2019 Community Grow-off

Welcome to the 2019 Community Grow Off.

Posting to this thread is for participants only.

All who wish to participate may post their entry now with a comprehensive support ticket detailing their grow op, materials, and genetics.

The quality of your entry will set the tone for everyone’s expectations for your grow.

Keep in mind the non-participant grow off thread (which will run in parallel to the 2019 Community Grow-Off thread) called 2019 Grow Off “OFF TOPIC” Discussion. There will be no discussion of participant grows there. The grower you help will be disqualified.

This contest is open to ALL ILGM members;
there are NO restrictions at all on environment / equipment / method, only the container size. (The primary rule being that roots must remain
entirely inside the 5 gal. maximum size container at all times).
The true purpose of the contest in my eyes is to drive participation and cooperation on the site and bring members together in a spirit of sharing knowledge and experiences of growing.

RULES
Read Closely

All participants will use their own skills to grow. No outside help! If you are caught cheating you’ll be dismissed. ( So having a deficiency you have to figure it out.) Remember this is a grow of skill.

All participants will use seeds of any Cannabis variety female.
Specify strain/hybrid/breeder lineage in as much detail as possible.

Participants can enter up to 5 plants (one plant per 5 gal pot), and will choose the one to be judged just before they flip to flower, or for autos must choose their entry prior to flower, preflower is okay.

Seeds will be germinated at the starting date Jan 1, 2019, but late germination permitted until the end of Jan.

There will be no entries accepted after Jan 1. If you submit your entry Jan 1 and plan to drop seeds later that’s fine. But after Jan 2 no new tickets will be received.

All roots must remain inside the 5 gal container for the duration of the challenge and may require trimming. Any type of feeding is allowed, but if roots grow out the bottom/sides of the container they must be trimmed immediately.

Harvest, dry, cure, pictures and smoke report must be completed no later than July 31, 2019.

Keep your photos and grow updates one per week at least. Missing 3 or more weeks of updates disqualifies a participant. So, keep up steady updates for maximum participation and to be considered in the winners poll.

It is expected of all participants to keep a good attitude in the spirit of community and sharing of knowledge and experiences. Let’s all have FUN.

Completed Grows will be judged by the ILGM community in a poll upon completion
of the contest.

Finished grows will be judged on:
1.) Quality of the information given
2.) Frequency and presentation of updates
3.) Quality of photographs and / or videos (linked from youtube)
4.) Explanation and details
5.) Design of the grow and training concepts
6.) Smoke report
7.) Answers to questions about the grow
8.) Quality and Quantity of the harvest

Entries close Jan 1 (UPDATE ENTRIES CLOSE JAN 31)
Germinate by Jan 31
The Grow Off ends July 31, 2019.

Our referee will be @garrigan62

Like so we know this is being read

Best of luck to you all. May the best grower win!!

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OK , Here we go and i’ll start things off.

But before I do I just want to say to everyone who joins in " I Hope You All Have An Awesome Grow "
and with that being said " Show Me What You Got "

1 ) @garrigan65
2.) @basementstealth
3.) @drillbit
4.) @voodooking
5.) @bogleg
6.) @mental
7.) @laurap
8.) @grandaddy013
9.) @jd419whywait
10.) @fano_man
11.) @farmacist
12.) @ausgrow
13.) @aolelon
14.) @Hogmaster
15.) @Countryboyjvd1971
16.) @raustin
17.) @bige
18.) @vexer
19.) @doobienoobie
20.) @boardsbird
21.) @sirsmokes
22.) @blackthumbbetty
23.) @nostril
24.) @tdubwilly
25.) @dunnitagain
26.) @budtastic
27.) @dbrn32
28.) @Latewood
29.) @Pizmopete
30.) @peachfuzz
31.) @ARgrower
32.) @Sixpackdad
33.) @purpngold74
34.) @det-pdx
35.) @budbrother
36.) @haildamaged
37.) @petescloset
38,) @oldschoolgrower
39.) @Smokin_ernie
40.) @shindig153
41.) @KayC
42.) @GetbackJoJo
43.) @Blasting
44.) @JoshawaM
45.) @HJL
46.) @WickedAle
47.) @Hotrod98s

The seeds are

I’ll be using the Paper Towel Method

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My Soil ( Feel Free To Copy And Paste My Recipe, But If You Use It You Use It At Your
Own Risk )

FOR MY SEEDLINGS

Potting soil N . P . K IS : 0.06 0.02 0. 0.04

https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Earth-Organic-Vegetable-Fertilizer-x/dp/B000VZRV4C/ref=sr_1_21?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1543657544&sr=1-21&keywords=worm+castings?=greenerl-20

WORM CASTINGS

https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Earth-Organic-Vegetable-Fertilizer-x/dp/B000VZRV4C/ref=sr_1_21?tag=ilovegrowingm-20

1 tbsp Mycorrhizal Fungi (300 spores per gram)

VEGG

Soil Recipe to be mixed with 1 to 1/1/2 cu ft of base soil

3125 lb or 5 oz Fishbone Meal 3-16-0

http://amazon.com/Down-Earth-12-0-0-Feather-Meal/dp/B001B2W842/ref=sr_1_3?tag=greenrel-20

3125 lb or 5 oz Blood Meal 13-0-0

https://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Gro-Natures-Care-Organic-Blood/dp/B00N6XE30Q/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1543656869&sr=8-10&keywords=blood+meal?tag=greenrel-20

.3125 lb or 5 oz Feather Meal 12-0-0

https://www.amazon.com/Down-Earth-12-0-0-Feather-Meal/dp/B001B2W842/ref=sr_1_3?tag=ilovegrowingm-20

1 tbsp Mycorrhizal Fungi (300 spores per gram)

https://www.amazon.com/MycoBloom-Endo-Mycorrhizae-Granular-Inocula-Mycorrhizal/dp/B00W4MCB2M/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1543659284&sr=8-5&keywords=Mycorrhizal+Fungi?iag=greenrel-20

3/4 tsp Powdered Humic Acid (90 % pure)

https://www.amazon.com/Down-Earth-17827-Granular-Fertilizer/dp/B011L3T6BS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1543659436&sr=8-3&keywords=Powdered+Humic+Acid?tag=greenrel-20

1 1/2 tbsp Epsom Salt

1tbsp Sweet Lime (Dolomite)

https://www.amazon.com/Dolomite-Magnesium-Calcium-Greenway-Biotech/dp/B06XTKHWKR/ref=sr_1_7_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1543659591&sr=8-7-spons&keywords=Sweet+Lime+(Dolomite)&psc=1?tag=greenrel-20

1 tbsp Asomite (Trace Elements)

https://www.amazon.com/Volcanic-Minerals-Certified-Greenway-Biotech/dp/B00JPS6CPU/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1543657654&sr=8-7&keywords=azomite?tag=greenrel-20

FLOWER
Soil Recipe to be mixed with 1 to 1/1/2 cu ft of base soil

.3125 lb or 5 oz Fishbone Meal 3-16-0

https://www.amazon.com/Down-Earth-6-Pound-Fish-7823/dp/B001B2W85Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1543658474&sr=8-2&keywords=Fishbone+Meal?tag=greenrel-20

.3125 lb or 5 oz Steamed Bone Meal 2-14-0

https://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Gro-Natures-Care-Organic-Bone/dp/B00N6XE1GC/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1543657138&sr=8-13&keywords=bone+meal+fertilizer?tab=greenrel-20

.625 lb or 10 oz Bat Guano 0-5-0

https://www.amazon.com/Hydrofarm-BGC2001-FloweringGuano-Bloom-Crazy/dp/B013GFYD08/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1_m?ie=UTF8&qid=1543658286&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=Bat+Guano+0.7.0?tag=greenrel-20

.3125 lb or 5 oz Blood Meal 13-0-0

https://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Gro-Natures-Care-Organic-Blood/dp/B00N6XE30Q/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1543656869&sr=8-10&keywords=blood+meal?tag=greenrel-20

.3125 lb or 5 oz Feather Meal 12-0-0

https://www.amazon.com/Down-Earth-12-0-0-Feather-Meal/dp/B001B2W842/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1543657928&sr=8-3&keywords=Feather+Meal?tag=greenrel-20

.375 lb or 6 oz Colloidal Rock Phosphate 0-3-0

https://www.amazon.com/Down-Earth-100526004-Phosphate-White/dp/B07DLSXGN3/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1543658662&sr=8-5&keywords=Colloidal+Rock+Phosphate?tag=greenrel-20

1 tbsp Potassium Sulfate 0-0-53

1 tbsp Souluble Kelp Powder 0-0-17

1 tbsp Mycorrhizal Fungi (300 spores per gram)

https://www.amazon.com/MycoBloom-Endo-Mycorrhizae-Granular-Inocula-Mycorrhizal/dp/B00W4MCB2M/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1543659284&sr=8-5&keywords=Mycorrhizal+Fungi?iag=greenrel-20

3/4 tsp Powdered Humic Acid (90 % pure)

https://www.amazon.com/Down-Earth-17827-Granular-Fertilizer/dp/B011L3T6BS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1543659436&sr=8-3&keywords=Powdered+Humic+Acid?tag=greenrel-20

1 1/2 tbsp Epsom Salt

1tbsp Sweet Lime (Dolomite)

https://www.amazon.com/Dolomite-Magnesium-Calcium-Greenway-Biotech/dp/B06XTKHWKR/ref=sr_1_7_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1543659591&sr=8-7-spons&keywords=Sweet+Lime+(Dolomite)&psc=1?tag=greenrel-20

1 tbsp Asomite (Trace Elements)

https://www.amazon.com/Volcanic-Minerals-Certified-Greenway-Biotech/dp/B00JPS6CPU/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1543657654&sr=8-7&keywords=azomite?tag=greenerl-20

6.25 lbs Worm Castings

https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Earth-Organic-Vegetable-Fertilizer-x/dp/B000VZRV4C/ref=sr_1_21?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1543657544&sr=1-21&keywords=worm+castings?=greenerl-20

LIGHTS

CFL 300 WATTS

https://www.amazon.com/Luxrite-LR20215-Equivalent-Incandescent-Standard/dp/B016UYR3L8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1543755911&sr=8-3&keywords=cfl+light+bulbs+300+watt+equivalent?tag=greenrel-20

Now the lights i’ll be using for Vegg and Flower i’m upgrading and will post a little later on.

Ok …Welcome too Garrigan’s Grow and this is what i’m starting with.

2 Gold Leaf , 2 Gorilla Glue and
1 Granddaddy Purple and here they are as of 4:15 am Tuesday January 1st 2019

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Strain: Jamaican Berry Super Auto

Breeder: Flash Seeds/Stitch

Type: 95% Sativa & 5% Ruderalis

Grow Space/size: Indoor grow tent, 2.5x5x7 (it will be sharing space with a couple other plants)

Lights: 3 Galaxyhydro blurples, totalling 520 watts from the wall

Medium: 1 gallon Black Gold Perlite, 1.5 gallons Promix Bx, and 2.5 gallons Coco (rinsed)

Nutrients: DrGreenLeaf’s MegaCrop 300g sample pack; AN’s root trio & Nirvana; and other supplements, as deemed necessary

Grow Techniques: This is an experimental grow, using the concept of a self watering container/poor man’s autopot; I will have a 5 gallon bucket inside a 5 gallon bucket, leaving a 3 quart reservoir; there will be an air stone/hose in the grow medium/root zone; I am playing the role of the autovalve/nutrient tank; without the tank & valves, this method will not be a time saver, but it should get some crazy results. I’m watching you, @screwauger!

Training: She will get topped/fimmed around week three & then scrogged under a 24"x21" screen


GROW OFF JOURNAL BEGIN

1/1/19
Drop Day

Dropped a Jamaican Berry Super Auto into 3oz of ro water, then added a quick squirt of h2o2. The seed is in a lidded cup, and was placed in a warm (77F), dark place.

Come on seed, Mama needs a new thumb!

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23 posts were split to a new topic: 2019 community groff contest

5 posts were merged into an existing topic: 2019 grow off off topic disscusion

thank you :+1:

im thinking let use the off topic thread for.discussions and keep this thread for entries only.

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2 posts were merged into an existing topic: 2019 Grow Off “OFF TOPIC” Discussion

Must be hard off to drink or taste your nutes. Glad they went down fine and were tasty as well :crazy_face:

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@garrigan62 can you swing through here and cleanup this thread for me?

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Lets keep this thread limited to posts for the community grow and keep all side chat to the off-topic thread. Okay?
Also, let’s remember why we are all here, peoples. This is a friendly, cooperative, community of like minded people looking to share and grow. Let’s keep it that way and enjoy each other.

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I did some cleaning up

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Ok I made some room for my seed to have life. GDP will be kind enough to share her tent for when I drop a seed after the ball drops on the new year. Camo bucket for the grow off, we’re going to war lol.

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I’m ready to drop my bean!!!

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Quick question… with regard to the 5 gallon container, is that a US Gallon of 128 oz, or an Imperial Gallon of 160 oz (Canadian’s use Imperial Gallons), its a difference of 20% approx… thanks

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Are we supposed to be creating our own grow journals for these entries or commenting on a singular thread?

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I was wondering the same thing…

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No. Ur grow updates are posted here. No chitchat.
Side conversation occurs in the off-topic thread

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J BERRY Dropped in h2o /h2o2 at 9:30 am 1/1/19

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Well I guess I will drop mine as well.

@blackthumbbetty @GreenJewels

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I think my lady tossed my seeds while cleaning. Can’t find them anywhere but luckily I gave my neighbor a couple of each type so I need to get a gold leaf from him and hope I find the rest ugh.

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