I'm in your area newbie, your fine, they wont start flowering until september with our sun cycle. Your plants should be a few feet tall by then. When they do start flowering you will need to add supplement phosphorus and potash. With the bugs, get Azamax 4oz $20 bucks. It's an antifeedant long lasting all around pesticide and miticide. Just check them every 2 weeks or so and when they start sagging, add a water line or water them whatever you do.When september comes, watch out for mold. Mid september start looking for mold and check twice a week for mold. Cut any moldy plant parts immediately or it will spread. One more thing, DO NOT overfertilize the plants they will retard and be unfixable. Err on the side of caution, fertilize when the lower leaves start to yellow. if the leaves are burning they have too much nutes.