Growing in sunny San Diego?!

I've been reading around for a bit, but was unable to find a thread on growing indoors in S.D. if any fellow San Diego growers would be so kind on to sharing some words of wisdom, it would be much appreciated from a humble newbie thanks.

Indoor growing is not different region to region, besides MMj laws, of course. You can feel free to learn from any experienced indoor grower, regardless of location on the map.

thanks man appreciate it, i was kind of more leaning to like places i can go to get my materials lol.

Go down to National City or Logan Park (southside of San Diego) and find a gangbanger!
There is so much cheap bud in SD that growing it yourself seems silly. 'Course you'll be smoking
Mexican dirt reefer but doing so at $250-300 per lb.

BigSteve.

Outdoor grows great in san diego county Start in Jan so they get big. But heck there was so much grown locally for dirt cheap I wish I still lived down there. Used to live out near camp pendleton. My uncle used to grow outside Escondido and never had problems.

Lol i dont fuck with that mech shit tho

My advice would be take all that money you were planning on spending on a startup and use it to move.

LA, Bay Area, NorCal. Even Oregon, Washington, Colorado, whereever.

Just not SD, not for growing anyway. Tried my luck down there for almost 4 years and found nothing but an extremely hostile and entrenched local electorate who made it a point to build their resumes on fighting MMJ. Even the scene was whack. Alot of SDSU kids spending their parents' money to grow subpar Kush for topshelf prices and oldschool El Cajon tweekers who wanna tell ya about how they "invented white rhino waybackwhen..".

If your dead set on it, or a lifer DaygoHead (no offense to your city in that case, love PB and the carne fries, just not a fan overall) then I suggest you go checkout the hydrostore on the farside of Mission Valley-ish (don't remember exactly where but I know if you're driving the 8 East it would be in an industrial park on your left after the trolley stop, should be signs.) If they're still there then thats a good place to start. Prices were good and the staff was all pretty with the business.

Oh yeah dude i know which one you are talking about, they sell fox farms there so im happy, and lol im only spendin a couple hundred to grow, not enough to move. and i am a sdsu kid lmao true shit tho, and oh no offense taken what so ever

Ah you what it is, that's the place to be as of 6 months ago (can't imagine much has changed).

The Reader, Nug Magazine, and whatever local MMJ-zines you can find at headshops would be good places to look. Coupons Coupons Coupons.

Always some kinda sale going on somewhere.

Thanks for the info man, would +rep but apparently the mobile site wont let you lol sorry

Should not be a problem but as someone else said the local police and government is very very conservative and thus hostile to anything that is beneficial to the people. Government's motto in San Diego seems to definitely be "fuck the people as long as the developers and the military are happy." That being said, good product will always move. The going price in OB is still over $40 - 50$ an eighth for good bud. Ive seen bud for $15 and $20 an eighth but you definitely get what you pay for.

Keep in mind that SDGE rolled out smart meters county wide last year. So they have very good data on your power usage. If you are in a residential neighborhood, 4000w of usage 24 hours a day is going to get noticed. Look for commercial space. Power is a fraction of the price as residential power in San Diego and its not unusual for commercial/industrial units to be using thousands off watts of power regularly.

FOUR20 SWG said:

My advice would be take all that money you were planning on spending on a startup and use it to move.

LA, Bay Area, NorCal. Even Oregon, Washington, Colorado, whereever.

Just not SD, not for growing anyway. Tried my luck down there for almost 4 years and found nothing but an extremely hostile and entrenched local electorate who made it a point to build their resumes on fighting MMJ. Even the scene was whack. Alot of SDSU kids spending their parents' money to grow subpar Kush for topshelf prices and oldschool El Cajon tweekers who wanna tell ya about how they "invented white rhino waybackwhen..".

If your dead set on it, or a lifer DaygoHead (no offense to your city in that case, love PB and the carne fries, just not a fan overall) then I suggest you go checkout the hydrostore on the farside of Mission Valley-ish (don't remember exactly where but I know if you're driving the 8 East it would be in an industrial park on your left after the trolley stop, should be signs.) If they're still there then thats a good place to start. Prices were good and the staff was all pretty with the business.

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First of all, why would anyone want to move away from san diego and move up to nor cal where indoor prices are much cheaper rents are more expensive and the weather is shitty? Further more why would anyone want to move to oregon or washington as those two states have harsher MJ laws than california, and their weather is also shit!

As far as San Diego, that city has the most hydro stores than any other municipality in the world!! Everyone is growing in San Diego, and prices are decent. As far as the authorities, they dont give a crap if you grow indoors. One story that comes to mind is a young guy who had a 2 story house full of growing MJ and he had multiple fancy cars,etc (he was an obvious dealer). There was a fire at the house and the cops saw the grow and did nothing because the guy had his MJ medical card!!

Now if you are growing on a commerical level, then you would definetly be better off up north in the bay area, with mendocino county being the BEST county to grow pot and get busted in.lol
And NO, growing indoors is not the same everywhere. San diego has a higher than normal humidity level so you would want to grow mold/mildew resistant strains, and/or use a dehumidifier and/or treat plants periodically for mould/mildew (serenade spray,etc). The further east you are in san diego county, the less humidity, but it also gets hotter the more inland you get.
I dont understand the comment on spending their parents money to grow subpar kush? wouldnt the weed pay for itself and more after the first harvest? and if they are growing subpar genetics, then that is a reflection on them, not on the city of san diego.
As far as hydro stores, they are everywhere. If you are just starting up growing, I dont recommend getting cuts anywhere as you are likely to get root aphids. id go online to a good seedbank and buy good genetics. Otherwise, San Diego ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!

Great advice peaceness, i was thinking about the humidity and i live pretty close to the beach, so it gets pretty dam muggy. +rep my dude

Peaceness said:

First of all, why would anyone want to move away from san diego and move up to nor cal where indoor prices are much cheaper rents are more expensive and the weather is shitty? Further more why would anyone want to move to oregon or washington as those two states have harsher MJ laws than california, and their weather is also shit!

As far as San Diego, that city has the most hydro stores than any other municipality in the world!! Everyone is growing in San Diego, and prices are decent. As far as the authorities, they dont give a crap if you grow indoors. One story that comes to mind is a young guy who had a 2 story house full of growing MJ and he had multiple fancy cars,etc (he was an obvious dealer). There was a fire at the house and the cops saw the grow and did nothing because the guy had his MJ medical card!!

Now if you are growing on a commerical level, then you would definetly be better off up north in the bay area, with mendocino county being the BEST county to grow pot and get busted in.lol
And NO, growing indoors is not the same everywhere. San diego has a higher than normal humidity level so you would want to grow mold/mildew resistant strains, and/or use a dehumidifier and/or treat plants periodically for mould/mildew (serenade spray,etc). The further east you are in san diego county, the less humidity, but it also gets hotter the more inland you get.
I dont understand the comment on spending their parents money to grow subpar kush? wouldnt the weed pay for itself and more after the first harvest? and if they are growing subpar genetics, then that is a reflection on them, not on the city of san diego.
As far as hydro stores, they are everywhere. If you are just starting up growing, I dont recommend getting cuts anywhere as you are likely to get root aphids. id go online to a good seedbank and buy good genetics. Otherwise, San Diego ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!

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The prices up here are cheaper, but that doesn't mean you can't take it on down to SD, where people try to charge you $50 an 8th for so-so Kush, and do your thing. The only thing you pay for living in San Diego is the weather. Other then that, everything else is pretty much busted. The cost of living is outrageous, the job market is completely toredown, and as far as the cops go you are definitely pullin some Story Time stuff cus that is not how it goes. In San Diego you aren't even allowed to grow 20 plants and that includes mature/immature, so they definitely would have nailed his ass to the wall if they caught a housefull.

And i'd like to see your stats for the hydrostore numbers because I think LA has something to say about that...

FOUR20 SWG said:

The prices up here are cheaper, but that doesn't mean you can't take it on down to SD, where people try to charge you $50 an 8th for so-so Kush, and do your thing. The only thing you pay for living in San Diego is the weather. Other then that, everything else is pretty much busted. The cost of living is outrageous, the job market is completely toredown, and as far as the cops go you are definitely pullin some Story Time stuff cus that is not how it goes. In San Diego you aren't even allowed to grow 20 plants and that includes mature/immature, so they definitely would have nailed his ass to the wall if they caught a housefull.

And i'd like to see your stats for the hydrostore numbers because I think LA has something to say about that...

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First of all, ive lived in mendocino county, the bay area, central cali, los angeles, and san diego. I know the political climate and prices. Second of all, i dont need to take anything anywhere as i grow for my own personal use. Third of all, san diego county allows 24 plants under 64 square feet. If you cant grow enough for personal use with 24 plants under 64 square feet, then i am sorry for you. If you are growing commercially, than that is a felony anywhere in california and is not covered under sb420.

Peaceness said:

First of all, ive lived in mendocino county, the bay area, central cali, los angeles, and san diego. I know the political climate and prices. Second of all, i dont need to take anything anywhere as i grow for my own personal use. Third of all, san diego county allows 24 plants under 64 square feet. If you cant grow enough for personal use with 24 plants under 64 square feet, then i am sorry for you. If you are growing commercially, than that is a felony anywhere in california and is not covered under sb420.

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Just to give a heads up...

Growing MJ anywhere in the country is federally illegal...and a felony. All of CA included.

@Peaceness

Uh...the state standard is 6 mature, 12 immature, 8 oz. dry product i'm pretty sure.

Maybe San Diego county has enacted a county-level ordinance that permits more within the last 6 months, but I doubt it.

And weren't you just the guy who said you can grow housefulls and the cops wouldn't do anything??

If you were growing in Mendo when you lived there, then i'm sure your familiar with the limit exemptions that are available to patients both there and in Humboldt. These allow for the cultivation of up to 99 plants. Which would be why people move here. Fuck the weather, it's about the paper.

And if it's for personal use then why would a lower price for indoor bother you? Wouldn't that be a good thing to get your meds cheaper if you're not trying to sell?

FOUR20 SWG said:

@Peaceness

Uh...the state standard is 6 mature, 12 immature, 8 oz. dry product i'm pretty sure.

Maybe San Diego county has enacted a county-level ordinance that permits more within the last 6 months, but I doubt it.

And weren't you just the guy who said you can grow housefulls and the cops wouldn't do anything??

If you were growing in Mendo when you lived there, then i'm sure your familiar with the limit exemptions that are available to patients both there and in Humboldt. These allow for the cultivation of up to 99 plants. Which would be why people move here. Fuck the weather, it's about the paper.

And if it's for personal use then why would a lower price for indoor bother you? Wouldn't that be a good thing to get your meds cheaper if you're not trying to sell?

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Plant limits are dependant on the county one is growing in. yes ive lived in mendocino county for years and years and mendocino county never allowed 99 plants. They allowed 25 plants per parcel, but most people do 10 times that amount. Sonoma county does/did allow 99 plants as well as a few other counties. As far as people moving up to humboldt and mendo to grow outdoors for the "paper", those days are pretty much over now. Those folks cant even give away their outdoor product as the market now wants indoor product. You should know, you are from northern cali.
In regards to san diego county allowing 24 plants under 64 square feet, i recommend that you google it. I spoke of a particular case in which a guy was growing lots of plants in a 2 story house, and did not get busted for it. Of course every case is different, but the guy was an idiot to grow a house full of pot anyways. I was just citing an extreme case in san diego county where the guy did not get popped. San diego district attorney is going after dispensarys that clearly are for profit trying to hide behind sb420. These places charge $60 an eight for pot which is the same as black market prices, so rightly so the district attorney is shutting them down. They know, as well as you and i know, that it is clearly for profit and not about sick people or about compassionate use. I dont have a problem with people selling their pot, just dont try to hide behind a law that was enacted for medical/compassionate reasons and still try to charge black market prices. Are we clear now??

damn u guys in Cali got sweet deal , u can grow ur own it's just a meter of county plant limit , i'm from east cost , CT to be exact, and recently in CT mmj medical law pass , but ...
there's going to be only 10 growers or so for the whole state , and ur medicine u wold be able to pick up only in pharmacy and it's not like as much as u want , they will give u a prescription with the amount and that's how much u getting , that's it , and i heard to get license it's going to be really hard , i'm growing for my recreational use ,i'm not no medical marijuana patient but in my opinion they fuck over medical users here in CT big time because they can't grown they own and still have to rely on someone , and i bet u that the prices r going to be outrageous , hmmm i wonder who r those 10 growers , probably someone with a wright connections lol
neways ... i heard that u guys got good prices per lb right now after all those outside harvests folks been talking 1200$ to 1500$ per lb ...
that's not bad at all , over here it's like 4000$ per lb for a good stuff ..
i gotta find me a good connect in Cali heheheheheh .
And to touch on what Peaceness sed about dispensaries charging black market prices , well my brother in my opinion almost all of the dispensaries r in there for the biz side of MMJ they open them to make profit i think even if a lot of them saying that they want to help patients , but u can c a dollar signs in their eyes ....
sure u will have some good ppl here and there but most of them r in the business of making money and it happen that MMJ dispensaries r really profitable ...
heck... i was hoping that in CT they will allow dispensaries ...
... i would be probably one of the first ppl trying to get dispensary license... i always was dreaming to have a job that i love lol ....
ok u peeps , i think that u should be happy cuz u live in Cali ... a golden mekka of MJ

wawa007 said:

i heard that u guys got good prices per lb right now after all those outside harvests folks been talking 1200$ to 1500$ per lb ...
that's not bad at all , over here it's like 4000$ per lb for a good stuff

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Good looking out, unfortunately, outdoor cali prices have plummeted to $800 a lb and even less, for a variety of reasons. Definetly not what it used to be. I RECALL BACK IN 2001, SCHWAGGY OUTDOOR WOULD GO FOR $4000 A LB ALL DAY LONG, BUT THings have changed. The harsher the penalties, the more rewards for growing pot. So, if Romney becomes prez, youll see pot prices go up as he has vowed to "fight tooth and nail against medical mj". Its funny, because most growers are for obama, but they are cutting there own throats. The informed people in the biz want romney in office because it will revitalize the underground black market.