I'd like to jump in but all I have on hand is 18 oz. solo cups. Will that work?
Solo Cup Comp: Bring It!
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I think most of the solo cups are 18 Oz now that it's been mentioned. Yes 18 Oz is fine. Glad to have ya cola
The Dealer
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Just think, everyone will have a little extra something to puff on for 4/20 as a prize lol.
Bearded Budz
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So when can we start (start germination)?
The Dealer
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I think the sprout / clone has to be entered on or before the 1st of Feb.
I started germinating my Bubba last night.
I started germinating my Bubba last night.
Wait! Geez, I've already taken up half this thread babbling and now realize that -any sort of auto-watering system requires some form of reservoir, even if it's plain water. I can't be around most weekdays- I can't hand water during the week. So I may have to disqualify myself if this comp is hand watering only. 
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Yes start now, all entries need to be in by February 1st. Nobody gets any veg time, just plant your entry and place into flower cycle.
The Dealer
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Wait! Geez, I've already taken up half this thread babbling and now realize that -any sort of auto-watering system requires some form of reservoir, even if it's plain water. I can't be around most weekdays- I can't hand water during the week. So I may have to disqualify myself if this comp is hand watering only.
I think its mainly just not being able to give your roots extra room to spread out pass the solo cup down into a res.
I believe you can even set up a DWC as long as it fits into the solo cup lol.
Bearded Budz
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Wait! Geez, I've already taken up half this thread babbling and now realize that -any sort of auto-watering system requires some form of reservoir, even if it's plain water. I can't be around most weekdays- I can't hand water during the week. So I may have to disqualify myself if this comp is hand watering only.
Think you could get away with watering then put it in a ziplock bag to hold the moisture....? I wanna see ya in this buddy
Just an iderrr.
Ok, I'll aim for a pump watering system on a timer then, by the weekend. Cool. I'll be tempted to re-pot into coco then. Plus my cup is only 14 ounce and I'm getting cup envy.
I think the rules should be clarified to say that the main thing is- the roots stay in the cup - but a reservoir is ok ? ( I think?)
I think the rules should be clarified to say that the main thing is- the roots stay in the cup - but a reservoir is ok ? ( I think?)
electro gypsy
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won't need veg time.. using Pit Bull. i swear it grows before it roots lol.
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I will be trying 1 with a built in resevoir, I'm going to use a 50ml syringe with the plunger out. I'll put it in the soil when I plant and fill with water when I water. In theory it should drip water the bottom and wick up through the soil......in theory
electro gypsy
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please don't use a blue one
Excellent! This should work out perfect for me since I already have a crop in veg. just waiting to go into flowering at the beginning of the month and means I can toss the solo cups around the perimeter of my table to do their thing in which I'll remove any males I see pop up in the process so as not to pollinate my big girls.
Lets have some fun as this will be a first for me flowering a plant straight from seed.
DeanB
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I dropped two Mexican bagseeds in a peat based medium into solo cups. I will need to run a couple of veg. lights for 24hrs. to keep them warm. As soon as they break surface I will put them in the flowering cabinet and be ready by Feb. 1st.
Is 10 days long enough for them to break the surface or should I germ them outside of the soil first?
Is 10 days long enough for them to break the surface or should I germ them outside of the soil first?
Personally, anything past five or six days germination makes me very nervous,, tho I have never had a seed not germinate, 16 for 16, or so, straight into moist (not wet) soil, 3/4inch deep or so.. Six days is my longest, usually three days max, for me so far anyway, cheers
DeanB
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Solo party cups are 16oz, you can dump 2 cups of your medium into any size cup or container. If you have an 18oz cup you could trim the cup down.
electro gypsy
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Personally, anything past five or six days germination makes me very nervous,, tho I have never had a seed not germinate, 16 for 16, or so, straight into moist (not wet) soil, 3/4inch deep or so.. Six days is my longest, usually three days max, for me so far anyway, cheers
Bridget took over a month to break dirt lol. She germinated in only a few days, just took forever to do anything besides peak out from under a dirt clod. She germinated on 11/1/2015 lol
I am looking at a beer can for a cup,, a bit small I think,, how hilarious would a beer can grow contest be,,haha
The Dealer
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Go get a tall boy