I use Ed Rosenthal’s method, never had one not pop but what ever works for you is the best. CLI’ve picked up so many little hints and tips in this place it’s absurd. Stuff I didn’t know I needed to know lol. It’s partly why I started journaling. The little bits of information that pop out in journals just over the normal conversation of a grow are so beneficial.
Plus this community is very different from most communities I’ve encountered. Here, respect and courtesy are valued while debate is encouraged, which typically translates into a more respectable and courteous people who have data to stand on, which in turn usually means people who are pretty serious and knowledgeable about their craft. There’s a clear difference between our forums and certain other places lol.
With that being said, any tips you’ve got along the way feel free to sprinkle them in. If nothing else we get conversation going. Personally I was sitting last night thinking about going straight into the solo cup. I started to wonder if it wouldn’t be better to use something like a rapid rooter plug or those small tray cells.
Going into the solo cup I have to wait for the tap root to hit the bottom which takes some time, this of course means less root branching while waiting, which means less myco spawning. I was wondering if it would be more efficient to start in a plug to get the plant up and then drop into a solo cup. I think my next grow I’m gonna give that a try on a couple and see what differences I’m looking at.
In case folks can’t tell, I’m really trying to get aggressive myco growth going asap lol. The amount of work myco can do along with the balance it brings and it’s ability to break organic matter down for the microbes to digest makes it the superstar in my show. Getting the bacteria going is relatively simple, it’s the fungi that seems to need a very specific hand. Also myco is much more efficient when it’s given the chance to establish itself in the container versus just feeding propagules to the soil as we go along.