Wow Dom, thanks for pointing out that those estimated seed-to-harvest times are under ideal lighting conditions w/nutes...I never once thought of that hahahaha! DUH! I feel like an idiot. Well between that revelation and the fact that I was a week late in transplanting them, I guess it's no surprise that I started seeing buds only after week 8 with these 8-10 week strains. I have no idea when exactly I'm going to harvest (much less what to base that decision on)...I haven't even yet starting looking into the harvesting, drying, and curing process beyond reading an interesting thread about "freeze drying" here on AFN. I figure I still have 2-4 weeks so I know I need to get moving on that front. The weather will hold for another 3-4 weeks at least so thankfully that's not breathing down my neck.
I guess since this is "my" thread I'll throw it out there that if anyone wants to give me recommendations, tips, tricks, or finger-pointing (links to informative threads/websites), I'll appreciate anything ya'll throw my way. Like I said above, I'm going to do my own research but I'll take shortcuts when I can!