1st grow

Hi @907stephen! With autoflowering strains it's better not to feed unless the plant needs it. They will quickly recover from a slight deficiency if you react fast, but they won't recover fast (maybe not recover at all) from a nutrients abuse and a soil toxicity. That being said, I've been giving a few nutrients to my last autos and most of them did enjoy it. Don't forget it's also strain related. So the best thing if you want to add nutrients it to go step by step and start with a very low dosage. Keep us up-to-date and happy growing 👊

One ties higher up branches down so the lower branches think they're the terminal/apex/top bud/node and grow faster - this helps create a flat canopy (the inverse of the normal Christmas tree shape). You want as many bud sites on the same level as the canopy for lots of fat buds because they're getting great light.

Hi @907stephen! Final yield is related to : plant's structure, number of bud sites, and the size/weight of the colas. In order to maximize buds sites and get a beautiful structure with big colas, you'll need to do some slight LST so the light will cover every part of the plant. From what I see in your diary, your baby is too young / too short to work on LST now. However, there's something you can do to renforce it's "bushy" aspect : ponytail her! Ponytailing is basically bringing the top leaves together and wrapping them with a rope/wire/clothespin. Doing this a few hours everyday will allow bottom stems to develop better/faster, and in the end you'll get a really bushy baby with almost all of the branches at the same height (flat canopy). I've been doing this recently on my 'blackberry' diary, take a look at the first weeks this might help you understand this process. Also be warned, many growers do confound LST and bending/trellising : when you work with LST, you need to bend the stems progressively, a few inches a day, and never exceed a 45° angle with an autoflowering strain, otherwise you'll stunt her and slow down her growth. Hope this helps, I'll be around, keep us up-to-date and happy growing! 👊

That’s a ton of combined light in a 3x3. I don’t grow autos, but they sound well suited for placing the light vertically, pointed at the side of the plants. Maybe not enough room in a 3x3 to allow for that. Mine is 2x4. 280w (actual draw) light above pointed down as is typical. And a sideways facing 140w pointed at a slight downward angle - think an hour before sunset, only it’s full intensity light. I rotate/move plants a bit every watering day. They fill out in an inverse Christmas tree almost by themselves after one topping or fimming