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The guide started out quite rough but has since gone through several revisions and now it's getting to close to what it should be. I gave the entire guide a complete overhaul so now you will find more information on many topics.
Whatever I had to leave out of this guide in order to save space, is pretty much covered in the other one on Topping, Training and Pruning.
Wow, this was wonderful. I really appreciate you taking the time to write/gather/copy/paste or whatever the hell you did, lol. Seems to me like you are a Ganja Guru!!! Damn Hippies!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks alot brotha. Your work is not in vain.
Kodiak, big thanks for the time and effort you put into this as well as the topping/training guide. I've been doing quite a bit of research lately and your threads were extremely helpful in getting my head around things.
I direct all newbie friends here. Great guide. I suggest adding something about coco and CMH. I also feel the harvesting/drying/curing section is incomplete. When a newb spends so much money and time on their first crop, harvesting and drying is a scary subject. What do I cut? Does it have to be hung upside down? Should a fan blow on it? What temp while drying? When do I put them in jars? Why does my harvest smell like hay? How long does it take to dry and cure? (a valid assumption is that one can pick the buds off and smoke them)
Kodiak, you should stick this post in a PDF and sell it starting at $19.95.
My thoughts as a marketer, for making this guide more accessible to the general public:
The guide may come off as somewhat daunting to complete beginners. Perhaps change the title to "Growing GREAT Weed" (rather than just any weed) - or adding a small statement that your setup is pro, but that good weed can be grown with a much less elegant setup. Maybe just put a few pics of less complex setups. Nothing wrong with your setup but I noticed people tend to quit reading and give up on the idea of growing when they see fans and devices all connected, with talks about a dozen nutrients and additives to use (i.e., the bottles of nutrients pic.)