Need some information pls help (newbie)

[Timtim94]

Hello lady’s and gent’s attempting my first grow white widow auto flower everything was going smoothly until my plant started to get bigger it seems to be staying at this size I thought I might have some over watering at play I’ve let it go for 1-2 days and it hasn’t seemed to perk back up I’m gonna attach some pictures and see if someone can help me resolve my issue thanks in advance!!

 

[mancorn]

Post pics in natural light. What is the stuff in the soil around the plant? (Looks like plastic, but impossible to see in the purple light.)

 

[Timtim94]

Post pics in natural light. What is the stuff in the soil around the plant? (Looks like plastic, but impossible to see in the purple light.)

Coming right up!

 

[Timtim94]

Post pics in natural light. What is the stuff in the soil around the plant? (Looks like plastic, but impossible to see in the purple light.)

The plastic you’re seeing is the wrap of the jiffy pellet

 

[mancorn]

Well they don't look all that bad. Are you letting the pot dry out? It looks like you're just watering around the plant, which is OK if the pellet is totally drying out. But you really want your roots to search for water, so try letting the area around the plant dry out, while watering further out along the edges. It's really important not to overwater at this point, since you have a small plant in a larger pot and no way for the water outside the root zone to dry up. Of course if you have a big pot and just water the edge, the plant could dry up. So best to expand your watering "circle" as the plant matures. I'd guess it's over watered near the plant at this point.