help for a newbie beginner

[SailorSam]

Hey,
I'm new at growing and am just wondering if anyone could help my search and guide me in the right direction. I have been reading on grow and am looking at purchasing seeds, then sexing, get only the females and mother a plant,get cuttings, veg, grow and flower them.I want a perpetual harvest year round if I could and wondered what was the best method!SOG or perpetual harvest? I want a good cash crop method that works fine. I would like a good yield, good quality smoke, and I was told that to set up would be like 4 months. I find that much of the info seems a little confusing and aren't answering my questions, just seem so choppy and mixed with other stuff that you don't know whats what!
Any help would be good. What type of set up should I have? I think i'll have to convert and build a small room, and today i'm purchasing an MH conversion bulb, getting ballast for HPS and after veg is done i'll switch to my HPS. Any hints, help or info on how I should go about it, or even what or where to look for good straight information. My budget is limited and am just getting by with the good stuff. I got a little cash and am looking at putting it towards a good system of lighting since I want to do it right the first time and I want to have a good yield the first time, since I do not wish to waste my time. Any info!?
SailorSam

 

[Dr. D]

wasup sailorsam

wasup sailorsam

Ur best bet for starters wud be to check out some of the grows on here and pick up on wot other people r doin and how theyre doin it. Then ask some more direct questions and im sure ul get the answers u need. how many ligjhtsa dya wanna run how bigger space etc, a little more info wud help with answering questions

Then u cud end up with some lovely buds like these

peace

 

[sunnyside]

seeds,light,food,and water...

seeds,light,food,and water...


3 months later...

 

[sunnyside]

start with some good seed..trust me that makes all the difference in the world...your light will work fine...now its time for the nutrients...

 

[HerbWeedman]

Any time spent learning is not wasted. If cash is your only motive chances are you will be disappointed with your first grow. Get some growing experience and let growing take you where it will. Set realistic goals and get a method that suits your needs. There is no instant "way" to become successful at this. Even the best have good and bad days. Take a look about and see how people do things. Ask lots of questions. Actual time in your growing environment is the best teacher. I'm a firm believer in growing to free yourself from the dangers and expense of buying our beloved weed from capitalistic street sources. If your situation dictates growing more then you personally need then by all means do so but don't think only in terms of money. To begin with expect only to learn. Gather as much information as you can and did I mention asking questions? The only stupid question is the one you didn't ask. Peace and good growing. Herb

 

[SailorSam]

thanks

thanks

Hey,
well to start off I will have two lights. My first will be metal halide 1000W conversion, then switch to HPS 1000W when about to flower. Those were very nice pics BTW Dr D and Sunnyside.
I guess my "problem" is only in which method to use, what to do. I have a pretty good idea, but I don't want to totally screw up my first batch cause it will set me back money wise(personal $$ investment) and wouldn't want to have to wait a while again before starting anew. Also i was wondering about using CoCo fiber instead of soil. IS it more difficult or easier? Some say its easier and others say its a little trickyer!?
Well as far as learning the ropes through trial and error, I am a firm believer! The monetary situation is only to make up a little more so that I can get better and better equipment and tools in future in order to get better product cause i know that any time you start something it usually just makes the grade if it does at all! I have a few people i know who wouldn't mind paying a decent price for decent bud to help out to get better quality like a CO-OP. I'm sorry if I came out looking like Al Capone gangsta-dude,lol, but I assure you that it wasn't my intention, just getting up to a good start, and make a little capital to cover extra costs is all! I do agree with you about the dangers of the street capitalists though!
Thanks man, hope I didn't confuse the situation or explain myself inappropriately, if I did I apologize! Peace Herb and I hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

[Dr. D]

hey sam

hey sam

in regards to using coco i hav just startied usin a cocosoil mix and have had great rsults so far, check out my latest grow, Mr Nice Shit round 2 in the indoor soil forum.peace

 

[Rellikbuzz]

Sam- I too am a new grower about to start my first grow. After exhaustive research (reading 9 grow books and watching every f'ing video on Pot-TV), I have decided to grow in soil. Why? It seems to be the most forgiving medium for newbies to grow in and most experts say that soil grows the best tasting product. I will be growing with two 400 watt switchable MH/HPS lights in a 2' x 6' x 9' closet for veg/flower and I'll start seedling/clones and keep my mothers in a grow cabinet under a Tek-5 216 watt flouro. In the bigger closet I will also be using CO2 via a tank and ventilation will be with a 265 cfm Dayton blower which also cool the lamps.

I decided to just grow bush style using super cropping, FIM and LST (bending) techniques to control height. SOG or SCROG or Hydroponic, while certainly very viable techniques, was not something that interested me and seems more complicated than I wanted to get to start with. Also, several of the strains I will be growing are primarily sativa strains that are not conducive to the shorter styles of growing and ceiling heighth is not a real problem for me anyway.

The message that I have gotten from many of the grower on here is simply to just "keep it simple". If you start with good genetics (seeds) to start with and give them just what they need, the plants will do the rest for you. Just a few thoughts to help get you steered in the right direction. Good luck.

 

[SailorSam]

Hey,Rellikbuzz
Thanks for the info. Yeah sometimes when there's too much info, you get an overload and don't know where to go and you freeze, not wanting to make mistakes. Your info was very helpful. I don't have a CO2 tank or anything, out of my budget right now, though maybe in future. I guess it'll depend on my strain I use maybe to which method i'll be doing to grow. I am interested in coco cause like Dr D said it works good, but again I have to agree that soil is more forgiving for newbies like me. I thought of starting a grow of indoor tomatoes just to get experiment with and do cuttings and so on.It wouldn't cost nearly as much to see what works. I know that its comparing tomatoes to the sweet fruits of Mary Jane, but procedure-wise might be an interesting way of learning!? Let me know what you guys think.
Thanks again for the great info.
SailorSam

 

[sunnyside]

I thought of starting a grow of indoor tomatoes just to get experiment with and do cuttings and so on.It wouldn't cost nearly as much to see what works.
SailorSam

Bagseed is great for trail and error.. if ya kill em oh well... sometimes i take bagseed and grow them to do tests on, like lab rats... no fancy genetics, but i like to see if i can get a plant to the edge of dying and bring her back... practice makes perfect!

 

[Guest]

I might be bias, but I do not think the better tasting product is from soil, and yes I have grown in soil just the same as I have grown hydroponically.

I also love the those that say " I can tell any pot from soil, organic, or hydro grown just by smoking." They smoke my bud and say it is soil, some said soil orgainic, and all it is iis hydroponic grown bud.

I will agree," soil is one of the most forgiving medium's for a newbie ", and some like to keep mother plant's in it. I do have gotten away from soil and use a coco fiber perlite mixture as a medium and love the result's.

You can still get to hot of a mix and get very poor result's, so their is still research to be done even for soil grow's.

grow safe.

realhigh.