So I am thinking about not updating this anymore on THIS site. As a "noob" I wanted the best chance to obtain as much knowledge and advice that I possibly could, so of course I am a part of multiple sites. And it is starting to become too much work to maintain a log when nothing comes from it.
I have had a few very helpful tips. It could be argued that those few pieces of advice is worth the extra work, but I would disagree. In the past 2 weeks I have had TWO people comment or give me some tips compared to SIXTEEN people post either a sarcastic remark or just plain rude. Compared to others, those numbers are horrible.
It sucks because there are a few very knowledgeable and considerable people that are members to this site, but they are severely over shadowed by all the ignorant douche bags.
Do I care about the rude and obscene comments? Not at all. And THAT IS MY POINT! If all I will receive is comments that I do not care about, then why would I spend an extra 15+ minutes at a time to update all of this? All of you that are as busy as I am understand the value of an extra 15-30 minutes.
However, I will probably continue to put the work into updating this log because if this eventually helps just ONE person or just ONE person gives some advice that saves a possible loss of my plants, then all the extra work would be worth it. (BTW if I spend only 15-20 minutes every 2 days for the entirety of the 5 month cycle, although you all can see I have posted much more than every other day, that equates to AT LEAST 1,125 minutes which equals just under 19 hours)
I just want anyone who follows or reads this log to know that there is an overwhelming amount of inexperienced trolls here. My advice is to keep trying until you find a person who DOES know what they are talking about and not pay attention to ANYONE ELSE. Here is how you can spot a good grower:
- The person will give constructive criticism (yes, they will tell you what you are doing wrong because THEY ARE ARTISTS)
- They will either tell you how to fix your problem or they will point you in the correct direction so you may figure it out for yourself
- THEY WILL ALWAYS ASK FOR PICS (Too many different ways to describe any single thing. An experienced grower will gain an exponentially larger understanding of an issue if they can see pics)
- They will provide a "when I did it this way" response to ensure their knowledge comes from experience
Those are only a few ways to tell. Sure, a fake could still do all those things, but then I would feel sympathy for the individual since they are apparently seriously mentally handicapped and has an extreme issue with lying.
Anyways, I needed to get this all out there and I am much lighter because of it. And of course I made sure to put some helpful advice mixed in there lol.
To anyone this may help and to anyone that helps me or anyone else, I thank you and as always....STAY GREEN!!