Thank you brother!… no auto flowering this cycle. The size issue is derived from the veg stage. I gifted 14 seedlings while I was outta town for work. Unfortunately they were not properly “lighted” during veg. By the time I returned the root structure, stem thickness, and height reached its threshold. The LST I had suggested just didn’t work out as planned due to less than satisfactory wattage and lighting being used.
Once I returned I Immediately changed to my HID hood setup. I vegged for another couple weeks; I then realized they were stunted due to previous veg growth conditions. Height is somewhat of an issue but if the LST would have been done under proper conditions I wouldn’t have the size issues you are seeing.
Once I made the flip, I was able to sex them fairly quickly and it basically was 50/50 for male:female ratio.
For what its worth I feel they are doing the best they can given their genesis.
They are soil; 50/50 mix of organic topsoil and fox farm ocean forest, pH’d RO H20; with gentle feedings…