buds not dense 5 weeks

my plant is 5 weeks old and has several tops and a foot tall cola but the buds do not look dense. I am using a 600 watt hps and my air and nutes are on point whats the deal will they swell up soon?

anyone explain the cycle from 5 weeks on

how tall is your plant? that sounds alil bit like a sativa dominant if it is you'll need to give it more time to fill up.

Is this on a 12/12 scheldue for 5 weeks?

yes 12 and 12

3 feet tall plant the cola is only as thick as my thumb

I seen some sativa go like 11 weeks or more. So if you think about it like that your less than half way, it will fatten up if its happy.

have you seen any stunt in growth or production?

no stunting steady growing daily half way down some of the arms the buds are very small but looks like it has swollen up will this happen to the larger tops and cola if so i think it just a late flowering plant what do you think. there are very few crystals on the cola but there are some on the tiny buds below

Can you provide any pics?

How long is your strain supposed to take? If something like 60 days, you have a long way to go... those last 25 days-4 weeks make a huge different. Lots of strains really pour it on in that last week... Diesel comes to mind, swells up big in just a single week. Best of luck, just keep the ladies happy and they will reward ya

Strain plays alot to what you will get sativas are a long drawn out process taking up to 12 weeks of flower.Make sure you have your nute schedule right and the nitrogen has been replaced by the heavy phos feedings which induce the bud sites and flowering.Keep temps 80 or under in the room and air movement is very important as stagnant air will slow growth. The last 3-4 weeks of a strains flower cycle will add lots of weight and denseness.You can add things like cha ching, gravity ,sweet leaf, sweet,sugar daddy or in soil black strap molasses to fatten them up with resins. These in the pictures are just at 3 weeks 12/12 with 10 days veg under 600 watt lights.They will get the size of softballs in the next 2 weeks...