How do buds grow exactly???

[1stimegrower]

i have an indica strain growing, it started flowering august 20th.

Do the little fuzzy hairy popcorn buds actually get big and fat,

or is it an accumulation of a bunch of those thingys growing

together??

there is spaces on the branch, between those little popcorn buds

do those spaces get filled in eventually???? Just wondering if the

weed gods (or Goddesses) can help me out with this one?

1stimegrower Reviewed by 1stimegrower on 09-09-2007. How do buds grow exactly??? i have an indica strain growing, it started flowering august 20th. Do the little fuzzy hairy popcorn buds actually get big and fat, or is it an accumulation of a bunch of those thingys growing together?? there is spaces on the branch, between those little popcorn buds Rating: 5

[elway07]

well it's an accumulation of both actually. The calyxes (pods with hairs) do grow on top, beside, underneath etc of one another accumulating a "bud". Later in life the calyxes swell around harvest time. They also swell when pollinated, but that is not what we are talking about here. As far as the smaller "popcorn" buds lower on the plant where there is a lot of stem space between nodes and bud sites, how big they get depends on a lot of different things. Strain, conditions etc.. The question of whether or not they will grow up and connect with the larger buds depends on internodal length. If there is a lot of space between nodes and buds then you can well assume not. Some of those popcorn buds can grow to pretty good sized all in themselves. It also depends on strain, how much light they are receiving, and general grow room conditions. Most of your yield will come from your top main cola buds and the bigger buds right underneath those. Depending on your plant size and quantity, those little popcorn buds can add up in weight though.
Hope this helps.
Good luck,
Elway

[1stimegrower]

This is an outdoor grow in the ground, about four of my friends
here in colorado started their plants two weeks before me and
mine is kickin ass bigtime! its a foot taller, about 5'and 3 feet
wide its really looking great. &u told me about a week ago it
needed N . am i really supposed to do that in flower?
ive been giving it age old bloom .01- .10- .01 and guano
with sea bird and earthworm castings and also molassas.
i did take your advice and give it 1/3 the normal veging dose of
age old grow 12-6-6 ! are the tops of the new growth supposed to be a little lighter green or is it supposed to be dark green like the rest of the leaves?