cosmik debris
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Not really that hard but folks are generally a lot more helpful if you make some effort to help yourself. Best advice is keep readin' and take some notes, bookmark some pages.
I suppose the best place to start is with just what type of high you prefer and from there deciding on a strain. I also had been away for a while and I gotta say that the stuff they grow today...it ain't your grandpa's Chevrolet.
The best shit I ever smoked back in the 70's was some kind of alien purple haired Hawaiian that was sellin' fer something like $160 a zzz. It totally fucked me up but I remember thinkin', "there's no way I'll ever pay that for an O of weed." Yeah...famous last words.
Anyway, comparing the shit of yesteryear with what you can grow today is like ping pong balls to watermelons...not even remotely close to comparable. So first figure out what you'd like to grow; couch lock or more cerebral for example. Do you have any particular medical issues that you'd like to address or are you just interested in a temporary sabbatical from reality? The other components to that query are where can you grow it? Are you gonna be indoors or out and do you need protection from just LEO's and the Patriot Act or do you have a significant other that supports the "War on Drugs" as well?
For the moment I'll assume that you're just lookin' to grow somethin' small and simple in your own home and your significant other isn't a member of the Stazi. One of the simplest starter grows that I could suggest takes a little bit of effort to set up, but beyond that it's pretty idiot proof and simple to care for. Check out inefectualize's thread on the High Pod.
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=92259
Basically it's about $200 of off the shelf shit from Home Depot or Wally's World (Lg. Rubbermaid Brute trash can, 5 gallon bucket, a vortex or fart fan, some PVC fittings, about an 1/8 sheet of bath paneling, some wiring, timer, spray paint, and some Velcro), $100 order from 1000Bulbs.com (lamps, ballasts, lamp holders and clips - depending on the number and quality of ballasts chosen), add soil - water and seed.
His concept is that he kept things relatively simple and the thread gives a good step by step with pictures for duplicating the effort. From the space of a trash can his High Pod turned out almost 6 zzz's in about 4 months. While not exactly a perpetual grow, that should certainly be more than enough smoke to keep one guy retired just growing one plant at a time, three times a year. Also, depending on your location the single plant may represent a lesser penalty from the enforcers of government morality (how's that for an oxymoron?).
There was a lot of jazz on the thread posted by others arguing over his lamp color temperature choice, but the dude's nobody's fool and works with lighting and grows at his day job. Just try to follow his path at least at first and you should enjoy a good yield with minimal hassle.
I don't recall what his soil mix was, I'm sure it's mentioned in there somewhere, but look around here and you'll find all sorts of ideas that work. Soil's pretty forgiving compared to hydro, although the latter will out yield. For an occasional fatty on the front porch soil is the more KISS approach. Nute wise, the variables and combinations are endless. You'll find everything from coco fibre to Miracle Gro has been used with nutes that read like NASA shit to guys droppin' their chicken coop droppings. That you'll have to research a bit more on your own and decide.
Anyway, the best way to learn is to jump the fuck in and just grow. Experience is still the best teacher. If you're still unsure, try raising a more common "herb" in your rig first. If you aren't the gardening type and never grew so much as a tomato, you might wanna try a packet of basil seeds first (they won't make ya cry if and when they die).
All ya gotta remember is that the seed's natural biology makes it want to find the sun and grow. Your job is to do whatever you can to facilitate that and still stay the fuck out of its way as much as possible.
I suppose the best place to start is with just what type of high you prefer and from there deciding on a strain. I also had been away for a while and I gotta say that the stuff they grow today...it ain't your grandpa's Chevrolet.
The best shit I ever smoked back in the 70's was some kind of alien purple haired Hawaiian that was sellin' fer something like $160 a zzz. It totally fucked me up but I remember thinkin', "there's no way I'll ever pay that for an O of weed." Yeah...famous last words.
Anyway, comparing the shit of yesteryear with what you can grow today is like ping pong balls to watermelons...not even remotely close to comparable. So first figure out what you'd like to grow; couch lock or more cerebral for example. Do you have any particular medical issues that you'd like to address or are you just interested in a temporary sabbatical from reality? The other components to that query are where can you grow it? Are you gonna be indoors or out and do you need protection from just LEO's and the Patriot Act or do you have a significant other that supports the "War on Drugs" as well?
For the moment I'll assume that you're just lookin' to grow somethin' small and simple in your own home and your significant other isn't a member of the Stazi. One of the simplest starter grows that I could suggest takes a little bit of effort to set up, but beyond that it's pretty idiot proof and simple to care for. Check out inefectualize's thread on the High Pod.
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=92259
Basically it's about $200 of off the shelf shit from Home Depot or Wally's World (Lg. Rubbermaid Brute trash can, 5 gallon bucket, a vortex or fart fan, some PVC fittings, about an 1/8 sheet of bath paneling, some wiring, timer, spray paint, and some Velcro), $100 order from 1000Bulbs.com (lamps, ballasts, lamp holders and clips - depending on the number and quality of ballasts chosen), add soil - water and seed.
His concept is that he kept things relatively simple and the thread gives a good step by step with pictures for duplicating the effort. From the space of a trash can his High Pod turned out almost 6 zzz's in about 4 months. While not exactly a perpetual grow, that should certainly be more than enough smoke to keep one guy retired just growing one plant at a time, three times a year. Also, depending on your location the single plant may represent a lesser penalty from the enforcers of government morality (how's that for an oxymoron?).
There was a lot of jazz on the thread posted by others arguing over his lamp color temperature choice, but the dude's nobody's fool and works with lighting and grows at his day job. Just try to follow his path at least at first and you should enjoy a good yield with minimal hassle.
I don't recall what his soil mix was, I'm sure it's mentioned in there somewhere, but look around here and you'll find all sorts of ideas that work. Soil's pretty forgiving compared to hydro, although the latter will out yield. For an occasional fatty on the front porch soil is the more KISS approach. Nute wise, the variables and combinations are endless. You'll find everything from coco fibre to Miracle Gro has been used with nutes that read like NASA shit to guys droppin' their chicken coop droppings. That you'll have to research a bit more on your own and decide.
Anyway, the best way to learn is to jump the fuck in and just grow. Experience is still the best teacher. If you're still unsure, try raising a more common "herb" in your rig first. If you aren't the gardening type and never grew so much as a tomato, you might wanna try a packet of basil seeds first (they won't make ya cry if and when they die).
All ya gotta remember is that the seed's natural biology makes it want to find the sun and grow. Your job is to do whatever you can to facilitate that and still stay the fuck out of its way as much as possible.
Hello All!!! Cool life stories ....
For the KISS setup 
got caught while back now, judge said it was greed, i laughed ,he's sitting on 400 grand a year, ya right lol. i think i might try and join fuk em club too .have a good day.
