thats really rough , i live in canada . got a nice little lady growing right now she sprouted may 20, i sowed the seed april 20th. took a whole month to germ but now shes 3 foot very close nodes and bushy :) maybe you should move here lol
this is a bug problem probably afids, get a spray bottle as close to 1L as possible put 2 teaspoons of regular dishsoap to 1L of water , spray your plant with that after it rains and it should keep the bugs off. also pull the surrounding plants they may hold down humidity making your leaves...