Confused as to what the trick to get an autoflower...

They're unfortunately not going to stretch much at this point , high roller is bang on there.. in the case of the polyculture planting, autos aren't the best choice, because of nutrient competition during early growth, also, your par on the hlg 100 is too low at 18" to flower, seedlings and preveg or week 1yes, bringing it down to 14-16 in flower, and 24hr light until it preflowers, then 186 hope this helps... On a side note, stinging nettle is known to increase essential oil production of neighboring plants👈👍 keep it Green!

they look hungry.interesting.because you list many nutrients for this week but they are very small and looking for getting fed.any miracle wont happen from now on as you seem to be in flowering and it will have a single cola,5-10 gr probably.sorry dude good luck for your next grow.

Hi there. Usually when the light is raised the plant will stretch. But at this point ,since the started to flower, the need the light intensity. They do seem a bit short. Probably the will stretch some more in the next couple of weeks. But i want to ask you, what are all these other plants in the pots? Arent they competing for root space and nutrients with the autoflower?