weed choosing dillema for my first grow

[Johnnyorganic]

There are two advantages that genetics with a pedigree would have over bagseed which would definitely benefit a new grower: Less Chance of hermans, and uniformity.

On the first you are solid. But apparently you do not intend to take advantage of the second.

I understand.

It's very easy to get sucked in when seed shopping. Read about yields and see photos of those hugeantic, frosty buds grown by professionals. Fret over things like potency.

If I were you I would focus on one strain that is rated easy to grow. That way you can take advantage of the uniformity of one strain while you gain experience.

I even have a recommendation for you: Skunk #1.

It has stood the test of time. It is easy to grow, and crazy easy to clone, btw. Because it is an older strain, it is relatively inexpensive. It won the very first Cannabis Cup. And it tastes great.

A fine choice for a new grower too presumptuous to learn the craft with bagseed.

So go ahead and call me "nigga", grandpa, dickhead, and moron again; and then be sure to tell me to gtfoh, and then snivel that I am not contributing when responding to my contribution.

I can take it.

 

[cannabineer]

My other recco for a cheap, good and easy-growing strain is Northern Lights. I grew the #5 and it was lovely. A friend grew N's Aurora Indica ... a serviceable smoke but the phenos were all over the map! cn

 

[Johnnyorganic]

My other recco for a cheap, good and easy-growing strain is Northern Lights. I grew the #5 and it was lovely. A friend grew N's Aurora Indica ... a serviceable smoke but the phenos were all over the map! cn

I can personally vouch for this one, too.

And it's a three-time Cannabis Cup winner.

 

[TheWiseInfidel]

There are two advantages that genetics with a pedigree would have over bagseed which would definitely benefit a new grower: Less Chance of hermans, and uniformity.

On the first you are solid. But apparently you do not intend to take advantage of the second.

I understand.

It's very easy to get sucked in when seed shopping. Read about yields and see photos of those hugeantic, frosty buds grown by professionals. Fret over things like potency.

If I were you I would focus on one strain that is rated easy to grow. That way you can take advantage of the uniformity of one strain while you gain experience.

I even have a recommendation for you: Skunk #1.

It has stood the test of time. It is easy to grow, and crazy easy to clone, btw. Because it is an older strain, it is relatively inexpensive. It won the very first Cannabis Cup. And it tastes great.

A fine choice for a new grower too presumptuous to learn the craft with bagseed.

So go ahead and call me "nigga", grandpa, dickhead, and moron again; and then be sure to tell me to gtfoh, and then snivel that I am not contributing when responding to my contribution.

I can take it.

lmao i know when i've been bested and your maturity has shown to be prevalent through that post. i do appreciate your positive input and DO understand the complexities of growing 4 different strains at a time also. i really didn't put that much mind to it though until you brought it up now. i naturally assumed that i could use the same watering and nutrient feeding techniques on all plants and expect it to work which you say is definitely not the case. its kind of difficult to interpret that information, however, since as a rookie i don't know the specifics of tending for a particular strain. something i will definitely look into researching as well in these two weeks while i decide on these seeds. i don't think its something you can research moreover than actually do since you'd have to grow the bud to see what effects different techniques would have on it.

 

[TheWiseInfidel]

i never understood that when reading the description. it'll say something like, "easy to grow. great for beginners" my question is WHAT makes growing a particular strain hard?

 

[cannabineer]

lmao i know when i've been bested and your maturity has shown to be prevalent through that post. i do appreciate your positive input and DO understand the complexities of growing 4 different strains at a time also. i really didn't put that much mind to it though until you brought it up now. i naturally assumed that i could use the same watering and nutrient feeding techniques on all plants and expect it to work which you say is definitely not the case. its kind of difficult to interpret that information, however, since as a rookie i don't know the specifics of tending for a particular strain. something i will definitely look into researching as well in these two weeks while i decide on these seeds. i don't think its something you can research moreover than actually do since you'd have to grow the bud to see what effects different techniques would have on it.

One thing I've learned the hard way: White Widow is fussy about nute levels and proportions. Cindy 99 was not ... she was a total nute slut. She was my fist and only successful grow in full hydro ... I'm figuring I got lucky with that strain. Oh how i wish Bros Grimm were still with us. I want original Apollo 11, esp. on the day Armstrong died!
Also, Blueberry had a rep for being a very fussy plant. cn

 

[cannabineer]

i never understood that when reading the description. it'll say something like, "easy to grow. great for beginners" my question is WHAT makes growing a particular strain hard?

Toleration of conditions. Some strains have fussy nute requirements ... easy to burn or lock out. Some hate heat or cold. Some don't do well in low or high humidity. Some are unreasonable about excursions in pH. Many of today's indoor-bred strains are true hothouse flowers and not the happy-go-lucky landrace or landrace-Nisei of back in the day ... cn

 

[TheWiseInfidel]

ah i see. i've been being cocky because indoors my conditions are i would say "optimal" 72-77 year round with humidity at 45-45% consistently. since i've never done a grow i won't know how difficult maintaining the ph levels would be or what is the precise nutrient feeding schedule for each plant. i mean, i'm not planning on over fertilizing my beauties at all if anything i might get greedy with the ferts just because of the fear but i feel as if i've come a long way from 3 months ago when i was like "yeah nigga ima grow some herb and get like 5 pounds per plant" now i know that professional growers have INCREDIBLY sophisticated grow operations to even achieve something close to that. my main goal is to have 4 plants that are pretty and at the end of the day i can say "damn, it took me four months to grow this shit, now i'm gonna SMOKE this shit" i guess that would also be the main reason why i put the doo doo attitude when the regular weed got mentioned to me because i feel as if i'm going to put my heart and soul(and money, can't forget about that) it would be somewhat oxymoronic to skimp on the quality of seeds. plus i'm super anxious and don't want to grow regs and be like "alright i learned how to do this shit now lets grow some real nigga shit" that' technically 8 months i would have to wait before smoking some of that boombastic-fantastic funk

 

[cannabineer]

Lol; would White Widow qualify as "real n**** shit?" cn

 

[Johnnyorganic]

i never understood that when reading the description. it'll say something like, "easy to grow. great for beginners" my question is WHAT makes growing a particular strain hard?

Okay. This is my theory and I have no way to prove it.

A very large number of the named strains are hybrids.

Some take the best qualities of one, and then the other. Easy to grow. Decent Yield. Decent taste. Decent Potency.

Home Run.

But hybrids being hybrids, sometimes you take the good with the bad. Hard to grow. Stingy yield. Great taste. Phenomenal smoke.

Etc. Etc. You get the idea.

And I can attest to the 'effervescent' nature of Blueberry from a grower's perspective, as cn stated.

Although, once I got lucky with Blueberry.

And it was exquisite.

 

[str8sativa]

and with out an ac and an inline fan in a closet is going to be very hot and just asking for powdery mildew your gonna have to keep a close eye

 

[TheWiseInfidel]

i found a dude on cl that's selling a 250w and a 400w PLUS an inline 6" fan for 200 so if that comes through for me then it'll make my life A HELL of a lot easier. i'm not planning on having NO ventilation in my closet, i just want to keep the price minimal. i was probably going to have the sliding doors open from both sides enough to ventilate air while the lights were on AND having a box fan blowing air in and the inline fan scrubbing and blowing the air out the other way. i also heard that keeping the ballasts outside the closet would appease some of the heat problem and luckily for me theres enough space under the closet to slide the cord under. this is, of course, all speculation until i actually get the ball rolling. the first step is to germinate the seeds and start growing them and from there i will make adjustments accordingly. i am planning diligently, however, as of now to avoid any obstacle that might ruin my grow.