[bobblehead]

If we want to let silver play we should each build a 400w cab... 1200w is a bit much for a 2 week old clone.

[SRGB]

We would perhaps suggest 6 weeks total for pre-vegetation and full vegetation combined. That is, if the contest is purely about producing the largest single flower (possible). Six weeks total from 6 inch cut from donor to start of flowering day (+/-) 1 day between contestants, saving for requested extension. Two weeks of vegetation might, or might not be lengthy enough to produce supremely large flowers. We would lean towards the extra two weeks so that each gardener can do whatever they want to produce their very best. Time might be a factor, or part of the challenge, but we would not mind an additional two weeks so the contestants can truly make this one a classic.

Respectfully,
/SRGB/

[silver hawaiian]

Nah - no need for anyone to break out the tapes and saws and drills and lumber on account'a me.

And dammit bobble, it's a SIX HUNDRED WATT LIGHT, OKAY? OKAY?

(Now everyone can understand why I have a bigass pickup with huge tires and a lift kit)

[Mister_D]

Originally Posted by bobblehead

If we want to let silver play we should each build a 400w cab... 1200w is a bit much for a 2 week old clone.

Build a cab .......... I think silver ought to put his big boy panties on and break out the 600 again . Isn't it getting cold up there in the land of forever frost yet? Guess we could extend the veg time out to 42 days, should be able to make a good sized tree with that no? How long you want to go buddy? Don't really care myself, just so long as veg time starts on the day the clone is cut, because "rooted" is an opinion, and it makes getting the clone rooted as fast as possible part of the challenge .

Edit: my bad bro, thought you were back to using a 400 too . Guess to be fair me and bobble could also use one 600?

[bobblehead]

If we want others to be able to participate, it would make sense to establish a lower wattage... but then the cut also has to be made available to the people who want to participate... If we're doing a single 600w lamp, then again, I'm building a cab. It doesn't make sense to have a single small lamp in a large space. I have the full spectrum of ballasts and fans.. No matter what it is we do I have to construct the grow.

1200w just makes for more fun... More possibilities... I don't see why we can't just leave the cap at 1200w, and let anyone else participate with less wattage if they so desire... wasn't it you that just told me photons are photons? So its up to Silver to manipulate the light intensity.

Not everyone participates in a contest to win. Some do it for the fun of participating.

6 weeks from cut to flower sounds good to me.

[Mister_D]

Originally Posted by bobblehead

If we want others to be able to participate, it would make sense to establish a lower wattage... but then the cut also has to be made available to the people who want to participate... If we're doing a single 600w lamp, then again, I'm building a cab. It doesn't make sense to have a single small lamp in a large space. I have the full spectrum of ballasts and fans.. No matter what it is we do I have to construct the grow.

1200w just makes for more fun... More possibilities... I don't see why we can't just leave the cap at 1200w, and let anyone else participate with less wattage if they so desire... wasn't it you that just told me photons are photons? So its up to Silver to manipulate the light intensity.

Not everyone participates in a contest to win. Some do it for the fun of participating.

6 weeks from cut to flower sounds good to me.

Fair enough . 1200w cap, 6 weeks cut to flower, or any wattage and veg time before and up to the limit. Fun is definitely the main object of this contest

[bobblehead]

rooting hormone is a PGR. Is that on your banned substance list? I can do without... I'm not scurred.

[high life 45]

A bit late but im here. No strawdd atm, but that could change.

I think it would be fun to do a ppk strwdd grow off...put everyone in the same system with the same cuts, and see what tweaks and feeds environmental parameters work the best..

This could be a really good way to master a strain, if all of us grow the same cut in the same system, tweaks would be environment, feed, and media...

Or even better..
2 cuts
2 600's
one organic no till anything goes
one ppk anything goes.

That way everyone could theoretically have two chances to win it big..
it could become an ongoing research team instead of a one time big bud contest..

just an idea...

[Mister_D]

Originally Posted by bobblehead

rooting hormone is a PGR. Is that on your banned substance list? I can do without... I'm not scurred.

It's a PGR, so yes it's on the ban list. Half the time I forget to use it anyway, not scurred either

Originally Posted by high life 45

A bit late but im here. No strawdd atm, but that could change.

It most certainly could

I think it would be fun to do a ppk strwdd grow off...put everyone in the same system with the same cuts, and see what tweaks and feeds environmental parameters work the best..

This could be a really good way to master a strain, if all of us grow the same cut in the same system, tweaks would be environment, feed, and media...

Or even better..
2 cuts
2 600's
one organic no till anything goes
one ppk anything goes.

That way everyone could theoretically have two chances to win it big..
it could become an ongoing research team instead of a one time big bud contest..

just an idea...

Hmmmm ongoing research almost always interests me . How about contest first, possibly leading into on going research project? I don't mind tossing together a ppk for the show, not sure what others ability to put together and use other systems is though. Might be best if we leave grow method an open option. Though I guess that really depends on who wants to play. Either way, for the input HL.

[Ichabod Crane]

I need about two weeks to set something up. I have about four and half pounds to trim plus roof a house and work on a chicken coop for a friend.