I’ve noticed other grows with this same Strain had much great yields. Much fuller colas etc. what am I doing wrong?
You might need to remove some branches. Lights are only so strong so you can only disperse energy among 5-6 colas to maintain fat/thick/dense buds otherwise they get airy. And stay on top of defoliation
Ok. Thank you for the input. Does defoliation happen the entire grow? Or is it ideal to finish at some particular stage? And I currently have 8 colas. So maybe don’t top next time or? Sorry for all of the questions. Just want to get fuller colas next time as I’m sure it’s too late for this grow. Thanks for your help.
Yeah leave the branches now but one thing that has helped me in the past is a few stages of defoliations as it helps trigger the plant to grow more.
Usually defo happens during veg and early flower, then one more right before week 5-6 flower usually and some people defoliate before harvest. You’ll figure out your technique as you go, but just for now make sure no leaves are covering bud sites and you should be good. Removing 2-3 leaves here and there won’t affect her too much at this stage
Cool. Thank you for the input. I had a typo in my last comment. So should I not top the plant? I mean if we are aiming for less colas then why top?
Well there’s a lot you can do. Some people like to top a few times to have main colas and others prefer to let the plant grow and LST it so that the canopy is even. Topping is a matter of personal preference I believe
Ok. So they are topping and then getting rid of non main branches? Sorry. So new to this still. Just want nice thick colas. Which I haven’t had yet so trying to trouble shoot.
Yep, two different things topping and defoliation, also look into LST. There is a horde of information on YouTube!
I’ve read and watched so many videos. I don’t find them very useful as they haven’t been good at truly explaining their points. It’s why I’m lost still. I mean I can’t even tell the difference between clear and cloudy trichomes. No idea how to identify a main branch. So yeah. I’m lost. Like right now it looks like my buds have clear and some Amber trichomes but that doesn’t make sense. I cent even see any cloudy trichomes. 
When does one remove the extra branches ? How do you Identify a main branch?
I gotcha. The more you grow the more familiar it will become. This was a great first go for a first try!! You should be proud! Just keep listening to other growers and form your own opinions but just keep reading. All the good info is buried in old forums on Reddit and other Cannabis grow forums
This was my second grow so still don’t entirely understand some stuff.
I feel u homie I’m in a similar spot. I’ve killed a few already so I understand what not to do😂
I’m constantly reading and rereading. It’s a bit of an obsession, but at least I can assist you!
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Well since I can’t tell under a microscope, the phone attachment or the eye loop. Here are some flower pics. I’m not sure how the trichome method is accurate at all. Neither grow has shown consistent trichome properties. So many are clear. Move to another flower and so many are Amber and don’t see any cloudy with the amber. It seems depending on the light etc. clear and cloudy are quite hard to differentiate. Is the flower method better? Or does someone have a better viewing recommendation for trichomes? I have a microscope that plugs into my laptop and so far nothing gives a good look. That or I’m clueless.
Take a small bud from the middle area of canopy and analyze it off the plant with your microscope, you’ll get a general idea of what your plants maturity is.
Looks to me like at least a week or two in flower left but only true way to tell is w a microscope
I’ve looked allover the plant with the microscope. Can’t tell much of anything from the trichomes. The last grow too. Too hard to tell the difference between cloudy and clear. The look too similar and lighting can make cloudy look clear so it’s very deceiving and unreliable. Unless I’m doing something wrong.
Cut a small bud off and look at it under the microscope outside the Grobo. Most likely you have 2 more weeks to go 
No way of knowing without a pic!
Use the microscope and try to get a good look at it with your eye. It can be tricky but sacrificing a bud to train yourself on how to use a microscope isbeneficial 