you are a saint buddy, good on you and long life power to your mission
perfect mate. :-)Thanks E, I'm one of those people that can't watch people I know struggling, more so if I know the person in question has just ran out of luck and only needs a leg up to move on, with some people they just need to know that some one believes in them, and with a little support their flying again.
Really enjoyed reading this @chemistry :) Going to hang around this one. Good job and good luck.Well, bumped into an old friend not long ago from my youth, and boy did he look ill. Said he had an immune system illness, said he had problems eating and sleeping, also said he was in a bit of a mess financially. Think we have all been there. I asked if he still smoked, he said he couldn't afford to buy any smoke. Well, being the sort that I am, I said he could grow a couple of plants and save him self a fortune. But then I forgot, he was broke. I arrived at his place for a coffee and a catch up one afternoon, there were about 7 others there, a couple of the dudes I knew from way back, we went through the old days and the conversation eventually turned to cannabis. We talked about good weed and bad weed as you do, then some one mentioned growing your own, and how I used to grow, and had had to retire. It was mentioned that my old friend should grow his own, that way there was a good chance he would be able to eat (munchies) and sleep, I'm a gold medal sleeper after a good Indica. lol
It was a good idea, but for the fact that my friend was broke. The only thing we could do was have a whip round, I emptied my pockets onto the table, some spinning change and 4 or 5 paper notes and a bit of weed, like wise the others chipped in, it looked like we had been out robbing parking meters by the look of the contents on the table. But the pile of dosh looked a promising start.
$300. Mmmm! This is not going to be high tech, so where do you start? My first thought was a digital ballast, finances would not stretch to much else, brand new or second hand? Went for new, the last thing my friend needed was a break down, when he couldn't afford to buy a new one. So a Lumatek 600/400 watt was purchased. This was half the money gone after a Lumatek 400 watt bulb was bought. Was going for the 600, but my friend still has bills to pay, so a 200 watt saving. Next thing was medium to grow in? Water comes from the sky for free, so even at a push rain water could be added to top up the DWC's, and that is the road we took. 2 inch bubble stones, 3 galloon buckets, and Canna Nuits, not the full range, but 4 basic bottles. Vega A and B, Flora A and B, Cannazyme, and Agent, which is just calmag. I lobbed in some stuff I had laying around to get the show on the road. This was just over a week ago, we were donated 3 raggity plants that had cuttings taken from them, so we did like wise, and took a cut from each, as the flower room will be a wordrobe, there will only be room for 3 plants at any one time, this will be on 12/12 permanently. We also have a veg space which has room for 3 buckets, this will be powered by 2x 18watt, 24 inch long strip lights, we'll have to suck and see on the strip lights. lol
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Well, one week later, and it's starting to take shape, these are the cuttings, from left to right. Jaun Herrer, Critical Kush, and the legendary Super Lemon Haze, not a bad selection I suppose, for free.
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This is the flower space, plants left to right are, Juan Herrer, Super Lemon Haze, and a Critical Kush, the plants are a bit raggity, but the were free. So we'll see what happens, can I save an old friend with this basic grow? See what happens. This is last week, the plants have picked up a lot since then, when I get a minute I'll put up pics from this week.
Really enjoyed reading this @chemistry :) Going to hang around this one. Good job and good luck.
nice m8. light er up:badboy:
Right on! I remember how awesome it was to toke my first harvest. Still pretty cool actually.Had a weigh up, and the Juan Herer produced 2 and a half ounces, the Critical Kush ended with 2oz, so happy with that, the plants were only small, so job done. My friend was elated when we bonged the weed he had produced, and after a night of beer and bongs, I woke with what felt like some one tapping me on the back of my head with a 2lb claw hammer in tune with my heart beat. I'm trying to get him to join the site, he's teetering on the edge, so soon maybe. He now has 4.5oz to keep him going until his next run is flowered out in 7 weeks, he can go out in a blaze of fire, or he can make it last. And he still has the Super Lemon Haze to chop in a couple of weeks. The future is looking rosey. And from the waste we extracted a Qtr of hash. Can't be bad.
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loves me the hash, its the poachers privilege :-)Had a weigh up, and the Juan Herer produced 2 and a half ounces, the Critical Kush ended with 2oz, so happy with that, the plants were only small, so job done. My friend was elated when we bonged the weed he had produced, and after a night of beer and bongs, I woke with what felt like some one tapping me on the back of my head with a 2lb claw hammer in tune with my heart beat. I'm trying to get him to join the site, he's teetering on the edge, so soon maybe. He now has 4.5oz to keep him going until his next run is flowered out in 7 weeks, he can go out in a blaze of fire, or he can make it last. And he still has the Super Lemon Haze to chop in a couple of weeks. The future is looking rosey. And from the waste we extracted a Qtr of hash. Can't be bad.
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there is nothing like it right, the boy did his homie proud hereRight on! I remember how awesome it was to toke my first harvest. Still pretty cool actually.
Without a doubt!there is nothing like it right, the boy did his homie proud here
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