PK Solo Cup

I haven't had the best success with solo cup growing, but I've learned a lot since then. I modified my cup to allow more air flow, while keeping the same legal dimensions. I have a history of unfortunate luck with this strain, as they tend to be photoperiod instead. To combat this issue, I will control the vegetation myself, and move the plant into another tent that is already set to 12/12.

16/9/20: PK is dry, but looking fantastic. Currently on it's third set of true leaves. Once it hits it's sixth node, I will top it at the fourth. Super Skunk is doing well, soil is looking a little dry, so it will get a thorough feeding tomorrow. Power Africa Fast is doing alright for a plant I let germinate in paper towel. Late to the planting, so the leaves were left above ground. Freedom Kush is split and in paper towel, but still no sign of a root. If it comes to life, it will be moved into another tent to flower out. My new feeding schedule will consist of: D1-Feed D2-Nothing D3-Feed D4-Nothing D5-Water D6-Nothing D7-Nothing 17/9/20: Super Skunk is looking fantastic, really starting to show it's vigour. Power Africa is doing better than anticipated, as the early dose of nutrients did not seem to effect it at all. I will give everyone a thorough watering tonight. 18/9/20: Super Skunk is really putting on a show. The growth is excellent. I know the structure of this plant remains short, so minimal training will be needed. Power Africa is slowly coming along. As it was slow to be sown, I'm not surprised by it's slow growth. I've noticed Seedsman's seeds to be of the slower growth variety. They still grow large, just not as fast as other genetics I've grown. 19/9/20: Fed everyone today. The only one needing anything was the PK, as it's cup was very dry. I will start to leave a little leftover nutrient water to give it the following day. That way it will survive between the feedings of the other plants. If I stick to this current watering schedule, I will need to cut back on the amounts for the small pots. Freedom Kush is planted, and also above the surface. It still has helmet head, so I will give it another full day to try and shed it naturally. Northern Lights has a nice 1/2 inch root showing, I will be planting it today. Change of plans with this one. I will keep it upstairs until pre-flower, then move it into the basement. I did some reading, and 12/12 might cause the plant to be dwarfed. I currently have room to veg it out, but it won't last too long. Just long enough to get this one going until flower. 20/9/20: Super Skunk Auto is looking fantastic, huge growth since yesterday, nearly an inch in leaf lengthening. I'm going to try and wait until the 3rd week before I start to apply any LST. Power Africa is also starting to show great improvement in its growth. New node is coming along nicely, little leaves are much larger. Freedom Kush was still in its shell this morning, so I removed it. Some membrane was still attached, so I removed that as well. I'm going to start using my GoPro to record all the doctoring I do to these plants. Helmet head is a common occurrence for me, since I don't sow the seeds deep enough. PK has really perked up from yesterday, no longer droopy. I assume that was from drying out, as he bounced back very quickly. I will make sure his cup has water every day. Northern Lights is still under the surface, which is not surprising. I don't expect him out for at least two more full days. 21/9/20: Everyone is looking great. Super Skunk is getting huge, just as the Power Africa is. The Northern Lights is above soil, but I removed a portion of the shell from the tip of the leaves. 98% positive it would have come off naturally, but I didn't want to risk it, or wait for it. Purple Kush is still chugging along. The 5 node is coming along nicely, and the 6 will be making it's presence know shortly. I might just go ahead and FIM it now, instead of waiting to top it at the 4 node. If I do anything today, I will leave an update.

21/9/20: Everyone is looking great. Super Skunk is getting huge, just as the Power Africa is. The Northern Lights is above soil, but I removed a portion of the shell from the tip of the leaves. 98% positive it would have come off naturally, but I didn't want to risk it, or wait for it. *Update* It us now open to the world, so today is counted as day 1. Purple Kush is still chugging along. The 5th node is coming along nicely, and the 6th will be making it's presence shortly. I might just go ahead and FIM it now, instead of waiting to top it at the 4 node. If I do anything today, I will leave an update. 24/9/20: Fed everyone in the tent, even the Northern Lights and Freedom Kush. Day 2 - Both the new plants have received nutrients from their birth, so I'm looking to see if it has any affects on them at all. So far they look great, for only being a few days old that is. Day 15 - Super Skunk is still pleasing me with it's explosive growth. It's large enough I'm considering the start of it's LST. I am trying to hold off another week, but I might not make it that long. Day 11 - Power Africa is starting to take off in it's growth. It started very slowly, and I thought it might not have made it, but she held on. In a few days, her leaves should be stretched out over the sides of the pot. It might be time to top her sooner than I had thought. Day 10 - PK is doing well. 6th node is just starting to come in, so I think it's time to be topped. I'm tempted to go down to the 3rd node, as it looks like it would produce 4 nice branches from beneath. I will contemplate this further, as I want the best for this one. It really depends if I want 4 colas, or more. As it's a solo cup grow, I should not try for something too extravagant, until I know I can even flower one out. *UPDATE* She was topped at the 4th node. I'm hoping the 4 lower branches start to take over. I only have a little more than two weeks left of vegetation before I switch it to flower. I will do some more pruning in another week or so, to try and get an even canopy, along with the required training. 26/9/20: Fed everyone, even though not everyone actually needed it. I need to start remembering to leave extra nutrient water aside for the PK, as it needs extra watering the next day. Power Africa is really putting on the growth. I'm tempted to top it now, but I know it's too soon. One more week, and it should be good to go. Super Skunk received some good tucking of leaves, as I decided not to do any training. I know the plant stays short and bushy as it is, so some leaf tucking should really allow those lower branches to receive plenty of light. Northern Lights is still growing well. It shows some odd leaf formation, but nothing I haven't seen before, so for right now, I won't attribute that to the early nutrients. Freedom Kush is looking good. I have no idea how this one will turn out, but it will be worth the wait. Purple Kush is reacting well to the stress of being topped. I can see the lower branches are longer, and the new growth is already starting. I will prepare the sides of the cup with small holes to handle the upcoming training. It won't be much, just enough to hold the new growth back. 27/9/20: PK Solo is bouncing back very quickly. The new shoots are twice as long as yesterday, and will be up in the limelight very soon. Decided to tie back some leaves, as there is no place to tuck them. Super Skunk reacted well to the tucking of leaves, and the lower shoots are almost even with the top. I will continue to monitor it's growth, and tuck more leaves as necessary to reduce the need for additional training. Power Africa is moving along at light speed, and will soon require transplant. The idea of topping is really playing on my mind, and I believe I will do it very soon. Even though it's still very young, it's growth is showing that it is ready. If I move quickly, it will be a cleaner looking plant. **UPDATE** I topped the Power Africa, as well as tied down some leaves. I couldn't keep them tucked on their own, so I used plant ties to anchor them in. Once lower growth branches out, I will unhook the leaves, and start tying back the branches. Lower plant is now exposed to light, so I should see some explosive growth in the next few days.

29/9/20: Fed everyone, with the Northern Lights and Power Africa receiving enough water to flood the tray. Purple Kush is still holding strong, with only a few lower leaves getting pale. Freedom Kush is showing good promise so far. Super Skunk is slowing down it's vertical growth, and pushing the lower branches out higher. Im torn between which dry amendment I should purchase, as they both have their merits. Gaia Green requires less applications, but more strategic planning on when to apply, as it lasts for 30 days. Geoflora requires twice as many applications, but is more easily to plan feedings as it lasts for only 2 weeks. I think I will just have to get both, and do a side by side comparison. The only way I will know for sure. One might be better than the other, or they might be the same. The Geoflora system has slightly higher NPK ratios. The continued use of Terpenoid Boosters will be the only thing that is the same, other than strain. Possibly switching to, or at least trying out, Purpinator. 30/9/20: Everyone is looking fantastic. Super Skunk is bushier than ever, an excellent quality in my opinion. Purple Kush is showing me an excellent structure. The too growth still isn't quite long enough to tie back, but almost. The lower branches will be needing some tending to in the next couple of days. Freedom Kush is doing better than expected, and I'm glad. Northern Lights is showing some better leaf formation now. The addition of nutrients from the start seems to be working well, with no visible signs of harm. Power Africa received a little trimming today, in the firm of defoliating of some large fan leaves. They were extremely large and in the way, and tucking just wasn't an option anymore. I was planning on waiting to replant after 4 weeks, but I think I might have to do it after 3 instead. Dairy updates will be separated to be more strain specific from here on out. Keeping it all together was easier for me before, but I've worked out a way to make this way work for me as well. More typing, less clutter, makes it all better. 1/10/20: Pulled off the bottom leaves, as they were yellowing and touching the surface of the soil. The final four days of vegetation should be pretty easy. I don't think I will be able to LST the way I wanted, so tomorrow I will do as much as I can before sending it into flower. 2/10/20: Poured about a cup of water into the dish, and it soaked it all up very quickly. I'm still amazed at how well she is growing. It's giving me confidence to try it again with some better quality genetics. 3/10/20: If I can find some way to get holes into the top of the cup, then I will do some LST before it goes into flower. If not, it will just be a large cluster of buds forming one massive cola. I will be putting the plant into the flower tent on either Monday or Wednesday, all depends on the other plant moving with it. 4/10/20: Bottom leaves are much yellower than I would like, I just can't seem to keep them the green I want anymore. Top leaves are acceptable, I'd prefer them darker, but I can't have everything. Once she is moved into the basement, she will be getting a strong dose of nutrients at least once a day, so they should start to darken to a shade I am happy with. 5/10/20: As today marks the end of week 4, I moved the Solo Cup downstairs to start flowering. I fed her with a dose of bloom nutrients, along with a dash of Cal Mag and Thrive for good measure. Leaves are droopy, and they feel a stiff. I will be keeping a closer eye on it to make sure it's sufficiently moist. Feeding from the bottom is making it so much easier. Not sure how I will work it out when I try this again using Gaia Green. Oh well, it will be fun to try.

7/10/20: Cup was very dry today, but the leaves were not droopy at all. I fed it the rest of the leftover nutrient water. Huge growth since Monday. It is really responding to the new light schedule. There will be 2 top colas, and 4 satellite colas around the bottom. If the buds develop the way the first PK did, thus should give me a little more than a 7 grams. Two top branches are at least 2 inches longer, and should probably have been tied back. I still have a few days window to get it done, otherwise it's going to finish up the way it is. 8/10/20: Bent the two main branches over last night, tucked them under some large fan leaves to hold them down. They were still like that this morning, I'm going to find something to put holes in the cup, and tie those branches outward. Still have a few days left of stretching, so I can still make it work. Somewhere in between I had tied them back, use photos to match up the timeline.