longshot8541
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First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Mike and I am a combat disabled Marine Corps veteran. My problem is that the Department of Veterans Affairs puts me on this drug for anxiety, this one for depression, this one for pain, etc... Well, long story short, I got hooked on all of the meds and realized that bud can reduce my pain, anxiety, depression and insomnia just as well if not better than the toxic medications. Since realizing this about 3 months ago, I have since discontinued Morphine, Klonopin and Cymbalta (my doc doesn't know) and I feel GREAT. Believe it or not, the Cymbalta was more painful and aggitating to detox from than the Morphine (30mg every 8 hours). I'm in fact still detoxing from the Cymbalta and it sucks! I'm still on one anti-depressant because every time I try to ween down and go off of it, I get crazy sick. I really wish that the VA would tell you about the withdrawal side effects before they get you hooked on this s**t!!! I told my treatment team that I wanted to get off of my meds and smoke an occasional bowl and they looked at me like I had a dick growing out of my forehead... F**K EM!!!
Anyway, I've decided to grow my own and have had good luck so far. My setup is as follows:
4x4 grow area
8 - 50w 5100k 2800 lumen CFL's for the main grow space with supplemental 35-40w 2700k 2800 lumen CFL's on the sides running 18/6.
2 - Oscillating fans to circulate the air and strengthen the stems one full time and one 18/6
Very open air room, so ventilation shouldn't be an issue
2 Blue Widow (fem), 2 Ultra Lemon Haze (fem, supposedly auto, but really more photo) and 5 quality bag seeds, just to see if I get a male to know what to look for
Soil Medium (Scotts moisture control) (6.7 pH)
Tap water is good at 6.3 pH and I make sure to let it sit out for 24 hours before watering to evaporate any chlorine.
Miracle Gro plant food 20-20-20 for veg (started at 1/4 strength)
Miracle Gro big bloom booster 15-30-15 for flowering
Right now I have 3 bag seed (girls) doing really well as they were started about 15 days prior. My two other bag seed look great too, second set of leaves forming. My BW and ULH just sprouted. Once my shortest plant is about a foot tall, I'll transplant them to 3 gallon pots (they're in 1 gallon pots now) and I'll throw them into 12/12 veg.
Any advice that any of you can give me would be AWESOME, both on the synthetic medications and withdrawal from them (mainly the anti-depressants) and on my grow options. I'm thinking about getting a 400w HPS for flowering while keeping some of the CFL's as supplemental side lighting. Are there serious disadvantages to using CFL's the whole time? I've heard that the bud density is decreased which isn't a big deal because it's all for personal use, but I want to get the biggest yield possible. Don't think I'm missing anything... Pics soon.
Thanks for your help and hope to hear from you!!
Anyway, I've decided to grow my own and have had good luck so far. My setup is as follows:
4x4 grow area
8 - 50w 5100k 2800 lumen CFL's for the main grow space with supplemental 35-40w 2700k 2800 lumen CFL's on the sides running 18/6.
2 - Oscillating fans to circulate the air and strengthen the stems one full time and one 18/6
Very open air room, so ventilation shouldn't be an issue
2 Blue Widow (fem), 2 Ultra Lemon Haze (fem, supposedly auto, but really more photo) and 5 quality bag seeds, just to see if I get a male to know what to look for
Soil Medium (Scotts moisture control) (6.7 pH)
Tap water is good at 6.3 pH and I make sure to let it sit out for 24 hours before watering to evaporate any chlorine.
Miracle Gro plant food 20-20-20 for veg (started at 1/4 strength)
Miracle Gro big bloom booster 15-30-15 for flowering
Right now I have 3 bag seed (girls) doing really well as they were started about 15 days prior. My two other bag seed look great too, second set of leaves forming. My BW and ULH just sprouted. Once my shortest plant is about a foot tall, I'll transplant them to 3 gallon pots (they're in 1 gallon pots now) and I'll throw them into 12/12 veg.
Any advice that any of you can give me would be AWESOME, both on the synthetic medications and withdrawal from them (mainly the anti-depressants) and on my grow options. I'm thinking about getting a 400w HPS for flowering while keeping some of the CFL's as supplemental side lighting. Are there serious disadvantages to using CFL's the whole time? I've heard that the bud density is decreased which isn't a big deal because it's all for personal use, but I want to get the biggest yield possible. Don't think I'm missing anything... Pics soon.
Thanks for your help and hope to hear from you!!