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THE FINAL WEEK (prolly): Day 85:) We're in Day 2 of the flush. Runoff EC came in at 0.35 this morning, so she's on schedule to reach below 0.2 tomorrow. Climate change is causing a bit of a problem. It's early December in a part of the United States where, when growing up here, we would have had a couple snow storms by now. Well, the temperature gauge has been hovering around 50F for weeks. No snow storms. Today, we're getting 65F. Humidity levels are high too. I didn't think I would be running my dehumidifier at this very late stage of the process. I guess it's something you just have to deal with. Otherwise, it has been a delightfully low-maintenance grow up to now, and I feel blessed for that. Grateful. I didn't even ask any questions to the forum this time. Pretty smooth going grow. I like growing this strain. Can't wait to see if I can make her bigger next grow. There's a problem with the seedling stage of that grow, however, that I'll discuss in my next diary. We'll see how small or large of a problem it ends up being. Day 87) That robust green color that she had is fading now. Some yellowing on the margins of certain sugar leaves at the top of the canopy. Runoff EC levels very low at 0.1 now. Just waiting a few more days before I cut her down. I haven't checked trichs. I want to try just timing the pistils this time. She looks right on track. Red pisitls are curling back now. Very very few white pistils left on top buds - some on buds that don't get much light. But what else would you expect? That's normal. I want chunkier buds this time, but I fear couch lock, so a few white pistils around seems the right balance. So I think she has 2 to 4 more days left - a little bittersweet. She's not enormous (go to weeks 1, 5 and 6 to read why), but she's my most beautiful grow yet. I consider it my first REAL cannabis grow, believe it or not. My 1st grow was some lucky alien grow or something. LOL. This one is a proper belle at the ball. She deserves respect and admiration cuz she was well-raised. LOL. 😂 - and she's a tiny beauty too! I think, anyway. Day 89) Paler and paler each day. Leaves closes to the light showing most yellowing around the edges. But she's mostly still a green plant. Buds taking on beautiful colors all over. Shades of purple, orange, green, and white crystal fuzz. Will do a trich check later. I have heard the addage that when you think it's time to harvest - wait a week (Perfect Gardens on YouTube). Hmmm.. 😏 I'll have something to say about it tomorrow. Tomorrow is Day 90. Big day. My trich check later will be a key moment in all this, maybe. Exciting. Day 89 Later:) 5 % clear, 90% cloudy/milky, 5% amber (higher concentrations of amber on sugar leaves - like 30%). Very few of the trichs are standing straight up, but they generally didn't have that decayed plastic look either. Bent glassy stems with cloudy to milky heads mostly. She's definitely in the harvest window. Feeling like a few more days might make this plant more perfect. And she'll tell me when, because it feels like this flush is pretty well timed. But there's also good reason to think I'm gonna do it tomorrow night. I guess I just have to check the plant every day - and I'll know when it's ready to bring out my favorite "growing" tool - the saw. Day 90) Approaching evening, I was reading blogs around the internets about yellowing caused by the flush. They all said, don't let yellowing happen to the sugar leaves. If it is happening, it's time to cut her down, they all said. I checked the girl. There was definitely yellowing on some of the tinier sugar leaves. I was like, "OK then." I grabbed the saw. And that's all she wrote. She is now harvested and in the dry tent - the same tent she grew up in. I took some final pictures and videos. Hope you enjoy them. She was fun to grow, Miss her already. On to the next stage! Have a great grow day!