"Firstly, my plant showed the little (pre flower?) hairs at about 8 days old - and now I have them at every node (3 nodes so far). I know this is NOT a sign of flowering, or maturity (since alternating nodes are what show maturity), but is that not really early for the little "hairs" to form?

Also, I had a bit of an accident and today the lights did not come on in time. The plant ended up getting 14 Hours light and 10 Hours dark - just for today. I am guessing this is ok and might just cause a little stress...anyone think different?"

Those are the branches! No buds yet, bro!

You're doing what I and many others do... you love em too much! They like being talked to and whatnot, but too much attention WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS! It just does... so make sure when you water them that your nutes and pH are on the money and leave em alone til it's time to water again.

Is that Miracle Grow soil? That is DEFINITELY NOT a deficiency... the plants don't need ANY nutes until they have 5 alternating nods. You have about two weeks to go based on your pictures. Just give them tap water pH'ed to 6.5 and you're good to go! That's ALL you need to do right now... promise!

Make sure the temp isn't any higher than 80... 76-78 is ideal, but don't sweat it if it's up or down... temperatures change in the real world too! You just don't want it above 80 for the majority of the day. My closet peaks around 4-5 p.m. but it goes back to normal afterward.

I'll help all that I can... you've been bookmarked in my toolbar, so I'll check up on you as needed... that's IF I am of any assistance.

This is a game of patience. I have failed several times due to impatience and too much love. It's called "weed" for a reason, though... I had a plant get about 6" tall in a crack in my concrete before I even realized it...

TAKE IT EAsY!