Medicine4Me
Active Member
Ten years ago it was harder to get good information on how to grow, what to buy, etc.
If your like most people when you decide to grow we as humans tend to jump into whatever were doing quickly without any research.
I had to wait over a month to get The Marijuana Grow Bible - it was on back order. I figured I had enough knowledge to go ahead and get started so I made the mistake of beginning without doing any research.
When I finally got the book I found I had bought lighting that was poor at best. I even bought a Mercury Vapor bulb and ballast to run it only to find it is very poorly rated for lumens for the price I was paying for eletricity.
The bottoom line is this:
READ, READ, READ... I'M NO expert by any means - Too many people give out advice that isn't exactly correct.
1. Figure out what your going to be growing. Try and find out which plants are easy to grow for your area. I have a few strains that are so sensitive it seems only a master grower can make them yield
enough to suit my needs. The heartier the plant strain the better your odds are in gaining success.
2. Read up on the best way to light it up for your budjet. I'm still using some old 400 and 1000 watt ballasts to supplement 3 digital ballasts (much less heat).
3. Try avoiding buying things that are out of date. In these times things seem to be ever changing. I'm waiting for prices and efficiency to improve on LED's before buying a ton of them.
4. Be careful to use the correct amount for your nutrients - During my early years I used the old addage - More is better. It's NOT! I was putting in 1/4 teaspoon of Superthrive per gallon
of water. Hey, the stuff is great so a little more should make it grow like crazy right? - Not! I have a lifetime supply of Superthive now because I bought a gallon of it and now I stick to
the instructions of just 1 drop per gallon.
Have a fun time not a nightmare trying to figure out where you went wrong.
If your like most people when you decide to grow we as humans tend to jump into whatever were doing quickly without any research.
I had to wait over a month to get The Marijuana Grow Bible - it was on back order. I figured I had enough knowledge to go ahead and get started so I made the mistake of beginning without doing any research.
When I finally got the book I found I had bought lighting that was poor at best. I even bought a Mercury Vapor bulb and ballast to run it only to find it is very poorly rated for lumens for the price I was paying for eletricity.
The bottoom line is this:
READ, READ, READ... I'M NO expert by any means - Too many people give out advice that isn't exactly correct.
1. Figure out what your going to be growing. Try and find out which plants are easy to grow for your area. I have a few strains that are so sensitive it seems only a master grower can make them yield
enough to suit my needs. The heartier the plant strain the better your odds are in gaining success.
2. Read up on the best way to light it up for your budjet. I'm still using some old 400 and 1000 watt ballasts to supplement 3 digital ballasts (much less heat).
3. Try avoiding buying things that are out of date. In these times things seem to be ever changing. I'm waiting for prices and efficiency to improve on LED's before buying a ton of them.
4. Be careful to use the correct amount for your nutrients - During my early years I used the old addage - More is better. It's NOT! I was putting in 1/4 teaspoon of Superthrive per gallon
of water. Hey, the stuff is great so a little more should make it grow like crazy right? - Not! I have a lifetime supply of Superthive now because I bought a gallon of it and now I stick to
the instructions of just 1 drop per gallon.
Have a fun time not a nightmare trying to figure out where you went wrong.
That made me smile