These plants stretched more than I like, and I'm not really happy with how lanky they are, so I did the best I could with the long stems and staked them down. The plant in the back was topped a second time since it had longer limbs than the front but I'm going to leave the font as is to see what kind of a difference it will make in the plant structure. I'm still getting used to growing in organic soil so I'm worried about over watering them. I think I over watered at least once, and found some rust spots on the lower fan leaves of the back plant, so I pruned those off.
@Complicate, Thanks! Yeah, I took my time with this grow and it has really paid off. I'm still surprised about how far behind the front plant is so I'll be curious to see if I have a similar issue with my next round. I'm pretty sure it was caused by the lights being shifted too far back and hope that was the issue.
@RussianGrower, thanks for the comment! They look a little sloppier than I’m used to at this stage but I still have plenty of time to train them to fill out better.
@BudXs, Thanks, I appreciate it! I was kind of thrown off by his comment. My diary has a lot of pictures and info in it so I really wasn't sure where he was coming from with that comment, unless he was in the contest and was just being a sore loser.
@CUBULATOR, No, I don't work for GD. I've entered 3 contests so far, and this is the only one that has placed, but my diary isn't showing as a winner yet so I don't know if they are even done with the judging.