At this point, start another. Buuuuuut keep this going, if it truly is an auto and you have the space then just treat it as a stepchild and give it the left over light / room.
One of the main reasons why I prefer Photos. Being able to control Veg. Unfortunately I also just realized I'm damn near out of photo beans and have a quite an auto collection left.
Its a lot of fun growing. But if your like me, you end up getting a little burnt out eventually. If your only growing outside and in a location with seasons then you'll probably be ok. I myself do outside summer runs, then another run in a tent inside during winter. Ive come to the point where I...
That's it!! I was drawing a blank on the new name. I bought a Timber setup, then a few months later they rebrand with setups that NOW include things I wish mine came with.
Still love my (COB) Timber 4VS.
Don't beat yourself up on size. Considering your new to this, and you end up with something to smoke its a success. Once you get some successful grows under your belt then beat yourself up. And in all honesty growing smaller plants when starting is the best way to learn. When you start scaling...