Bassman, I think you have surpassed me already on your indoor grows, and I couldn't hold a candle to your outdoor girls, even with the bad luck you've had with the weather and the pests.
I'm just a stubborn schlubb who occasionally gets it right.
On a scale from 1 to 10 for growing, I like to hope I'm at about a "4".
I know there is room for lots of improvement, which makes each grow unique and actually fun.
And seeing all of the other successful grows here in the 600 inspires me to no end.
A lot of us started growing due to not only the issue of not having the money to buy the quantities our medical problems require, but also from the disgust of shelling out good money for sub-standard weed when we know how good it can be when things go right.
Still frustrating when things go wrong with our girls, or our equipment, but very satisfying when medicating with herbs lovingly cultivated form our own private gardens.
Would love to do a hydro set up one of these years, but will have to wait until we get back into a house (f'in' apartment inspections twice a year are a pain).
And would probably try a vertical set up like jig & D and some of the others are doing.
As well as a couple of DWC monsters like flowamaster and DAT, and others are doing.
So many ways to grow these girls, and it always amazes me and keeps me going and striving to get better at it, no matter which technique & gear I use.
I LOVE THIS GAME!!!