Herbies Beginner Auto Mix Grow

Day 78 - Kicking off week 12 with a water and some nutrients -- no flushing here! Feeling some regret as I enter what will probably be harvest for the AFA for the decision to run 3 different phenos in one grow. Also, as much as I like the low height of the 2 gallon grow, I see all the larfy buds in the bottom of each plant and wonder what could have been if I'd had more room to work with. Perhaps it's too early for regrets! Continue to do a bit of thinning on the GCA and PCA just because I can feel the moisture being held within the canopy. The AFA is still looking a bit stalled but I did see evidence of many milky trichomes upon tonight's inspection, so perhaps we're arriving! Day 79 - Trichomes on AFA are still predominantly glassy except that for some of the purple from the flowers seems to be "leaking" into the trichomes from their base, i.e., the 'head' of the trichome is still clear but there's a bleed through of flower colour up the bottom of the trichome. Hence begins my next reassurance-seeking grow question! Although everyone has told me to ignore the pistils and focus on trichomes, I feel like the mature buds on the AFA have peaked and are about 95% brown pistils, which raises the question of whether the trichomes will ever change. Going to throw this up for growers' thoughts. Did a lil adjusting on the GCA to open the canopy up a bit and further defol. PCA also got a few yellowing leaves plucked. Day 80 - Finally worked out how to get some decent photos through the loupe (though none that demonstrate my current dilemma with the AFA, sadly). Humidity has really dropped in my city and the grow tent humidity has come down with it. Happy days. Day 81 - Today was (I expect) the final water and feed for my AFA, which I am thinking I will chop on Saturday. The trichomes (visible in yesterday's picture) couldn't be said to be amber per se, but the pistils on the main heads are 95-100% brown and (I believe) starting to curl in. The sugar leaves and fan leaves are so spotted from their earlier calmag issue that I doubt their ability to meaningfully carry chlorophyll and I see pretty much no more fattening/extension of the main heads. The other two plants would appear to have some milky trichs and I'm hoping I'll see some amber action from the GCA soon. Day 82 - Girls got the briefest of attention today (a lil bit of tucking and tugging) due to time constraints. Humidity has come down nicely for reasons I don't particularly understand though the girls were still nice and moist from last night's feed. Day 83 - This is it for my Ape Fruit Auto -- the sugar leaves have started curling up and I'm just not convinced the mature colas have anything left to give. I'm somewhat determined that the date with the secateurs takes place tomorrow but I'm having some last minute jitters. Day 84 - Didn't get to attend to girls today. No photos or updates! T-T