Suggestions for new contests
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Interesting thread! When I have more time I will read about this more thoroughly, however, as Jens said this is by no means a professional contest. It is more an amateur/for fun contest. I think the term close-up would probably be more appropriate to use in the future, but I too feel that being that specific in the rules may take the fun out of it for some.
Interesting discussion here!
Interesting discussion here!
John In Fort Worth, Texas
"Where the West begins"
"Where the West begins"
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Hey DaveW - this is indeed interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing the links too. That is very helpful.
Sure, we are not overly technical on the contests here - it is about fun, but nothing wrong with learning as we go either. You explain things in a very clear way and that is great.
Sure, we are not overly technical on the contests here - it is about fun, but nothing wrong with learning as we go either. You explain things in a very clear way and that is great.
All Cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are Cacti
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I think we could have "the most unhealthy, poorly grown, unrecognizably etiolated plant" contest.
peterb
peterb
Zone 9
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We had something like that for the October "Halloween" contest once.
All Cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are Cacti
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Yes, we have had a contest similar to that idea before, but it has been a while. It may be something we could do in the 2014 contest yearpeterb wrote:I think we could have "the most unhealthy, poorly grown, unrecognizably etiolated plant" contest.
peterb
Good idea!
John In Fort Worth, Texas
"Where the West begins"
"Where the West begins"
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How about "skin"?
Every day, after supper, Granny walks two miles. We haven't seen her in years.
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Good, this give us all ample time to do our very best to grow our very worst plant ever!John C wrote:Yes, we have had a contest similar to that idea before, but it has been a while. It may be something we could do in the 2014 contest yearpeterb wrote:I think we could have "the most unhealthy, poorly grown, unrecognizably etiolated plant" contest.
peterb
Good idea!
Forget the dog...Beware of the plants!!!
Tony
Tony
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Could have a good headstart on all of you then, just have to head down to my local big box and grab one of the Epi cuttings they are selling. Parked in a dark corner indoors, new growth look more like Rhipsalis than Epi!
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I think that will happen one way or the other. The hard part is remembering to take a picture of it!Tony wrote: Good, this give us all ample time to do our very best to grow our very worst plant ever!
All Cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are Cacti
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Even harder too look at it fighting back the nausea
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why not have a contest about grafted cacti?
Buying a cactus a day will keep the madness away.
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Or the prettiest picture of a dead succulent... I like the skeletons of a Carnegiae, for instance.
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That could be a good idea. Thanks for the suggestion!Robb wrote:why not have a contest about grafted cacti?
That was the topic of a contest a couple years ago. We coud always do it again thoughAiko wrote:Or the prettiest picture of a dead succulent... I like the skeletons of a Carnegiae, for instance.
John In Fort Worth, Texas
"Where the West begins"
"Where the West begins"
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a contest about Variegated cacti?
Buying a cactus a day will keep the madness away.
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Hi Daiv, I just looked at all the Photos and they're just gorgeous! I have a suggestion if I may. How about photo categories like all yellow flowers or all red or all pink etc etc.
Or only showcasing spines? Most cacti are very beautiful when photographed from the top only,with no flowers, and you could make a seperate category for that. I would assume the voting would be easier and perhaps fairer?
Just a thought!
Karin
Or only showcasing spines? Most cacti are very beautiful when photographed from the top only,with no flowers, and you could make a seperate category for that. I would assume the voting would be easier and perhaps fairer?
Just a thought!
Karin
Life's a Cactus in the Great State of Texas!!!