Help me out AFN!
Okay, AFN. This is what is stressing me out today...
Here is BillyWu's grow at apoximately 43 days (first pic)
And here is mine at 41 days from popping there heads above soil (second pic)
(Note: reverse order... Mines the one with the blue or purple LED lights... Yes I'm color blind or 'color weak' and yes, that means that somewhere along the line, my ancestors were pretty closely related, LOL!)
Why are his buds so much more advanced and why are his colas so much bigger and longer? I know he switched to flowering nutes at week 3 or 4, but I kept feeding veg till week 6 because I wanted a larger plant. He vegged for a shorter amount of time, has the superior plants, will harvest sooner. I just don't see what benefits I am getting from feeding veg until week 6 or 7. He used a 5 gallon pot, I'm using a 5 gallon air pot, still no benefit. He used a 250w mh and hps, I use a 400w mh, then switched to hps, then even switched to a 300w LED.
....I'm just so frustrated and disappointed, guys. I feel like a failure.
Does anyone have some insight or experience that may put my mind at ease?