like you said, it's been a week and i saw the first amber last night. i decided to take the 2" layer of hydroton off the topsoil to help dry out. something else i'm gonna try is now that i've started to see amber, i'm not going to water it anymore, suppose to cut back on drying time as the plant won't be hydrated. once i see some more amber i'll stick them in the shed for 24 hours, this is suppose to increase maturity and resin. i'll do before and after pics. i found mites the night before last, i have no pest strips attached to a oscillating fan. they came out of no where man, it was cool one day then BAM. so i made an executive decision and started plucking the worst affected fan leaves. i have 3 5'-6' moms, one bubble x peacemaker, one purple lights, one cinderella 99, all in 5 g. pots. then i have 4 that are 3 days behind those, they include mystery, hawaiian, mauii, in 3g pots. and then i got 18 that are 11 days behind that include sticky finger, northern lights(looking like the fattest buds),og kush, more mauii and hawaiian. now i wish this was all my personal smoke, what a variety. but it's already gone as soon as it's done to my patients. i will keep some NL for myself. with the mites, i ran it at 65f day and night, seems to put them asleep and slow down reproduction. no other options except a water spray down(paraniod about losing potency and mold), and physical removal. to many leaves/plants so i take the whole leaf. thanks for following this. glad someones along. i'll post harvest, drying and curing pics.