How fast do dreadlocks grow?

I have had my dreads for about 2 and half weeks and I am just wondering how long it will be until they are a little past my shoulders. My hair typically grows pretty fast when it was straight. I like the dreads short okay but I ultimately want them to be about 2-3 inches below my shoulders. Please just tell me how long it might take. Thanks Below is a picture of what they look like now.

 

how long is a piece of string???

as long as you want it to be.

your hair will take whatever time it normally takes to grow, maybe a small bit longer, dont forget your hair grows from the root, so it should extend as normal,

in short, it will take as long as it takes, relax and wait

 

Lol I've had my dreads for a year and my hair was a similar length to yours, and they have only grown maybe half an inch to an inch. You gotta take into account shrinkage, which is different for everyone. So who knows ^^ Don't expect to have shoulder length ones for at least a year ^^

 

My guess is two years.

 

String doedn't grow, unlike his hair. That was a stupid analogy.

It will probly take about 2 years. Your dreads don't look tight at all so they will still do lot's of tightening and shrinking before you notice a gain in length.

Dreads take forever to grow at first and then all of a sudden you will gain immense length

 

I'm not in any hurry. I just wanted to know what people though about it. I understand it will take 1-2 years before they are truly locked but I think that by my birthday, which is in October, that they will formed better and pretty nice looking. They won't be locked and I am not in any hurry and I understand that it takes time. I was so obsessed with my dreads for about 2 weeks and then I just decided that it wasn't worth it and I decided to let it dread like I should. I understand that the lifestyle matches mine exactly and I have learned to just let it knot up with as little maintenance as possible. I wash once a week and I live a block from the ocean so I get plenty of salt water in my hair. What do you recommend I do when I go in the ocean? Should I take a shower when I get out of the water or should I just rinse them with fresh water and make sure that they get dry fully?
Thanks

 

dont wash out the the water just let it dry after ur done at the beach

 

the best way to get locks to grow is with taco sauce. apply directly to the forehead.

 

swim. And watch out for jellyfish

 

Everybody knows that if you put a lot of mud all over your dreads they grow faster and thicker

 

depends on each person really,they might shirnk before they grow as they get tighter

 

I did this when I first started my dreads. I was a bit sceptical at first but to my dismay it worked quite well

 

8-30 years

 

mild or spicy?

i think spicy produces the best results

oh and it totally locked my hair up. took less than three hours for my entire head to lock up. im never going to cut my locks off now! nevar!

 

I only used mild so it took about a day and a bit for it to be fully locked. But if I were to go back in time I would defiently use spicy... I mean, the results speak for themself

 

That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. I have actually been gullible enough to look it up and there is no one that says to put taco sauce on your head. That makes no sense. There is no way locks can lock up in a day anyway you go about doing them. Plus I don't want taco sauce gooped up in my dreads. I can't believe that you even posted this.

 

lol

 

Lo freakin l!!

 

LOL LOL LOL

I can't believe you even looked it up

 

Its not a very well known method champ