jeffdamann
Active Member
Hi guys, been away from the forum a bit, nice to see you all again. Im here today reaching out for a helping hand. Some of you know my story already, but Ill run down a short recap, and update my friends with the recent events in my life.
I have grown marijuana since 2003, and now have 20+ grows under my belt. I started growing in Alabama, at 16. I grew purely for personal supply. I did this for many years, up until 2010, when I was busted with 138 grams. The local authorities tried very hard to pin me with a felony, but being my first offense, and with a very expensive lawyer, I escaped with a misdemeanor.
After this tragic incident, I could have no more of my local laws, to continue feeding my passion and ambition, I had to leave for California. At 22 I saved 5,000$, packed up my car with whatever it could carry, and hit the road.
I arrived in Cali to find the job market dead, no ways to make any income to tide me over, and a very high cost of living compared to what I was used to. I tried to find a job but every interview had like 20 other applicants and no one hired me. One good thing came of all this though, I met my wife(at the time we had just met of course). I wound up running out of funds and having to move back to Alabama, and luckily, my then girlfriend uprooted her life and came with me.
I struggled for a very long time trying to make sure my girlfriend didnt want, helped take care of my disabled mother, and also had to get an engagement ring and money for a wedding.
All said and done it took me almost a year to get married, help my family, pay for a wedding, and then save up enough to make another shot at Cali.Me and my wife got married, and I saved up around $4,000 this time and started planning the move again. Around this time we discovered that my wife was pregnant, and I knew I had to make it to Cali and get something started to make money for my new baby.
Years ago I applied for disability due to the fact that I have bipolar illness, yet had no insurance to get anything done about it. Around this time I was approved. Being on disability, If I were to work too much, Id lose my beneifits and more importantly, my insurance.
So we arrived, and had to be here quite a while untill I was able to obtain a 3 bedroom with a 2 car garage, a nice area for growing. We received our cards and I picked up some clones and it was off to the races. Then we had an issue with the property owner and had to move into a hotel, and not knowing ANYONE here, had to destroy all my progress( wasnt a lot, but look at the pic, I was started..)
Right before we had to move my precious baby girl was born.On top of this, I cracked the heads in my car and it was towed, having no car to go and get it and knowing noone who could help me, the car was lost.
After all this, the money we had brought out here was wearing thin. We lived in a hotel for the first 5 months of my baby girls life, once again saving money. I saved enough to move us into a nice 3 bedroom with 2-car garage, and this time there will be no issues with the owners. I was also able to procure a new car for us, although its having some weird A/C compressor problems(pulley wont turn, making the car not hold an idle)
ANYWAYS....
Sorry for the wall of text above, just trying to inform anyone who cares about whats been going on.
Im here now in the High Desert, and have 624 sq ft of growing space. I have 224 for veg/cloning/mothers and a 20x20(400 sq ft) for flower. Right now I have 3 clones turning into mothers but the going is slow. I had a 1kw light kit, but had to sell it last month during an emergency.
At this moment now I have a 250 w light and 3 clones to be mothers, a few 6" inline fans, and plenty of soilless and nutrients.
What I dont have are friends with this hobby/passion, connections, a source of clones, etc. Im looking for fellow growers who want to be friends. I have been completely removed from the marijuana community for years since meeting my wife, and actually have not met another "real" grower(by real I mean you didnt just throw a few seeds in the ground and get a plant) if you dont count the clubs.
I would like to meet some people close by I can network with, maybe I need a light, maybe you need some genetics, maybe you just wanna hang with some chill stoners. Maybe I have some knowledge to drop on you, maybe you have some to drop on me. I am also open to sharing my 624 sq ft of grow space, and can make you a VERY attractive offer if you wanted to do so. I would rather make a few friends first though.
So if you see this, respond and tell me what you think. Thanks for stopping by and reading, and you have a stoney day! Jeffdamann
I have grown marijuana since 2003, and now have 20+ grows under my belt. I started growing in Alabama, at 16. I grew purely for personal supply. I did this for many years, up until 2010, when I was busted with 138 grams. The local authorities tried very hard to pin me with a felony, but being my first offense, and with a very expensive lawyer, I escaped with a misdemeanor.
After this tragic incident, I could have no more of my local laws, to continue feeding my passion and ambition, I had to leave for California. At 22 I saved 5,000$, packed up my car with whatever it could carry, and hit the road.
I arrived in Cali to find the job market dead, no ways to make any income to tide me over, and a very high cost of living compared to what I was used to. I tried to find a job but every interview had like 20 other applicants and no one hired me. One good thing came of all this though, I met my wife(at the time we had just met of course). I wound up running out of funds and having to move back to Alabama, and luckily, my then girlfriend uprooted her life and came with me.
I struggled for a very long time trying to make sure my girlfriend didnt want, helped take care of my disabled mother, and also had to get an engagement ring and money for a wedding.
All said and done it took me almost a year to get married, help my family, pay for a wedding, and then save up enough to make another shot at Cali.Me and my wife got married, and I saved up around $4,000 this time and started planning the move again. Around this time we discovered that my wife was pregnant, and I knew I had to make it to Cali and get something started to make money for my new baby.
Years ago I applied for disability due to the fact that I have bipolar illness, yet had no insurance to get anything done about it. Around this time I was approved. Being on disability, If I were to work too much, Id lose my beneifits and more importantly, my insurance.
So we arrived, and had to be here quite a while untill I was able to obtain a 3 bedroom with a 2 car garage, a nice area for growing. We received our cards and I picked up some clones and it was off to the races. Then we had an issue with the property owner and had to move into a hotel, and not knowing ANYONE here, had to destroy all my progress( wasnt a lot, but look at the pic, I was started..)
Right before we had to move my precious baby girl was born.On top of this, I cracked the heads in my car and it was towed, having no car to go and get it and knowing noone who could help me, the car was lost.
After all this, the money we had brought out here was wearing thin. We lived in a hotel for the first 5 months of my baby girls life, once again saving money. I saved enough to move us into a nice 3 bedroom with 2-car garage, and this time there will be no issues with the owners. I was also able to procure a new car for us, although its having some weird A/C compressor problems(pulley wont turn, making the car not hold an idle)
ANYWAYS....
Sorry for the wall of text above, just trying to inform anyone who cares about whats been going on.
Im here now in the High Desert, and have 624 sq ft of growing space. I have 224 for veg/cloning/mothers and a 20x20(400 sq ft) for flower. Right now I have 3 clones turning into mothers but the going is slow. I had a 1kw light kit, but had to sell it last month during an emergency.
At this moment now I have a 250 w light and 3 clones to be mothers, a few 6" inline fans, and plenty of soilless and nutrients.
What I dont have are friends with this hobby/passion, connections, a source of clones, etc. Im looking for fellow growers who want to be friends. I have been completely removed from the marijuana community for years since meeting my wife, and actually have not met another "real" grower(by real I mean you didnt just throw a few seeds in the ground and get a plant) if you dont count the clubs.
I would like to meet some people close by I can network with, maybe I need a light, maybe you need some genetics, maybe you just wanna hang with some chill stoners. Maybe I have some knowledge to drop on you, maybe you have some to drop on me. I am also open to sharing my 624 sq ft of grow space, and can make you a VERY attractive offer if you wanted to do so. I would rather make a few friends first though.
So if you see this, respond and tell me what you think. Thanks for stopping by and reading, and you have a stoney day! Jeffdamann
