Might be more like 18 weeks. Plants doing ok in flower. Aphid problem escalated so did some heavy defoliation which may have impacted flowering a bit. A few aphids still hanging around but nursing them through by daily picking off what I see.
The blueberry seems to be the furthest along now with buds starting to harden. Trichomes are mostly milky with a few amber. Maybe a week left.
Medical mass mostly buds at the tops and probably 2 weeks left. Starting to develop a dark purple colour which was unexpectedly
Critical mass resisted the aphids best and kept most of its leaves. Probably the longest left and hoping it will add some more flower as had higher hopes for yield.
Feeding once a week with a dilute bloom fert and some banana tea.
That's too bad about the aphids. The defol was way too late and too heavy, defs affected the results. I have spoken with a lot of outdoor growers and most said not to touch them unless its necessary. I would recommend spraying insecticidal soap 3/4 the way through veg and it should stop the bugs in their tracks. Usually takes 2 sprays 2 weeks apart. I had bugs bad last and did the spraying this year with awesome results. Next year you'll be able to grow some monsters with the experience!
It's nice to see someone with the similar latitude as Sask on here posting. Happy growing my dude.
@jbirdstheword,
Hey! Thanks for the input! Buds are fattening slowly but suspect you’re right on smaller yield. Tempted to take them down but gonna go 1 more week. Always learning!