Mmmm how to start this ?
Here it goes (pardom my English).
I have been a smoker for over 15 years and i would say a heavy tokker the last 10.
Growing the plant was always something i wanted to do. I find it the most honest attitude towards the public ( i grow my own, smoke my own and leave "gangsters" aside). Plus i live iin a corner of the world that half/monded and dried weed is sold. Usually with a lot of seeds in.
Being researching a lot i tell you. Being reading forum after forum after "growing cannabis guide >click here" and stuff. I found it quite ammazing i was learning some basics of gardening, plus moving towards the rigth decissions of equipments in order to save money, work, hope and the rest thats waisted after a no/bad crop.
First i had to deside about lights. Oh my god ! Read about Wats, lumminets, spectrums, HPS, fluro and LEDs. Finaly i decided i go for LEDs researched a bit more, found out that leds above 2W each can make buds dence, spectrums have to cover the orange ligth and stuf.
I have found a good deal (so far it seams the lamp is doing ok) of a 120W LED with 2W leds in a ratio of 5:5:1 for 140 from a Europian manufacturer that seams a pro in doin the "garden stuff"
I decided not to start with branded seeds because i firstly wanted to see how the plant in general behaves, under my lamp, what size will it get, how much pot, water and all the stuff people tell you to observe and learn from your plant. Of course i knew that if i was to do some serious growing i had to start with the rigth seeds, but that could wait. Patience rigth ?
So, saved some beans from a bag of good weed i got (no named strain just good weed) and started strugling with germination. To cut the story sort i had like 15 wasted attemts ! I knew it was the seeds but NO i would be lucky to pop 2-3 of those and see them grow.
And i did ! 2 of them did pop strongly, advanced through soil, popped the first 2 sets of real leaves. I had to decide the correct space between my lamp and the pots, so i burned one of them
All of this time i was unwilling to sign up in a forum as this is. But then i found you guys. I found straigh forward information, good guides people willing to suggest and help. I also found out why the above sidling was having dark green leaves with a hard solid texture. Moved the ligth higher a bit and signed in.
Also, i took your advice of a recommented beenshop and ordered some seeds from Sannie, to really start growin now. Great service by the way, glad i decided to go with him.
Nowadays, i continue to veg that "unknown" strain under my LED for 20/4 hours and i think it is doing pretty well (see picture) and also i started germinating some of sannies.
This is my story so far
So people, nice to meet you all, thank you for all this info given. next puff is for you all !
Here are some pictures. Seedling popped out of the pot at 4 Dec and at the 14th of Dec i started feeding it with a 13-6-9 nutrient in a slow release tabled (organic it says)
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Hope i am doing ok here.
Once again , glad i joined.