Herbies Beginner Auto Mix Grow

Day 71 - Just gently tightening the LST ties on my tallest colas and letting things dry out as I hit week 11! Day 72 - Girls got a feed and a water today. Going to seek further input on whether I should be using the "pistil method" to judge the AFA's maturity rather than trichomes because under the loupe I could barely call the trichomes "cloudy" on her majesty. Day 73 - Deep in the mindfuck of waiting for the AFA trichomes to do something. Note that on the 'biggest' cola site a solid 90% of the pistils have gone brown, yet the trichomes are still crystal clear. Internet continues to advise me to wait for amber trichomes but I fear the budrot. The main colas definitely seem to have stopped attempting any kinda stretch, but I continue to adjust the LST wires as necessary to keep the colas as even as possible. Day 74 - Just a quiet tightening of the LST and trichome inspection today -- no changes to note. The only random thing was that one of the AFA colas has something oval-shaped and slightly shiny protruding from one of the colas that really looks a lot like a seed. I want to say it is 100% impossible but it's not quite impossible I could have carried some pollen in on my clothes. Either that or immaculate conception, which would be even more freaky. No sign of hermies in the growspace. Day 75 - Water + feed day for the girls. Trichomes inspection and light LST tying. The buds on the PCA and GCA continue to stretch whereas the mature buds on the AFA look unchanged. For reasons unknown, only a photo of the GCA uploaded today. Day 76 - Just a lil trim as the PCA fades hard. Humidity seems to be settling a bit. Very little trichome development. Tied the kangaroos down. Day 77 - More leaf plucking to address low quality leaves and massive fade in the PCA, which is by far the most extensive plant at this point (though least mature budsites). Too afraid to remove the larfy lower buds and properly defoliate the GCA so tinkered around the edges instead. A lot of leaves stubborn to come off leading to some unpleasant tearing action of the epidermis down the stem... ugh. Perhaps it'll shock these girls into faster maturation of their trichomes!