The plant has been growing real well since the transplant to a bigger pot and Scott's soil, and I've watered with distilled water again a couple of days ago. I trimmed off the first true leaves... they were light yellow and in bad shape. The leaves on the next few nodes were looking progressively better. The plant started growing wider. I also progressively worked her down to 12/12 over the last 6 days. I have a lot of time on my hands.

I plan to leave her in a 12/12 cycle. I don't have a huge setup, just a spot on a table with two CFLs attached to a timer. I don't want these suckers getting too big, and I'd like bud as soon as possible... so there are some of the reasons for going 12/12. Like I said, I'm not too interested in yield, just any form of success. I'll do a better job next time.

Only other problem I ran into is that I white fungus or mold started growing on the side of my clay pot. It has been rainy and cool these days, and I think that's what caused it. I used 91% rubbing alcohol to clean the outside of the pot with a toothbrush. I figured it would evaporate quickly before it got absorbed through the clay pot and into the soil, and still kill whatever was growing. That was on 5/18.

So, the pics are coming up next. I really, really hope she is a girl. but I sprouted another seed yesterday. As for the pics, i'll put some comments with them, but i'm just looking for insight. It looks like the first two weeks were rough for the plant and she is growing out of it. The main damage is on the lower leaves, and the stem is mostly green now. See for yourself in the pics to follow. Any comments on what I've done right or wrong so far would be great. Specifically, the vinegar, rubbing alcohol, soil, and 12/12 cycle. I'm confident lighting, amount of water, and circulation is fine (maybe need a fan dry out the air around her so white mold doesn't grow on the pot).

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