Grower of the Month October 2018

Aww come on guys , no need for all bitching n shit . You all do fab with helping novice growers like myself . I agree GD needs to rethink this type of competition and rules ect but in the scheme of it , it's just light hearted fun for us growers n shouldn't be taken so seriously n cause bad blood btween any of us . Peace n goodwill to all you fine herbalists 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

TLDR some suggestions to help folks do better at helping people with questions. just a couple of suggestions for the GotM, but first some context. Context: More than a few people have said they're still a bit embarrassed to ask grow questions, so maybe just have them in a drop down. The main problem i can tell is from folks that choose a grow question answer before they really do anything, awarding the point to the person that answers the fastest. This is an unfortunate "skew" towards insomniacs and others that may not have the best quality answer. So the time it takes to "get" a question is shorter than the time it takes to pursue a solution which means takes a while to see the real, truthful answer. This happens very very often, see my 10 gal gorilla with all the grow questions especially the first one. Suggestion: the best would be for grow question askers to ask a question, receive their (confidential?) answers in their drop down menu, and get a prompt the next week's update if the problem is resolved to choose the answer that was followed. here's two cents don't spend it all on seeds 😉😘

Some people are just hunting for grow questions (no offense)

I won the previous GOTM and i am very glad about that but i am also very disappointed from this contest. There were many things i didn't like about it. I didn't want to say anything during the contest because i didn't want to influence any of the contenders but now that the contest has over i feel i can start bitching 😇😎. First thing that i don't like is to competing people that instead of writing answers they copy paste a link. I was giving a lot of effort and time to write down the answers and i don't think it's cool to loose points from a copy paste link. Second i don't like to see people getting points from questions like " what do you all think of Musk smoking a spliff/blunt with Joe Rogani " and there are a lot of questions like this. Personally i would never answer that to take a point but that's just me.Third it is very obvious that friendships and politics has a lot to do with this contest. For example there was a grower asking if he should cut a damaged leaf. I wrote him what to do and why me and a bunch of other growers. Among the answers there was someone who wrote "i think you know what to do with that leaf, but man what a nice grow chamber...." and he took the point.....Fourth i don't like seeing people giving answers like " great harvest " at 5 month old questions at diaries that are over in order to get the point. Fifth a guy send me a PM and told me that someone was spamming him to give him the point. Not cool. Sixth i don't like trying to answer the same thing above other growers who already gave a very nice answer. ( it would be better for me if i couldn't see the answers that other growers gave until the grower gives the point ). Seventh its very difficult as a newbie to this site to compete growers who are taking points from answers that they gave 3 months ago. Eighth when a diary is erased the points shouldn't be loosed and ninth what makes me really mad is all those growers who make the questions, taking their answers and they never give the point to anyone. Growers give so much effort to solve their problems and they can't even give a point or they give it when they have again a problem after 2 months, in order to be able to make a question again and of course not to give the point again. I really think @growdiaries needs to do something about this . Example if someone doesn't give the point until the contest is over he should not be able to make a question about this particular diary never again and if he does it 3 or 5 times to not be able to make a question never again in general. Also i believe that the answers should be secret so other growers can't copy them and when the grower gives the point only then the answers should get public in the contest link so everybody can see them. This contest really needs transparency and meritocracy. I have nothing personal with anyone and i didn't say names because i don't want to make anyone feel self-conscious. If anyone wants to disprove me i have many examples with links. I was thinking about not to participate again. I decide to continue participating but not with that much enthusiasm. If a win comes again I'll be happy and if not it's ok. There are other ways to get benefit from this contest beside getting at the first three places. Sponsors are always watching 😉 and i already have taken many nice proposals by them. One thing is sure. This contest doesn't represent successfully the title grower of the month.

Are all you fine herbalists on yr periods ffs . Grow up n smoke more weed . Peace 🕊️🕊️🕊️

@MUDBUG See? It was a bug. Now the points are restored, although I'm pretty sure @OutForRealgrow did not have that many and that @Stick was in first place or maybe Spin had some missing points due another bug, it's happened before

Go @Stick go! 👍

Looks like this one is over. Congrats to @spinnergrow, @stick & @experimentgreen 👍

I try to help people out as best I can, being a newb. The thing is I read a lot and observe. I really try to offer correct advice, but most always in their comments section, like, get ph fixed or add a ceramic heater to your grow space...not necessarily answering the questions. But it's nice to have you guys (both ladies and gents) helping myself and others out, even if it's a simple thing. You guys helped me, and still do and I try to pass that invaluable info onto others when I can. Now go get some hydroguard into that hydro basin asap! He hee, love ya guys!

once again, very well done @OutForReal, @Stick and @Experimentgreen

*sits back and grabs popcorn*On a seperate question? What's the best people are pulling for gram/watt.... Not this junk calculation they use on here... I mean a total wieght÷total watts of light?I'm aiming for 2.5p on my next run on a 1000w1134g/1000w=1.134g/wMy last run I pulled 1.9p so that worked out too861g/1000w=0.861g/w

Good luck to you all 👍👍

I've posted a question on my Xena grow

What happened to @Stick and & @OutForReal

@growdiaries can we have an ignore feature?

61 Grow Questions & Counting ! Experience trumps youth yet again ! 🚀

Good luck everyone ✌️🔥💨

@growdiaries can i just say it's kinda heartless to cut out the 16 other people that gave this comp a go 😂 mah heart ! ❤️

Didddo - what the dude said above👍😎😉. Good job guys

AND THE SMOKE CLEARS You know i was once told something many years ago GIVE EM ENOUGH ROPE AND THEY WILL HANG THEMSELVES i found that quote to be 100% honest and truthful ✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✌️✌️✌️