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offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-03 23:31 [#02378794]
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i'm a n00b. is it cheaper than buying it? or, better
how many plants one should grow to justificate the expense
of the lamps, the fertilizers, the ionizer ect.? not to
mention the care
it's no less than 10€ per gram around here, and i'm
getting poorer


 

offline melack from barcielwave on 2010-05-03 23:36 [#02378797]
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i plant on the sun.



 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-03 23:42 [#02378800]
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you lucky bastard


 

offline pulseclock from Downtown 81 on 2010-05-03 23:57 [#02378801]
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I like Lienenkugel's Sunset Wheat and Magic Hat


 

offline melack from barcielwave on 2010-05-04 00:11 [#02378802]
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you have no sun in italy? :O


 

offline larn from PLANET E (United Kingdom) on 2010-05-04 00:19 [#02378803]
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My friend was doing it, he had 2 plants in his wardrobe ,
with about £300 worth of equipment you don't want to grow
too much if you're in a residential area, 1- because of the
smell, and 2- the heat source will be visable to police
helicopters infra red cameras, so be careful

best to grow in a celler, or if not then spend more cash on
concealment measures, by that i mean hiding the smell and
blocking the infra red

the cycle was about every 3 months he could harvest about 3
or 4 ounces, but each grow revealed new problems, it's a
good idea to read allot and research before you start.

you could grow just 1 plant and it would probably give you
enough to satisfy your habit


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-04 00:32 [#02378804]
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infra red?? omfg

yes just one plant a time would be great for all the reason
you mention. i've thought about the wardrobe too, cos i've
got no cellar, and spending a bit for hiding the smell.. but
the infra red? that sounds like science fiction

whats the best site?


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-04 00:33 [#02378805]
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sometimes,

we also got neighbours and all that


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-04 00:40 [#02378806]
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says US only

LAZY_TITLE


 

offline AMPI MAX from United Kingdom on 2010-05-04 00:43 [#02378807]
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unless the law has the money and time to hover over your
area in a helicopter and report a small amount of weed grown
in a closet (which they then have to go to the trouble of
properly investigating) then you'll be fine. helicopters are
expensive and they are busy with serious crimes, surely.


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-04 00:45 [#02378809]
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exactly


 

offline melack from barcielwave on 2010-05-04 00:47 [#02378810]
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oups, grumpy neighbours suck!

here three plants per person are allowed,
and you have enough weed for lots of months
if you are a middle class smoker...



 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-04 00:48 [#02378811]
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thats a catalunyan law isn't it?


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-04 00:52 [#02378812]
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i just checked, in italy we have two legal sentences, one
the opposite of the other, as per usual


 

offline melack from barcielwave on 2010-05-04 00:55 [#02378813]
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hahaha how nice seeing that written like this :)

i guess its more a common knowdledge,
not really know if its true, but i mostly think it is.
anyway, who the fuck should care if i grow a couple of
plants,
its not im gonna be the dealer of barcelona...
just personal consume, what i think its allowed,
if you dont traffic or have a real plantation.

as you can see im a fucking lawyer licenciate...


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-04 00:58 [#02378814]
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i'm green with envy, i want them NOW!

so, where do i start. w/o going too much into details


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-04 01:00 [#02378815]
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i'm having a look at some pages, it's a pain in the ass


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-04 01:04 [#02378816]
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k i'm not really asking more on here,


 

offline melack from barcielwave on 2010-05-04 01:05 [#02378817]
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get some seeds,
plant them in proper grown (now its perfect moment, hots
coming),
place them in the most sunny place you know,
add some water in daily basis.

thats all i know, thats all i do.
i must admit its my first time too... :P



 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-04 01:06 [#02378818]
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lol! thanks :)


 

offline melack from barcielwave on 2010-05-04 01:08 [#02378820]
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you are welcome!

lets interchange some weed if we succeed!


 

offline larn from PLANET E (United Kingdom) on 2010-05-04 01:26 [#02378821]
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i think ampi is right, if you only have one plant with one
lamp, it won't be a problem. but it's good to be aware of
this anyway.

just read some books, also there might be a grow shop in
your city, they sell everything you need. it's perfectly
legal for them too, cus you could be growing tomatos or
fruit indoors for all they know


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-04 01:41 [#02378824]
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seguro!

i finally found a minimal guide LAZY_TITLE

things i need:
- soil with ph 6,8-7
- fertilizers for grwoing/flowering
- lamp
- timer for the light
- ionizer

i think i can do it


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2010-05-04 01:53 [#02378825]
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There aren't helicopters looking out for plants and other
heating things you daft idiot.

"just read some books" What a patronizing thing to say!

Is Ying here yet?


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-04 01:57 [#02378827]
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haha


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2010-05-04 03:29 [#02378847]
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"thats all i know, thats all i do.
i must admit its my first time too"

"lets interchange some weed if we succeed!"


Melack, you're perilously close to becoming the Mother Goose
of weed growing.


 

offline khrimson from the fridge on 2010-05-04 05:36 [#02378849]
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buy an hps lamp parts at a harware store, I used to assemble
a lamp this way for 70-80€. A 400w lamp is good for 1
square meter of gwowing space, so it's good for 4 plants.
The real cost is what you will spend on the electricity bill
having 400w drain 18hours per day.


 

offline larn from PLANET E (United Kingdom) on 2010-05-04 07:04 [#02378854]
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it's possible, they can detect specific heat signatures and
the police will see a house which is immiting much larger
heat than other homes, they also rely on electric companies
reporting a sudden rise in electric usage..


 

offline larn from PLANET E (United Kingdom) on 2010-05-04 07:05 [#02378855]
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but not for one or two lamp, if you were greedy and set up a
whole room of plants, you would get detected at some point


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-04 10:58 [#02378863]
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so, is it worth the expense for 1 plant only?


 

offline -crazone from smashing acid over and over on 2010-05-04 11:02 [#02378865]
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5 plants a year and you smoke for free every day


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-04 11:03 [#02378867]
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i mean, once i bought all the things needed, i don't have to
put any more cash in it, electricity apart. and growing one
plant per time a bag of seeds it's gonna last. i'm doing
this cos i love nature, too


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-04 11:03 [#02378868]
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nice


 

offline -crazone from smashing acid over and over on 2010-05-04 11:15 [#02378874]
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you can grow them outside..then its only 20 euro's a year
for seeds


 

offline sean qunt from BELFAST on 2010-05-04 12:12 [#02378878]
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uk police helicopters do have thermal vision camera's, weed
farm houses give off something like 3 times more heat than
their neighbours, its really obvious when you see the
footage

they also use simple things like street view to get a better
view of the windows


 

offline gingaling from Scamworth (Burkina Faso) on 2010-05-04 12:16 [#02378880]
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read into vegetive propergation and you dont even need to to
spend any more money on seeds after you establish the first
plant.

if you grow outdoors your limited as to when you can plant
and harvest, indoors its up to you.


 

offline ijonspeches from 109P/Swift-Tuttle on 2010-05-04 13:01 [#02378885]
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be careful to buy a proper lamp with the right spectrum,
the watt number is not all you need .-)


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-04 13:37 [#02378896]
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read into vegetive propergation and you dont even need to
to spend any more money on seeds after you establish the
first plant.


that's great, i'll look more into that

@Jons: which is the right spectrum?

good thread we're growing though, i didn't expect it

thanks all for sharing


 

offline ijonspeches from 109P/Swift-Tuttle on 2010-05-04 13:47 [#02378898]
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i dont remember. youd have to google yourself.
i just wanted to tell you, you cant just buy a lamp for
growing in any store. id look for a growlamp on an italian
site.
and definitely go to a grow or head shop nearby,
to get some advice.


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-04 14:04 [#02378902]
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ok i'll do it tonight, i'm at work atmo

the point interest me though, i'll put the question in
another form:

which is, in the growing process, the discriminant between
the power of a lamp and the spectrum of it? and how the
latter could help me save me cash in order to do not waste
money for the lamp itself and the electricity, considering
the need for personal use only?



 

offline khrimson from the fridge on 2010-05-04 14:27 [#02378907]
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- you can harvest max 50g (dried) from a plant.
- a plant takes 4 months to grow (120 days), and requires 18
hours of light during growing stage and 12 hours while
flowering
- 400w is a standard for HPS lamps
- the price of electricity is 0.20€/Kwh

((((60*18)+(60*12))*400)/1000)*0.20=144€

144/50=2.88€ per gram

but you should also add the price of the lamp, the soil, the
pot and the fertilizers to the equation. Then while you're
at you should try more than 1 plant, first because, you
plant several seeds so you can sort out the male plants,
second because the risk is the same from a legal point,
third, 2 plants = half the price per gram.

If you really want to grow indoor you should be serious
about it, a sodium lamp is hella hot and will be left on
when your away (read: firehazard) and while you're asleep.

If you want to read something, I recommend you Ed Rosenthal
Book marijuana grower's handbook, it's a great starting
point and covers the basics of growing pot indoor and
outdoor (the best way).


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-04 14:36 [#02378908]
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thanks for the calculation m8

of course i'm going to inform myself seriopusly about the
lamps cos i don't want to die smoked. also considering that
it will ke kept into a wood closet. i just don't want to
read trillion of shit i don't need, or i'll never start. i'd
like to keep it basic.


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-04 14:37 [#02378909]
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Then while you're at you should try more than 1 plant,
first because, you plant several seeds so you can sort out
the male plants, second because the risk is the same from a
legal point, third, 2 plants = half the price per gram.


good points


 

offline khrimson from the fridge on 2010-05-04 14:41 [#02378911]
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That book teaches everything you need and its a must read
because it teaches you about the basics of the plant, from
growing cycles, to how to spot a male, to the responses of
the plant to nutrient deficiencies, etc.

It's all shit you need to know really and It's a fun read,
well, it was for me at least, but I had fun growing
mushrooms too so dunno lol


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-04 14:46 [#02378912]
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lol

i'm almost convinced

did you read that in inglish? you didn't stumble upon good
ita resources?


 

offline ijonspeches from 109P/Swift-Tuttle on 2010-05-04 14:48 [#02378913]
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you can use a ventilation device to prevent being smoked.
your plants will like it aswell. and dont collapse in the
heat.
theres no easy way to dope but you can make it if you
invest a bit. then it really pays.
to the light spectrum, one can say a lightbulb
no matter how many watts cant replace sunlight.
a growlamp with 400 watts will do the trick though.
i read into it a bit but when i had my own flat i quit the
shit .-)
otherwise id be homegrowin myself.



 

offline gingaling from Scamworth (Burkina Faso) on 2010-05-04 14:52 [#02378914]
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yeah the Ed rosenthal book is good mo. if your growing in a
closet remember a fan air needs to circulate all round the
stems, and movement in the plant stimulates root growth. as
a standard precaution try and buy anything related to the
production of ur crop in cash.


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2010-05-04 15:10 [#02378921]
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great :)


 

offline khrimson from the fridge on 2010-05-04 15:23 [#02378924]
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c'è un libro che si chiama "campa cavallo che l'erba
cresce" in italiano, ma è una fricchettonata degli anni 70
per cui è orientato sulla coltivazione outdoor. Forse trovi
qualche traduzione dei libri di Rosenthal ma non so, prova
in un grow shop

Per la lampada la soluzione ottimale è una lampada HPS
(high pressure sodium) che da una luce gialla che va bene
sia per la crescita in fase vegetativa che durante la
fioritura, per capirci è il tipo di lampadina dei lampioni.
Non so se a milano c'è un negozio che si chiama
"elettro-distribuzione", ma se vai in una ferramenta seria
puoi comprare i pezzi della lampada e montartela da solo
pagandola di fatto la metà.


 

offline khrimson from the fridge on 2010-05-04 15:25 [#02378925]
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Lolz


 


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