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Originally Posted by SuperFire

im getting my card soon. i dont really have that much experience. what city are you in?

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I'll be in olympia by october.

KW420, interesting i was wondering about how the most caretakers bought what they need for the grow, selling extra weight seems good.

do co-ops there not have listings of growers who arn't currently providing/ people looking for caretakers?

Its either recovered from the charge to the patient or by selling excess to dispensaries. Or sometimes the caretaker is a patient also and growing for himself so it doesn't add much cost to the grow.

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Originally Posted by killerweed420

Its either recovered from the charge to the patient or by selling excess to dispensaries. Or sometimes the caretaker is a patient also and growing for himself so it doesn't add much cost to the grow.

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Word, you've been very helpful man, i just had to check since my base mix has 20 amendments added to it (pricy!). I can afford all my soil parts but buying lighting before i get my cut from this years grow would be a bit bothersome. i'll be sure to get some pics of my main outdoor this year up soon.

and anyone looking for a provider i'll be in west olympia. Only know how to grow organics, can do it nearly vegan (one amendment is sustainably sourced fish bone meal). all amendments are sustainable (pumice, rice hull compared to perlite and coco, no guanos-replaced by non-gmo meals)
literally moving there right after all my plants are harvested....

I prefer to grow with soiless so that I can grow basically hydroponic and provide the nutes through the additives. Its easier to control problems. Have had some issues with soil where you don't know if a problem is soil related or nutrient related. With soiless it takes the soil out of the mix. Have had great luck with Sunshine Mix 4.

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Originally Posted by killerweed420

I prefer to grow with soiless so that I can grow basically hydroponic and provide the nutes through the additives. Its easier to control problems. Have had some issues with soil where you don't know if a problem is soil related or nutrient related. With soiless it takes the soil out of the mix. Have had great luck with Sunshine Mix 4.

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word, i have yet to dabble with soiless mixes really, wanna start to try and get my head around aquaponics next year though. Used SS 1 in a mix this year at my main guerrila plot, rather good water retaining qualities-although a surfactant is definitely advised to add to the mix with peat moss. will not repeat use of PM, i cannot in conscious knowing the environmental destruction wreaked upon the bogs continue to purchase it.

My growing paradigm is very simple, replicate earths natural environment as much as possible, most of my work goes into maintaining and diversifying microbial life in my soil. Then proceed to improve to fit my needs, ie: large amounts of high CEC substances (pumice, rice hulls), a well defined balance between all 6 macros to stop any lock outs or deficiencies. diversity of organic nutrient sources and conditioners.... etc.

i've only grown twice outdoors, but am currently experimenting with some c-99 in 3/4 gal pots outdoors at the moment to see the difference in feeding needs/ training needs between my large plants and small ones, and i'm starting to shape up a general idea of how to feed indoor plants this year (got some cool ideas kicking around in my head to dial in on yet). Only problem is this cindy is a damn hungry pheno! i can top dress everyother day with a 10-10-.2 one day then a 6-2-1 or whatever and burning is never so much as a question-and this is a nute heavy soil to begin with.
so ya know i'm just gonna keep on pushing :thumbsup:

The problem with outdoor grows here in western washington is our damn weather.lol
Some people I know that have done this for decades build temporary greenhouses to be able to start them a little early and let them grow later and not have to worry so much about the bud rot issue.
Some strains do better than others. Have had good results with the good ols BC Bud strain outdoors.

The term in Washington state is "designated provider" rather than caregiver, btw. Before you move to WA and possibly become a provider, you might want to read through the legal stuff so you know how it might apply to you:

Chapter 69.51A RCW
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5798-S.SL

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Originally Posted by samkalpa

hey i'm moving to washington in a month or so, i'm not eligible for Medicinal-Marijuana (or i think, i have not gone to a western doctor in quite some time).

But i am rather experienced in organic growing (vegetable, ornamental, and of course with a specialty in mj) and was wondering how many people actually use caretakers in Washington?

I'm not asking for a patient on here just wondering if most of your friends who have medicinal cards grow their own, or designate someone else to grow for them?

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Originally Posted by samkalpa

hey! i actually meant designated provider, was running out the door and didn't have time to review the 1-692 before i posted here, and spent yesterday with my boys back from CO who are all caretakers-just had the word stuck in my head lol.

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Originally Posted by postableme

The term in Washington state is "designated provider" rather than caregiver, btw. Before you move to WA and possibly become a provider, you might want to read through the legal stuff so you know how it might apply to you:

Chapter 69.51A RCW
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5798-S.SL

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thanks for the links though,

and kw, setting up a hoop house to let em finish if i tried to grow down there would seem like a good idea to not lose half the yield.

The law right now in washington state specifically states that a designated provider can only provide for one patient at a time and as a designated grower may not consume marijuana grow for the patient or sell ant of the plants grow for the patient to anyone else."SB 5798"

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Originally Posted by postableme

The term in Washington state is "designated provider" rather than caregiver, btw. Before you move to WA and possibly become a provider, you might want to read through the legal stuff so you know how it might apply to you:

Chapter 69.51A RCW
and
5798-S.SL

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Originally Posted by samkalpa

thanks for the links though,

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You're more than welcome. My read settings on this forum are different from others I visit, so I hadn't seen at first that you'd corrected yourself. :) And using "caregiver" (a healthcare industry term) instead of "designated provider" (our MMJ legal term) is very common and something that folks need to pay more attention to, is all. I just try to make people more aware of the change when I can.