I put a pause on soil grows ……. I have always preferred passive DTW ( Hempy Dutch ) style , much easier to control feed and effect.
My layered peat mixes are ok but something about 3:1 perlite / vermiculite and my coco / perlite / vermiculite mix just makes much bigger plants.
This is a 2 gallon bucket northern lights auto - about 4 weeks old . Simple GH maxi” grow “ / armor SI / hydroguard.
She drinks about 1/2 gallon a day easy , so I feed daily and freshen the Rez. I plan to drop her down from riser for transition phase , so I think she will get bigger. Just LST - no monkeying around with her. Even gonna “ self “ her ( see collar below ) adding CS twice a day until she sexes for fem sacks … then choose a lower to “ pollinate “.
I find that
ANY auto should have LST at a minimum.