Hi all, i've made a few posts and stuff without coming here, feels kinda like i've started talking without introducing myself!
Well i've been smoking bud for about 6 or so years now, many people i know either treat me like some kind of druggo, or see me as a source of "free cones". I mainly smoke as part of my own meditation...
I also am an extreme electronics geek, and have always been fascinated with "how stuff works" - not a reference to their site by the way. Since my smoking of weed, my electronic knowledge has skyrocketed, mainly due to smoking weed, then geting interested in something and studying it up so i know how it works.
I have attempted four grows in the past, all failed and were judged heavily by those i used to know in the "weed discussion" forum on "Facepunch".
The first grow was a windowsill grow, but it died (along with it's tomato plant 'cover') due to the pot being invaded by tiny white mites.
Second grow was under 2 23W CFLs in a cardboard box lined with foil. The plant grew its 3rd set of leaves before succumbing to the same mite problem. An added note: there were ants present aswell, related?
Third time i upgraded my box with additional lights, and a water pump. Tried going full hydro, but that failed miserably: the seedling popped up, then keeled over.
My fourth attempt was a plant in a small pot on my bedside table: It was under a CFL desk lamp, and i literally woke up and went to bed with my plant, weird i know, but it was my most successful grow, i managed to get the plant to it's 5th set of leaves before the stem stretched too much, then snapped under it's own weight...
So now i have come here after "giving up" on growing these past few years. I've studied the mistakes i made, and decided on a proper cab build with plenty of lights, fans, and ultimately a semi-sealed "mite-proof" cab where i can really contest my skills on growing ganja.
I really want to grow, mainly to cut my cost of buying bud, but also because growing weed was definitely a fun and semi-addictive hobby, and i feel given the time and my fair share of fail (which i have had quite a bit!), that i can too become one of these Mr. Ganjas i keep seeing around RIU
So hello everybody! You'll be seeing more of me in the future, and feel free to ask me any questions about electronics, i know quite a lot! (my goal is to make my own automated "weed growing robot" in the future!)