It looks "scratched," are you sure you didn't bump it while watering? Anyway, it doesn't seem too bad... it will definitely bounce back...

pale stem is indicative of a bit too much stretching. It's weaker when it is pale. Might fall over. If you already adjusted the light, don't do it twice... what we see is the result of what you did in the past. so if you already incresed light a bit, that should coutneract any stretching symptoms seen in previous growth. Another good way to assess light is the node spacing.. make sure it does space out, but not stretched out, obbviously. Stacking on top of each other too tightly isn't good either. There's a happy medium to be found. Early on, you'lld adjust the light relative to growth.. it'll want greater intensity over time... just don't give too much too soon or the opposite and you'll be fine. If it does fall over, just use some prosthetic to prop it up... a tooth pick with some tape overlaped to form a "T" or a bent paperclip.. just rest the plant on it.. nothing wrapped around or hindering growth. I think it's fine.. shouldn't have to do that, but good to know in future.

I agree with hard to say. Leaves look fine for now. However the stem does look damaged. Not to the point it cant grow, but grow restricted. Not sure how this one will do. It looks like half the stem is missing in one spot. Think of it like pinching a garden hose. Its gonna change pressure and volume making it through the the other side of the hose. How much it will effect the plant idk. Maybe someone else has had this and has more experience with it. Ive damaged a couple stems and they did not turn out well but that's just my experience. They dampened off and were a waste of time, nutes, and electricity. But again that was just my experience and it was me accidentally crushing the stem trying to make it stand straighter during a transplant. The stem was never cut away like yours is. Just broke the plant stem internally. Showed similar dark areas around the damaged part though. If it were me and I had more seeds, I'd start another one just to be safe. Can always throw this one in the corner and see what happens but i try to save my resources (electricity,nutes,soil,ect) for ones i know are going to do well not a maybe. You can always grow it out too and use it as a way to learn from mistakes too. Its your grow, so its up to you in the end. Just my thoughts, Best of luck! Happy Growing!

Hard to say, but it looks pretty healthy to me - nice green overall. A bit yellowish in the center, but that’s often normal at this stage and usually greens out as it grows. I’d add a bit of sand to help stabilize the plant, especially since you’re growing outdoors. Plants are dramatic like that and love wobbling for no reason. Otherwise, just keep going like this. 👍