I came across @Silky_smooth solo cup challenge and I have a bag full of seeds and a 16oz cup so I figured I would have some fun with this. Growing in a small container is a new adventure for me.
I heard someone say this was about weight so I pulled out the 2 fast 2 vast and put the gloves on.
6/22 got my girl soaking in plain tap water. Going to soak her til she pops and plant her directly into the perlite. I would usually use a rockwool cube, but I want the roots to have all the room then possibly can.
Decided to feed with the KISS method of the Lucas formula just for kicks.
6/23 ... 24 hours and the girl popped. I placed her about an inch deep in the perlite and gently packed it down a little hopefully enough pressure for her to shed the shell when she breaks the surface. Misted her with a little tap water. Placed her under a 23w cfl daylight bulb. Hope she pops up in the next 48 hours. Going to give her a light mist a couple times a day.
6/26 she broke through the surface this morning. The shell popped off but the membrane was still attached to the cotelydons so I gently pulled it off before it had a chance to dry up and stick. Here we go.....
Been misting the perlite lightly twice a day. Added a pinch of maxibloom on day 3.
@Silverback_Guerilla, I am really surprised how fast she is moving. She went from veg to full flower in about 4 days. And I have been watching yours. I have a feeling she is going to put on weight before it is over.
Gonna follow this one! I'm planning to do a cup grow in the future. Didn't know you can use only perlite. Does it drain to fast? Will you use more water or what?
Good luck for this one and all your grows ( you have a lot of good stuff going on) 👍✌️
@Pointlessmike, I use perlite for most my growing. It wicks water up pretty good and keeps great air flow. I actually don't even have drain holes in the bottom yet. My plan is to only mist it enough to keep the perlite moist. We will see how it works out. Might have to put drain holes eventually. You are welcome to join the challenge. You can check out @Silky_smooth_smooth for the details.
I’m really interested about this strain and what your results Will be✊✊i grew the 2vast2fast strain a couple years ago and she was massive i believe she gave me 230grams of dryed premium herb👏👏✊✊😉😉
what do you think about the learning proces that involves growing a cup you know that it identifies the growers abilities and resoursfullness to think 4 steps ahead before you do anything take for instance the simple intake of nutes,air to the roots,the shorter wet dry cycle training every factor possible must be spot on or it fails
Everybody thinks o its just a cup but it involves much more then simply growing and feeding?
@Wicked_Stix but i just started germination so if you start also we are just a few days apart with our grows and ask arround in bulbi’s chat if there are people might be interested or a deathmatch solo dwc “greenmachine versus silky” in our main event of the evening🤣🤣🤣
@Wicked_Stix,yes if there is Some interest maybe ask arround or else we start of with just us 2 i have a big pint that is just big enough to hold my nursery pot and it just come slightly higher then th 33cl mark so its about 0.4ish
@Wicked_Stix,and most importantly we take what we learn into our next grows so we dont make the same stupid mistakes again(even tho its sometimes hard🤣)😱😱🙏🙏😉😉
NICE JOB....went all out on the SOLO CUP challenge...nice results....some of the best ive ever seen in SOLO cups....I GOT SO LUCKY TODAY....The CYCO V.P. of sales and Marketing gave me the ENTRIE CYCO PLATINUM SERIES 12 QUARTS FREE....if I will do a SIDE BY SIDE grow using the GHS Advanced combo I have now vs. CYCO PLATINUM SERIES....pretty cool deal....good thing I use The Cyco Coco...got me in the door of a conversation...FREE NUTRIENTS!!!! still Supa Sticky, Kleaner, & Ryzofuel….THAT WOULD BE THE ENTIRE LIST...besides the GROW XL....but thats for photoperiod plants...totally sweet deal!!!!
@@Wilson_McNugget, I am pretty happy with how she is shaping up. She was grown on nothing but maxibloom most weeks. And a little maxigro and calimagic for a couple weeks.
@Wicked_Stix, you mean FREE CYCO products...I just got lucky, the REP was sitting there I said yeah im using your SEAMIX Coco...he asked if I was using CYCO nutrients also...I told him no and went through my nutrient line-up....thats when he said CAN YOU DO A SIDE BY SIDE? I said yeah right after I finish the ones I have going now....HE HANDED MEE THE BOX....I was like NO FUCKING WAY....it will still cost me $125 to get the other 4 items...GROW XL, SUPA STICKY, RYZOFUEL, & KLEANSE....I might not use the Grow XL....I THINK YOUR SOLO CUPS LOOK BETTER THEN A LOT OF PEOPLES 3 GALLON POTS!!!!
Almost killed her?! She’s looking advanced but plenty healthy to flower. And the flowers look big for 6 weeks. Mine are so-so, and Silky’s are small but plentiful
@growdoctordc, I poked some holes a few days ago. She is doing much better. I hoped that I could just mist her light enough that she wouldnt get build up. And she did amazing for a while but looks like 5 weeks was all she could stand of it haha! Well experiment failed but we are back on the road...
@Wicked_Stix,
Drain her now, in that case. Poke holes and put her on a heat mat with a gentle fan blowing at the cup. Ya gotta dry those roots out.
The single most important takeaway I have from the good fortune to have been invited to the @Silky_smooth Cup is that frequent, light waterings make for speedier growth than a ‘soak and let dry out’, which had been the standard I stood by until now. It’s a game changer! Best wishes GM
@growdoctordc, I wanted to see if I could lightly water without drain holes since the perlite doesnt hold water very well. I knew better but just had to try it for whatever reason.....on day 30 she got droopy and Im sure some root damage from build up. Leaves started suffering pretty bad. She is still hanging in there though. Im thinking she has 3 weeks to go
@Wicked_Stix, after seeing what these genetics can do in a solo cup I'm excited to see what you can do with them in a full sized grow. I'll be keeping an eye out for that.