Thsi s kind of strange but here I am a Senior Member with what I really think is an inflated reputation because I'm just a new comer ot growing anything, much less pot. I understand that the reputation isn't the result of my experience or even knowledge but the helpfulness members hav efound in my various posts.
I try to stay humble and respect my "elders" even if I'm probably one of the oldest members age wise.
Wisdom is more a result of listening, learning, reviewing what you read, see and hear to see if it makes sense in light of what you already know, both in the area you are considering and in related area that touch on the particular topic or issue under consideration at the time. Wisdom also is dependent on the ability to accept change and to admit, even if just to yourself that you don't know it all. I think knowing what you don't know is more important to wisdom than knowing what you do know or especially than what you think you know. And all of this applies equally, if not more so, to me than anybody else.
Most of what I know and my skills are the result of other people being willing to share their knowledge and experience with me and to teach me what they know so that I'm not repeating their learning cycle, bot h for what works and just as importantly for what doesn't work.
When I give personal examples of things that have happened in my life, they are to help illustrate a point or to establish credibility not to brag or try to get sympathy. Every apparently bad thing that has happened in my life has had a purpose and often was the direct result of my failure to listen to wiser people and to GOD. In comaprision to 99% of the world's population I have been blessed beyond theri wildest imaginings!
I am 62 years young, in somewhat failing health -- a lot which is due to my stubborn refusal to quit driving long haul trucking when I should have. I am the oldest of four children in a totally disfunctional family now that my parents are departed. I haven't had any contact with either of my younger brothers in years, by their choice even though untilI was forced out of business in May I was always through the last town that I knew where they lived at least once every 3 months and often once every couple of weeks. My sister and I have always had a strained relationship -- I think we both resent each other.
I have a very diversified educational back ground, knowing a little about a lot of things and a lot about no particular thing. Most of my education has been in the sciences, incliding electronics and residential electrification and data processing with the biggest single concentration in nursing. I also have an extensive back ground in mechanical maintenance withthe related fields of welding, fabrication and a little body work. I am at least a basically competent remodeler or builder and could build a house fro scratch if needed. I do NOT claim to be very skilled in any thing.
I have been on the bottom rung of nearly every field I've been involved in but have also held some positions of responsibility. As the owner/operator of my own trucking business, I was forced to learn how to do almost anything tht needed to be done for the business. I am living proof that you can operate a business for a long time on a string and a prayer, but eventually the lack of cash reserves for emergencies will cut you down. We started with a $35,000 truck loan, a paid off flatbed trailer and no reserves what so ever and supported our family and stood by our children and grandchildren when they needed it for 10 years before a blown engine in the truck with no credit or reserves to fix it shut us down in May of this year.
My ex-wife live together and drove team for years after her health forced us to divorce in order to get her the medical care I couldn't afford to get her.
We have NO savings and have been surviving on her $675/month SSI since her terminal but stable kidney failure disabled her and my $243/month service connected disability benefit since May. My first ss retirement check is due to arrive on the 3rd of next month. Our home mortage is in default and headed towards foreclosure, but we just keeping on keeping on. GOD will provide if we just keep the faith and follow where HE leads us.
We are blessed far more than many people within our own circle of acquaintance.
I have lived on the fringes of the pot culture all of my adult life but usually had work that exposed me to frequent random drug testing so I never smoked much until I go my medical marijuana recommendation. I stil don't smoke much -- not nearly as much as my kids say I should because I'm so used to toughing the pain out.
I have also lived on the edge of the outlaw biker world all of my adult life including driving truck for one of the actual higher up local Hells Angels during an intensive but unsuccessful attempt by law enforcement to shut the chapter down. It has been years though since I have ridden my bike because I have never had time since I went into business for ourselves or to even keep it running. Every spare minute and dollar went into keeping the trucks and trailer running.
I spent 7 years in the US Air Force stationed at Fairchild AFB here in Spokane, WA and never left after my discharge.If your are intersted inmore information on how I got to where I am, just read ky various posts because I get distracted, long winded and probably reveal more about myself than I should, but I'm just what you see and if that's not good enough, well so long.
My growing experience is actually rather limited. I started my first grow with the help of my oldest son in May when we started my first clones. Before he went to prison for dealing befoe he got his recommendation, he helped me through 2 small grows with mixed results. The current crop is my first solo grow and if the current p0rogress of my 9 MTFs is any indication, I'm going to have a killer crop. I'm still learning. I just switched nutrients form my son's old school crap to Future Harvest Development from extremegrowing.com in Kelowna, BC. I strongly suggest if you are open to a different nutrient line that is both very effective and inexpensive -- Under $60/10 plant cycle start to finish, give them a look.
I'm headed to hydro because I try supply several patients off of each recommendation by giving all of it to one patient and then letting them distribute it amongst themselves, so I have to worry about both quantity and quality. That keeps me legal but limits the amount of plants that I can have. We curently have 2 recommendations in the house and are real close to getting the third one plus we currently have one patient that we are legally supplying. If we can get 3 recommendations and 3 designated providers then we can apporach that magic 100 plant limit, if we cn find room to grow them all. But considering that we are trying ot expand our variety base by growing from seed, we are going to have alot of small plants waitingto show thier sex until we get every thing set up to run clones off of mothers, so that makes the room a little bit less critical than it will be once we get to running full bore using clones. I think we are goign to be forced to run partially autos so that we don't have to be moving so many plants around and switching them into flower. Also, even though the per plant yield is less with the autos over a year we should actually increase our yield by incorporating autos what with their much quicker life cycle plus it will lets us keep a more consistent crop availability rather than feast or famine.
If anyone has any questions or wants more information, just ask and I'll try to get it and locate the personal information posts for you.
good smoking
I try to stay humble and respect my "elders" even if I'm probably one of the oldest members age wise.
Wisdom is more a result of listening, learning, reviewing what you read, see and hear to see if it makes sense in light of what you already know, both in the area you are considering and in related area that touch on the particular topic or issue under consideration at the time. Wisdom also is dependent on the ability to accept change and to admit, even if just to yourself that you don't know it all. I think knowing what you don't know is more important to wisdom than knowing what you do know or especially than what you think you know. And all of this applies equally, if not more so, to me than anybody else.
Most of what I know and my skills are the result of other people being willing to share their knowledge and experience with me and to teach me what they know so that I'm not repeating their learning cycle, bot h for what works and just as importantly for what doesn't work.
When I give personal examples of things that have happened in my life, they are to help illustrate a point or to establish credibility not to brag or try to get sympathy. Every apparently bad thing that has happened in my life has had a purpose and often was the direct result of my failure to listen to wiser people and to GOD. In comaprision to 99% of the world's population I have been blessed beyond theri wildest imaginings!
I am 62 years young, in somewhat failing health -- a lot which is due to my stubborn refusal to quit driving long haul trucking when I should have. I am the oldest of four children in a totally disfunctional family now that my parents are departed. I haven't had any contact with either of my younger brothers in years, by their choice even though untilI was forced out of business in May I was always through the last town that I knew where they lived at least once every 3 months and often once every couple of weeks. My sister and I have always had a strained relationship -- I think we both resent each other.
I have a very diversified educational back ground, knowing a little about a lot of things and a lot about no particular thing. Most of my education has been in the sciences, incliding electronics and residential electrification and data processing with the biggest single concentration in nursing. I also have an extensive back ground in mechanical maintenance withthe related fields of welding, fabrication and a little body work. I am at least a basically competent remodeler or builder and could build a house fro scratch if needed. I do NOT claim to be very skilled in any thing.
I have been on the bottom rung of nearly every field I've been involved in but have also held some positions of responsibility. As the owner/operator of my own trucking business, I was forced to learn how to do almost anything tht needed to be done for the business. I am living proof that you can operate a business for a long time on a string and a prayer, but eventually the lack of cash reserves for emergencies will cut you down. We started with a $35,000 truck loan, a paid off flatbed trailer and no reserves what so ever and supported our family and stood by our children and grandchildren when they needed it for 10 years before a blown engine in the truck with no credit or reserves to fix it shut us down in May of this year.
My ex-wife live together and drove team for years after her health forced us to divorce in order to get her the medical care I couldn't afford to get her.
We have NO savings and have been surviving on her $675/month SSI since her terminal but stable kidney failure disabled her and my $243/month service connected disability benefit since May. My first ss retirement check is due to arrive on the 3rd of next month. Our home mortage is in default and headed towards foreclosure, but we just keeping on keeping on. GOD will provide if we just keep the faith and follow where HE leads us.
We are blessed far more than many people within our own circle of acquaintance.
I have lived on the fringes of the pot culture all of my adult life but usually had work that exposed me to frequent random drug testing so I never smoked much until I go my medical marijuana recommendation. I stil don't smoke much -- not nearly as much as my kids say I should because I'm so used to toughing the pain out.
I have also lived on the edge of the outlaw biker world all of my adult life including driving truck for one of the actual higher up local Hells Angels during an intensive but unsuccessful attempt by law enforcement to shut the chapter down. It has been years though since I have ridden my bike because I have never had time since I went into business for ourselves or to even keep it running. Every spare minute and dollar went into keeping the trucks and trailer running.
I spent 7 years in the US Air Force stationed at Fairchild AFB here in Spokane, WA and never left after my discharge.If your are intersted inmore information on how I got to where I am, just read ky various posts because I get distracted, long winded and probably reveal more about myself than I should, but I'm just what you see and if that's not good enough, well so long.
My growing experience is actually rather limited. I started my first grow with the help of my oldest son in May when we started my first clones. Before he went to prison for dealing befoe he got his recommendation, he helped me through 2 small grows with mixed results. The current crop is my first solo grow and if the current p0rogress of my 9 MTFs is any indication, I'm going to have a killer crop. I'm still learning. I just switched nutrients form my son's old school crap to Future Harvest Development from extremegrowing.com in Kelowna, BC. I strongly suggest if you are open to a different nutrient line that is both very effective and inexpensive -- Under $60/10 plant cycle start to finish, give them a look.
I'm headed to hydro because I try supply several patients off of each recommendation by giving all of it to one patient and then letting them distribute it amongst themselves, so I have to worry about both quantity and quality. That keeps me legal but limits the amount of plants that I can have. We curently have 2 recommendations in the house and are real close to getting the third one plus we currently have one patient that we are legally supplying. If we can get 3 recommendations and 3 designated providers then we can apporach that magic 100 plant limit, if we cn find room to grow them all. But considering that we are trying ot expand our variety base by growing from seed, we are going to have alot of small plants waitingto show thier sex until we get every thing set up to run clones off of mothers, so that makes the room a little bit less critical than it will be once we get to running full bore using clones. I think we are goign to be forced to run partially autos so that we don't have to be moving so many plants around and switching them into flower. Also, even though the per plant yield is less with the autos over a year we should actually increase our yield by incorporating autos what with their much quicker life cycle plus it will lets us keep a more consistent crop availability rather than feast or famine.
If anyone has any questions or wants more information, just ask and I'll try to get it and locate the personal information posts for you.
good smoking
