Was growing back before AOL.
High Times was my internet, lol
We would have had a mental prolapse, with all the information available today.
Yup i remember not even thinking about ordering seeds from the high times ads lol
Now i get seeds everyother week haha
And my first grow book was good old georg cervantes q and a in hightimes circa 2003
I went to the only dude i knew was cool at the time and printed out a deficiency chart and a small like 10 page grow guide i think it was ed rosenthals.
Although after a few years of growing i got to know the owner of a hydro shop pretty good.
And being a young kid i would hang out there after hours
WHEN the REAL growers shopped lol
I saw guys plop down 20grand on just oscilating fans yes thats right 20 grand of fans
And when t5s hit the scene i saw guys plop down 30 gs for t5 setups lol
Have no idea where they where located but i got to hang out with some cool old cats
And i saw with my own eyes SHIPPING CONTAINERS full of gear getting sold in illegal times
One guy showed me how to roll a doobie in the craziest way i had ever seen i still cant do it lol.
This was all when it was illegal