Very small plant in 9th week

Guys, thank you so much for your answers! They all are very helpful! @Organoman My way of defoliation was to uncover all the bud sites so they have more exposure to light and this usually did the trick because I compared it countless of times to buds that were covered by leaves, which didn't get much light in flowering. From what I can see, some automatic strains behave almost like normal feminized plants, especially in hydroponics. The recovery time is minimal, they jump back after 15-24h, they are getting pretty big even tho they were topped and defoliated multiple times. I also want to prevent bud rotting and that's another reason why I defoliate the lower parts, like lollipoping the plants, I want to keep the humidity pretty much under control. So defoliation for me is to expose potential bud sites to light and to bring down the humidity especially in lower parts of the plant. I thank you guys @Organoman @Hazeydays @DasBoof @BraveheartsGenetics and @Hashy for your time and your knowledge. Thank you 🙏 XOXO Cremo

Yes, defoliation is your enemy, not your friend, especially with autos. Topping too. All the leaves you removed has caused a deficit in energy production, thereby slowing growth. Without the leaves, which make all of the plants energy requirements, the plant will struggle. Energy can not be diverted into flowers or anywhere else, all energy is used equally where ever their is growth ocurring and the belief that somehow by removing leaves it will somehow "channel" energy into flower growth is probably the biggest single error in understanding plant biology. With less leaves, there is less energy for growth. Just remember - Maximum amount of healthy green leaves = maximum amount of energy production = maximum amount of growth. It really is that simple! Besides, if your plant did not need those leaves, it would not have grown them in the first place! Autos are really fussy plants and topping should be avoided in my opinion, the grow period of autos is so short before they start flowering, that any topping and its associated recovery time can really reduce size due to that recovery time slowing growth long enough to limit size before flowering commences, by which time nearly all further size growth will stop and the plant will focus solely on flower production over increasing the plant size. So, next time and for bigger plants, avoid any defoliation and definitely avoid topping would be my recommendation. Hope this helps, Organoman.

Plus, where is your foliage? A plant needs it to turn light into energy to grow. I think you overdid the defoliation as well. Your lady has indeed excess of nitrogen but she also has almost no solar panels left... Try to give her some pk booster if you have any and cut back on which feed has the most nitrogen in it. Next time also add calcium magnesium during all stages. If you cut back back on the base feed to cut the nitrogen and add pk booster you can add some trace minerals to prevent a lack of it. Good luck!

Hello, autos can be a torturous variety to grow. They are so sensitive to any training. I think your problem may have been that, overtraining and stressing the plant too much. light mainlining, and some topping is probably the most you should do. All has to be done in the short veg stage as any training done the the flowering stage will only serve to stress her out. You have done a great job, she is a beautiful plant. Next time, just let her grow her way. Good luck and happy growing

She is an auto and the don't take to well to multiple topping. The best part about multiple topping an auto is you can keep the height down.