From the day you knew nothing about growing

[cannabis campbell]

How long did it take you to learn it? I know in a way you are always learning more new things as you go along but what i mean is from when you knew nothing about growing how long did it actually take you to understand most of the basics enough to grow a decent plant..

[deftdrummer]

I started growing a few years back in soil and during your first grow you learn the most. I learned:

-when and when not to water based on weight
-how much light placement over the plants really does play a role
-don't start nutrient feeding until they are past seedling stage.
-how crucial a role air circulation plays with ANY plants.

Of course I learned many many other things but those were the biggies. To answer your question it probably took about a full 6 months before I knew what the hell I was doing.

[Dutch Pimp]

I studied a complete grow guide until I understood what I was reading. (about a month)

then I had to decide if I had the time, money, facilties, security, etc. etc..everybody's situation is different. Best six months in my life. (this decade anyway)....I nailed it....first grow....enjoy...:pimp:...

[the image reaper]

I read a book, the famous 'Growing Guide' by Ed Rosenthal and Mel Frank ... then, I put potting soil into 8" clay pots, a couple fluorescent tubes, some diluted Miracle-Gro once a week, and grew gorgeous plants ... no problems, no concerns, just by 'reading a book' ... (that's why I lose my patience sometimes with questions posted, when the answers are all over the page, already) ... :smokin:

[horror business]

I believe it is a never ending process.

[stinkyattic]

I had previously grown flowers and vegetables and have a college education in biological sciences, so I think you have to count that to some extent.
I STILL know nothing about growing... heck, I can't even grow a chia pet... :D
But a serious answer to the Q, I went from growing what my tenant referred to as my 'lanky mersh plants' under flouros in a crawl space, to growing viable indicas under HIDs, in about 4 months, or one complete cycle.

[palerider7777]

umm well iv'e never grown anything in my life.but as with anything else iv'e done in my life(self taught).i read a high times mag the grow guide one then found this site and others.so about 3 weeks ago lol and im doing pretty good so far no burn nice green color.

i have about 25 nutes down as to what they are and used for.i know what ph and ppm is and how to use them.so in 3 weeks iv'e learned alot and if i didn't learn anymore from this point on i would still know enough to grow sum good stuff. thanks all for all the knowledge thats on this site. so about 3 weeks.

[Stuper Star]

With no hands on help?...It'll completely depend on your intuition.

[the image reaper]

With no hands on help?...It'll completely depend on your intuition.

take into consideration: cannabis is a WEED, that grows with absolutely NO help from man ... it not only grows by itself, in most any kind of climate, or circumstances, it has proven itself impossible to eradicate ... (I possibly grew my healthiest plants the first time I tried it, because I kept it so SIMPLE) ... then, I learned everything I could about it, I really hit the books ... I 'learned' so much, I started over-compensating for every slightly off-color leaf, or imagined 'symptom' ... attempts to 'correct' my imagined problems, led to sick plants, from my 'over-love' ... DON'T 'over-love' your plants, leave them alone, and you'll have better luck, in most cases ... :smokin:

[palerider7777]

well i can only guess that you are talking about it going on it's own in the wild.. so no it would'nt be hard for it to grow on it's own. but when it's hydro i would have to disagree on how it would be so easy as there would have to be some common sense and know how to let it grow the way it needs to.

and i even would have to disagree with u on the easy part altogether as when nature is growing, it does what it needs to. but when man is involved thats a whole nother story so one would have to have some knowledge and understanding of how it all works for it to work. cause if it was a (weed)as u say then u could just throw seeds in the wind and come back in 2 or 3 months to a finished product right...wrong.nature knows just what to do mad does not thats why u have to learn as much as u can b4 just going into it blind like most do thing aww it's just a weed i can just plant it and water it and it will grow most of the time it does not work as u should be able to tell on this site alone.

[the image reaper]

well i can only guess that you are talking about it going on it's own in the wild.. so no it would'nt be hard for it to grow on it's own. but when it's hydro i would have to disagree on how it would be so easy as there would have to be some common sense and know how to let it grow the way it needs to.

and i even would have to disagree with u on the easy part altogether as when nature is growing, it does what it needs to. but when man is involved thats a whole nother story so one would have to have some knowledge and understanding of how it all works for it to work. cause if it was a (weed)as u say then u could just throw seeds in the wind and come back in 2 or 3 months to a finished product right...wrong.nature knows just what to do mad does not thats why u have to learn as much as u can b4 just going into it blind like most do thing aww it's just a weed i can just plant it and water it and it will grow most of the time it does not work as u should be able to tell on this site alone.

when you are discussing hydroponics, you could not be further from nature ... totally un-natural ... of course, it works, and works well, if monitored correctly, just like being in the hospital on life-support ... you're still alive, but hardly 'naturally' ... and, you stated: " then u could just throw seeds in the wind and come back in 2 or 3 months to a finished product right...wrong.nature knows just what to do " ... don't know what gives you the idea that you can't do exactly that, in nature, the plant matures, the seed falls to the ground, and sprouts (but, takes longer than '2 or 3 months') ... the world has cannabis growing everywhere, because that's exactly how they propagate ... did you think MAN walked the earth, like Johnny Appleseed ? ... :D

[twoguysupnorth]

i read ed back in the early 90's a dog eared copy. im sure it was a guide not a bible. and my roomies helped alot by letting me "in" im still learning though. i am always grateful to those guys for sharing with me what they knew. there wasnt word one about curing in there though, so i guess its my turn to share.

[palerider7777]

seems like u did'nt read it right i was making it clear that in nature yes no prob but if man has anything to do with it then it's hardly (just a weed that will just grow on it's own)and man would have to have sum knowledge as to whats going on and if it's hydro or indoor grow of any kind then yes u have to have knowledge as u seem to have stated otherwise u made it sound as if a dummy could grow something as it's (just a weed)if i do recall so what u just wrote backs up what i said so thanks for lookin out:thumbsup:

[the image reaper]

seems like u did'nt read it right i was making it clear that in nature yes no prob but if man has anything to do with it then it's hardly (just a weed that will just grow on it's own)and man would have to have sum knowledge as to whats going on and if it's hydro or indoor grow of any kind then yes u have to have knowledge as u seem to have stated otherwise u made it sound as if a dummy could grow something as it's (just a weed)if i do recall so what u just wrote backs up what i said so thanks for lookin out:thumbsup:

:thumbsup: ... OK, now I get ya ... I actually read your post over and over before I responded, wondering which way you meant it ... yeah, we 're pretty much in agreement there ... of course, my grandma could grow palm trees at the North Pole, and wouldn't know a leaf from a root (what I would give to turn that old broad loose on some Thai seeds) ... :S2:

[palerider7777]

same with mine i thing all the old ways are dying off lil by lil the new gen is to much in a hurry these days to stop and listen.i love to listen to older people as they know things from the school of hard knocks

[BobBong]

I work in a hydroponics shop and I still don't know enough.. ;) You can never know enough about horticulture and cultivation