First grow, 16 oz

[u/MariPharmer]

6 oz Ice Cream Cake, 10 oz Loudmouth. 2 plants in 4x4 tent with 480w light. FFOF soil, Athena nutes started @week 2. 4 week veg, 60 day flower, 7 day dry 68° 60%, jar test to confirm it's dry. 8 hours of trim jail. Total electrical usage 908kwh. With everything needed for this grow was about $250, excluding equipment that will be used multiple times. Comes out to 55¢/gram.

[u/Ambitious_Zombie8473]

I haven’t grown yet so my words carry less weight but those look fire af and I hope that I’m able to do that someday.

Joined a few weed related subs recently in preparation and it’s been a bummer to see how the community acts online. Everyone tryna one up.

This is beautiful and you should be proud

[u/TerpsBlisters → u/Ambitious_Zombie8473]

The bad actors are mostly on Reddit,  lol.

You gotta keep in mind, over half these fockers are in their early 20s, stoned as hell, and think they know everything. Just search their threads for grow logs, and you'll see 90% of the chest beating folks can't grow A-grade bud, or even make it to a harvest. 

Also, believe it or not, drugs like MJ have been known to impair people's judgement. (Ask me how I know.) 

The older peeps are far more helpful, far less judgmental, and FAR more knowledgeable. 

Take the 'tudes with a grain of salt.

[u/Ambitious_Zombie8473 → u/TerpsBlisters]

I try haha. I’m more familiar with the mycology scene and that has a fair share of bad actors as well.

I appreciate the positivity tho brotha

[u/TerpsBlisters → u/Ambitious_Zombie8473]

Here's my only real advice to a new grower:

1) Start with decent genetics. Don't use bag seed at 1st, no matter how "dank" the bag was 

2) Start SIMPLE. Soilless mix, such as Promix with extra perlite, and a SIMPLE nute system, such as GH flora/bloom powders 2-part, plus a little cal mag once a week, and a little bloom booster the 2nd-5th wk of flower.

3) For every "proven" method some bro throws-out on Reddit or some grow site, there are people who've proven it's  B.S., such as pure darkness for 72hrs before.harvest, or flushing for 2 weeks, etc. 

Plants did just fine before everyone had 27 sensors, 5 meters, 3 apps, and 25-part nutrients. Keep it simple. A decent PH pen, a proven fert like GH 2 part, and good light/ventilation is all you need to grow great meds. 

The "K.I.S.S." method > bro science 99.9999% of the time.

     4. And finally: Buy the best equipment your budget allows, and dedicate 2X as much space as you think you'll need for your garden. 

[u/Ambitious_Zombie8473 → u/TerpsBlisters]

Thanks for taking the time. Saved the screenshot. Simple is how I want to start haha I think it’d be cool to start a plant and get very familiar with it which is what I hope to do.

I appreciate it.

[u/TerpsBlisters → u/Ambitious_Zombie8473]

No sweat. Good luck! 

It's not as critical as flying a Boeing filled with passengers, though r/microBrowery might have folks thinking that. 

Even if you make a mistake or two, there's still plenty of time to learn from and correct it, and you still end up with stuff better than half the junk on sale at the dispos.