I'm back... with some questions

[indica17]

Okay, so the last time i posted i told you that i had been busted with all my herb and all my plants, well i was mistaken. i forgot about a plant that i had not yet transferred to the grow site. it has sprouted now and it's leaves will be out by tomorrow when i get up around like 1 in the PM lol. anyways i was looking for any tips for a first time grower, anything really, i just need some help getting started so i can know as much as i can about the grow process. also, if you guys need to see what your working with post or msg and i will post up some pics mind you they will be from a phone camera due to mine being stolen from me anyways thanks guys in advance for your future help that you will bring to me.

indica17 Reviewed by indica17 on 05-25-2009. I'm back... with some questions Okay, so the last time i posted i told you that i had been busted with all my herb and all my plants, well i was mistaken. i forgot about a plant that i had not yet transferred to the grow site. it has sprouted now and it's leaves will be out by tomorrow when i get up around like 1 in the PM lol. anyways i was looking for any tips for a first time grower, anything really, i just need some help getting started so i can know as much as i can about the grow process. also, if you guys need to see Rating: 5

[justanotherbozo]

Okay, so the last time i posted i told you that i had been busted with all my herb and all my plants, well i was mistaken. i forgot about a plant that i had not yet transferred to the grow site. it has sprouted now and it's leaves will be out by tomorrow when i get up around like 1 in the PM lol. anyways i was looking for any tips for a first time grower, anything really, i just need some help getting started so i can know as much as i can about the grow process. also, if you guys need to see what your working with post or msg and i will post up some pics mind you they will be from a phone camera due to mine being stolen from me anyways thanks guys in advance for your future help that you will bring to me.

hello and welcome 'back', you need to do some research on your own bro,
if you do you'll earn some respect and you'll ask better questions.

you'll also learn shit you didn't even know you needed to know and you'll learn
much, much faster.

anyway, start here and read all the Sticky's first, these are threads that were
made into Sticky's because they are excellent examples for that particular topic.

after you finish the Sticky's, scroll down and look for thread titles that look interesting
and read them, hell, read the threads linked in my sig and you will learn a thing
or two.

then come back and we can begin. and take those pics, hopefully they will be
good enough for us to see enough to help you out.

[indica17]

thanks, i have been reading non-stop for the past week but yes, i'll be the first to tell you i don't know shit. i just got finished reading an 11 pg. long post that opened some doors for me. also, they may seem like stupid questions but since they are stupid questions no one bothers to answer them, i guess that's just my view. i am a novice and you guys are the teachers, please, edumacate me.:thumbsup:
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[justanotherbozo]

thanks, i have been reading non-stop for the past week but yes, i'll be the first to tell you i don't know shit. i just got finished reading an 11 pg. long post that opened some doors for me. also, they may seem like stupid questions but since they are stupid questions no one bothers to answer them, i guess that's just my view. i am a novice and you guys are the teachers, please, edumacate me.:thumbsup:
Z's
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that's why i responded, because i saw you weren't getting any answers.

i know that there is a fair amount of study and i know it's a pain in the ass!

i also know that it's kinda like High School, it aint somethin' you want to do,
but if you want a college degree in Cannabis Cultivation, it's somethin' you
must do.

btw, the reason you aren't getting any answers to your questions is because
your first post was vague and only served to introduce you.

now, people are waiting to see if you want this bad enough to research it
deeply enough to ask a specific and pertinent question.

believe me, we all want you to succeed, we want to welcome you as a fellow
grower, we just don't want to hold another noob's hand.

give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach a man to fish and he eats every day!

become self-sufficient, get off your ass and start studying!

[indica17]

alright well the main question i have been wondering is about the type of nutes i should be giving my plants to prepare for a Texas summer? they are going to go though hellish conditions temperature-wise (up to the 100's) and i need to know what type of watering products will keep them well hydrated so that they don't wilt and die! that would give Z's a sad face lol. also, something i've thought about since reading someones LONG ASS post for 2hrs yesterday is that you can stunt your plants growth for several reasons mine being to keep it secluded. how would i go about doing this? if i just kept it from getting taller by cutting off the tops there wouldn't be much of a cola left... i'm not sure i am on to something or if i am even making sense.. sorry about that lol. anyways please respond ANYONE if you have any info, i'm sure as a regular grower most of you guys (and girls) that read my thread will know the answers to my noob questions easily and if you don't then hey thats okay anyways thanks for taking a look anyone thats reading this and a big THANK YOU to anyone that can help :thumbsup:
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[Italiano715]

I've learned from outside experience that it's good to have a spot that's sunny for most of the day, but with spots of shade here and there. My home is right in front of some woods, so I planted mine in my backyard and it got sun all throughout the day until around 4 where the sun would shine slightly through the trees giving the plant light still, but not intense enough to do any damage. They seemed to love it in my winter time firepit. :jointsmile: Plus I watered EVERY day!

You could keep the plants from getting tall by LSTing them. If you don't know what that is, look it up on google.

Also, topping it will promote bottom growth. So if you chop a top then the branches underneath that topped chop will become your colas.

[headshake]

anyways please respond ANYONE if you have any info, i'm sure as a regular grower most of you guys (and girls) that read my thread will know the answers to my noob questions easily and if you don't then hey thats okay anyways thanks for taking a look anyone thats reading this and a big THANK YOU to anyone that can help :thumbsup:
Z's
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once again, it's not about giving you the answers. sure most people that read your thread do know the answers.

watering is one of the essential elements of a successful grow. if you can't find an answer about watering plants outside on your own you have done NOTHING to help yourself. there are books, videos, posts galore about that topic. hell, you can find that on a marijuana special on cnn or msnbc!

bozo broke it down for your perfectly.

that's why i responded, because i saw you weren't getting any answers.

i know that there is a fair amount of study and i know it's a pain in the ass!

i also know that it's kinda like High School, it aint somethin' you want to do,
but if you want a college degree in Cannabis Cultivation, it's somethin' you
must do.

btw, the reason you aren't getting any answers to your questions is because
your first post was vague and only served to introduce you.

now, people are waiting to see if you want this bad enough to research it
deeply enough to ask a specific and pertinent question.

believe me, we all want you to succeed, we want to welcome you as a fellow
grower, we just don't want to hold another noob's hand.

give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach a man to fish and he eats every day!

become self-sufficient, get off your ass and start studying!

there it is again in case you didn't read it the first time!

most of the experienced growers on this site feel the same way. if you make no attempt at learning anything on your own or asking intelligent, to the point questions they we just gonna read your post and keep right on going.

no one's trying to be a dick, but we don't have the time nor the patience to spoon feed every noob that joins these boards because they think they can grow the bomb diggity.

italiano was nice enough to get you started in the right direction, how nice of him.

believe it or not, everyone does want you to succeed. we want you to grow and learn and pass on your experience, tips and tricks. but if we were gonna just give the answers out we mine as well grow the plants and give them too you.



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[indica17]

yes, that's understandable, i have been kinda whiney, not even kinda, but anyways i'll only post when i see a question worthy. but i am confused on the topping, no i do know how to do it and all, but, when do i do it, in the video i watched it said a week into flowering, i read on another post 2 weeks, i read on another one a month before flowering, etc. so which is it that worked best for you guys? i hope this is a question worthy, because even though i have done the research on it as hard as i could, i still haven't gotten a straight forward answer.
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[Italiano715]

I do it ALL before flowering as I'm scared I may hermie my ladie! You don't want ANY type of stress on your plant during flowering! IMO

[indica17]

i have read that hermies have a slight possibility that they became hermies due to stress from topping them, but it also stated that the only way that it could cause this much stress from a simple topping is that the plant has such shitty genetics it's a wonder that it grew in the first place. so i doubt mine will become a hermie, that's a relief, unless my plant is a straight up male that would not be a nice thing to come home to as i'm sure that has happened to some of you when you were starting. the next question i pose seeing as i have so many (hopefully good ones) is when is the absolute SOONEST i can see the sex of my plant? i want to know as soon as possible the very first article i read said during flowering the very next one said 4th week of veg. i wish there was just a definate time period for all these things... i think it determines on the location? this summer while the babies are growing it's gonna be hot as hell in Texas, so would it be during early flowering for high temps or in the veg cycle? any clue? i hope i'm not annoying the shit out of some of you by being so retarded but you have to understand, there was a time when you didn't know bud existed and look how much you know now. i am getting there slowly but surely :jointsmile: but at the end of the day we're all the same, all just trying to get it legalized completely everywhere so that everyone can enjoy mother nature. :hippy: