How did everybody FIRST learn to grow?

[Dutch Pimp]

...we're talking first successful grow?...what was your source of information...enough to give you the confidence...to try it!...

just curious...

...me?... complete growguide from a seedbank in Holland...that I read over and over...until I could see myself doing it....then FAQ's from Overgrow...Zandor finished the cure...thanks Zandor (we will serve No wine..Before it's time).....:thumbsup:



...I nailed it...:rastabanna:

Dutch Pimp Reviewed by Dutch Pimp on 04-26-2007. How did everybody FIRST learn to grow? ...we're talking first successful grow?...what was your source of information...enough to give you the confidence...to try it!... just curious... ...me?... complete growguide from a seedbank in Holland...that I read over and over...until I could see myself doing it....then FAQ's from Overgrow...Zandor finished the cure...thanks Zandor (we will serve No wine..Before it's time).....:thumbsup: ...I nailed it...:rastabanna: Rating: 5

[madeline]

I started back in the early 70's before there were grow books around or at least before there were grow books available for the common person. It was all trial and error for the first few years until I figured out the plant has separate sexes and I kept getting a mess of seeds at every harvest! But as soon as I got it down Mel & Ed came out with their excellent grow guide and High Times was being published...back then High Times was actually a useful and very helpful magazine!

[keeko]

i mostley learned from here and experience. i just read a lot and use the SEARCH FEATURE and got all my questionsed answered.

[LaidZeppelin]

well i am actually in my first grow right now and it is going splendedly about a month from seed using a DWC bucket and my plant looks healthier than I ever thought that it would...what gave me the confidence to grow was the outrageous street prices!!! I went hydro pretty much cause its cleaner, i dont want dirt all over my house also i heard its quicker and offers better results, im gonna try a soil grow next....i love hydro cause i get to see all the roots develop like a fluffy white beard...i read online for a good month and a half while i collected all the materials, wasted a little money not getting the right stuff for my needs but hopefully in the end it will all be worth it. since i only have a two site DWC ill get some fem seeds and maybe save a mother and try cloning...i love talking about it, i noticed i constantly check my plants throughout the day...just love to see the thing grow and develop..never knew i would like it this much tho

[stinkyattic]

I always grew veggies. Then when it was time to get going on cannabis, I looked here, and I bought the Cervantes book. From then on it was trial and error, and stupid nOOb Qs. hahaha let me tell you my first grow was successful (as in, the BF got to smoke it; I didn't smoke at the time), but vegged under flouros and flowered under a 70w HPS secuirty light. You can imagine yield was not so great!

[VaporDaddy]

I Haven't had a truly successful grow yet. My first try was about 6 or 7 years ago, it went to seed. I find these boards a priceless resource.
Thank you all!:jointsmile:

[KL4D4]

Started smoking spring of 06.... so I am a very ambitious person over the course of the summer we germed and grew till the plant was burnt by lights soo badly lights that it died after it was watered with some tap water... just started to die.

But that was a very good experience those 2 weeks from getting it to germ, and to actually grow.

But from there I gave up for a while because I didn't want to even try it again without some HID lights which I still don't really have. (but now I think CFL's will work just fine for vegging before moving them to an HPS)
Until I just threw 3 seeds in a pot in some dirt... then comes April and I harvested. I had high hopes but in the end it was Hermie. There isn't much left of the plant now anymore however most was made into hash, and put a good 14g's into some butter ( plus another 6 grams of other stuff) which we made last night and will try out later tonight! I hope its good.

I learned a lot and there is nothing more valuable than experience when it comes to growing other organism there are simply too many random variables to think about. The idea that you can always find something better, or learn a new technique (fim lst scrog)... 2 years down the road now with all that knowledge and with some good genetics/lights you're a superstar, only further being able to refine your skill.

But the canna boards helped a ton, even when I don't get my questions answered haha

[LaidZeppelin]

i know im only a month in but it seems too easy, i dont see how people mess up, im using the hydro bucket and still onyl had about 4 tiny spots of nute burn then cut it back a little and everything has been gravy.....it is a weed and i do fall in to the category of people who belive that it will gro winspite of YOU>
and now i got a little guy who is growing in soil, im putting way less resources into that grow since i dont plan on doing soil just gonna grow him up and see how little is needed to make these plants grow i guess.

[Lido]

I have had gardens all my life, but growing outdoors wasn't possible, and growing indoors is a horse of a different color. I did a lot of reading online .Then I found Justaseeds thread and followed his instructions , which is pretty clear. If you follow his instructions (and moniter ph) you'll bring in a crop. I got 3.5 oz's from a 250 switchable balast first time . thank you justaseed.
Oh, yeah, I didn't scrog, I LST'ed

[Dutch Pimp]

...justaseed...helped a lot of peeps....I hope he/she comes back soon....

...I hope the jam man returns.....Jamstigater.....:jumphappy: