First run in a LONG time

Getting closer and closer to chop day! Bluematic is slowly but surely continuing to fatten up. Several mistakes were made earlier in the grow that has led to hydrophobic soil and slow water/nutrient uptake, so I've stopped adding nutrients to her water entirely, and I'm watering much less. I also added several bamboo stakes as several of her branches weren't strong enough to fully stand up on their own. Thankfully none of them were so heavy that they collapsed before adding in the supports. I've started checking trichomes and most are either clear or slightly cloudy. When I combine both the status of the trichomes and the size of the buds, she easily has another 1-2 weeks left before she's ready to go down. Headband is definitely hardening up as well, but hasn't gone through as dramatic of a thickening as the bluematic. I attribute that to my too-intense defoliation in week 4. It caused the plant to basically check out for a week before resuming its growth into flower. Ever since, it has been at least a week behind the bluematic. Clear trichomes, maybe a slightly cloudy one here and there. Smells great, looks great. Definitely an extremely forgiving strain and one that I'd like to grow again with more experience. What I've learned from this grow is that I have: 1) Over-watered 2) Waited too long to LST 3) Waited too long to properly defoliate 4) Should consider lollipopping any future headbands 5) I love growing this shit. Cheers!