The plants are doing incredibly well. I noticed that the lights were actually off center, front to back, so that could've played a roll in the extra growth from the back plant. I moved the light forward and tilted it so the distance from the top of the front and back plants to the light are now equal. Each plant received 1.5L of compost tea made from 1mL/L Rose & Flower (3-10-3), 1mL/L Vegetation (7-2-3), and 1mL/L Backstrap Molasses that was mixed and aerated for 24 hours. It's been warm hear all week so they've been drinking a LOT of water.
@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.