Day 33 - I checked on the girls today and what I suspected on day 32 is right. They're starting to flower. They got a foliar feed of GrowBig and BigBloom tonight after the lights went out, another top watering in the next few days.
Day 34 - Girls got a defoliation today. Just took all the stuff below the net and selectively pruned up top to better expose some flower sites to more light. Blumats were running pretty aggressively, so they got a top watering of about 3 quarts per plant after the defoliation.
Day 35 - The Girls bounced back from their defoliation just fine. Just checked light distance and turned it up from 80-85% today. Looking to slowly dial the light up until we're at 100% over the next week or so.
Day 36 - Girls are looking good, the shorter one seems to be catching up to the canopy height a little more. Blumats are dripping, so top water tomorrow.
Day 37 - Girls got a top water today with some GrowBig and BigBloom today. Probably going to need another defoliation in the next few days.
Day 38 - Girls are coming along nicely. #1 is starting to finally put on some height and get into the canopy. #2 and #3 have stretched quite a bit since the start of flower. Lights officially cranked to 100%.
Day 39 - Gals got a very light defoliation today to clean up under the first net and remove growth that's blocking flower sites. I decided since my taller branches are starting to stretch pretty far above the canopy to add an additional support net about 10 inches further up in the tent. I also moved my fans around to start circulating air underneath and above the canopy now that the plants are tall enough. They'll probably get a light watering tonight and/or some foliar feed since the blumats are dripping.
Gold leaf #1 has developed a white substance on one of its seed leaves. Can anyone tell me what this is, and if I need to do anything to combat it it necessary? Going to let the Gold Leaf dry a little bit (no water) over the next 24 hours and see if that helps.
if that is a peat plug or anything like it, it is void of nutrients and plants need them to grow.
It also looks to wet and waterlogged that's not good for the baby roots.
Double check you feed concentrations and watering habits. less is more in terms of water in seedlings and a week feed should be good for mediums void of nutrients.
Best Of Luck!
For people who use Blumat systems, what's the procedure for mixing in nutrients/supplemental things for growth? The Blumat system pulls water when the soil dries past a certain point, so what's the best rule for feeding in that case? Shut the system "off" a few days pre feed?
Your plants look really good. My grow setup is very similar to yours. My plants are in day 15 starting wk3. Keep up the good work. GDP is a great strain. One of my wife’s favorites. We love the purple strains the best.