DeeMan

@HighRoller909,hello again fellow grower! Not only is his my first Congo grow...but my first anything grow ever. So after reviewing your grow diary photos, I see very little leaf on the plant in late stages of flowering. Do you defoliate your plant early or later during Flower? Pretty much all the pistils are now amber and the tricombs remain clear. It’s the end of week 9 and finding the plant is using way less water...used to water 2.5 litres every other day. Now same qty every 4 days...Any advice from your experience is appreciated...

@HighRoller909,thanks for the prompt response and advice. Yes, the pistils are turning orangy/brown but under a loupe, the trichomes are still clear. I decided to go ahead with a full flush and significant defoliation. Now 10 days to 2 weeks of bud ripening, then chop and hang to dry. I’ve added a pic to show the trimmed/flushed plant. FYI the seed came from a Congo bud I purchased from an MOM shop. Super stoked!:call_me_hand::skin-tone-3: