That does it, I'm going to try this challenge, damnit!!
My garden doesn't support a pot of that size, and the timing for me is wrong, but who cares! I'm gonna make it happen.
Hmmm. One thing I notice is that a bucket can be moved. Thinking about having it outside. So I can put it where it gets sun in the morning, and then somewhere it gets sun in the afternoon, etc. For flowering, I can control how much darkness it gets, to help trigger flowering at the right time. And I can keep it out of sight of neighbors, or even bring it into the house overnight. As for timing, I'll finish my current Reclining Buddhas by 4/20. I can start up around that time, and grow through the summer. That work?
Oh yeah, my other handicap, I don't add products ("nutes")... I just rely on worm castings. So I get really fire bud, but not very much of it! So there's no way I can win based on weight :P
I like a challenge, though :)
RE: 5 Gallon Challenge Contender Coming In From California......