flowers are tapered to the stem I used my magnyfying glass to see if I could see anything coming off with a stalk and I cant find anything with a stalk and I see small little female calyxes foring amidst the new leaves, no male pre-flowers. I have also found a few threads on other sites where people have grown bud that didn't shoot any pistils. Has anyone else grown bud that has shown little to no pistils but was still female?
 

sacro

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My very first experimental grow barely had pistils due to my terrible skills. Maybe something is wrong with your growspace, food or whatever else you might be doing wrong?
 

weedenhanced

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U might have turned them to early r they from seeds can take 2 weeks to even show sex when from seeds clones alot faster I wouldn't worry keeo the light 12/12 give it time be patient they will bud man not 2 worry dont let light in at dark period 0 no light can mess plants up its tempting I know lol u want 0 light during dark pitch blackness
 

NewtoMJ

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I am using an area 51 af-135 with neutral whites and reds. It was from seed also, with almost 7 weeks of veg time.
 

akislander

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Now I'm now expert on leds but if you were running an hid light you wouldn't be having this issue I don't think. At 21days you should be seeing nice bud formations all over the plant regardless of strain. I would look into the light and see if you can't find any reviews on it for bud. I also know that because leds have shitty penetration into the canopy they are supposed to be within a couple inches of the tops of the plants. I wish I could be more help but I would swap the light and see if that works better
 

weedenhanced

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My first ever grow it took around 18 days just to see the sex of the plant so say that u should have good bud sites is ridiculous stop freaking the guy out
 

NewtoMJ

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I don't think it's the light. My last grow yielded me 6 ounces from one plant with the light 20" from the tops. Other than the lack of pistils (more are starting to show today) there are tons of calyxes on the bud sites. I believe it is a overload of N delaying pistils.
 

Billyf1987

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I have a indica strain not sure what kind ive had her for 3 months she has pistils all through the plant and trichomes on all the leaves but there are no buds showing is this normal?
 

Tiflis

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Your pics are blurry, and still don't show the whole plant. Post better pics and surely someone can point you in the right direction.
To me, it just looks like very early stage of flowering
 
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