Okay good post. I live in a relatively extreme nothern US state. Weather has fallen into the 40's at night last week, 50's this week. I have 2 plants here, I had to train them down to keep them out of sight of family and friends. One of my plants (the one on the right) is Biddy Early (surprizingly potent indica, considering the fast flowering times) the one on the left is Jacky White a long flowering (10-12 week) sativa. The right one had buds the size of the tip of my finger on July 1. It is getting flushed now. The main cola is as big around as a 20 oz soda bottle and more than a foot long as are most of the other main bud sites. It has been flowering since sometime around June 20th. I was hoping last weeks cold nights would make the Biddy Early put on some purple/blue hues, but no sign of changes yet. Not sure how long I have left, but it is way past the Magnus Genetics advertized flowering times (55days) now in the 66th day since flowering started.
Very little in way of trichomes on the leaves compared to and indoor grow earlier this spring.