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10-17-2006, 01:01 AM #1OPMember
joe-grow's first grow
Long time reader, first time poster. Long time smoker, first time grower.
So, I've finally decided to take the plunge into growing. I spent the last month just reading up on the postings here, as well as some magazines I picked up at a local hydro store. This board was the most helpful, and I hope to repay that help with a grow report which I hope helps at least one other person out. During this time, I'm sure I will ask for assistance from some of you out there, and I hope that I am as fortunate to receive some of the very knowledgeable responses I've seen thus far. The magazines which helped me with my learning included Maximum Yield, The Growing Edge, and The Indoor Gardener.
Where to begin was my first big question. I've heard that this plant grows anywhere and quite easily. However, I didn't just want a weed growing, I wanted a plant. (I hope that came out like it sounded in my head). It turns out that if you are going to do it right, there's a LOT you need to learn. Even after all the reading I did, I still felt that there was so much to learn. At one point, I realized that you have to put down the books, and just jump in. I have the good fortune of being able to invest in this project as needed. However, I did not want to throw money away. I'm sure I will, in hindsight, feel some money was misspent, but I had to start somewhere.
This report will be as detailed as I can possibly make it. The only thing that I plan to leave out are specifics that could identify anything about me, or where I am located. While I understand all too well, that there are ways to track someone on the Internet, I am hopeful that nobody who can obtain that information has any malicious intentions towards me and my project. When I read about Zandor's break-in, stealing all of his crop, which he needed for medicinal purposes, I, as many others, wanted revenge on the low-lifes who would do something like that. I've never seen anything but help come from Zandor, either through his postings here, or his Grow Report podcast. All I know is that karma has a way of coming back to bite you. Whomever did that, will most certainly get theirs. In any event, it really spooked me to be cautious, while still giving something back to the community which helped me get started.
The method I've chosen is hydroponics, and more specifically aeroponics. I realize that for a first time grower this is a challenge. Well, one of the reasons I got into this was the challenge. I expect I will stumble, instead of building up from soil. Who knows, I may scrap this direction and switch to soil. But, for now, I'm going with the aeroponics. I chose this method because it seemed less complicated than the other hydroponics methods, with no complex watering schedules or draining setup. In addition, it seemed that, of the hydroponics methods available, this seemed to produce the best results, as far as crops. I am a little concerned with how I am going to change the nutrient mix as necessary, but I'll go into that in another post, when I cover the gear I'm using.
Next post .... my parts list.joe-grow Reviewed by joe-grow on . joe-grow's first grow Long time reader, first time poster. Long time smoker, first time grower. So, I've finally decided to take the plunge into growing. I spent the last month just reading up on the postings here, as well as some magazines I picked up at a local hydro store. This board was the most helpful, and I hope to repay that help with a grow report which I hope helps at least one other person out. During this time, I'm sure I will ask for assistance from some of you out there, and I hope that I am Rating: 5Practicing self reliance .... my first grow
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