Thanks for all of the help from everyone. I'm not quite out of the woods just yet.
Day 50 - 1-2-3 GMB 404ppm/6.3pH 24oz - I don't think it's helping matters. I'm still getting yellowing leaves and burn tips. I may chalk this up to hot soil from the git'go. All accounts said these are preflowers or what will be flowers. I sure hope these "pods" don't pop and spew pollen everywhere. Of course, it's my first Auto grow and these guys act WAY different from the rest of the herd.
So from what I've read and seen, these bud areas may fill in like most of the ones I've seen here? That's a lot of bud growth in about 20 days! And where will all that bud material come from?