Royal AK Auto RQS (First Grow)

Day 57 (21/07): Today I’ve noticed that the trichomes are growing bigger quite fast but the GGs are definitely ahead so will have to make a temporary box for them to dry in while the AK still finishes ripening. Day 58 (22/07): Today I watered all the girls with 1.5L of plain water as they are all nearing harvesting. The AK is not as mature as the Green Gelatos so it will need a bit more time in the tent before I can harvest it. The number of trichomes is definitely increasing and the tips of sugar leaves are starting to turn a bit purple (this is possible with this strain). Day 59 (23/07): The AK is looking and smelling beautiful today. Not that many updates but the density of the trichomes is increasing and they are definitely growing bigger. Still only about 20% are cloudy at the moment. Day 60 (24/07): Today my and my partner decided that we wanted to take off the yellowing leaves so the AK can focus on producing trichomes and on developing the flower in the late stages. I have included a picture of all the yellow leaves that I removed and they were actually pretty easy to remove as they were already weak and only needed a soft push at the base to come off. It is also getting a lot more purple now and looking very beautiful. I also noticed that the white hairs are starting to turn orange more which means it is nearing the end! Day 61 (25/07): Today I noticed that the majority of AK’s trichomes are now cloudy, I tried to get some close up pics so show but it is so difficult to get them to focus and close enough to see the colours of trichomes. This would mean that the AK needs another week or so to finish before harvesting. Day 62 (26/07): Today I watered the AK first with 1.5L of water and did not see any run off so decided to water with a total of 2L of plain water. The buds seem to be swelling up more as well but they are still quite “scruffy” and not like the Green Gelato which looks were manicured I guess. So not sure if this strain is just this way but there are still quite a lot of white pistils which means it’s not quite ready. Day 63 (27/07): Today when I checked the trichomes they were all pretty much cloudy and the pistils are now starting to become more and more orange. I think the AK will soon be ready to harvest as well!