Long time no update, and for good reason: every skunk seed failed to pop regardless of method used, leaving me with one tiny plant perpetually on the edge of death, and little else. ...Yes, the plant from the earlier pictures lives! It's still yellow, still tiny, but still alive. Click below and behold my majestic 4-week-old, sexually-mature bonsai Skunk#1 plant.

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Soil pH is 6.6-6.9, all nutrients are present and it actually improves a bit after fert feeding, so I don't think it's been nutrient-burned. The problem my new plants are having makes me think it's a pest or microbiological problem.

Speaking of which, after Skunk seeds # 6-14 failed to pop, I started in on the expensive ones. I wanted to fill the two remaining 3-gallon pots, so I germinated four ThaiTanic seeds with the hope that I might get one plant.

...Well, they all popped! Quickly, too. I guess the skunks were free for a reason. I couldn't bear to toss two seedlings out, so I planted two per pot two days ago and watched them zoom up. Here they are:

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Notice the 'munched' appearence of the seedling in the second picture? Both plants in that pot look like a senior citizen took out his dentures and gummed on the leaves for a while. I've given all three plants a thorough Neem oil misting which I hope will stop the infection/nibbling. I also hope it'll cure whatever is causing my Skunk survivor to remain 3 inches high and yellow after a month of veg time.