That special feeling

OldHippyMan

OldHippyMan

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As a first time grower, I expected issues; doubts, worries, questions, and problems. What i did not expect was the sense of accomplishment that comes from addressing them successfully.

I did not expect the quiet pleasure that comes from just spending time in the grow room. I am a gardner, so I did expect to take some pleasure in the growing process, but the magical feeling I had today, 41 days into my first grow, of the first resin glands starting to develop on my buds was totally blissful!

I have had sex that did not come close!

Talk about magic!!

:Namaste:

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I have never grown indoors but i always have a few growing outdoors i really enjoy walking up to them every morning and watering them and plucking off discoloured leaves, once im done i usually sit there with a big joint and get lost in time its so peacefull just watching a beautiful plant sway in the breeze and birds chirping all around the place
 
As a first time grower, I expected issues; doubts, worries, questions, and problems. What i did not expect was the sense of accomplishment that comes from addressing them successfully.

I did not expect the quiet pleasure that comes from just spending time in the grow room. I am a gardner, so I did expect to take some pleasure in the growing process, but the magical feeling I had today, 41 days into my first grow, of the first resin glands starting to develop on my buds was totally blissful!

I have had sex that did not come close!

Talk about magic!!
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man I still get this way after all this time,its what keeps me going.

wait till you get to sit and enjoy some of that,I can still taste my first harvest,30 years ago.Probably cause it wasnt very good hahahaha,but man the satisfaction.I still get it from everything I grow.
 
My grows are perennial. All three stages of the grow need different attention.Cloning is like having a baby,vegging is like a growing, evolving girl,flowering is the prom and drying /curing is graduation and fruition . To see a plant hanging is totally awesome. :Rasta:
 
You should start a grow journal old hippy man it helps a lot and its a good way to document ur grow for yourself so u can go back or test new things and compare also others advice and ppl to follow and learn from you just a thought but its worth it
 
I did start a grow journal, but I have not published it to 420. It consists of a calendar, with many notations on plant growth, possible deficiencies, soil composition, nut strength, and whatever I thought I should record. I have learned so much already re light height, facts about my tap water (it has hardly any magnesium in it,) and NOT to use the recommended amount of nutes! Less seems much better! Peace.

:Namaste:
 
OldHippyMan said:
As a first time grower, I expected issues; doubts, worries, questions, and problems. What i did not expect was the sense of accomplishment that comes from addressing them successfully.

I did not expect the quiet pleasure that comes from just spending time in the grow room. I am a gardner, so I did expect to take some pleasure in the growing process, but the magical feeling I had today, 41 days into my first grow, of the first resin glands starting to develop on my buds was totally blissful!

I have had sex that did not come close!

Talk about magic!!

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Amen brother. Well put.
I have been concentrating on cloning these last few years. That's pretty much all I do. And it is rewarding; bringing new life into the world. But, I think at the end of this clone season I am going to bring an indoor crop to flower, via SCROG, like I used to do. I miss the whole 'cycle of life' thing. To walk into an atmosphere controlled room with 20 females in full flower basking under lights ... ahhhh. The warmth, the smell, the humidity, the hum of fans ... nirvana.
I can walk in with a bad mood ... and walk out two hours later smiling from ear to ear. Can't help it.

For me there is at least as much medicinal effect in growing as there is in smoking.

~ Auggie ~
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I'm another new grower who completed his first successful grow in 2014 and the sense of accomplishment is truly amazing. Thanks to several amazing members here on this site (Antics, you are THE MAN, my friend) and some very informative YouTube videos I managed to get through the entire process with no major problems.

One of the best and most unexpected aspects of growing is the real sense of community I've found with my fellow growers. We're all on the same page and everyone is so willing to offer any help they can, even from thousands of miles away, which is truly inspiring. Any time I had a question or ran into a problem there was someone here with an answer, and for that I am truly grateful. I just hope the knowledge I'm accumulating will be able to help a new grower one day.
 
OldHippyMan said:
Auggie... I would love to take a grower's tour of the Triangle. The stuff of legend...
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It is almost as secretive now (in a way more so) than it was 'back in the day'. Medical Marijuana is NOT legal in California - I don't care what anyone says. Sure, the people passed laws - but that doesn't matter. Our Socialist government knows what's best for the stupid masses - we don't. So, the Kings men do as they please. We are still arrested and jailed; our meds are destroyed and we spend a year and $30k to prove our innocence. Oh, you don't have a bunch of money? Then get a public pretender and take the plea and just do a couple of years.

And with the new high tech surveillance available, it is worse. And with all the rights we've given away, it's worse still.

I know that my local Sherriff and DA is looking at me. It's just a matter of time till they kick in my front door, and it doesn't matter what I have here - they will plant whatever they need.

Everyone I know is in the same boat. So, we don't give location information to anyone, even people we trust. If I don't know where your garden is, I can't tell anyone - and I don't have to deal with you suspecting that I did. I have friends that I have known for years - and I don't know where their garden is. Don't want to know.

I go to court in three weeks to testify as a witness. I was in a collective that was raided by the local pigs. I saw things happen that shouldn't have happened. And I was warned by a detective to cooperate with them - or "I will go get a warrant and kick in your door some evening and take ALL your shit." I wonder how my testimony is going to set with him. Ya think he'll live up to his promise? We will see.

I am old enough to remember when this was a free country. I long for the 60's and 70's again. Cute hippy girls with hairy arm pits, bags of Mexican for a dime. We were free. I am sad for my country. Sad.

~ Auggie ~
 
I hear ya brother. I started smoking in 1965, and was a true 'freak' during the 70s. I too have watched, and been saddened, as the country transformed from a democracy to a fascist police state. The corporations and the banks own the place!

The worst of it is the people don't seem to mind. With their ear to their cell phone, and their head up their ass, they go blindly marching along the path to folly. They see the system is 'not right,' but fail to realize we passed the tipping point long ago. The system is truly broken beyond repair. The political system has become the shill for the elites. The media is corrupt and worthless. Good people shake their heads, but don't know what to do.

Me, I try to subvert the system whenever I can. Growing is part of my strategy. Most people dismiss me as a radical or goofy old man. I ask them."If you don't cate for yourself, what about your kids?" Mostly I just get blank stares.

I piss on the concept of 'American Exceptionalism' every chance I get.

All they see is someone who seems to be trying to take away their 'hope.' What they fail to realize is something I learned as a psychologist: when you hope for what can't be, you are chained more effectively by this internal tyranny then you could ever be with iron or steel.

I try for equanimity, in the Buddhist sense, but I fail. It breaks my heart.

I am sorry to hear of your situation. Perhaps it is time to lay low for a time?

Peace!

PS Thanks for reminding me about the hairy hippy chicks!

:Namaste:
 
OldHippyMan said:
I am sorry to hear of your situation. Perhaps it is time to lay low for a time?
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You've heard the parable about the scorpion and the frog, haven't ya?
In case you have not: Scorpion standing on the bank of a swift stream. A frog swims up to him and the Scorpion beckoned him over. "Hey, Frog. Do me a good will ya? Give me a lift to the other side of the stream?" The frog smiled and said, "If I do that you will sting me." The Scorpion said to the Frog, "That doesn't make sense. If I do that, you will sink and I will drown. I won't sting you." The Frog thought about it and swam up to the shore line and said, "Yea, makes sense. Jump on, I'll give you a lift."
Well, the Scorpion jumped on and Frog swam. When they were about half way, the Scorpion stung the Frog.
The Frog exclaimed "Hey. What the hell? Now you are going to die too. Why did you do that?"
And the Scorpion answered, "I just couldn't help myself."

Moral to the story is that sometimes we do things just because that is our nature - it's what we do. I am no different. You are no different. Can't blame the Scorpion for being a Scorpion. Can't blame a cop, or a judge for being what/who they are - predators. They will act to their nature. We all do.

Is it time for me to lay low? Yes.
Can I do it? No.

Should I keep my mouth shut and not tell what I saw on the witness stand? Yes.
Can I do it? No.

But, I am unusual. I know damn well that when I need the help - there will be nobody there to testify for me. Been there before, I speak from experience. But I still can't help but being what I am. Some would say I'm stupid, and they may be right. Maybe 'stupid' IS my nature.

When Fascism (or Socialism - which is worse) finally takes over, people like me are the first to be executed as enemies of the state, or put into re-education camps (run by FEMA?).
As Popeye has been known to say: "I am what I am and that's all what I am."

So, if my musings stop suddenly, please send money to my commissary care of "Auggie" at Susanville State Pen.

~ Auggie ~
 
OldHippyMan said:
As a first time grower, I expected issues; doubts, worries, questions, and problems. What i did not expect was the sense of accomplishment that comes from addressing them successfully.

I did not expect the quiet pleasure that comes from just spending time in the grow room. I am a gardner, so I did expect to take some pleasure in the growing process, but the magical feeling I had today, 41 days into my first grow, of the first resin glands starting to develop on my buds was totally blissful!


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Doing my first grow right now. Everyday is a joy seeing new growth. I catch myself talking to them like I do my other pets. lol
What strain is the OHM? 41 days I'm assuming an auto? Looks nice! :goodjob:
 

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