CGI ~ Thanks for your wonderful advice and encouragement . I removed 3 males and discarded them. I then transplanted the other 4 of which I am 100% certain 3 are female and 1 is still unknown. I also transplanted the 4 in the vegging chamber into 9 inch pots and topped them to try to keep them shorter and bushy. I also trimmed all the lower leaves on the ones in flowering and since today was feeding day, I went ahead and fed them as usual. Yes, those are paper towels under the plants in their old containers and they were just slightly slightly damp each time I watered or fed my plants, which was on a daily basis usually right before lights out. Thanks again for your help. I feel 100X's better about my first grow ~:thumbsup: