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Gwe: Solo cup judging thread: 2020
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oldjarhead100
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45 dry grams almost 2 oz from a solo cup very well done
Obi-Wan
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The G14 was harvested on 4/1 at day 86. She was grown in 100% perlite with a timed auto feed and for the last 30 days she got continuous feeding. She was grown under a 4000k HLG- 65 in a 2x2x3 tent. I’m happy that I was able to bring her to harvest and her main tops look good. She only gave me 18.86 grams dry but she’s got a sticky quality to her that makes it worth while. Overall I think her slow start coupled with the cool temps in my grow area may have held her back. I had a lot of fun with this grow challenge and I’ve seen some great plants nursed along by phenomenal growers that are far more deserving of the win than myself.
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Doubledealing72
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Awesome job Canuck!
Mr.furley
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We have come down to the final.day for this grow off so I encourage everyone that hasnt entered to submit your plant.
Here I go.....
It has been a great time and a lot of fun for me. I not only feel that I have learned a lot more about small pot growing but it has refreshed my understanding of the "perfect" environment for the plant you are trying to grow. It has become obvious that an Autoflower does better than a photoperiod plant here, that a higher feeding practice is key , and that more frequent watering was needed.
This grow for me did not work out, I had a big dream of running a self watering system in a heavy perlite medium with a attached wire rack to training the plant in a so called upside down Scrog/Lst thingy.
The first problem I ran into was leaving town back it February, I bought everything to have it self watering. The first thing that happened was I went to set it up and I dropped the brand new pump and broke of the plastic nipple for the water line, in the trash that went and I had to leave it to a helper to water The next mistake was not moving the plant into flowering when I left but letting it go another week. After I returned I missed water the plant some nights and it went 48 hour from time to time. This plant Never had the stretch I planned on for more bud sites so I was left to what I had.
my plant did not finish in the time frame it will most likely be 10 days before it is ready. As of today I am out of town again, the pictures were from The 6th(Monday night) before I left and is my final post for the grow off.
The plant smells good, the buds are dense, and I'm sure the dried bud will be good smoke.
Thank you everyone for your great grows.
Grower love
Here I go.....
It has been a great time and a lot of fun for me. I not only feel that I have learned a lot more about small pot growing but it has refreshed my understanding of the "perfect" environment for the plant you are trying to grow. It has become obvious that an Autoflower does better than a photoperiod plant here, that a higher feeding practice is key , and that more frequent watering was needed.
This grow for me did not work out, I had a big dream of running a self watering system in a heavy perlite medium with a attached wire rack to training the plant in a so called upside down Scrog/Lst thingy.
The first problem I ran into was leaving town back it February, I bought everything to have it self watering. The first thing that happened was I went to set it up and I dropped the brand new pump and broke of the plastic nipple for the water line, in the trash that went and I had to leave it to a helper to water The next mistake was not moving the plant into flowering when I left but letting it go another week. After I returned I missed water the plant some nights and it went 48 hour from time to time. This plant Never had the stretch I planned on for more bud sites so I was left to what I had.
my plant did not finish in the time frame it will most likely be 10 days before it is ready. As of today I am out of town again, the pictures were from The 6th(Monday night) before I left and is my final post for the grow off.
The plant smells good, the buds are dense, and I'm sure the dried bud will be good smoke.
Thank you everyone for your great grows.
Grower love
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oldjarhead100
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You did great and thank you for suggesting this challenge where did you get the grow weed easy stick,coaster thing , a very nice touch
NickyChicks
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Nice job, thanks for hosting the contest !
NickyChicks
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Alaskan Purple Fem - Seedsman
Seed went into paper towel right after the ball dropped, and then into a rooter on 1/3. The rooter sat inside a net pot that fit perfectly into the solo cup and then that solo cup was fitted to the lid on a 5gal bucket that I made look like an oversized solo cup. I put a small airstone in the cup and poked small drain holes so there was some sort of air gap between the roots and the waterline. It's been top fed GH Trio, calimagic, Hydroguard and during flowering I also used FloraliciousPlus, Liquid Kool Bloom, and Bontanicare Sweet. She's being fed every 90mins for 30mins. I flipped to 12/12 on 2/9 and now here we are right around day 50 of flowering. She has been a lot of fun to grow and obviously we're not done here. This challenge just happened to fall in line (almost) with my first grow, so this is one of my first plants ever and I'm pretty proud of her. The flowering time is supposed to be ~63 days so I knew I probably wouldn't finish in time but I figured nothing to lose only lots to gain. She hasn't turned all the beautiful purple colors that her sister has but I can see she's on her way and the smell, phenomenal. Best smelling plant in my tent for sure. She's no winner but I learned a lot and I definitely want to do this again... I vote for 4/20 solo cup challenge same rules! Great job everyone!!
Seed went into paper towel right after the ball dropped, and then into a rooter on 1/3. The rooter sat inside a net pot that fit perfectly into the solo cup and then that solo cup was fitted to the lid on a 5gal bucket that I made look like an oversized solo cup. I put a small airstone in the cup and poked small drain holes so there was some sort of air gap between the roots and the waterline. It's been top fed GH Trio, calimagic, Hydroguard and during flowering I also used FloraliciousPlus, Liquid Kool Bloom, and Bontanicare Sweet. She's being fed every 90mins for 30mins. I flipped to 12/12 on 2/9 and now here we are right around day 50 of flowering. She has been a lot of fun to grow and obviously we're not done here. This challenge just happened to fall in line (almost) with my first grow, so this is one of my first plants ever and I'm pretty proud of her. The flowering time is supposed to be ~63 days so I knew I probably wouldn't finish in time but I figured nothing to lose only lots to gain. She hasn't turned all the beautiful purple colors that her sister has but I can see she's on her way and the smell, phenomenal. Best smelling plant in my tent for sure. She's no winner but I learned a lot and I definitely want to do this again... I vote for 4/20 solo cup challenge same rules! Great job everyone!!
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SoOrbudgal
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I love the DWC solos what a hoot. I am so surprise how well all the grows did. Really nice challenge 
NickyChicks
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Thanks! Some really amazing plants out there! Quite the display of thinking outside of the box from a lot of people. I think this gave growers an opportunity to try/see some things you wouldn't normally do or have always wanted to try.
Billyblastafuc
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Great job everybody! I’m super jealous!
homegrown
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Solo GG#4 started Jan 1st, along with her sisters to begin my 3rd grow. She had a custom made fiber pot which, yours truly designed and hand sewed:smile:. And a very comfortable hammock/swing system that i cobbled together with a bunch of stuff.(i may make some improvements to it to hold a 1-2 gal pot..it worked that well.lol). She got the same nutes and i fed her every day usually. she drank a lot more once she started budding up. Used soft ties to spread her out at the beginning so it could push a few more colas up to the light. Cut her down tonight once the lights came on in the tent. 18"tall with the pot, 107g wet. Two really nice main colas..7" I have been watching the trichomes as of late and im ok with cutting her now. This was fun..and also a pain in the ass at some times:silly:. Shout out to everybody that played along...there are some really amazing plants that ya'll did.! some pics
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oldjarhead100
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great job close to a zip from a solo cup impressive
RagWeedDWC
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Very Nice!
DingusKhan
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Congratulations, everybody! Way to grow! Thanks again to Mr.furley and GWE for a most excellent growing and learning experience. And I hope and pray that you all stay well and safe. Peace and blessings to you.
I'm sorry I've been so absent in the last month or so. We're still getting off light, here in the Umpqua Valley, and having a glorious morning.
Mango stands for the Gher, and will enjoy her last few nights of reprieve to get a bit more amber. But her leaves look about finished, and today she is presented.
She was cut on New Year's morning from a Mango clone given to me by JDU late last year. That plant has become one of my favorites: very easy to grow, adaptive and compliant, whether getting overfed or under. She rooted in 8 days in the bubble cloner, and was transplanted to a cup of Happy Frog.
She was trained exclusively with LST. I gently coiled her stem with light gauge soft wire and bent her over, causing her lower branches to catch up with the top. I don't think I topped or FIMed at all, but I'm not sure.
My approach to this solo grow project has been try lots of things, especially what we're told to avoid. In this case, she was grown in a transparent cup so I could see the roots. They got a little green with algae, but I don't think it affected her at all.
On the other hand, her buds look smaller than those grown by Obi-Wan and mcubed476.
She was lightly defoliated, and randomly watered with tap water and Megacrop light-medium strength solution, allowed to wilt a couple times. She also occasionally got CalMag+, epsom salts and molasses. She always looked a little hungry, and I tried to feed her extra, but I didn't really blast her.
She was flipped on Feb 16th when all y'all sounded off the deadline reminders.
I will definitely feed her more aggressively next time I grow her. She's definitely a keeper.
Thanks again, I miss you all. Stay safe and healthy.
I'm sorry I've been so absent in the last month or so. We're still getting off light, here in the Umpqua Valley, and having a glorious morning.
Mango stands for the Gher, and will enjoy her last few nights of reprieve to get a bit more amber. But her leaves look about finished, and today she is presented.
She was cut on New Year's morning from a Mango clone given to me by JDU late last year. That plant has become one of my favorites: very easy to grow, adaptive and compliant, whether getting overfed or under. She rooted in 8 days in the bubble cloner, and was transplanted to a cup of Happy Frog.
She was trained exclusively with LST. I gently coiled her stem with light gauge soft wire and bent her over, causing her lower branches to catch up with the top. I don't think I topped or FIMed at all, but I'm not sure.
My approach to this solo grow project has been try lots of things, especially what we're told to avoid. In this case, she was grown in a transparent cup so I could see the roots. They got a little green with algae, but I don't think it affected her at all.
On the other hand, her buds look smaller than those grown by Obi-Wan and mcubed476.
She was lightly defoliated, and randomly watered with tap water and Megacrop light-medium strength solution, allowed to wilt a couple times. She also occasionally got CalMag+, epsom salts and molasses. She always looked a little hungry, and I tried to feed her extra, but I didn't really blast her.
She was flipped on Feb 16th when all y'all sounded off the deadline reminders.
I will definitely feed her more aggressively next time I grow her. She's definitely a keeper.
Thanks again, I miss you all. Stay safe and healthy.
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NickyChicks
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Great looking plant! I love that first pic, blends right into the landscape, should be a postcard lol
DingusKhan
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Thanks guys, she has been one of the plants I've grown that I most enjoy looking at. But it's probably because I can hold her in one hand and turn her all the way around to gawk.