Never have seen this before, could it be reaction to high winds?

I am growing some Carmelicious plants outdoors in Colorado. They have been out for a little more than a month at this time, and had a full month from seed under lights prior to transplanting out. To date the plants have had to contend with some very high winds, and a couple of saturating rains. Also, as they are planted amongst veggies, they more than optimal water. Organically growing using compost, urine, poultry manure, and secret ingredients ( Moooahahahahah! ) added sand to loosen clay soil, and have recently added just enough elemental sulphur to drop Ph from 7.2 to 6.5.

So check out these plants and look at this oddity, and tell me what you think.

First here are the other plants.


So on this next, and biggest plant, the biggest leaves have all reverted to only three fingers. Plant is very healthy, but I do have to repack the soil around its base occasionally as the wind really whips this plant around. Anyone ever see this before? Is it because of the high winds? Plant came out of grow room with first set of seven finger leaves on top. Also, these plants got confused by cold nights when they first came out, so they started to bud, and when days got longer, they reverted back to veg.

Sand and clay make cement. Add straw and you got bricks. Bad idea on that one dude, heartfelt condolences. I've never seen the center of the stalk change before the leaves. Sustained winds can evap over 2 gallons of water daily outdoors, the majority of it from the plant. Between the stress of having all the moisture sucked out of it and your roots could be running into rock-like soil? Might be part of the problem. I hope they end up okay

GL
-Grizz

I till around my plants weekly to break up the soil

Yeah, but you planted them in sandy clay, its going to be really damned hard all the way through. Surface tilling isn't going to do anything for them. How much are you watering?