Between this thread, Rrog's thread, and Myco's, I felt like my head was going to explode for a while
Then I realised it's impossible to take it ALL in in one go. So I go through them for missed bits every now and then. Rrog... Funny I also love to write. We should work together and compile this stuff into a grow manual, seriously. A few 'Fail-safe' grow 'recipes' including amount of plants, wattage lights, etc, something a total NOOB can follow like making a batch of cupcakes and end with great bud, and all the advanced stuff like how's, why's, and tweaks in a seperate section. Been thinking about that for quite some time now...
I think you should really follow thru with this. Everything you need to know consolidated into 1 post that gets updated as new information comes along.
As it stands now, for someone like myself that wants to get all of this information, I'm forced to visit several different forums and forced to read thru 100+ (sometimes 300+) page threads, just to get information. Most of these threads are full of off-topic chatter and bickering (sorta like this one! no disrespect or ill intentions, truth is truth) with just a few posts of actual, solid information regarding techniques/methods of growing. It's like this on every forum that I visit, very few threads stay on topic and contain solid information in each post.
It's all scattered information all over the web. It's a nightmare really, for someone like myself just trying to hammer down the basics and learn advanced methods. There's just so many different categories? of information required (pots, soil, lighting, water, herbs, teas, brewers, botanicals, recipes, cooling, ventilation, seeds, strains, what brand is good, what brand is not, etc, etc)
I have extensive notes and I'd be willing to contribute to a project such as this. I've often thought about doing it myself to help out new growers because I wish I had something like this when I first started.