5 mistakes most new growers make.

Bbcchance

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GodfatherKCCO

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That IS interesting. Now I'm starting to wonder if a class action can be brought against the DEA for hamstringing research into the potentially beneficial effects of marijuana.

Let me back up a bit. I don't personally like the effects that most strains have on me. I started getting into it when I was desperate to find a solution for my ladies problems. I watched her go from a healthy, gorgeous, and vivacious, young lady, to a withered almost coded twice, 85 lb skeleton. Thank GOD that we finally found a doctor that diagnosed her correctly with Chrons and got her the meds that she needed. But they weren't enough. She's high strung and was prone to 'flareups' until, at my wits end, I suggested she try it. It's been night and day since and, while I was always a supporter of legalization, I've become a vocal advocate of not only growing and use for personal entertainment the medical benefits are so obvious it's ridiculous that it's even legislated. Hell I'm growing stuff for her so she never runs out of meds. I have to admit on a personal level I'm really enjoying the process and the disciplines because that's me. I go two ways. 100% or not at all.

Now I've 'met' many of you fine folk that are obviously passionate about it both for personal use and for the medical benefits of it I think it's goddamn ridiculous that it's illegal in any way and it's far beyond time that we take the chains off and really research the benefits of it. How many other plants are there out there that we could grow legally that could help with a myriad of ailments instead of putting money into big drugs purses that we're unaware of?

The problem on 'our' side as I see it is that we have not really found a direction and really pushed for a change in laws at the federal level. Hell I've even got my parents considering it because of their digestive issues. I think that it's beyond time that we get someone very strong, articulate, and passionate, about it in front of the masses and push for change in the laws that hamstring us and medical research from providing relief to millions of people out there that could really benefit from it's use. The problem is that we're presented as 'stoners' and that's going to be an image that's going to be hard to shake for a while.

I've seen my girls quality of life go from me constantly having to protect her from day to day stresses in fear of a flareup that would put her in bed for a couple of weeks to having a 'normal' life where a toke or two a day keeps her in good health.

I'll try to find a downloadable interview with Sally Vander Veer (President of Medicine Man in CO) that was played on Dec 24 2015 on Midnight In The Desert where she outlined some of the problems with research into medical use etc. It was very eye opening for me and, I think, a wake up call to the nation.

Sorry for getting so serious. It's just something I've become very passionate about in the last year.

All of that said and, in seriousness, thanks to all you experienced vets out there for all of the help getting me up and growing. I look forward to the day where I can look at my lady and say 'have you taken your meds today' and knowing that she's happy, healthy, and has an excellent quality of life, because of my efforts on this front.
 

Bbcchance

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That IS interesting. Now I'm starting to wonder if a class action can be brought against the DEA for hamstringing research into the potentially beneficial effects of marijuana.

Let me back up a bit. I don't personally like the effects that most strains have on me. I started getting into it when I was desperate to find a solution for my ladies problems. I watched her go from a healthy, gorgeous, and vivacious, young lady, to a withered almost coded twice, 85 lb skeleton. Thank GOD that we finally found a doctor that diagnosed her correctly with Chrons and got her the meds that she needed. But they weren't enough. She's high strung and was prone to 'flareups' until, at my wits end, I suggested she try it. It's been night and day since and, while I was always a supporter of legalization, I've become a vocal advocate of not only growing and use for personal entertainment the medical benefits are so obvious it's ridiculous that it's even legislated. Hell I'm growing stuff for her so she never runs out of meds. I have to admit on a personal level I'm really enjoying the process and the disciplines because that's me. I go two ways. 100% or not at all.

Now I've 'met' many of you fine folk that are obviously passionate about it both for personal use and for the medical benefits of it I think it's goddamn ridiculous that it's illegal in any way and it's far beyond time that we take the chains off and really research the benefits of it. How many other plants are there out there that we could grow legally that could help with a myriad of ailments instead of putting money into big drugs purses that we're unaware of?

The problem on 'our' side as I see it is that we have not really found a direction and really pushed for a change in laws at the federal level. Hell I've even got my parents considering it because of their digestive issues. I think that it's beyond time that we get someone very strong, articulate, and passionate, about it in front of the masses and push for change in the laws that hamstring us and medical research from providing relief to millions of people out there that could really benefit from it's use. The problem is that we're presented as 'stoners' and that's going to be an image that's going to be hard to shake for a while.

I've seen my girls quality of life go from me constantly having to protect her from day to day stresses in fear of a flareup that would put her in bed for a couple of weeks to having a 'normal' life where a toke or two a day keeps her in good health.

I'll try to find a downloadable interview with Sally Vander Veer (President of Medicine Man in CO) that was played on Dec 24 2015 on Midnight In The Desert where she outlined some of the problems with research into medical use etc. It was very eye opening for me and, I think, a wake up call to the nation.

Sorry for getting so serious. It's just something I've become very passionate about in the last year.

All of that said and, in seriousness, thanks to all you experienced vets out there for all of the help getting me up and growing. I look forward to the day where I can look at my lady and say 'have you taken your meds today' and knowing that she's happy, healthy, and has an excellent quality of life, because of my efforts on this front.
This was enough to convince me and my family( I was already on board, but family are teachers, military, veterinarian types who need solid proof the plant isn't evil ) the government's classification of no medical evidence was complete horse shit
 

GodfatherKCCO

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This was enough to convince me and my family( I was already on board, but family are teachers, military, veterinarian types who need solid proof the plant isn't evil ) the government's classification of no medical evidence was complete horse shit
I'm up to my ass in design work but I'll be watching that soon. Thanks.
 

mr sunshine

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Nah no need, same shit happens to me every time I go to the local mall, I'd quit going but I really dig the 5 guys burgers and it's the closest to me:cry:
Ive never ate at 5guys my grandma keeps telling me to go but I haven't
HEY!!! I brush my teeth sir and I do NOT breathe on my plants. In answer to your ludicrous allegations. $20 is $20 sir. Don't judge ;)
Nothing wrong with sucking a strangers dick for 80 quarters.
 

Tyleethetiger

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Hey there new grower! Are you excited to grow your first plant? Ready to start harvesting pounds? Well, hold up there homie, you have to be able to get through a full grow from seed to harvest and drying before you can start slangin them bows. Lets makes sure you get off to a good start by avoiding some of these common rookie mistakes bruh.

Rookie mistake #1 Read read read!
The best thing you can do before you ever start growing is reading up and learning. A lot of the questions asked in this section are questions that have been discussed time and time again. This is the boring part for some and I get it, reading a book isn't on the top of the list of things do(getting stoned and pimpin hoes ranks pretty high up there though:blsmoke:)

Rookie mistake #2 Planning
Since you skipped over the studying part you're not all that familiar with a proper grow room environment(with your non-reading ass). So you didn't take the time to go over what you needed and how to set it all up correctly. There are a lot of things to consider here. Things like heat and air exchange, plant count, vertical grow space, and lets not forget smell:shock:

Rookie mistake #3 Over-fucking-watering

Now that you got a little corner of your closet all decked out with a 14w cfl that you stole from the kitchen, a cut up milk jug with miracle-grow soil, and tin foil taped to the walls you're going hard! So you have to make sure this little bitch goes hard too. Time to pour a gallon of water on half a gallon of soil at least 3-4 times a week, that'll do it! NO NO and NO! The soil does NOT need to be fully saturated 24/7! Go back to mistake #1 and read up on watering you asshole:finger:

Rookie mistake #4 Over-fucking-loving

The plant is wilting and the leaves aren't as green as they were yesterday so you flip teh fuck out! You start seeing all these deficiencies. Is it P? No, maybe it Ca? Maybe I burnt it? Must be time for a flush! Yea, lets dump MORE water on it to clean out all that nasty shit in the soil:roll:. You go through all this stuff in your head when its probably just over watered. If you stopped trying to figure out what's wrong with it and backed off the watering, everything would've been fine. Which leads to the next mistake.

Rookie mistake #5 Lack of patience

Because you over loved the plant, you never gave it time to fully recover before you created another problem. Most of the time you have to just let the poor plant grow. We get in our own way sometimes by being impatient. Lack of patience can fuck you in more ways then one when it comes to growing. There is not one single stage of growing weed that can be rushed from seedling to vegging to flowering to harvest to drying and finally curing. You should not skimp out on any of those 6 stages of growing.

Reading this will NOT make you a master grower, but I do hope it helps a new grower avoid a few headaches on their journey to slangin bows and pimpin hoes:hump:. Growing Cannabis can be a very rewarding experience, but there are some that have gave it up because they made it more difficult than it needed to be.


Good luck and happy growing
:peace:
Wow this is a side of Gary Goodson I've yet to see. This makes me love you that much more.
 
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