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paganpob

Oct 28 2006, 05:24 PM

Hi everyone

just wanted to say hi, very impressed with what ive seen here so far and hoping to learn lots of good stuff from you all!

have flirted with the idea of growing me own for a while now (the quality of soapbar up here is shocking!)
so have decided to give it a go.

looking for advice on setting up and starting out if any of you lovely people wanna take a poor wee noob under yer wing itd be much appreciated

cheers

Pob

dr rockster

Oct 28 2006, 05:29 PM

Welcome to UK420 Paganbob,

you'll get all the info you need to help you dump the dealer.

Incidentally,you spoke of "good quality" soapbar.

There is no such thing mate.

Scribb|e

Oct 28 2006, 05:30 PM

Just have a good scout around the boards, man - there's lots of methods to choose from - compost, coco, hydro etc. See how much space you've got to work with, and how much dosh you've got to spend on it, and how much time that you're prepared to put into it, and you can start deciding on which route you want to go down.

Good luck, and welcome to UK420!

dopedog

Oct 28 2006, 05:32 PM

hi m8 ,im sure somebody will be along soon, who can take you under their wing.

Pendoggo

Oct 28 2006, 05:32 PM

Hello and welcome to 420.

Anything you wanna know just ask. Or use the search button. There is nothing these guys don't know.

And it's a good community too.

Oct 28 2006, 05:36 PM

Alright mate
Good decision to grow your own, because as Doc Roc said there is no such thing as good quality soapbar, its all cut with shit, have a look here http://www.ccguide.org.uk/badsoap.html that tells you all the shit that it gets cut with,
Look around the boards and decide which way you wanna grow, theres plenty of info here,
Happy decision making
Peace T1

The_Embalmer

Oct 28 2006, 05:58 PM

Hi and welcome,

Forget

bar and get your self set up for self-productivity.

Loads of info here, just depends how much space/access you got available. Then decide how you want to go about it.

You can get fantastic results on a very small budget. Read well. This site is a mine of information. Have a good look through.

charliepirate

Oct 28 2006, 08:39 PM

hi and welcome... hope you have many great grows ahead of you!!!

by the way rockster he said the soapbar was shocking not good

Scribb|e

Oct 28 2006, 08:44 PM

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by the way rockster he said the soapbar was shocking not good

I think that the Dr.'s implication was that there is no type of soapbar other than 'shocking'.

charliepirate

Oct 28 2006, 08:46 PM

not what it looks like to me

paganpob

Oct 28 2006, 09:13 PM

thanks for all the replies you lot.

as i said befor im very much new to this game and am finding it head scratchingly befuddling at the moment with all the info there is....just need to suss out the most convenient way to start then go for it i guess.

as for soapbar...for many years i was kept in the dark and thought that was the only hash i could get...living in S.W Scotland i am surrounded by a huge amount of crap ganj and am now hoping to attone for my greivos errors

any reccomendations for a first simplish setup and possibly some good reading material to send me on my way?

also where is the free sample section i was promised in the sign up!??

charliepirate

Oct 28 2006, 09:18 PM

have you thought about your method??soil or hydro??
do you have a grow room???if so how big is it??? there are a lot of things to consider....because if you want to do it then you're going to do it properly or else whats the point eh!!!!

paganpob

Oct 28 2006, 09:59 PM

this isnt something im entering into lightly mate. i have been thinking about it for a while but have always been put off by my lack of knowledge.

i have a big walk in cupboard (its massive) and i was thinking maybe i could use this.

im sure you all have read many posts like this and are well fed up telling silly people like me how to do it.

apologies if i seem tedious

i will learn...slowly!

Scribb|e

Oct 28 2006, 10:07 PM

QUOTE(paganpob @ Oct 28 2006, 10:59 PM) [snapback]737814[/snapback]

i will learn...slowly!

Not at all - we all had to start somewhere, mate!

But no-one can hold your hand and tell you exactly what to do, step 1, step 2, step 3 etc., it doens't work like that. Best thing to do is to look around some of the grow diaries, and get a feel for all the different grow methods that there are, and see which you fancy trying to start with. Prolly you may wanna go with simple ol' compost to grow your seeds in first, and then see how you go on,

Have a look in the Growroom Design, section, too - hell, just read *everything* that's here, but maybe start by perusing those sections first.

Everyone's here to answer any questions that you might have once you're tootling along.

charliepirate

Oct 28 2006, 10:07 PM

okay !! what do you fancy doing ??? hydro or soil ??? i did 2 grows in soil then hydro and i prefer hydro but everyone to their own. if your going hydro try an nft kit and a grow light and you'll also need to think about ventilation....obviously power too...your grow space will have to be lightproof also....there is plenty of good reading in the forums check them out and compare methods see what you fancy

Boojum

Oct 28 2006, 10:08 PM

I'm a bit lazy tonight, so here's what I posted in Pinball Wizard's thread, which is a variation on my standard intoductory advice

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The very hardest part is knowing where to begin, it's plain sailing after that.

I reckon your first priority is what space you're gonna use, is it gonna be a loft grow, do you have a spare room, are you gonna go for a growdrobe (the kinda amount your talking, I doubt you'd need more than a decent sized wardrobe). Then you need to decide whether you're gonna have seperate vegging & flowering spaces, or veg then flower in the same space (which means fewer harvests, cos with 2 spaces you can veg one lot of plants while flowering another, and you can also keep a mother plant to take cuttings to save you having to grow from seed each time). It's best to decide on the space you wanna use first, cos then you can tailor your light, extraction etc around it.

Um, that's all I can think of for starters, should give you summat to think about (unless you've already made those decisions, in which case, I'd guess next is deciding how you wanna grow - compost, organic compost or hydroponic,each have their merits & downsides, for me compost is the best place to start, but I'm a technophobe bordering on the luddite)

You say you've got a walk-in wardrobe, sounds perfect. Next step is as I said, decide your growing medium - I always think it's better to start with compost, cos hydroponics can be a but much if you're a beginner (though I'm sure hydro growers might disagree, I'm a mud grower cos I'm lazy). Then it's lights, there's plenty of choices. Then extraction - DON'T undersetimate the importance of air flow, your extraction is every bit as important as the lights cos your plans gotta breathe. Lastly is your beans, but best not to even think about that until you've got your setup sorted. A good place to begin is have a look at the growroom design section, will give you a few ideas of what you're aiming for, and some handy hints.

dr rockster

Oct 28 2006, 10:13 PM

QUOTE(charliepirate @ Oct 28 2006, 09:39 PM) [snapback]737687[/snapback]

hi and welcome... hope you have many great grows ahead of you!!!

by the way rockster he said the soapbar was shocking not good

ok fair enough but using 'quality' and soapbar in the same sentence produced a knee jerk reaction.

charliepirate

Oct 28 2006, 10:25 PM

fair enogh mate....

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QUOTE(dr rockster @ Oct 28 2006, 11:13 PM) [snapback]737832[/snapback]

ok fair enough but using 'quality' and soapbar in the same sentence produced a knee jerk reaction.

paganpob

Nov 2 2006, 11:13 AM

thanks for the advice all who have posted.

im trying to build up all the gear i need at the mo. looks like i will be going for compost for my first grow.

ive been trawling lots of threads here and have been most encouraged by what ive seem

my walk in cupboard now doesnt look as suitable as i first thought so looks like im gonna have to get myself a growdrobe! looked at the budbox tent thangs and thought they looked pretty good.

also got a hold of a couple of books so im trying to bone up on as much useful info as poss.

cheers

pob

Lazlo Woodbine

Nov 2 2006, 11:16 AM

Welcome P ...... all you need is here ....

Just don't use the words "quality" & "soapbar" in the same sentence ....

Laz

paganpob

Nov 2 2006, 11:59 AM

hehe yeh i noticed that

i think i was taken out of context tho

sadly at times im reduced to havin to put up with soapbar!

but thats why im here now...so i can take matters into my own hands

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