[Mister_D]

Originally Posted by silver hawaiian

I didn't mean to muck up the original intention - I still think biggest cola is good.

I really don't give a shit about the wattage TBH. I thought that it was a relatively easy thing to "scale" to give some parity, .. But then I suppose one could make the argument "Yeah but your 600 was in xyz space and my 1200 was in xyz * 2 space, so what's the difference?"

..I'm not sure any of us really care to get down into the nitty gritty at that level, so just discard it as a thought from a guy who was likely baked upon its delivery to y'all.

Hmm. As long as I can resurrect a cut ( ), I think I'm in. I might end up regretting trying to cram in one more to the room, but f- it.

As bobble said, not everyone participates to win. I'll be that guy!

I'm gonna keep posted up here to keep abreast of the start date, make sure I can rustle up some supplies perhaps..

I don't know that any of us are "really" competing to win, though I am going to kick bobbles ass ! It was just a random stoned idea I tossed out there, it gained some ground, now we're rolling with it . Most of all the idea is to just have fun with it . Something to keep us goofy idiots, and others like us entertained.

I'm working on developing a points system that allows other aspects of the grow to be judged also, so having the biggest yield isn't the sole determining factor in the win. That way even people with less light/space can still be competitive. No promises, but i'm working on it. Anybody else with ideas should feel free to share them.

[Ichabod Crane]

Well heck if we are just having fun maybe I will do a completely differnt style of grow them. Maybe just straight napa floor dry start to finish. In a bed setup flood and drain on the flat.

[megayields]

DAMMIT....and I just lost my grow room.....bahhh I would have KILLED it....lol!

(how about an allowance for a 30 x 60 greenhouse and 200 gallon bags and NO lights?... )

[bobblehead]

Originally Posted by Mister_D

It was just a random stoned idea I tossed out there, it gained some ground, now we're rolling with it.

I love how you take my ideas and make them yours...

[silver hawaiian]

Originally Posted by megayields

(how about an allowance for a 30 x 60 greenhouse and 200 gallon bags and NO lights?... )

Dude, you've kept us all waiting months for those pictures - you don't need a contest like this to share


/sorry, couldn't resist - low-hanging fruit!

[Mister_D]

Originally Posted by bobblehead

I love how you take my ideas and make them yours...

How do you figure?

Originally Posted by Mister_D

Though we could maybe do a Strawberry DD tree grow to see who gets the biggest cola? Sounds like it could be fun to me

[exploziv]

so, when does the show start?

[bobblehead]

Originally Posted by Mister_D

How do you figure?

Just teasing... Though I did drop the gauntlet...

[whythefnot]

Not that I'm planning to participate -- only an enthusiastic spectator -- but if the competition is purely for cola size, and there is a 6-week time limit from cut, are you sure you need a limitation on wattage? As long as the and the main cola is closest to whatever light you have, and you are providing adequate w's psf, I would imagine the size difference of that one bud from one light to the next would be negligible.

Also, if you are purely judging the top cola, would it be too complicated to limit the distance from the light? It would be hard to measure from the overall canopy, I'll admit, but if you limit your top bud-to-light distance to, for example, 18" from a 1k, or 12" from a 600 (scaled math can be figured later), you'd have an objective landmark from which to take measurements.

Of course, if overall yield or gpw gets factored in somehow then a wattage limit makes a little more sense than either of these suggestions.


I'm probably missing something, but I just don't see how, in a contest of big colas, a limit on wattage is necessary when there is already a limit on veg time.


Of course, you could always pretend that you're the Tour de France and hand out a few different "prizes" at the end. One main prize for biggest cola, then one for highest GPW, one for highest bud size-to-container size ratio, etc.

[bobblehead]

hmmmm.... This guy has a point.

Have you ever grown a plant 6 weeks from cut that needed more than 1200w? lol... We can probably throw that rule out the window, and then just factor in gpw into its own category, along with an overall score.

This contest stuff is complicated! Good thing we're hashing out the rules now...