Alright. Thanks for the input. Good to know they look alright to you; my last grow (first ever) was outside and I didn't have to worry about any of these problems, my plants were healthy and strong from start to finish. I don't mean to freak out about the tiny scratches and discolorations, I just want to make sure it's nothing too serious. Before I got my fan in there, there was some fungus or mold growing on the soil and gnats in the room, got rid of that by dusting with cinnamon and installing the fan, but I'm being extra careful because I hear a mold or fungus problem can ruin an entire crop, and I have a lot of time invested in this.
I'll follow your guide on testing my pH, would you suggest that I remix my soil with some perlite (and pH correcter if necessary) and transplant these guys? (they're about a week into 12/12 cycle still haven't shown sex yet, I changed the light cycle when they were 25 days into veg) or should I wait it out? For my next grow I'm thinking of doing a deep water culture; I like organic a lot, but I want to try out hydro and see which method I prefer. I think I'll prefer organic but we'll see.
Thanks again for all the help guys, I really appreciate it
Edit: Oh, and thanks for the heads up about not removing fan leaves, I only removed the fans from the lower 1/3rd of the plants, I read somewhere that this helps create air circulation and prevents mold.
Right now there is 1 plant per square foot, with 2 of the pots holding 2 plants ea. that I had started late. I figure that once they show sex and I get the males out of there, there will be about 2 square feet for each plant; would it be practical to top/fimm them at this point in order to get two main colas, or should I continue letting their apex cola remain dominant? Not trying to over-complicate things, I am just curious and I really enjoy learning about all of this. Thanks
