Reddit reviews Marijuana Grow Basics: The Easy Guide for Cannabis Aficionados

There's a lot of fraying on the new leaves though, looks almost like nute deficiency, maybe nitrogen? The top most leaves are the healthiest, but the newest are definitely suffering from some form of nutrient necessity, which I'm guessing will end up in the top leaves if allowed to continue.

If OP isn't squeamish, I'd talk to the caretaker and tell them to do some internet research, or maybe pick up Jorge Cervantes grow basics for basic tips and do some Ph testing just to be safe.

Ed Rosenthal's Marijuana Growers Handbook is good. It has quite a lot of info, though only a passing reference to autoflowers, and I find it a bit strangely organized at times. Quite a bit of the info will apply to autos, so you might want to pick up this one and then supplement by reading about autos here, on Autoflower.net, and/or with the Lowenfels book in the next paragraph.

Jeff Lowenfels just released DIY Autoflowering Cannabis: An Easy Way to Grow Your Own, which is specifically about growing autos. It's written for a gardening audience, someone who might be used to growing tomatoes or other flowers and is curious about branching out to cannabis. It will probably be helpful, though if you have zero gardening experience it may gloss over some fundamentals, and defers to other sources (such as the Ed Rosenthal book) for some details that aren't auto-specific. It has a lot of breadth, but less depth than I'd hoped -- though I'd already done obsessive research into autos, and I'm not really his target audience.

Jorge Cervantes has Marijuana Horticulture and Marijuana Grow Basics. The latter is a more beginner-friendly and slightly updated subset of the former, though it doesn't have anything about outdoor growing. These also have a lot of info, and could substitute for the Ed Rosenthal book, though they're showing their age a bit.

cart_crasher recommended the Mephisto Grow Guide. That's pretty short, but has some helpful auto-specific suggestions. Probably a good supplement to one of the other books. (I've also been really happy with their autos.)

People will probably recommend Grow Weed Easy (a website), but it's been wrong about enough things that I don't trust it. I'll leave it at that.

I don't have JC's bible handy, but a pdf search turned up his "Grow Basics" book.

Jorge Cervantez says :
> Curing
> and Storage
>
> Once buds
> are dry,
> they
> are
> ready
> for curing. The
> curing
> process lets
> buds
> dry
> evenly so
> they
> smokes
> mooth
> and
> taste sweet
> .
> When
> properly
> cured
> ,all
> unnecessary
> moisture
> is
> removed
> and
> THC
> reaches its
> most
> psychoactive potential.
> Propercuring
> ensures
> buds
> are completely
> dry
> and much
> less susceptible
> tomold
> when
> stored.To
> cure
> buds,
> gently pack
> them
> into
> sealable
> airtight
> containers.
> Moisture
> will move from
> stems to
> drier
> foliage. Place
> the
> containers
> in
> acool, dry,
> dark
> place.
> Open
> the
> container
> after
> 2-4
> hours
> to
> let
> humid
> air escape. Leave
> the
> top
> off for
> 5-10
> minutes
> so
> moisture
> evacuates.Close
> the
> container.
> Openthe
> container
> for a few
> minutes
> every
> few
> hours to
> release excess
> moisture
> before closing
> the
> lid again.
> Dependingupon
> moisture
> content,
> buds
> should
> be
> totally
> dry
> in
> a few days
> to
> 2 weeks.
> Gently
> squeeze
> buds
> to
> feel
> ifthey
> are
> more
> pliable
> and
> moist
> than
> they
> were
> a few
> hours
> before.
> Once
> they
> areevenly dry,
> they
> are
> ready to
> smoke
> or
> seal
> in
> an
> airtight
> container
> for storage

(Emphasis mine. Also, sorry about the formatting. Copied straight from pdf and I'm not going in to add spaces and such)

JC's Ultimate Grow DVD 1 says the same thing.

If you did a lot of reading and watching, you probably just got confused. I know I did when I started.

looks like your soil is kind of low grade, dont underestimate the importance of good soil.
In terms of good books id suggest: http://www.amazon.com/Marijuana-Grow-Basics-Cannabis-Aficionados/dp/187882337X/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1324877518&sr=8-4
Also in terms of keeping the smell under control id suggest a carbon filter, its better to buy one that to try and make one.