1 Auto Seed Challenge

Welcome everyone to the 1 Auto Seed Challenge.

We will start this competition on July 1st and run until all qualified plants have been harvested

This thread is intended for information and signup for the competition.

An official competition thread will be started on the first day of the competition.


RULES FOR “1 Auto Seed Challenge”

1. You are allowed 1 Auto Cannabis Seed

2. If in Soil – You are allowed up to a 1 Gallon Pot

3. If Soilless (COCO Included) – No Restrictions

4. If more then 20% of your root mass is outside of the pot, You will be judged as soil-less

5. Any mix consisting of 50% or more of Any Aeration Stone would be Soil-less.

6. Lighting cycle must stay over 16 hours – No exceptions

7. If you violate these rules you are disqualified

8. Only Qualified players can vote for winners


Voting

2 Winners will be Chosen – Soil & Soilless

Each player will vote for Best Plant in both the Soil and Soilless Category


Post any questions or signup requests here!

An open prize pot thread will be created for this challenge.

Good luck everyone!

@J.James You know how much I hate autos, lol. But, in the spirit of competitiveness, I think I'm going to have to order some auto beans for this.

Anyone have any suggestions on where to get some killer auto genetics for this challenge?

Big Perm said:

@J.James You know how much I hate autos, lol. But, in the spirit of competitiveness, I think I'm going to have to order some auto beans for this.

Anyone have any suggestions on where to get some killer auto genetics for this challenge?

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@Big Perm These are a few strains I would suggest!

Jet 47 Auto (Flash Seeds)
Mi5 Autoflower (Shortstuff Seeds)
Russian Rocket Fuel Autoflower (Shortstuff Seeds)
Sugar Mango Ryder Autoflower (World of Seeds)

Awesome. Can’t wait to see how I fare with autos. Count me in.

....I’m in.

Only worry about viability as most of my autos are singles from Attitude circa 2010.

@Opie1971 Welcome to the group!

No limit on pot size if growing in coco??? That isn't right. People will grow a tree in coco and a 10 gallon pot! It should be the same size pot if soil or soilless, imho.

If growing in soil, is there a limit on how much perlite I can add?

Big Green Thumb said:

No limit on pot size if growing in coco??? That isn't right. People will grow a tree in coco and a 10 gallon pot! It should be the same size pot if soil or soilless, imho.

If growing in soil, is there a limit on how much perlite I can add?

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Your concern is noted, but I would like to point out "2 Winners will be Chosen – Soil & Soilless" That way soil-less people are only competing against each other. As far as adding perlite to your mix, I would say any mix consisting of 50% or more of Any Aeration Stone would be Soil-less.

Edit - Also would like to add that if more then 20% of your root mass is outside of the pot, You will be judged as soil-less

No restrictions on watering method? I.e., can I use my Blumat auto drippers? Can someone do hydro for soilless? Lots of wiggle room here on rules, or it's almost an unlimited grow if following the above rules. I mean, a 5 or 10 gallon hydro bucket is going to produce a monster!

The only auto seeds I have are some freebies from Heisen that have questionable viability. Sour Diesel x NL5.

J.James said:

@Big Perm These are a few strains I would suggest!

Jet 47 Auto (Flash Seeds)
Mi5 Autoflower (Shortstuff Seeds)
Russian Rocket Fuel Autoflower (Shortstuff Seeds)
Sugar Mango Ryder Autoflower (World of Seeds)

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Thanks for the links. Would be pretty ballsy to run a regular auto.

To bad I dont own any autos or id join oh well I will still follow along for fun

You guys know I’m in on this!! Should be interesting first time running autos.

Mysturis420 said:

To bad I dont own any autos or id join in well I will still follow along for fun

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Likewise, although i think a 1 photo plant grow comp would be cool aswell.

grilledcheese101 said:

Likewise, although i think a 1 photo plant grow comp would be cool aswell.

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I’m running a single photo in TUGC if you wanna check it out.

Thanks guys for the welcome return invite. Unfortunately I'll have to bow outta this one too.
With only 1 rent going atm I won't be able maintain 16/8.
Good luck everyone.
On a side note...our DLA#5 x Goji bean batch will be done in a couple weeks. And Big Sur Goji in about 6.

Okay, I'm in. I will try to germ a Heisen seed or two just to make sure they are good seeds. Heisen stated these are old seeds he made and no guarantees they will crack. Just to make it interesting and to be different, I am going to do a fogponic grow in a tote. This will be in a 2x3 cabinet. Of course, I may change my mind between now and the contest.

JMO but if I tried to grow in a 1 gallon pot, my grow would end up being "soilless " anyway. You have no size limit on the "soilless" grow, but limit the size container for soil, the only way to grow. I am out of this for sure.

I'm on the fence, I may participate if I can figure a proper setup--this seems more up my alley than the solo cup comps. I have a single COB mother plant "area" that could fit an auto if I really wanted one to be there. ^^ Maybe I could add a cfl or two. I only have two stable auto beans I could use, Amnesia autos, the rest are unstable creations that I'm still working.

Is it acceptable to partially fill containers larger than 1 gal if the total volume of soil used amounts to <= 1 gal? I have a TON of 3-5 gals floating around... threw out all my fabric 1 gals. :3

EDIT: Maybe I'll just use a milk jug..