Hello,

Just wanted to update on my plants (day 26) and ask a few questions.
The growth seems to have slowed a little. But I think it is still steady.

I had a scare today... came home and the lights had just turned on. I opened the closet and my biggest plant was tipped over at the top. Basically, the upper 3rd had bent over. I grabbed a piece of plastic and put it in the dirt and propped it up. About 20 minutes later I checked on it and it was back standing straight up. Does anyone know why that is? How I can avoid it?

I've had some yellowing of the leaves. Especially on the bottom leaves of plant #3. Why is this? Is it too hot? I have a little fan blowing... but it is kinda warm in there (6 42W CFLs). The first 3 plants have had their initial two leaves yellow and basically die...

Question about misting... Do I need to do it? What benefits does it bring? I have a spray bottle I bought, but haven't used it yet. Should I?

I'm going to California this weekend. I'll be gone for a week. What should I do about the plants? I'm worried I'll come home and they'll be dead. That would suck! I know I'm going to have to raise the lights a little so they don't grow into them and burn. They are going to be very thirsty... I usually water them twice a week. Should I be worried about them drying out too much? There's a product at Wal-Mart that is supposed to allow less watering. They look like little silicone balls... anyone used these?

Another question... (Sorry about all the damn questions)... When should I flower? I'm thinking on doing it within the first two weeks after I get back from my trip. The oldest plant is 26 days old. So that would make them about 50 days or so when I planned on flowering. Does that sound good?

Any help on my questions from you experienced growers would be greatly appreciated...

The pics are:
#1: All 5 plants.
#2: Plant #2, the biggest one.
#3: Plant #1, he has a similar amount of leaves as #2, but is considerably smaller. Does this mean anything? Does the growth rate and size indicate sex at all?
#4: Plant #2 again... a top down view.
#5: The two younger plants... the fall backs, incase the others are males.. They are around 12 and 14 days old now.

Thanks for the help! :rasta: