Wow. I just read this entire discussion on a Saturday morning It was a 2 cup of coffee, 2 donut read!
I've only been here a few years and when I joined I was just really getting into growing. I seldom enter any of the
contests (I think I've entered POTM once over the two years and that's it). I don't enter because the bar is too high, and I suspect a lot of our members don't enter often for that very same reason.
So what to do?
1. Improve my methods. Yes.
2. Improve my gear. Yes.
3. Up my game in general. Yes.
4. Begrudge the frequent winners. Hell no! They are the one's motivating me!
I look forward to the day when I am one of the multiple-contest winners with whom someone might have an issue!
But first I have to win my first contest.
And before that can happen, I have to enter.
And before I will enter I must do 1,2 & 3 above.
I swear, usually when I look at the very first POTM entry each month, I look around my grow area and have to chuckle because I can hear my tents talking ("What are you looking in here for?")
I don't plan to have to chuckle every month.