Green Gelato Auto RQS (First Grow)

Day 57 (19/07): Today I checked the trichomes at 60x magnification again today and they are looking really good, I would say that half are clear and half are now cloudy. The pistils have also pretty much all dried up and I think that the girls will be reading for a flush soon already! I will ask for opinions of other growers towards the end of week 9 when the trichomes are all cloudy. Day 58 (20/07): The girls are looking good today and the buds are definitely looking more and more like they are taking their beautiful form. I am very curious to see what the weight difference will be of the final product between the two. Day 59 (21/07): I am now checking the trichomes very frequently and today in the evening I already saw a few amber trichomes on Plant A and a little bit less on plant R. I went so quickly from cloudy to amber that I didn’t even have to decide about flushing. I think I will keep growing them still a few more days and at the next watering (probably last) will not give them any nutrients and just feed 1.5L of water. The AK is how ready however so I will have to make a box for these girls to dry in while the AK still finishes growing in the tent. Will think of ideas for drying box tomorrow. Day 60 (22/07): Today I watered the girls with just 1.5L of plain water because I think they are ready for harvest soon. Checking the trichomes, there are more and more trichomes turning amber so maybe I will even harvest at the end of the week. As the AK will still need a week or two, I will be cutting down the Green Gelatos, trimming them and handing them on coat hangers and inside a big box. The box will have loads of holes for ventilation and it will be standing below and a bit to the side of the ventilation pipe that is the exhaust of the tent (we do not have a second fan so this will have to do for now). I have currently set up the box in the place that it will be and put a hygrometer inside to test for temperature and humidity so I can understand what the environment in the room will need to be. The room itself where the tent and box are is quite small so it should be easy to control the environment. The only concern is smell but hopefully the AK can catchup by the time and drying buds can be moved into the tent. Day 61 (23/07): Today the first thing I noticed is that Plant A’s fan leaves have started to go yellow which is because of the “flush” as she is not receiving nutrients anymore. There are definitely more amber trichomes now but still not enough over the whole plant. For example, the main bud has the highest concentration of amber trichomes but on the other buds there are still only a few, so they both need more time. Day 62 (24/07): The girls look good today and I keep checking the trichomes but they are still roughly the same as yesterday. I will need to assess closer to the end of the week if they are ready to be harvested or will need to go onto the next week. Day 63 (25/07): Today I was taking another look at the trichomes and there seem to be more amber ones on both plants but not too many more. I will be assessing tomorrow whether to harvest them or to water them and leave them to grow for a few more days. I tried to include some pictures of close up trichomes to show the amber colours but it is quite difficult to get so close and be able to focus.