Hi Steve - I wish I had found your thread earlier ... but I was'nt interested in growing then.
I have been away from growing for about 5 years but now have no distractions (wife, lover, girlfriend, or even my kids) so it is TIME to take control of what I want to influence me ... and grass has always been waiting for a comeback.
I have germinated a couple of seeds of "Himalayan Gold" bought from a mob called "CannabisSeeds.com", however I have read (on these forumms) that Cannabis.Seeds.com sell crap - you get what you pay for and I didn't pay a lot, so those two plants will probably end up in my garden.
The plants are looking good after 11 days, but I think that I will stick them in the garden and hope for a few buds to smoke.
I have recently ordered a batch of "Magic Bud" seeds from "Planet Skunk" and if they get through customs - I am ready to grow.
I plan on growing with good quality potting mix with Worm Castings and fed weekly with Worm Piss. The hassle with nute concetration and ph seems to be a complication that the "commercial growers" can contend with - I plan on one plant every three months, plenty of smoke for me.
G.O.D.