Hey DGC,
Why do Cannabis growers prefer to use beer cups that need to be modified (holes drilled or punched) instead of horticulture nursery pots? The pictures below that I took while transplanting side by side clones seem to speak for themselves. After sharing these pics on Discord while chatting grow in the voice channel last night, Soup suggested that I share on here as it would make a good talking point for the show.
Keep your sticks on the ice.
CWN
Clear cups in the red cup allowed you to see the root growth and help with knowing when to transplant. That is what I have read on forums. Doing that now, but think I like the idea of the shorter nursery pot, tho I could cut the cups down too.
Your pics raise a strong point for the nursery container.
There’s no real benefit one way or the other. I think it comes down to cost/availability.
I use the nursery pots. Keg cups are for frat boys.
I switched to nursery pots myself a while back but still use the solo cups from time to time and I found I always seem to have better root structure in the nursery pots. The solo cups are taller the the net pots I use also, the place I root clones or start seeds has a limited height so a few more inches of solo cup gives them less room in that stage of growth.
The important part is you are growing your own medicine. use what you have to, to start them whether that is a solo cup, nursery pot or a left over yogurt container.
Thank you for posting these. Great pics!
We had a great conversation about this on the DGC discord and it was awesome when you whipped out your actual side by side trial pics!
It’s pretty clear to me that one of these has a pretty huge advantage. I know which one I’m gonna be using…
Cups are for beer, pots are for pot. 😉✌️
Solo cups just fit the bill for me, they’re perfect for transplanting into 1 gal round nursery pots and 3 gal pots. They’re just the right size for holding in your hand and flipping over and with the taper the roots come out easily and fit easily into a prepared hole in the soil. Solo’s are OG. Happy Growing 🙂
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I have always used solos but after seeing your pics here I am ready to switch over. What a difference in root development. Great side by side shots man.
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