Fizzy grows LSD auto - first time grower

1/23/22 Day 76 - Today was supposed to be her first "dark" day but I totally forgot to disconnect her lights, oops!! Oh well, one day won't make a difference. So I took her out and took a bunch of scope shots. She's got enough amber on her now - it's pale, but it's there. So I will remember about the lights tonight, and she'll be ready for the chop in a couple of days. I'm looking forward to that, though losing Lucy as my "pet" is going to be tough. At least I'll be ready to grow her some sisters! 1/24/22 Day 77 - Last day of her 11th week. She's in the dark, 8 week of flowering under her belt. Her test bud of nearly two weeks ago was quite good, so the extra finishing time likely just made her better. Studying up on harvesting/drying, and I have Grove bags ready for her cure. An exciting time, though it's really hard not to spy on her in her darkness. 1/25/22 Day 78 - Today's the day! She's been in the dark a little over 36 hours. I'm very nervous - even worse than the day I transplanted her from her little solo cup! I'm going to take a ton of pics before and after the chop. 1/25 PM - Busy day. I took Lucy out of the tent, took a million pictures - noting that her lower branches had spread during the dark period! Then she got to have a little vacation time in my guest room while I changed my tents. That took a few hours, moving the filter (which weighs about 30 lbs!) to the top of the new tent was very tough for one old lady. But it got done, I installed the window vent kit and ran a test of ability to control heat. I'm going to be able to make it work. Then I took out the drip pan from Lucy's tent and sanitized everything using the type of sanitizer they use on high chairs and toys at daycares. Left things to dry for a bit, tent was very clean except for calcium dust from using hard water in my humidifier. I put my new humidifier in the tent, set the hygrometer for 50% RH, put a tiny fan on the floor and opened the bottom vents. Cutting her down was MUCH harder than I expected - her stalk was as thick as my little finger and it put up a good fight. Finally managed though, and put her on the scale. Fresh cut weight = 9.14 ounces. Likely I'll end up with 1.5 or a little more once dried and cured. I downloaded directions on drying/sweating/curing from Grove Bags, which I'm using for my cure. Tomorrow I'll get out my moisture meter (the kind for drywall) and get it ready to test her. When she hits 11%, into the Grove Bags she will go. For me, this was a sad day. Having recently lost my 13 year old greyhound, Lucy became a "surrogate pet" for me and something to occupy me in my grief. I know I won't feel this way every time, but it was hard to cut her. Within the next couple of days, I'll be dropping seeds for her three sisters. Hopefully, I have as much success as I had with Lucy, and may all of the triplets survive and thrive. I'll be posting harvest stats next week. If you have been following, thank you! I hope you enjoyed watching this newbie complete her first grow!