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[oosik]

I will look I think my mom has my old pix

 

[1guido2]

Welcome to the farm 70 here and I've dabbled in growing since I was 17. I grew for about 20 years hiding in my basement afraid to come out. I wouldn't even look for info online I was afraid of being tracked by the man so the internet information gathering started 4 years ago after faux legalization for me.

Lots of good folks here with good info and help should you need it. We're a bunch of picture junkies though so if you're are going to participate...be warned....pics or its all BS......😄

I am 63 . I started growing when I was 15. At that time we never got buds just shake. The way I found out about growing buddies I had a plot of 40 plants. They were 3 to 4 foot high. The ground hogs are all the leaves off the plants. I was walking by to check my 4 other plots. I stopped to look at the ate plants and they all had branches with buds on them. So after that I started to pick all the sun leaves off and I have had buds every year since. That was 1975.

Hello, oosik / PipeCarver

I'm a 67 year old new member here, and my first was an outdoor in N. CA in 1984. "Ask Ed" was my "grow Bible" then and cloning was becoming absolute magic. Got my seeds direct from the Amsterdam Seed Bank and off I went.
Fast forward to today, had to take a 25 year hiatus due to work and the damned follicle testing clown show, but I'm back and fascinated by the developments in growing, extraction, consuming, etc. It seems legalization (and legal profits) really advances the science of glazing ones' self.

Look forward to many interesting and educational discussions!

-Guido

 

[Oldchucky]

67 also. Went up to Norcal in about 1980 to work for pot growers. Mad river to be exact. Long hiatus then back to growing three years ago. Still in Norcal growing outdoors. Might drive up the road and score some freak show seeds, and give it a whirl this summer. Welcome!

 

[oosik]

First I am for legal pot smoking. It's funny when you can tax something it becomes legal. The big problem I have is the price of pot. $100 an ounce is legit. I vote Republican, but a " little" middle. Where is Bernie Sanders? He complained about " big" pharmaceutical companies making all this money and the price of drugs. Pharmaceutical companies have billions into creating a new drug. For $10 I can grow 28 ounces of pot or $2800. Pharmaceutical companies don't get those returns.

 

[Oldchucky]

It’s illegal to grow outdoors in my county. But they don’t seem to go out of their way to enforce it. That’s one of the reasons I do it. My last act of nonviolent, civil disobedience before I croak! Lol!

 

[oosik]

It’s illegal to grow outdoors in my county. But they don’t seem to go out of their way to enforce it. That’s one of the reasons I do it. My last act of nonviolent, civil disobedience before I croak! Lol!

I live in Nazi country. The cop where stormtrooper uniform's.

 

[oosik]

When pulled over the first questions are, " where are you coming from and where are you going"

 

[Oldchucky]

Not sure where you’re at, but it sounds rough! Good luck!

 

[PipeCarver]

When pulled over the first questions are, " where are you coming from and where are you going"

Do you ever watch any 1st Amendment auditors on Youtube? I get a real kick out of these guys standing up to and refusing to answer questions. They will not ID and the cops get the walk of shame.....Pull over an Auditor and the answer would be none of your business.....What is your name? and what is your badge number? Don't give me directives I'm not your dog ...AND YOU WORK FOR ME MOFO.....Get back in your fking car you are dismissed. Get me your supervisor I refuse to answer your qustions as is my right. May I go? Am I being detained? lol....they know the Constitution that the cops swear an oath to and put the road pirates in their place......

 

[Oldchucky]

Yeah, I saw that this weekend on on patrol live. Guy got pulled over didn’t have a license. Played the sovereign citizen card and wound up on foot. And his car in the impound yard! If he hadn’t of given in and supplied his name, he would’ve gotten impounded also. In Nevada. Maybe things are different north of the border.

 

[PipeCarver]

Yeah, I saw that this weekend on on patrol live. Guy got pulled over didn’t have a license. Played the sovereign citizen card and wound up on foot. And his car in the impound yard! If he hadn’t of given in and supplied his name, he would’ve gotten impounded also. In Nevada. Maybe things are different north of the border.

The only sovereign citizen are the police. The guys I watch use the constitution to deny giving up ID. Unless they are committing a crime, about to commit a crime or cops have a reasonable suspicion they are about to commit a crime no ID is needed and cops have no authority over them unless they break a law 4th amendment I think

 

[oosik]

i only use tap with peroxide at around 7-10% strength, leave seeds in glass of mix for 8-10 hours, doesn’t matter if it sinks or floats than i plant directly in promix with a bed of peat for the seed than i cover up with promix/peat..
i use small shot glass solo cups so once it pops it’s a quicker wet/dry cycle..
i use a heating mat plugged into timer with lights to go on/off with lights. usually pops anywhere from 2-5 days.. hasn’t failed me yet and i post every time on the farm here..

How much promix per seed?

 

[PipeCarver]

How much promix per seed?

If you use promix add more perlite if you have it. I fill a solo cup up 2/3 of the way with a Promix perlite worm castings mix. 2/3 full then plant, after it pops out it will stretch up and I'll fill in the remaining 1/3 in......

I'm finding that using Promix without enough perlite in it after a while it compacts and hardens like a block of Balsa wood when it dries out. The larger the container the tighter the block seems to get, water just runs off it and it takes a while for it to loosen up with water.....35% perlite to Promix should be used maybe even more.

 

[The_word]

Welcome 😊

 

[oosik]

I need advice. Look at my pictures. Are my grow light to close or to far away. My plants look to high , not enough light? I am using Sunco 600 lumens 40 watt x 2 per shelf

 

[The_word]

I need advice. Look at my pictures. Are my grow light to close or to far away. My plants look to high , not enough light? I am using Sunco 600 lumens 40 watt x 2 per shelf

Bro you are growing a rainforest there hahahaha

 

[Knox]

I am 63 . I started growing when I was 15. At that time we never got buds just shake. The way I found out about growing buddies I had a plot of 40 plants. They were 3 to 4 foot high. The ground hogs are all the leaves off the plants. I was walking by to check my 4 other plots. I stopped to look at the ate plants and they all had branches with buds on them. So after that I started to pick all the sun leaves off and I have had buds every year since. That was 1975.

Hey Welcome, Sir!