Colorado Growers Thread

[Avinash.miles]

GJs only dispo is Palisade. I wish their quality was up to par. The closest rec store is Kush Gardens and even then. I'm still not impressed. Glad I grow my own. The cost if living isn't that bad but the cost will get lower in more ghetto parts of the town. The town is known more for the weird cracked out meth heads roaming around more than pot smokers. It's nice not being in a large city but at the same time its a drag. Your looking for good quality? Good luck unless you know someone who is doing it right. I grow only for personal. It's hard to get the quality you want unless you produce it yourself.

^^ that pretty much sums up GJ pretty accurate, blazin you must have spent some time there....
i heard that a mental hospital closed it's doors and released everyone like 5 years ago, and the place hasn't been the same since... duno if that is TRUE or not, but it certainly fits the description.

i really like the western slope because it still feels like there ain't alot going on out here... GJ is the busiest place, and it's pretty rinky-dink.
certainly don't miss the traffic of denver/cos
prolly just getting old

 

[who dat is]

Celebrating Christmas by upgrading random clone orders with elites

Today gave a couple Kong to a person whose order total was only $200, they were pretty stoked.

Gonna do this at least once a week until Christmas, free GG4 or Kong for orders that are getting ready for pickup, just as a surprise.

Haters still gonna hate, but i'm in a good place this winter, felt so unscroogey that I finally broke down and bought a full size Christmas tree, the Wife and I have been alternating between using a 2' toy tree and an actual Charlie Brown tree, so she's having a ball digging out old ornaments from the closet.
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Have you ever given any thought to starting an Instagram account? There are tons of seed companies and a couple of clone vendors that I've seen on there. You could expand your market and catch a wider audience than only the Icmag crowd.

 

[Avinash.miles]

seems like icmag traffic always gets a little bit light this time of year... people busy with the holidaze i guess

and, in defense of Grand Junction, it does have the college scene, and some of the best people I met there were young and very inspiring peeps, altho i met many other "wild old hillbilly" growers (not so inspiring)

 

[SooperSmurph]

Have you ever given any thought to starting an Instagram account? There are tons of seed companies and a couple of clone vendors that I've seen on there. You could expand your market and catch a wider audience than only the Icmag crowd.

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I actually don't really advertise much right now, couple of the artisans I work with that were part of Stay Concentrated have huge ig followings, I should probably do a test batch of images with them and see what the response is like.

 

[Ganoderma]

I was thinking.... There is an ICmag cup in Amsterdam. What about getting something together as an ICmag gathering in Colorado?

I get jealous of all the cups and stuff that go on in Cali what seems like every other month. It would be nice to have one right in the Emerald Rectangle. Anybody else?

I know it might be tricky with the TOU and all that but it wouldn't be like a one on one deal and with Colorado being legal it might fly? Thoughts?

It would be nice to see other cannabis related events. We need more "homegrown" type of events here, I dream of the day when you could enter plant in your local county fair and then the champs get to go onto the state fair, or something like that. Then there are other issues like where to hold the event(s), the size of the event, who's going to be the judges, who is going to be organizing the event?

But to even have entries and stuff like that too like a cup would. It could be mandatory for you to be a member in good standing here in order to enter. We could model it after something similar to the cups that Mary Jane's in Pueblo do. The entry fee is affordable and covers lab testing costs and then you're only out the required amount of flower or concentrate for the entry. We could do a donation bin for all proceeds to go to Gypsy as well.

People's Choice
Highest Cannabinoid %
Best Medical (CBD strain)
Best edible
Best concentrate
Most Terpy

Vendors and breeders could get on board and have booths at the event...

Whady'all think?

There should be some other types to consider,

Bag/jar appeal
Best Hash
Live- flowered out plants- best looking (like a livestock show)

 

[who dat is]

It would be nice to see other cannabis related events. We need more "homegrown" type of events here, I dream of the day when you could enter plant in your local county fair and then the champs get to go onto the state fair, or something like that. Then there are other issues like where to hold the event(s), the size of the event, who's going to be the judges, who is going to be organizing the event?

We're on the same page. I would propose to start small and low key but keep our eyes down the road for improvement and development as things progress. An event location wouldn't be as problematic as we pool our resources collectively and interest gathers. I would imagine size wouldn't be an issue either with the first event and we could again worry about size as things grow and develop. I think having judges would be an easy thing too. Judges/VIP passes could be sold a higher price and they would have access to try everything and cast votes for best entries. After mentioning this just a couple of days ago there has been a really positive response on the whole idea and there haven't been any nay sayers yet. I would definitely throw my hat in the ring on helping organize and I know others would be willing to chip in as well. As it stands now the next step is to get this idea in front of more site moderators and community leaders/elders and get them on board. If this sounds like a cool idea to you then let's keep talking about it and discussing possibilities and getting others interested and engaged.

There should be some other types to consider,

Bag/jar appeal
Best Hash
Live- flowered out plants- best looking (like a livestock show)

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[!RA!]

Liking all the positive feedback on local CO events. Wish I had the money and connections to get it launched, but like I said, I'll help any way I can.

 

[Kalyx]

I really like the idea of having some sort of private/local cup/competition. Colorado is a perfect place to hold such an event and the IC community makes a great stage for getting one organized. I personally would love to have some of my flowers tested just to have those numbers for myself. An event like this would make a great stage for getting to know other local growers as well as meeting IC members face to face.

In terms of judging such an event I like the idea of having a VIP/judges pass. I also think that an interesting way to judge would be those who submit entries get to judge. If that happened might just have to set it so judges don't judge their own entry but all the other entries. Another possible option with judging could be done as a peoples choice type thing. Where anyone who comes to the event could sample the entries and vote on their favorites in each category.

I really love the idea of a local IC competition but on top of the competition itself I think the event itself could be a lot of fun and serve a lot of purpose. I think it would make the event even better if there was an ability to get vendors set up. Pipes, clothes, food, seeds, etc would just add to the event, atmosphere and help draw a larger crowd. Im sure there are a number of breeders as well as others in the industry would love to attend an event like this to get their names out and sell their wares.

We could also have prizes and giveaways, many of us that are able to could donate and throw things into a pool. Who knows if it does become an ICmag event could really open the door for donations as well as people wanting to be involved in the event without directly competing.

In terms of getting these things set up and getting the ball rolling, not to sure where to begin. I think continued forum discussion can be a great way to better gauge interest and the involvement within the community. I would assume we would want to make a voice to the colorado population as well to gain support, unless of course the goal is to keep it strictly and IC event and then that would be fine.

Seeing as though there is already the annual IC cup that provides a good blueprint for organizing such an event/competition. I would think it possible to have it set up and run just like that, or we could use it as a foundation and add and subtract to shape it the way we would like.

oh well tangent over just some of my thoughts and ideas.

-Kalyx

 

[who dat is]

I really like the idea of having some sort of private/local cup/competition. Colorado is a perfect place to hold such an event and the IC community makes a great stage for getting one organized. I personally would love to have some of my flowers tested just to have those numbers for myself. An event like this would make a great stage for getting to know other local growers as well as meeting IC members face to face.

In terms of judging such an event I like the idea of having a VIP/judges pass. I also think that an interesting way to judge would be those who submit entries get to judge. If that happened might just have to set it so judges don't judge their own entry but all the other entries. Another possible option with judging could be done as a peoples choice type thing. Where anyone who comes to the event could sample the entries and vote on their favorites in each category.

I really love the idea of a local IC competition but on top of the competition itself I think the event itself could be a lot of fun and serve a lot of purpose. I think it would make the event even better if there was an ability to get vendors set up. Pipes, clothes, food, seeds, etc would just add to the event, atmosphere and help draw a larger crowd. Im sure there are a number of breeders as well as others in the industry would love to attend an event like this to get their names out and sell their wares.

We could also have prizes and giveaways, many of us that are able to could donate and throw things into a pool. Who knows if it does become an ICmag event could really open the door for donations as well as people wanting to be involved in the event without directly competing.

In terms of getting these things set up and getting the ball rolling, not to sure where to begin. I think continued forum discussion can be a great way to better gauge interest and the involvement within the community. I would assume we would want to make a voice to the colorado population as well to gain support, unless of course the goal is to keep it strictly and IC event and then that would be fine.

Seeing as though there is already the annual IC cup that provides a good blueprint for organizing such an event/competition. I would think it possible to have it set up and run just like that, or we could use it as a foundation and add and subtract to shape it the way we would like.

oh well tangent over just some of my thoughts and ideas.

-Kalyx

All good points, thanks for weighing in on the discussion

I'd love to see this thing snowball and get IC members from all over the country coming to the event.

 

[Avinash.miles]

I'd love to see this thing snowball and get IC members from all over the country coming to the event.

"all over the world"

 

[who dat is]

"all over the world"

That would be the shit! Having some conversations in varying degrees of English with Italians, Dutch, Scandinavians, German, South Americans, Israelis, and on and on. Whoever is willing and able to make the journey. I'm sure a lot of people could piggy back a Colorado trip onto the Icmag event and stick around Denver and check out the mountains too to make the trip worth it.

 

[Kalyx]

That would be the shit! Having some conversations in varying degrees of English with Italians, Dutch, Scandinavians, German, South Americans, Israelis, and on and on. Whoever is willing and able to make the journey. I'm sure a lot of people could piggy back a Colorado trip onto the Icmag event and stick around Denver and check out the mountains too to make the trip worth it.

Good point no doubt... Colorado in and of itself is worth the trip, such a beautiful state, with lots to see and do. Having the laws the way they are and a potential event like this taking place I would think it would be a very enticing and attractive trip to make.

 

[Skunky McNugget]

MMJ Testing?

MMJ Testing?

Anyone know if MMJ patients can get buds tested? If so where would one get testing done?

 

[Avinash.miles]

Colorado springs action alert

Colorado springs action alert

this is TOMORROW:

Via jason "stickman" warf:
"Next Tuesday the Colorado Springs City Council will be voting on an ordinance that bans paraphernalia for anyone under 18. The ordinance is blatantly unconstitutional and is very vague. It will criminalize all children who are patients. It could result in very bad circumstances for any cannabis users that have children. It is bad. Very bad! Please be there to testify against this ordinance. This is bad and I feel it is just the beginning of the attacks...Tuesday, CS City Hall 1 PM"

 

[who dat is]

this is TOMORROW:

I'll be working up north or else I'd be trying to make it there

 

[who dat is]

Regarding an Icmag event, the powers that be spoke out against it. I understand their reasons so I can't be too disappointed.

In the mean time there are smaller scale cool events to check out and attend. For instance, The Frost Bowl that Mary Jane's Haberdasher is putting on - https://www.facebook.com/events/1496408250654253/ would probably be a cool one to check out. Does anybody know of any other similar type small scale cups going on?

 

[Avinash.miles]

there were these hash cups that went on at 710 pac in denver.... not sure if the cups still go on but parties/vibes at the 710pac still go down regularly.

 

[Heusinomics]

Anyone know if MMJ patients can get buds tested? If so where would one get testing done?

Experentia labs!
It's located in south Denver jst off i25 n co blvd.
check out the website for required sample size and setting up an appointment is super easy.
Let us kno how ur tests turn out. ;D

http://dev.cannlabs.com/experientialabs/concentrates-and-other-cannabis-derived-products/

Big ups respect and happy growing.

 

[rockymountainJ]

Cheers colorado people!!

 

[Skunky McNugget]

Thanks, I'll check it out