N.L auto W.W auto 1st grow

Start looking at diaries beginning with the harvests to see results before looking at methods. Saves time Once you find a few growers doing so as you plan, soil coco deep water etc, and follow them closely. Read a book on growing canna as you plan to do, a high reputation for the author and book is just a requirement. Use this site, lot of info here but read a good book is my prime directive 😉

First grow is a perfect time to LST! No point in waiting till a later grow that’s silly! https://www.growweedeasy.com/lbhs-famous-4-way-lst-tutorial-plus-topping-sub-tutorial Check out the tutorial. I would top and LST if I were you.

Since it's your first grow I would let some do their thing and I would do some lst on a few. That's a lot of plants for that area. Dont let them veg to long or you'll have trouble getting light to the lower parts of the plants. Cheers

Looks normal to me

It don’t look male to me

It’s a girl! She’s just had her first period and is pre-flowering. Good luck with her my friend :)

I also run autos with photos but I'm running 2 tents. Autos stay in veg tent taking up all the light they want and photos move to flower tent. If you have the option for a 2nd set up your autos would benefit from the extra light if not no worries I'm sure they will do just fine just a slightly smaller yield.

Just act as if they're all photos. The autos will probably start flowering before you flip, but they dont need the flip. Once you do flip, let the autos be on 12/12 too. It's not perfect, but I'm guessing any quick alternative is way worse.

i have also auto and photo in box and 12h light