Some of you may or may not remember me ...

anyways, I spent 2k last week on supplies and put them in storage. I'm saving up again to spend another 3k in July, and I am going to start the OP in August. I'm going to mirror the same op as "Al B Fuct" from rollitup. The local owner of the hydroponics store was SO helpfull, and helped me budget my op and figure out everything I need.

He pointed out a few weaknesses in my plan, (that I already had been worrying about) and I have been wrestling with whether or not I am going to scrap my plan and sell my materials at a loss. (I spent 2k on lights, soil, etc, but I might let it go for half)

Reasons --

Rental Property.

He initially told me a good means of finding a "off the books" type landlord (less professional) would be to shop around for "for rent by owner" signs, instead of using the internet. He also recomended a few other methods, but I am just very paranoid that the owner could become a problem. By August, I WILL have the budget to move to Humboldt, but on craigslist -- every single property says "no 215, will check electricity bills" etc etc. I found 1 ad that said 215 ok, but it was 1800 a month.

another problem --

strain selection.

Because this will be a decent sized perpetual op, consisting of 1 harvest every 2 weeks, I need a 2 month type strain that is NOT auto flowering, so that I don't have to spend tons on seeds. Obv cloning is the way to go for this type of op. Not a tough question / problem -- but any wisdom would be appreciated. this will be a 4 station, 4 1000w light rotating op. Ie - harvest 1 crop, move the other 3 over, start 1 more, repeat. Any experience with this?

another issue --

paranoia.

recently, a close friend of mine (and possible partner in the OP) had 6 people show up at his house, looking to rob him. He was running a clean, well organized operation (not a grow) and not working with shady people......and he still has had to deal with robberys and whatnot multiple times. It just reminds me that this is in fact illegal, and I can not rely on society for protection and I don't know how far I am willing to go to protect myself from this type of problem. ( I am way to old for dumb kids and robberies and all that nonsense)

The simple solution seems to be to move to norcal.

anyways, I am by no means an expert so any advice, input, and .02 is as always appreciated. Hopefully you guys can provide the help I need ;-)


peace
Testament Reviewed by Testament on . OP Update Some of you may or may not remember me ... anyways, I spent 2k last week on supplies and put them in storage. I'm saving up again to spend another 3k in July, and I am going to start the OP in August. I'm going to mirror the same op as "Al B Fuct" from rollitup. The local owner of the hydroponics store was SO helpfull, and helped me budget my op and figure out everything I need. He pointed out a few weaknesses in my plan, (that I already had been worrying about) and I have been wrestling Rating: 5