BigJer
BigJer
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Pointers for newbies and humor for the old farts........
Any companies mentioned are for informational purposes only and I am damn sure not getting any endorsement from said.
Other than a few times as a kid I mostly went 53 years without smoking or growing pot. Seriously like 4 or maybe 5 times. Enter the military, injuries from Desert Storm, years of dealing with pain that would make a woman cry and I have found nothing to ease the pain and pain meds for the last 25 years daily have damaged my liver and kidneys.
One night a few years ago I was having a tough day and one of my friends said you should try pot. So I read into it and the first time I tried it the feeling of a calming force was incredible. Felt good, ate good, slept like a fossil!!
So now, in my mind anyway, I'm going to become a grower because @ $180 plus an ounce I was going broke. I did hours and hours of research, found this forum, better than others, and got some great advice except for how to take my sir name out and replace it with a nick name moderators, And it was on.
First year I bought a bunch of seeds of eBay. 20 seeds for $20 sounded good to me. 4 females and one herm is what I ended up with. Learning what not to do was a good way to describe the first year but still a good harvest but the Herm got to two of the four plants left.
2nd year After A LOT MORE research and planning during the winter I went into season 2 ready to take on the world.
First I found that 5 gallon buckets are good for auto flowers the are to small and constrictive to grow plants outside. I used 17 gallon black totes this year. The growth difference was night and day. All my plants, except the auto flowers, grew 6 foot plus this year. Started my seeds early, got them outside and was ahead of the game plan. Set up a auto watering system etc etc etc.
This is where it has completely F#$%^&D me again.
I purchased seeds from Home Grown Cannabis. Expensive but guaranteed to germinate though. It is ridiculous what I spent there for a individual but I now have a lifetime of plants possibilities with all the sciences for growing today.
I was really excited about the Bruce Banner Regular seeds. And there it is...................REGULAR. Not meaning regular BB with nothing else mixed in. Defined by most sellers as either male or female seeds but not guaranteed as to gender. Better genetics and purer strains is a benefit as well. Not on their site. Now remember I am a newbie so take it easy on me but does this sound like the definition of Regular?
Homegrown Cannabis Co. offers high-quality regular weed seeds with pure and unaltered genetics. Just as nature intended them to be. If you're pheno hunting or looking to produce mothers from quality genetics check out Gorilla Glue, Lemon Pie, God Bud, Bruce Banner, Mochalope, Chocolope...we have them all in regular marijuana seeds form!
Why am I pissed the F-OFF, besides them suggesting I'm illiterate? My first BB plant was a male. I found out after small camp trip for 5 days. I use auto watering for consistency so not a worry about watering, but I came home to a male plant with open pods. I immediately throw a big trash bag over it, tied a tie wrap around the bag and trunk to stop anything further and ditched it,
Two days ago I found a seed on a plant, then another plant , then another............................................ 8 out of the 10 I have left.
I'm not stopping but GD give me a break. I did get close to a bon fire.
I contact them, again remember newbie greenhorn as hell, and explained my problem. I was told we will give you a $25 credit on your points towards FUTURE purchases. I said no I would like my 8 seeds replaced. Basically was told $25 is all they would offer, and would not take the 7 left over seeds back ($140 value). Take it or leave it. Am I asking to much after spending a lot of money with them?
Any companies mentioned are for informational purposes only and I am damn sure not getting any endorsement from said.
Other than a few times as a kid I mostly went 53 years without smoking or growing pot. Seriously like 4 or maybe 5 times. Enter the military, injuries from Desert Storm, years of dealing with pain that would make a woman cry and I have found nothing to ease the pain and pain meds for the last 25 years daily have damaged my liver and kidneys.
One night a few years ago I was having a tough day and one of my friends said you should try pot. So I read into it and the first time I tried it the feeling of a calming force was incredible. Felt good, ate good, slept like a fossil!!
So now, in my mind anyway, I'm going to become a grower because @ $180 plus an ounce I was going broke. I did hours and hours of research, found this forum, better than others, and got some great advice except for how to take my sir name out and replace it with a nick name moderators, And it was on.
First year I bought a bunch of seeds of eBay. 20 seeds for $20 sounded good to me. 4 females and one herm is what I ended up with. Learning what not to do was a good way to describe the first year but still a good harvest but the Herm got to two of the four plants left.
2nd year After A LOT MORE research and planning during the winter I went into season 2 ready to take on the world.
First I found that 5 gallon buckets are good for auto flowers the are to small and constrictive to grow plants outside. I used 17 gallon black totes this year. The growth difference was night and day. All my plants, except the auto flowers, grew 6 foot plus this year. Started my seeds early, got them outside and was ahead of the game plan. Set up a auto watering system etc etc etc.
This is where it has completely F#$%^&D me again.
I purchased seeds from Home Grown Cannabis. Expensive but guaranteed to germinate though. It is ridiculous what I spent there for a individual but I now have a lifetime of plants possibilities with all the sciences for growing today.
I was really excited about the Bruce Banner Regular seeds. And there it is...................REGULAR. Not meaning regular BB with nothing else mixed in. Defined by most sellers as either male or female seeds but not guaranteed as to gender. Better genetics and purer strains is a benefit as well. Not on their site. Now remember I am a newbie so take it easy on me but does this sound like the definition of Regular?
Homegrown Cannabis Co. offers high-quality regular weed seeds with pure and unaltered genetics. Just as nature intended them to be. If you're pheno hunting or looking to produce mothers from quality genetics check out Gorilla Glue, Lemon Pie, God Bud, Bruce Banner, Mochalope, Chocolope...we have them all in regular marijuana seeds form!
Why am I pissed the F-OFF, besides them suggesting I'm illiterate? My first BB plant was a male. I found out after small camp trip for 5 days. I use auto watering for consistency so not a worry about watering, but I came home to a male plant with open pods. I immediately throw a big trash bag over it, tied a tie wrap around the bag and trunk to stop anything further and ditched it,
Two days ago I found a seed on a plant, then another plant , then another............................................ 8 out of the 10 I have left.
I'm not stopping but GD give me a break. I did get close to a bon fire.
I contact them, again remember newbie greenhorn as hell, and explained my problem. I was told we will give you a $25 credit on your points towards FUTURE purchases. I said no I would like my 8 seeds replaced. Basically was told $25 is all they would offer, and would not take the 7 left over seeds back ($140 value). Take it or leave it. Am I asking to much after spending a lot of money with them?
