Don't cut off anything! You need every spec of chlorophyll right now and they will fall off in due time anyways. Yes, that is definitely new growth and that plant will most likely recover fine. I've seen way worse looking seedlings recover. In the future though you may not want to use home made compost. The bagged stuff is gonna be a lot more consistent.

The yellowing/slight purpling in the most recent picture seems realy similar to some problems i had in my last grow that were due to having no drainage in my cups, causing the water to build up around the roots. The affected leaves never improved, but all the plants survived, so stick in there theres still hope

So not much has changed, as far as growth, in the last 2 weeks. It has grown a couple more leaves, but they are not full size and have already started turning brown. I only water when the soil is bone dry (when the pot is as light as air), every 2-4 days. I cut holes in the sides of the pot for more drainage, but none of this seems to be working. All my plants have shown these same conditions. 2 have died completely. All remaining plants have shriveled looking stems, even after watering. I have checked the PH, and it is 7.0. The temp is 74/68 - day/night. Light 20/0. I can put pictures up tomorrow if anyone wants to see them.

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