Got no idea, let me check just nowā¦ Okay back.
Well canāt really tell, the perlite is so white i canāt see any roots, i think i will be able to see when they reached the bottom but sofar nothing. I am spraying the rock with Bio Marine 2-3-1 @ 30% strengh, that should make up for something. I think.
Ya I never tried this style of growing I think it would be hard , not familiar enough with perlite but my guess it has no CEC capacity therefore nutrients wouldnāt be to " hold on" to it. This might have to be a continuous fertilizer thing to do to get through to the end. Thoughts?
Yes, the hempy buckets with perlite and vermaculite are a hydro system. They will require constant feeding once they get their first true leaves Iām still giving mine RO without pH correction. Will probably wait a few days before feeding anything.
My last round was using chemical fertilizers. By the end I was feeding 3x a day by hand. This time I hope to use my ferments the whole way through. Heck I may even pollinate one or two and make a few seeds. I think I have a seed making problem!
I am gonna spray the little rock cube and hope it drains down to the roots at the bottom, but when they reach the bottom they will have a little reservoir with nutrient water in it, lika an inch at the bottom or less, itās a passive hydro set up. Here.
As you can see the little hole on the side of the cup allows water to drain and therefore all the remaining space on the top is air, while the below area would be the reservoir with nutes in itā¦
IPulling up a chair and measuring u cats up for the second OG cup challenge. Damn it, missed out this time. If all goes good for ya here, Iām sure you will all be ready early in 2018ā¦I will beā¦Cheers!
Cāmon competitors, where your updates, itās Sunday already and well, we need your entry my people! Before 7pm EST.
EDIT @ 5.53pm EST
Alright competitors, please donāt drop the ball. Make your entry b4 7pm eastern and keep on playing!
We are missing @Worcestershire_Farms @Growinnblowin @ryasco!
i didnt take a pic earlier ill have mine up in just a few hours after i get home an get back to internet sorry for the wait peeps
As long as itās before midnight on the west coast, I think we will be good. Iām getting confused with two threads though. Must be all this rosin.
your not the only one lol
Looks like someone has taken the leadā¦ WOOHOO!!!
Itās not so hard, one thread is to chit chat about the contest and the
other one for the updates, but donāt worry, iāll keep it tidy. 
is that allowed ? it says No roots can come out of the cup, no placing on top of other media.
For now, yes. But we better put that in the cups soon, imho.
Air pruning technically is killing the roots before it can grow into anything and i donāt think a grate is media. I do think the competition is titled 16oz cup competition so think it should go in a cup sooner than later, in the spirit of fair competition.
Edit: Air pruning for a few weeks would hurt you in my opinion.
Iām not happy about the lack of cup
@Growinnblowin popular clamor has decided you need to put your plants in cup immediately please. All members are using cups so should you, thanks man. Please put them in a cup and change the picture of your entry, or add another picture with the rock on top of the cups my man, thanks.
I think you need to be more specific on the rules as to avoid misunderstandings.
I thought it was pretty obvious my man. ā16oz Cup Challengeā i mean, what more can you sayā¦! I already asked our participant friend to rectify the situation, we donāt wanna start disqualifying people just like that, but @Growinnblowin will help us and get it right. I believe it.
Also, in order to respect the efforts of our fellow contestants, we are gonna move the deadline time to midnight on Sunday (9pm PST or 11:59 EST), to submit your entries, if you are one minute late, you will be disqualified. Letās show some respect and fellowship to our participants, everyone is making an effort, little as it might be, so no posting entries late, thus disqualification.
I may get disqualified then, I donāt get to my garden until around 9pm PST. I think you need to chill with the deadlines at specific times, at least give us until 12 PST. This is supposed to be fun, not a job or responsibility.
