mc130p
Well-Known Member
Hello Everyone,
It's been a few years since I had the opportunity to be on the site and check out what everyone is growing and how they're growing it. I won't get into it too much, but life presented me with a number of difficult challenges that I had to prioritize. For a while, things looked pretty bad for me. At one point, I was down to my last 3 grand in savings and couch surfing for about 6 months. It was exceptionally tough to deal with unemployment, having worked my entire life. I don't really associate my identity with my job, but all the free time and waiting was almost too much to handle. It was also demoralizing to apply to so many positions only to get rejected without even an interview. So much for the so-called 'hot' job market. Eventually, I realized that there are many more external factors that go into whether or not someone is interviewed or hired. Thankfully, I did not give up and I tried to not take it too personally. Even though I'm terrible at networking, I was able to get into this job through an "internal" recommendation, which means a lot more than anything coming from a stranger on the internet. And strangely, it was from a person that I never expected to help me like that. But frankly, I also never expected to need help like that. I am very thankful for all the help I received.
That being said, I think that I turned the circle into a spiral and I am doing better than before. I ended up moving to California last summer and finally, I have this new grow set up: CXB3590s x 3, 1 @5000K and 2@3500K running at 90% max inside an Infinity 2x4x6 tent. I have the drivers mounted remotely in a control box with the timer and a relay that sends driver power if the 12V fan driver successfully turns on. I still intend to add a 730nm initiator, as well. If anyone has a recommendation for something that I can buy off-the-shelf, it will be greatly appreciated. The exhaust is an 8x24? Infinity carbon scrubber and an Infinity 6 inch inline fan, with the environmental controller: timer, heat & humidity sensor. I also got two 9 inch Infinity fans to blow air around inside the tent. They're controlled by the Infinity controller as well. Overall, I like Infinity products-I used them on my last grow cabinet as well. The tent runs quietly and cool and the inline fan max setting is at 3/10 with an average temp ~76F.
I thought that since I lived out here in Cali, getting seeds wouldn't be a big deal, but not a lot of dispensaries sell seeds around me. It seems that I would have to drive to Oakland or something. and given how bad SF is at the moment, I wasn't very excited about this prospect, since it seems Oakland is worse. Instead, I ordered some seeds from the reliable, old 'Tude Seedbank, but I received my package with a letter from Customs telling me that my seeds had been confiscated and destroyed. That's the first time that has ever happened-I got my seeds with no problem on the East Coast. Luckily, my old friend held my seeds and mailed me my seed stash. Currently, I have a Crockett's Strawberry something (I forgot, heh) and a Dr. GrinLife (Bodhi Tree of Life x Dr. Grinspoon accidental cross) that germinated last week.
If anyone has any seedbank recommendations, I would appreciate hearing them. Also, if anyone has any recommendations for the strongest buds, I would love to hear those as well, as I have been out of the loop for quite a while. I saw that the Emerald Cup was next month. Is that a thing worth attending?
Both of these plants were regular seeds, so I'm crossing my fingers for at least one female!
I hope you've all been well!
It's been a few years since I had the opportunity to be on the site and check out what everyone is growing and how they're growing it. I won't get into it too much, but life presented me with a number of difficult challenges that I had to prioritize. For a while, things looked pretty bad for me. At one point, I was down to my last 3 grand in savings and couch surfing for about 6 months. It was exceptionally tough to deal with unemployment, having worked my entire life. I don't really associate my identity with my job, but all the free time and waiting was almost too much to handle. It was also demoralizing to apply to so many positions only to get rejected without even an interview. So much for the so-called 'hot' job market. Eventually, I realized that there are many more external factors that go into whether or not someone is interviewed or hired. Thankfully, I did not give up and I tried to not take it too personally. Even though I'm terrible at networking, I was able to get into this job through an "internal" recommendation, which means a lot more than anything coming from a stranger on the internet. And strangely, it was from a person that I never expected to help me like that. But frankly, I also never expected to need help like that. I am very thankful for all the help I received.
That being said, I think that I turned the circle into a spiral and I am doing better than before. I ended up moving to California last summer and finally, I have this new grow set up: CXB3590s x 3, 1 @5000K and 2@3500K running at 90% max inside an Infinity 2x4x6 tent. I have the drivers mounted remotely in a control box with the timer and a relay that sends driver power if the 12V fan driver successfully turns on. I still intend to add a 730nm initiator, as well. If anyone has a recommendation for something that I can buy off-the-shelf, it will be greatly appreciated. The exhaust is an 8x24? Infinity carbon scrubber and an Infinity 6 inch inline fan, with the environmental controller: timer, heat & humidity sensor. I also got two 9 inch Infinity fans to blow air around inside the tent. They're controlled by the Infinity controller as well. Overall, I like Infinity products-I used them on my last grow cabinet as well. The tent runs quietly and cool and the inline fan max setting is at 3/10 with an average temp ~76F.
I thought that since I lived out here in Cali, getting seeds wouldn't be a big deal, but not a lot of dispensaries sell seeds around me. It seems that I would have to drive to Oakland or something. and given how bad SF is at the moment, I wasn't very excited about this prospect, since it seems Oakland is worse. Instead, I ordered some seeds from the reliable, old 'Tude Seedbank, but I received my package with a letter from Customs telling me that my seeds had been confiscated and destroyed. That's the first time that has ever happened-I got my seeds with no problem on the East Coast. Luckily, my old friend held my seeds and mailed me my seed stash. Currently, I have a Crockett's Strawberry something (I forgot, heh) and a Dr. GrinLife (Bodhi Tree of Life x Dr. Grinspoon accidental cross) that germinated last week.
If anyone has any seedbank recommendations, I would appreciate hearing them. Also, if anyone has any recommendations for the strongest buds, I would love to hear those as well, as I have been out of the loop for quite a while. I saw that the Emerald Cup was next month. Is that a thing worth attending?
Both of these plants were regular seeds, so I'm crossing my fingers for at least one female!
I hope you've all been well!
Also, I have a bigger place here and now I don't have to worry about the wrong people seeing my grow. I like the metal corner connectors on the Infinity tent. I had a tent years ago and I remember that I broke one of the plastic corner pieces. The tent seems to be of good quality so far, I hope it lasts for a while.
I also bumped up the thermostat in the tent to let it get warmer before the fan kicks up in speed.
