Fizzy grows LSD auto - first time grower

1/16/22 Day 69 - I was convinced I was going to be putting her into her 36 (48? Who knows?) hours of darkness today, but some loupe work last night convinced me to slow my roll for a bit. I still think it's going to be this week, just later in the week than I expected. Took some scope shots, see a tiny bit of amber. I'm not going for couchlock, but still - just a little more. I tested another wee bud (paper bag dry x 3 days) and I was very pleased. Strong, clear high with the energy I like to have, but still, I kept forgetting to finish the bowl. Some fun! I do have the Grove bags ready to cure her in, and a cool place to dry in plus my moisture meter (11% moisture in the bud = ready to cure - this is to remind me so I don't have to look it up AGAIN.) I'm hoping on my next run I'll have a better "eye" for ripeness. 1/17/22 Day 70 - Today was the day I expected to harvest, but I was waffling over it. This morning, I could smell Lucy in the hall, through the bedroom door, through the tent, and her oversized filter. Her scent increased by around 2x overnight. I also noted her buds are more swollen. Loupe reveals 90% cloudy, 5% clear, 5% amber. So I think she's in her final push before complete ripeness. I'm going to continue to scope/loupe every morning until I see a bit more amber, then into the dark she goes. 1/18/22 Day 71 - Still patiently waiting on her - today's loupe views show just like yesterday. She was very thirsty this morning, down to 6.2 lbs! So she got another watering, just pHed water, no nutes of course at this stage. 1/20/22 Day 73 - No change except in her scent. She is starting to smell "sweeter" and less "skunky". Her buds are all a lovely pastel pinkish purple, I think she's just gorgeous. She's going to be well worth the wait. 1/21/22 Day 74 - Again, no change in her trichomes under the scope. She's going to make me take her into week 12, much to my surprise. That's ok Lucy, dawdle along - I'm sure you'll be more potent for it. 1/21 - Oh WOW! Lucy won POTM at A Pot for Pot. I'm super psyched - as a newbie, this makes me even more excited to see what I can do next! 1/22/22 Day 75 - After looking all over her with my scope, I have decided tonight is the night - she is going into darkness after lights out. I'll unplug after she's gone "to bed". I gave her a small drink to prepare her for 2 days without me looking at her - which I'm sure will be harder on her than on me. She has been flowering since week 4 - she's had over 7 weeks (closer to 8) of flowering, which should do it. Her cloudy trichomes are swollen and opaque, I see a rare clear or two, and there are noticeable amber ones too - still a small amount but that's ok. Based on my test bud of a week ago - which was really good then - she has had some extra time to get "better".