WOW!!!!

Ok, the light cycle you have your plant on is forcing it to flower. That is why you see the pistils coming out of the top. You need to let the plant vegetate before flowering. Change your light cycle to 18 hours on 6 hours off. This should re-start the vegetative state. MG soil is loaded with nutes, depending on which bag you bought. I've never heard of water that is already Ph'd balanced for this specific plant. You need to correct the Ph yourself. If you have to use tap water, let it sit for at least 24hrs so the chlorine releases from the water. Flushing is simple - in your case, 5gal bucket will need 10-15gal of water introduced to the soil to properly flush. You are correct on the reasons why. If you want a plant that is going to produce buds bigger than the one you currently have, 26w of light is nowhere near enough!!!

Sounds like your "boy friend" wants you to do all the work so he can enjoy the fruit of your labor......just my opinion though.

If you are serious about learning how to successfully grow this plant, you need to read read read and when you are tired of reading read some more. Along with your research you will also need to invest on equipment.

BTW, that 5gal bucket you have it in is waaaaaay too big for that small of a plant. Looks like you have a lot of learning to do. You are on the right track by being here but YOU have got to do a LOT of research!!!!!!

Hope this helps you.

CanGroIt::::::