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minnesmoker

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Hello all, this is my first post on here, but I've been on the site since early 2009... I won't write a novel, but here's a bit about my grow, and my reason for getting into MMJ

This will be my first grow in a couple years, and my first indoor grow ever! The information on this site has been invaluable! I'm going to go with CFL, an SOG setup in perlite infused soil, using a 24 hour veg light cycle, and will (hopefully) switch to 12/12. I'm using bag seeds, heavy sativa influence, decent flavor for bricked and uncured buds - in re-hydrating and examining buds around the seeds I found that the herb was left too long, harvested over-ripe and not really "cured." It's still an acceptable smoke in my dry spell, and so should produce a much better end product when properly cared for.

As of this morning 1 seed has sprouted so far, 8 more in the soil (I'm not counting on them sprouting -- the heat was accidentally turned down and I think the seeds were "shocked" because they had just begun germinating.) I have 6 more germinating (and showing signs of life) that I'll be putting in the soil today. My set up is on the cheap because of employment issues right and finances As I can afford to upgrade, I will.

I started out as a medical patient in NM, after an accident left me with TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) and damaged a number of my joints/bones. I tried MMJ because I was tired of taking Vicoden, Oxy, and Percocet, along with an anti-depressant, mood stabilizer, and ADD meds multiple times a day, always feeling like a zombie - my doctor, a family friend, recommended I give MMJ a trial run. I will say that medicinal cannabis saved my life, and now makes it much better -- allows me to relax, live pain free with only a couple ibuprofen every few days and allows me to think and concentrate. There are a lot of other benefits that my family and I see daily (I can concentrate long enough to do advanced mathematics again, and am studying game theory in relation to traffic flow analysis with standardized traffic patterns, I can empathize with people in negative and/or painful situations, I no longer suffer rage fueled fugue states...) Even my "anti-drug," ultra-conservative, and religious mom supports my medical use of cannabis.

And with that: Hello and thanks for all the great information so far! I look forward to learning more as I progress, and returning the gift of knowledge by helping others!
 

minnesmoker

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Accidents and brain damage are pretty common... And, they hurt a LOT! LoL. You're welcome, and thank you for the greeting.
 

CinnamonGirl

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Hello all, this is my first post on here, but I've been on the site since early 2009... I won't write a novel, but here's a bit about my grow, and my reason for getting into MMJ

This will be my first grow in a couple years, and my first indoor grow ever! The information on this site has been invaluable! I'm going to go with CFL, an SOG setup in perlite infused soil, using a 24 hour veg light cycle, and will (hopefully) switch to 12/12. I'm using bag seeds, heavy sativa influence, decent flavor for bricked and uncured buds - in re-hydrating and examining buds around the seeds I found that the herb was left too long, harvested over-ripe and not really "cured." It's still an acceptable smoke in my dry spell, and so should produce a much better end product when properly cared for.

As of this morning 1 seed has sprouted so far, 8 more in the soil (I'm not counting on them sprouting -- the heat was accidentally turned down and I think the seeds were "shocked" because they had just begun germinating.) I have 6 more germinating (and showing signs of life) that I'll be putting in the soil today. My set up is on the cheap because of employment issues right and finances As I can afford to upgrade, I will.

I started out as a medical patient in NM, after an accident left me with TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) and damaged a number of my joints/bones. I tried MMJ because I was tired of taking Vicoden, Oxy, and Percocet, along with an anti-depressant, mood stabilizer, and ADD meds multiple times a day, always feeling like a zombie - my doctor, a family friend, recommended I give MMJ a trial run. I will say that medicinal cannabis saved my life, and now makes it much better -- allows me to relax, live pain free with only a couple ibuprofen every few days and allows me to think and concentrate. There are a lot of other benefits that my family and I see daily (I can concentrate long enough to do advanced mathematics again, and am studying game theory in relation to traffic flow analysis with standardized traffic patterns, I can empathize with people in negative and/or painful situations, I no longer suffer rage fueled fugue states...) Even my "anti-drug," ultra-conservative, and religious mom supports my medical use of cannabis.

And with that: Hello and thanks for all the great information so far! I look forward to learning more as I progress, and returning the gift of knowledge by helping others!
great story :) good luck with your grow! I'm a bagseed grower as well-- I've gotten some awesome bud off of brick weed seed. . . .
 

minnesmoker

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Thank you for the encouragement and welcome... I'm running into some trouble with getting these bag seeds sprouted, most are no good... The one that's sprouted doesn't look at all like pics of seedlings I've seen pics of (or have seen growing.) I'm a bit of a security and privacy phobic, and have worked in computer security for the past 17 years, so I'm very paranoid about ordering online...
 

fattiemcnuggins

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welcome! i lurked for years before i joined then mostly did the same for awhile. great site if you are looking to learn how to grow great tomatoes;)
 

minnesmoker

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It's ALL about the tomatoes! And peppers! Can't grow your own salsa without those peppers!
My current sprout ... It sprouted with it's first two leaves (I don't remember what they're called...) a couple days later, 2 more leaves starting growing -- they are not serrated though, they're roundish, very similar to the first two leaves. Absolutely nothing tomato-like about them!
 

minnesmoker

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Thank you, staying strong. Only thing better than cannabis is more cannabis!

Yepp, the one I accused of not being cannabis is indeed NOT cannabis... The other three sprouts are indeed good, though. Now, I am hoping that they are female! At least one. I know it's not a great idea to make a mother from a clone, but, I am going to do just that in a couple weeks. Now, it's time for me to stop lurking in the growing sections, and start posting up my stupid n00b indoor grow questions in there -- after I search, first!

I was on a nice regimen, about 1.5 grams smoked daily, split in 3 doses (AM Sativa, noon Sativa/Indica blend, evening Indica.) I ran dry, first couple days were fine, third day anxiety and scattered thoughts returned, 3rd night, no sleep, because the neck and head and back pain came back... By the 6th day, my girlfriend was ready to get me back on my narcs and anti-anxiety meds, I was whining, scattered (couldn't get anything accomplished, kept getting distracted by any and everything, and that made me frustrated and that brought on anxiety, constant pain was bad... We're looking at moving to Oregon or Nor.Cal. (Mendicino County) where we have family that grows medicinally, as soon as we can afford the move!
 
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