Outdoor Solo Cup Grow

Hello fellow RUI-ers, I thought I'd show my outdoor solo cup grow since I've already showed my other grows I got going on.
August 1st I germinated 73 bag seeds I've collected over the years. Then on the 3rd I planted 63 that sprouted in 18oz solo cups with Fox Farm Happy Frog soil and kept them under CFL 24/7. On the 15th I put them outside. As of today I have 27 out 63 that came out female. I'm feeding them with Floranova bloom and calimagic.

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Very, um, interesting? No hate here, just the first grow I've seen like this.

Have you considered putting them in flood trays so they can wick from the bottom? You must have to water/feed very often...

One pro of having so many small plants is you can easily run A/B tests without much cost, and results should be seen quickly.

I've read about solo cup challenges on 420 magazine and thought I might as well try it just for fun. I have plenty of seeds to spare still and 2 other real grows going on. I hand feed them every 2 days. I got rid of all the males as they showed 1st signs of sex. I didn't want any contamination with my other grows. I was thinking about getting 3 of my 15g fabric pots and putting 9 in each one, but they might not respond well if I transplant them at this stage of flowering. I might try doing one maybe, I am curious

like a leggy sea of green :hi5

When I do solo cups I use two cups the bottom has no holes and works like tray , it increases yield

Edit: I see you have a couple doubled up

Herb & Suds said:

When I do solo cups I use two cups the bottom has no holes and works like tray , it increases yield

Edit: I see you have a couple doubled up

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Some got really leggy at 1st so I cut a cup in half slide it over the seedling and added more soil, that way it gets stronger because roots grow out of the stalk that got barried. It worked. I do like the idea of adding another cup with no holes, probably give me another day of not needing to be watered

I know you wanted to do solo cups and the project looks like a success. Maybe 1 gallon smart pots could increase your success without much more footprint..

Deltagreen said:

Some got really leggy at 1st so I cut a cup in half slide it over the seedling and added more soil, that way it gets stronger because roots grow out of the stalk that got barried. It worked. I do like the idea of adding another cup with no holes, probably give me another day of not needing to be watered

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Plants roots get good air flow. With only one cup. An whered you get the crates LUV it