Thanks Smokey, and everyone, Unforunately I live in one of those states that classify cannabis as a schedule 1 drug. A drug that can send you away for a long time...I am scared somewhat but have taken an attitude since my usual meds plus the pain patches is now over $600 . I have been up and down on a roller coaster because after my insurance since some 7 mos ago will not cover my meds, the meds I can afford is not working and my body has been going thru withdrawal for at least that long. I am so angry ,,who can afford that kind of money every month,,not me..anywho, I decided to grow my own and see if it will help....I feel I have no choice but to try on my own, this plant that I have researched for many months.. I bought seeds and received them 1st week of April. germination was good, but for 2 to 3 weeks they stretched because I didn't have anywhere to put them to get light.....then hubby bought me a greenhouse. they went in there and every night I had to put the heater on them as it got down to 40 degrees most nites and then somedys they got too hot and temps around 100 degrees even with fans on... So hubby bought me a grow cabinet and I have been following everyone on this site to know what to do next. my boxes are 3 feet and 4 feet. he got me 2 because like an idiot I after some miscalulations ended up germinating all seven seeds....... they all had 5 nodes and last night I pinches some of the top of all of them and raised them to about 18 inches from the lights and they have taken off, just since last nite. I wished I had thought to raise them earlier to be closer to the lights....anyway this am I checked and they r fine I think. I put 4 of the plants in a 3 gallon pot . don't know what Ill end up with but didn't want to throw one away..... I do have a question tho, is now a good time to start nutrients. I bought the line from Farm fox and got 3 separate kinds. could someone tell me what dosage I should start them on and when would be a good time to start to flower them since they r in a limited space. hubby at 70 still works partime so he got me what I needed to strat this venture. He has been with me for 30 yrs next month June 14 will be 30 yr anniversary....he has been with me thru this whole miserable painful life of mine, due to back degeneration.. Thanks for any help from anyone. Glad I found this site for sure. everything I have done till now has been with the learning from all the nice people here..thanks again
We understand Dutchess, In all states (I think) it's still a
Federal Schedule 1 narcotic. Which means it had no therapeutic or medicinal value according to them, The way the other states have squeezed by was by basically making it a state recognized schedule 2 drug that requires a license at state level, but federal charges can be brought against us at any time from the way I understand it) and all of us that I know of run the same risk. It's stupid, uneducated and marijuana has huge medicinal value (God forbid it was drinkable, then it probably would be legal). Help yourself to asking questions and speaking up all you want here on my journal, But I really do recommend a journal, You can title it anything, Like I titled mine "My first time growing ever" and changed it later to "
My First Time Growing" once I was doing it. So you can keep all your information with just more of the info that you've been taught all in the same place. But feel free to hang out here as well, Your always welcome. And remember, Keep your grow hush hush, or you'll end up with problems with the police and a little caution now can prevent those problems later.
I totally understand the money thing, If I hadn't found a miracle (anonymous) in the beginning, I wouldn't be growing like I am. I make very little on disability and with our bills, even saving can be difficult, so I'm sympathetic with your plight. The one thing I was warned about and never took serious enough, growing can get expensive. Grow tents, Grow lights, Supplies, electricity (strong lights on 18 hours a day until you have to have another grow place with another light running on a 12 hour cycle). I was warned and told how expensive it can be and didn't take it to heart like I should have, because I have been a burden on some people and refuse to do that anymore. The first thing your going to need though is a camera that you can hook to your PC so you can U/L pictures (here or your own journal). That's one of the ways you can help them help you, Showing them actual pictures to look at to see any problems as well as growing conditions (Not to mention how easy it would be for a police officer were to log in and pretend to be a grower to try and get someones info). With out pic's, I don't know how much help you can get that will be practical. Good Luck Dutchess, I understand your predicament, I started growing because I want OFF all the narcotics I've been on since I got hurt at work and will be replacing the narcs with weed officially once I have my MMJ card saved up for. The biggest thing you need to be sure of is that it will help you. I had access to a very small amount before I had my grow and knew it would help and after my first harvest, I found out how much it helped, I was even able to cut my narcs to taking less than half of my prescribed dosage, just enough to keep the physical dependence under control until I can quit them completely. I have since quit weed temporarily for a possible drug test in the future at a different doc, before I have my MMJ (Medical Marijuana) card. I wish you the best Dutchess, It sounds rough, But get your self a camera as soon as you can and the people here will work wonders. Until then, just remember, there are NO dumb questions (I thought I had found a few, but they had real answers to real problems when I asked) and ask away. I am a mostly newb still and if I don't have an answer for you, someone will. Feel free to ask away and think about starting a journal. I can go back 166 days and know they are all about my grow. I can search it if need be or whatever because it's all about my grow and how growing works. Until you have a camera, Tell us what your growing (you said you bought the seeds, what strains?), what type of light are you using, tell us everything and hopefully someone will have an idea to improve it for you or see a problem with something. I wish you the best of luck and look forward to hearing from you again. As far as your question, I'm glad PJ took that one, I have no clue about nutes.
I forgot to mention, when it comes to flowering, Your plants will need to be moved to another location (or do them all at the same time where they are). Flowering in MJ is when the weed grows the flowers and buds that we need for pain management. It is usually done in 2 separate locations, so you can keep plants vegging while your others flower (they are changed from veg to flower by changing the light timing they are under).
Vegging is done (usually) when the lights are on 18 hours and off 6. They automatically go into flower after a certain age I'm sure but mostly when the lights are switched to 12 on 12 off and then take a couple months in flower after a month or 2 in veg depending on how fast the plant grows.
), you need to let the plant become almost dry before you water it regularly. This lets the roots grow and will help with the yield at the end from my understanding (remember, I'm still a newb). Emilya and Canna use the stick (as far as I know they still do) but this was pointed out to me to make it easier and faster. And for $5.00 or $6.00 you can't beat it. It's part of my daily ritual now since they are all on different watering schedules. Every morning I just check their moisture on each plant and know right away if it needs water or not. Not that I could add anything to PJ's advice, but just wanted to show you this, since I had to take a couple pic's of one of my plants for PJ anyways.
Hurray! You DID get those WW x MK! I am so happy to read that. I was scratching my head something awful trying to figure that out a while back. LOL
