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How should I judge this plant competition? First t...
Experimentgreen
started grow question 7y ago
How should I judge this plant competition? First to finish? Weight? Both plants are same strain and started at the same time. Open to multiple category judgement. Thanks
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Week 10
Techniques. Defoliation
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Athos
answered grow question 7y ago
It depende on what your priorities are: yield? Quality of the smoke? Harsh / smooth? Effect? Perhaps a point system on a diferentes categories?
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Stick
answered grow question 7y ago
Don't judge, enjoy both for their differences 😎 Happy harvest!
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DankGardener
answered grow question 7y ago
I would go with how much one can produce out of a plant. Anybody can grow an ounce or two. I say the ones that can produce more.
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