First attempt was in 1975 - shop light in a closet. Knew nothing of photo periods or anything else. Smoked the leaves which were about as good as the commercial product available to me at the time.
Since then, I'd go through periods with no access. In recent years I was able to buy decent smoke, but for $350 and ounce. The only people I knew to buy from were assholes that had no real friends and would want to make a social event out of the transaction. Became intolerable.
We'd pick some up occasionally when it appeared. Had a little film can full of seeds we'd gathered over the years. My wife finally said that if I didn't plant them, she would.
This was early last spring. My idea was to start them indoors and then move them outside for the summer. Started the seeds and realized there really was no safe place to plant them outside - both because of human eyes and wildlife snacking.
Put them under a shop light in the basement. Found this site and got a 400 watt MH. Soon realized that I'd be screwed if it croaked and bought another. I've since built walls and have separate flower and veg rooms. Pretty much the whole deal. It's now my hobby. On my second grow with a combination of the best of the bag seed run and purchased seed. Best outcomes are that I'm now an isolated outlaw instead of having to deal with the dangers of the black market. What I'm producing appears to be on the low/beginner end of what I see on this board but it is the best weed I've ever smoked. Broke even on the first run.
Since then, I'd go through periods with no access. In recent years I was able to buy decent smoke, but for $350 and ounce. The only people I knew to buy from were assholes that had no real friends and would want to make a social event out of the transaction. Became intolerable.
We'd pick some up occasionally when it appeared. Had a little film can full of seeds we'd gathered over the years. My wife finally said that if I didn't plant them, she would.
This was early last spring. My idea was to start them indoors and then move them outside for the summer. Started the seeds and realized there really was no safe place to plant them outside - both because of human eyes and wildlife snacking.
Put them under a shop light in the basement. Found this site and got a 400 watt MH. Soon realized that I'd be screwed if it croaked and bought another. I've since built walls and have separate flower and veg rooms. Pretty much the whole deal. It's now my hobby. On my second grow with a combination of the best of the bag seed run and purchased seed. Best outcomes are that I'm now an isolated outlaw instead of having to deal with the dangers of the black market. What I'm producing appears to be on the low/beginner end of what I see on this board but it is the best weed I've ever smoked. Broke even on the first run.
