First post Introduction

[HopHead]

Hi Everybody. This is my first post. I've just discovered this forum due to a renewed interest in growing. Haven't grown for at least 10 yrs but have 8 babies on the go. 4 Afghani and 4 NL. These are from seeds I collected from plants I grew about 10 yrs ago. I was given seeds by a friend and grew 7 plants under a 400w MH. 4 turned out to be female and the other three were male. Before going 12/12 I had cloned all 7 and then eliminated the male clones after finding out which were male and female. The second crop was all female. Because the first crop was a mixture of Afghani and NL in the same grow room the seeds I collected should be a mixture of the two strains. I labeled/packaged the seeds for each plant (over 1000 total) in tinfoil and then a baggy and stored them in the freezer. This is my first planting of those seeds after 10 yrs and they germinated beautifully. I sowed them in soil in individual 1.5" pots with a heat mat underneath. They all germinated in 2-4 days. Will be looking for any differences as they get bigger.

About 20 yrs ago I grew one variety for about 10 yrs. It was a clone given to me by a friend. He said it was a cross between Afghani and BC Hydro. Very good bud. Energenic - you had to get up and do something; you couldn't veg on it. It was also very harsh - would make the most seasoned smoker cough until you got used to it. Made a lot of clones and grew it under MH, HPS and regular fluorescent over those years. All my growing has been in soil.

Have been looking around the forum and can't help but notice how growing and knowledge have developed and expanded since I last indulged. It's great and I look forward to learning lots of new stuff.

 

[ShiggityFlip]

Welcome hophead, sounds like we have similar stories, I am returning afterr a few year break as well. I like the name, does that mean you like good hoppy beers like Nugget Nectar? That's one of my favs. Start a grow journal and join in on the fun. Join a few journals and catch up like I did! Even got myself a few new fangled LEDs to mix in with my hps...

 

[OlderGrower]

Cool cool hope you start up a journal so we can all follow along.
Welcome back by the way

 

[Rifleman]

, glad to see you here at

 

[LEDBud]

Welcome to the site !

I am somewhat just back at it myself after a 10 year Hiatus.

There sure is lots of good Knowledge and grow tips to be had here , new methods to consider etc.


Best Tip I can give you is that hydroponic nutrients work very well in soil.
They are chelated to act fast and give the plants what they need 24-7


also heres a how to guide for Uploading Images.

Photo Gallery Guide - How to Resize, Upload & Post Photos

 

[HopHead]

Thanks ShiggityFlip for the welcome and I do like a good beer. Never had Nugget Nectar. Mostly drink homemade from extracts. IPA's, stouts etc. Have a hop yard with a few varieties growing. Will probably get into making beer from scratch in a couple of years. Will check out grow journals as you suggest. Also want to get a bit of a handle on all the varieties. Especially the sativas.

 

[HopHead]

Thanks oldergrower for the welcome. Checking out journals so I probaly will start one up. I'm an older grower as well. Retired doing what I want, when I want, how I want and if I want. Lol !!

 

[HopHead]

Thanks rifleman for the welcome.

 

[HopHead]

Thanks LEDBud (fellow Canadian) for the welcome and tips. Notice your "Canada to Legalize Cannabis" - ya gotta love it. I never concerned myself too much about nutrients/fertilizers. I recycle my soil in a plastic garbage can and add clippings, chopped up stocks, etc. Basically a compost pile. I use liquid fish fertilizers and worm castings and I've never had any complaints. I do a lot of vegetable gardening and I treat cannabis as just another crop. Albeit a special crop. Next summer I'll probably use stinging nettle tea manure and comfry tea manure because I have those growing in my outdoor garden.

 

[LEDBud]

I like your style all natural , everyone has their way organic makes good smoke. I used to gorw organic back in the day since I restarted I jumped on in with hydroponic food and have been enjoying the results.

I still use Bat Guano , I still have the same bucket of it from 10 years ago.
I am currently using it as a bloom booster as its numbers are 2-17-0 with 17 being the phosperous.

 

[HopHead]

LEDBud, you're right about organic makes good smoke. I think Nature worked it all out a long time ago. According to friends chem ferts affect the taste. They also deplete the soil over time according to the organic crowd. The beauty is we all have choices and experimenting can disclose pleasant surprises.

 

[Mello136]

Welcome to 420Mag and hopefully we can see a grow journal and follow along the way. Plenty of awesome people, growers, and friends here to meet up and talk grow amongst other things. Enjoy your stay.

 

[PyNext]

Welcome to 420!

 

[HopHead]

Thanks Mello136. Just finished working on my 1st Journal in Progress. Took a bit of time to navigate my way around to get it going.

 

[HopHead]

Thanks PyNext.

 

[ShiggityFlip]

Went and subbed to your journal Hophead, add the link to your journal in your profile signature so others can find it easily.

 

[HopHead]

Went and subbed to your journal Hophead, add the link to your journal in your profile signature so others can find it easily.

I was wondering how to do that. If it isn't on this post then I'll try it again.

 

[HopHead]

Well I guess that worked. How about this ?

 

[ShiggityFlip]

Click the earth with chainlink icon, then input your link to your journal when it asks for a http address. Then it will be a clickable link like in my signature. PM me if you have trouble!

 

[HopHead]

Thanks ShiggityFlip. Just did as you instructed. See if it works.