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purpleinopp said:I wouldn't expect to find any buds until a couple/few weeks after the equinox. (Nights longer than days and temps below 85 are what causes the buds to form.)

Now is the time to level-off any tips with tiny pads at the tips, and put in a spot where there are no lights on when it's dark outside (or cover with a box during those hours.)

Hi Normally your right! I live in the Pacific Northwest and the rainy season is starting early! We are dark and raining for two days now. I live on a hillside 500 ft above sea level. Nights in 45 degrees. It confuses some of my cacti