Winter Solo Cup Competition - Ideas

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i wonder if i could build a small res w/ a wicking system or something like octopot or bluemats

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I was thinking about setting plantā€™s container in a shallow pan of water/nutrient mixā€¦ or a dripper hooked to a pump on a timerā€¦ but I got a feeling some would holler foul.

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easy to do, have one running on my mini bucket, but i need to order in some non natural wicking material as the cotton im using is slowly rotting away.

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yes i was thinking about sitting them in a tray of water, as long as roots donā€™t grow outside the cup i believe it is fair game, and even if they do you just need to prune them

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Right, as long as the root system is contained within the cup, because otherwise you could grow a tree big enough that the cup fuses to the stem. Lmao

I edited the first post. The only thing left is, do we impose a plant limit? Personally Iā€™m against it, but majority rules.

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a 16oz cup of chipped coco would be hard to beatā€¦

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If a person want to run dozens of cups, i say they can go for it. But i will say that after about 2.5-3 weeks of growth you start to have an idea of how your plant is gonna run and will be able to pick your selections if some plants run into issues.

But i think the photos that are posted should reflect the plant you finish with, as then you get to see the progression, not just random plants with only picking the the ideal one at the last moment.

Also an idea just to keep things consistent and trackable by viewers, is maybe have all members participating write their user name on their cup.

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Good point, so letā€™s assign an arbitrary limit of 6 plants, enough to cover male to female ratios and still remember what the hell weā€™re looking at.
Preferably each entry cup will be named and labelled. What kind of savages donā€™t name their plants?

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Now im gonna have to go out and buy a package of cups for a single cup lol, as i usually run 500ml fabric pots.

But noticed most of the newer solo branded cups are 18oz or at least in my area of the world, just fyi to others.

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Thank you, I probably wouldnā€™t have lookedā€¦Iā€™ll make sure I get the 16oz if I canā€™t find themā€¦would anyone object to trim down the 18oz cup to a 16oz cup?

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either that or only fill it to 16oz

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@GreenCaciqueHawaii this thread is brainstorming for the next solo cup grow, will be running from jan 1st to may 1st check the 1st post for the rules and stay posted for the competition thread

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