The Ultimate Growing Competition

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Greenthumbs256

Greenthumbs256

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hey @Dyna-Gro, does your company give out sample kits, I only ask, bc I received this(below) from my local hydro shop, for this competition( I mean the other one 12/12 solo cup that u followed me too lol) and we'll so far I'm just not very impressed, although it is very early. and I've always been 100% organic! and never used things out a bottle!

well now that I have alot more room( I've epanded to 3x my size) I'm running a bunch of experiments to see how other methods stack up to my probiotic sips, just kinda for fun! so I figured why not see what's up! I would say I'll run a journal on it, but with these results I'm getting with my method I wouldn't want to put out any bad advertising for you! at the same time if your stuff was to show up my sips, well could make re think some things lol!

but a few things that I'd need to know first, I'm pretty sure your lines are not organic! right? which would mean flushing 2 weeks before chop?? also if I did run it, can it be done without checking pH and adjusting it! I'm not spending money on the meters and stuff, and that could put an end to all this now, unfortunately. I just figured why not see what's up!

supposedly it's 100% organic, and it may be close but idk, and so far not very impressed, but that also could be 100% my fault, seeing as I don't know much about these styles of growing! here is what I do know another about tho...

https://www.rollitup.org/t/greens-gorilla-glue-4.979073/

here's what I was giving for free to give a shot, in the 12/12 solo cup competition! I looked up the prices when I got home and my jaw hit the floor! lolScreenshot_2019-01-08-02-37-01.png CM190107-232022001.jpg CM190107-231250002.jpg
 
smokebros

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@Greenthumbs256 I don't work for DG, but I've used them before and they make solid products. Their products are indeed synthetic, so it's common to do flushes at the end of flower when using DG just like any other synthetic nutrient.

As far as PH'ing goes, I believe they do buffer to an acceptable range after mixing everything up, but I still advise checking PH unless you're using heavy microbes. The reason I say this is because the final PH can vary depending on what your inputs are. Some people start with really hard water, others with RO, others (like myself) use silica which requires using PH down because I grow hydroponically.

@homebrewer has contributed A LOT to the community when it comes to DG and its performance. Check out some of his old threads.
 
Greenthumbs256

Greenthumbs256

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smokebros said:
@Greenthumbs256 I don't work for DG, but I've used them before and they make solid products. Their products are indeed synthetic, so it's common to do flushes at the end of flower when using DG just like any other synthetic nutrient.

As far as PH'ing goes, I believe they do buffer to an acceptable range after mixing everything up, but I still advise checking PH unless you're using heavy microbes. The reason I say this is because the final PH can vary depending on what your inputs are. Some people start with really hard water, others with RO, others (like myself) use silica which requires using PH down because I grow hydroponically.

@homebrewer has contributed A LOT to the community when it comes to DG and its performance. Check out some of his old threads.
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yes sadly that would have to make me opt out of trying it, solely bc of the pH thing, them meters and stuff get expensive! plus a lot of dam work! if I didn't have to pH or check it, I'd be down!

idk if this matters but u use well water, and I've always bubbled in 5g buckets for 24hrs before using it! idk how that effects bottle nutes and stuff! like i said, I'm as organic as you can possibly get! with the exception of my turbo kloner! I use some stuff for that, but dam the results and ease! like wow lol!

but I'll be back, gotta handle some things, I'll check in as soon as I get back! fell free to post what ever, I'll find it when I get back home!
 
johnp410

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Wow this is like a real competition. Sucks that I might not be able to join. Great job @Dyna-Gro huge fan of protekt haven't tried your other products yet. Good luck to everyone. I'm going to try and join but it's not looking good. Also I might be able to throw some seeds into the winners circle.
 
Greenthumbs256

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johnp410 said:
Wow this is like a real competition. Sucks that I might not be able to join. Great job @Dyna-Gro huge fan of protekt haven't tried your other products yet. Good luck to everyone. I'm going to try and join but it's not looking good. Also I might be able to throw some seeds into the winners circle.
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I'm sorry and mean no offense, but what do you mean by a "real competition" as far as I thought they all were, just curious as to what makes you say that?

like i said, I don't mean any disrespect or anything, just curious is all, and we'll apperently I havnt been to good at wording things lately, just trying to be clear I'm not making fun or anything like that!
 
a mongo frog

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Greenthumbs256 said:
I'm sorry and mean no offense, but what do you mean by a "real competition" as far as I thought they all were, just curious as to what makes you say that?

like i said, I don't mean any disrespect or anything, just curious is all, and we'll apperently I havnt been to good at wording things lately, just trying to be clear I'm not making fun or anything like that!
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I think he meant because this competition has a blossom buster added. Top 3 winners get that as well.
 
johnp410

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Greenthumbs256 said:
I'm sorry and mean no offense, but what do you mean by a "real competition" as far as I thought they all were, just curious as to what makes you say that?

like i said, I don't mean any disrespect or anything, just curious is all, and we'll apperently I havnt been to good at wording things lately, just trying to be clear I'm not making fun or anything like that!
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I was just referring to the rules, and it not being like the typical giveaway, and/or competition where you basically get judged for having the biggest or frostiest whatever. That's all no offense taken.
 
VillageAnt

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ANC said:
Lol, if I were to enter it would need to be an 8 week or less comp.
I just did 20% more than my previous largest haul, off going straight to 12/12 after rooting.
Vegging is a waste of time. just use at least 4" cuttings.
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I couldn't agree more! I go directly from rooted clones to 12/12 also, in 2-liters. When you see posted photos of all these plants ready to harvest, and the bottom half of the plant is just empty stem, that all represents wasted veg time.

Light doesn't penetrate more than 18 to 24 in, so there's no reason to have plants any taller than that.

The gram/watt measurement is flawed. The variable of TIME must be included in order to get an accurate assessment.

If one guy vegs for two months, and then flowers for two months under 600 watts and comes out with a pound, and another guy doesn't veg at all and goes straight from rooted clone to flower under that same 600 watt light using more smaller plants in an SOG, and winds up with a pound, clearly the second grower is doing much better. Plus, he can get two harvests in during that four-month time frame, whereas the first guy can only get one harvest in.

Despite this, you wouldn't believe how many people argue against the small SOG plants. Usually, even though they've never grown in 2-liters, they claim that the plants will get rootbound. In that 2 month flower period, they don't even come close to getting rootbound in 2-liters.

This is the guy that started it all for me. What an amazing and informative journal this is. I would highly recommend reading it.

https://www.420magazine.com/community/threads/come-sog-with-me-112-plant-2-liter-hempy-sog.138874/
 
homebrewer

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VillageAnt said:
I couldn't agree more! I go directly from rooted clones to 12/12 also, in 2-liters. When you see posted photos of all these plants ready to harvest, and the bottom half of the plant is just empty stem, that all represents wasted veg time.

Light doesn't penetrate more than 18 to 24 in, so there's no reason to have plants any taller than that.

The gram/watt measurement is flawed. The variable of TIME must be included in order to get an accurate assessment.

If one guy vegs for two months, and then flowers for two months under 600 watts and comes out with a pound, and another guy doesn't veg at all and goes straight from rooted clone to flower under that same 600 watt light using more smaller plants in an SOG, and winds up with a pound, clearly the second grower is doing much better. Plus, he can get two harvests in during that four-month time frame, whereas the first guy can only get one harvest in.

Despite this, you wouldn't believe how many people argue against the small SOG plants. Usually, even though they've never grown in 2-liters, they claim that the plants will get rootbound. In that 2 month flower period, they don't even come close to getting rootbound in 2-liters.

This is the guy that started it all for me. What an amazing and informative journal this is. I would highly recommend reading it.

https://www.420magazine.com/community/threads/come-sog-with-me-112-plant-2-liter-hempy-sog.138874/
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That dude is growing pencils in a closet. You can tell that his style is less than idea for the plants given the fact that his stems are half the size of his flowers.

If he had the space, I'd bet the farm that he'd much prefer a dedicated veg area and an actual grow room.
 
Budzbuddha

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Kushash said:
I'm in.
Glad you are playing.
I like the rules for this one and will be running HID.
No plant count, no restricted light schedule, any light, any pot, any method.
Should be a good one.
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Yeah ... that PARVO POOCH comp is a joke ... they are still questioning other competitors over there and I think it will end up a being “ a friend of a friend l kind of win. I lurk it to watch the continued finger pointing. I goofed on the cup size but corrected and that wasn’t good enough. But whatever.

This one sounds good ( even though I wont have many plants going ) at least I can learn from some other grows along the way. Not sure how plants will be judged .... but we all win in the end .....
We get smoke ... LOL.

Glad you are running in it too and NOT following the DAWGS fleabag brigade of suck ups.
Hope you win on that one. GL.
 
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