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Auto FlowersI think you've got too much perlite and peatmoss. Also, I think your pot size is too small. 3 gal? I can't imagine growing plants in 3 gal. pots. My minimum right now is 15 gal, and in homemade smart pots made out of weed cloth. Depending on your grow space and lighting, you could increase to maybe 10 gal. at least.
I recommend good quality coco coir (ground up coconut husks) instead of peat moss. Peat moss is acidic, while coco coir is neutral. The coir can be somewhat difficult to acquire, and the lower quality stuff can have too much salt in it. I look at perlite as something to just add some aeration to your mix, but you don't need much.
I use my own custom made mixture based on: compost soil, volcanic cinder (mostly black cinder), coir, fresh worm compost from our worm bins, and organic ferts from Down to Earth. The ferts: oyster shell powder, seabird guano, bat guano, dolomite, gypsum, greensand, potassium sulfate. I also add a little biochar if I have some. Of course, all of these in the right ratios.
I would avoid molasses because it contains heavy metals, and those will wind up in your resin, primarily lead. I also use Mykos, but not added as part of the soil mixture. I just add some "in the hole" when I'm planting clones or up potting.
good luck!
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