Two Cups, One Girl. My method for the first transplant.

Hello it's me again with an out of the box method that I came up with one day.

Doesnt everyone hate that first transplant out of the solo cup...especially seed!
Wel hate no more!
What if I told you that with this method you don't even need roots or a plant? (Though a plant is recommended)
What if I said that you could pull the soil out and look at the bottom of your cup for roots.....with no problems. Most importantly no damage.
Does this sound like a modern marvel of science!..... No! ...um kinda,maybe. Probably not.

All you need is two cups your seedling of choice, and soil.
1. Drainage.I take one cup and drill 8 or more holes With small drill bit.
2. The Hole Secret.....lol. Cut the bottom out of the second cup and slice it up the side.
Insert into other cup and BOOM! Your life just got easier.

With moist soil, you can slide out entire inner cup an look at bottom. Cup stays wrapped around the soil like a sleeve. Be gentle, but it's safe to handle.
I transplanted my seedlings as soon as I saw a tap root(5days roughly) ,this time, just to test it out again. Works like a champ.
Extra info on transplants.
I usually just transplant on second input.. I.e. Seed gets planted and fed 3/4 strength of my mix.next time gets water. When it's time to feed again, roughly at the 12-14 day mark I transplant into 1 gal containers
Then into a 3 gal at day 28 roughly..
5 gal for 8 week veg. Then flower in same container.
They to transplant to the last container size 2 weeks before flower so roots spread and there's no shock at all.
Thats it. Any questions please feel free to ask.

Here’s a couple photos .one of a cup with just soil holding up for a root check example.

Ive always liked to use clear cups inside red solos.

Brettman said:

Ive always liked to use clear cups inside red solos.

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That's a great solution for seeing roots too.
The transplant is aided by the split in the cup.
You can take sleeve and bury it in the medium up to the lip.
Then just pull it straight out of medium leaving transplant in its place, already buried.

Imagine a plant in there lol. Use a clean pot too. This is for an example.

Now We just need some Imaginary Beneficial Bacteria......

Hydrotech364 said:

Now We just need some Imaginary Beneficial Bacteria......

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No need... it's promix hp just look harder. I knew that's what people were into...fuck the plant. It all about the bacteria Bro.

Lol The fact I can pull dirt with no plant,with this method, is best shown without a plant....can you imagine? Transplant it with root? Been there done that and so have you. Do this with your method.....never.

I like to "Tease out" the roots when I transplant. Getting the roots out and about is the benefit. Weeds pretty tuff, not much problem with shock.

I found that method on a regular gardening site and used it for the last two grows. It's pretty cool for a fairly inexperienced grower (me) to understand how big I can go in solo cups. I didn't have room in the tent for the plant in the photos so I let it go longer than usual to see the roots.

I do the same. I also put a drainage hole about 1" up the side of the cup. This always leaves some water in the bottom of the cup if they are thirsty but also allows the media above to drain. Hempy cup

SheeshM said:

I found that method on a regular gardening site and used it for the last two grows. It's pretty cool for a fairly inexperienced grower (me) to understand how big I can go in solo cups. I didn't have room in the tent for the plant in the photos so I let it go longer than usual to see the roots.View attachment 4393565 View attachment 4393566

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Awesome. Then you know how useful this technique is.
It not only good for beginners but for experts alike. I've not broke a rootball in years.

This is also for the people that are new to this style.
I do a ton of research,( not on this subject though to be fair),but never ran into this. Glad to know the info is out there though. Every one can benefit from this.
Take care and good luck.

Jaybodankly said:

I do the same. I also put a drainage hole about 1" up the side of the cup. This always leaves some water in the bottom of the cup if they are thirsty but also allows the media above to drain. Hempy cup

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drainage is a must. Though they shouldn't get more than 2 watering in here anyway.
I drilled the holes at he lowest point of the cup. My tray is slotted so there's always a couple holes dumping out water. A hole in the center is a good measure too.
Glad to know others do this too. Good luck with your grows