"With the dense soil idea, could you poke straws into it and blow making the soil spread out to loosen it up?"

I wouldnt advise it. If the plant has outgrown its pot, which is very likely, then youll need to transplant it.(too bad you dont got pics) Sticking anything into the pot will damage the roots even more. 7pH is neutral. Your pH is great, for now. You want a steady neutral pH for seedlings, but as the flowers start forming you will want to let the pH rise a little.
GRB.4.Life Reviewed by GRB.4.Life on . Crispy brown tips? My plant has 6 sets of leaves and is a little over 3 weeks old. My cam broke so i cant use that now, but the problem is the bottom 2 sets have brown tips that are dry and crisp. This happened after I watered, all of the other leaves are fine though. It is only about a 16th of an inch of these. And incase your wondering, its fine with the number of leaves, tall, slow growing strain. Rating: 5