Dear NYGC Growers,

Berkshire Bud here with your first issue of the New Years Grow Challenge Newsletter! Those of you who were in the Plant Training Grow Challenge know what to expect. For the rest of you, the newsletter will be where we keep you informed about upcoming Giveaways, Journal of the Month awards, Dr. MJ Coco’s Tips, and more.

Before I get to the all-important Happy New Gear Giveaway (THIS WEEKEND!), let’s take a quick look at who you are growing with. About 450 growers have signed up for the NYGC, but there is still time to get more of your friends signed up. The more growers, the bigger the feast and the better the fun!

As of Thursday Night, 211 of you have already started journals in our NYGC groups. So far, our extravaganza New Year’s feast consists of:

• 49 Desserts
• 42 Fruit Salads
• 31 Color Diet
• 17 Global Cuisine
• 26 Potluck
• 46 Misfits

Wow! If you are one of the hundreds of growers who haven’t created your journal yet, you should do so right away, so you will be eligible for this weekend’s Giveaway (see below) and can be part of the fun. Choose a group and get started!

Happy New Gear Giveaway!

What better way to start a CocoForCannabis grow challenge than by giving away some NEW GEAR. Join us in the CocoForCannabis Chat Room at 6:30 pm Pacific Time on Sunday, Jan 10, 2021 for the prize drawing party.

How can you win some new gear? To be eligible all you need to do is register for the NYGC and Start your NYGC Grow Journal by midnight Pacific Time on Saturday, January 9, 2021 (0800 UTC on Sunday, Jan 10, 2021).

If you want to make sure you are eligible, just visit the NYGC Giveaway Page for all the details and to see your lucky draw numbers!

We’ve changed how winners are chosen so that ALL the prizes will be awarded with just one drawing! As a reminder, this time we have separate prize pools for growers in the USA and Canada, and growers elsewhere. The odds are really good right now for growers outside of the USA and Canada, as we just have a double handful of journals started. Be sure to tell your friends in Europe, Australia, Asia, Africa, and Central and South America to sign up quickly! I wonder if there is anyone growing at one of the research stations in Antarctica...

See the giveaway page for all the details!

Growers in the USA and Canada

1. First Prize is a Migro Aray 4 Full Spectrum grow light
2. Second Prize is an AC Infinity T6 Inline Duct Fan
3. Third Prize is a One Year Grow Cast Patreon Membership (which offers giveaways, resources, exclusive content, and more)
4. Five runners up will win a CocoForCannabis T-shirt.

Growers outside of the USA and Canada:

1. First Prize is a Mars Hydro FC3000 grow light
2. Second Prize is a One Year Grow Cast Patreon Membership.

Eligibility

To be eligible you just need to Register for the NYGC and Start your NYGC Grow Journal by midnight Pacific Time on Saturday, January 9, 2021 (0800 UTC on Sunday, Jan 10, 2021).

Visit the NYGC Giveaway Page for all the details and to see your lucky draw numbers!!!

Monthly NYGC Prize Drawings

We have a Photontek X-series Light as the headline prize in February! And there will be a final big giveaway in March. All NYGC growers will be eligible for these drawings if you update your journals during the eligibility period. Stay tuned for all the details!

Journal of the Month

Each month (in January, February, and March), one grower’s journal will be selected by the NYGC group leaders and steering committee for the prestigious award of Journal of the Month. All you have to do to be eligible is to keep your journal updated! Whether you update daily or weekly doesn’t matter. We are looking for people who share their grows in a journal that is fun and informative. We want to see people whose plants are going great, or who are having major setbacks, or even just a normal ordinary grow presented in a novel way. You don’t have to be a professional writer or photographer; you just have to be growing together with the rest of us and sharing how it is going.

End of Grow Awards

Near the end of the NYGC in April, we will also have awards for the overall Best Journal, Best Recovery, Best One Cola, and Best Growmie. Stay tuned for all the details.

Dr Coco's Tip

It is seedling season in the New Year’s Grow Challenge. The seedling stage is a sensitive one for plants, and it is important to get them growing well. If you are in coco, or any other media really, I encourage you to check out our Seedlings Article. It has a ton of tips and tricks.