I want to be a Joe, enjoying your food and climate!, lmao… and the weed and wine… and pretty Spanish women… 
oh! and, welcome @trytogoodbud!
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Hello to everyone. I am a beginner, and prefer to grow outdoors. I have been lurking for a couple weeks and have learned a wealth of information. I live in the southeast were the sun ls always shining .
:. Thank you all for sharing your knowledge ,experiences, and expertise, it is great getting together with people that has so much in common. Take care and happy growing.
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Welcome to all the newcomers.
Peace and Full Trees Brothers and sisters.
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Welcome @ceecee! I’m from the Southeast originally and know it all very well. I’m out in Colorado now but all of my family is still back there.
Things grow good there, but the bugs do too! All in all, that place is great for growing. I would find a place that gets part shade in the day. Pot plants do better with a break from the sun if in a place that intense… If they get a good 6-8 hours of full sun, that’s almost plenty… the shade will do them good. Happy growing and have fun here. You’ll really up your game after hanging out here for a while. peace
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Thank you for that tip @GMan, I wondered about putting them out in full sunlight , it seemed a bit to much for them. I put two in partial shade in the ground, and doing quite well, while the others are in containers to which I can move around. I also worry about the seasonal rain. Bugs are a problem but I have that pretty well under control at the moment. I had a setback a few weeks ago. Trying to recover from it . It is a constant battle down here. Any and all help is appreciated. Will upload pics whenever I get a handle on it. Again thankful for all you do.
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Welcome Welcome to all you new folks, settle in and enjoy the ride because this is the place to be.
Ya’ll be good to one another!
fr0g_D
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Howdy @Lip_Dinna! We are glad you decided to join our community of growers, stoners and like minded folks. There is valuable knowledge from some of the best Cannafarians on the planet here. Sit back, light one up and peruse some threads. All love…
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I forgot to mention, if you grow in hard pots there, maybe wrap the bases with some of the white poly to reflect the sun. The roots get so hot, so easy, and it can kill a plant in a couple of days, so keep an eye on that. Moving them in and out of shade will work some but it becomes a chore if you have to do it constantly.
Another option is to use the felt pots. They breath better and stay cooler, but the water will evaporate faster… You can use mulch on top to help retain water in both types of pots.
Enjoy, and be safe!
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hi, um yosefa lookin forward to learnin more about the sweet herb.
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Hi Yosefa, welcome! Where are you from?
Lots of good growers around here and plenty of good content to read. You should be able to learn a good bit here. Happy growing!
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Hi my name is Ashton, I am from STL, Missouri , I live down in Tampa now, I am blessed to say I open the growers bible today & it is my first day learning. I already have a Mother plant, In need of learning how to portion correctly and snip it when it’s time to. Thanks guy! One love! If you guys have any advice on anything I am completely open to hear anything.
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Start yourself a grow thread with pictures so people can comment, give advice specific to your grow.
Start reading posts as there is a lot of excellent with lots of information.
Welcome aboard.
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Hello everyone! Im an old school grower named CLOSETGROWTH. I have been actively growing cannabis since the 90’s… I have a strain I put together called “Glass Slipper”. It is a cross of Northern Lights 5 x Cinderella 99 original(Brother Grimms). I have been on many forums throughout the years, but took a long recess from posting anything online. Today, Marijuana is Legal in my area, and Iam a medical grower with the proper documents. Ill post pictures later. Thanks! 
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Welcome back, man looking forward to seeing the pics.
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Sounds good, start a thread. We love pictures 
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Welcome to our grow party! I bet you have some nice pics. It’s nice to be legal, huh? I’ve been in a legal state for 3 years now. Freedom the way it should be. Plant more seeds! peace
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What’s up OG!!!
I’m an Of OG lurker from back in the day. I spent most of my time helping make RIU the hole it was back in the day (side not: one of the people I met on RIU forums actually ended up calling the cops on me and telling them I had a gun, so I was greeted by the SWAT team). Ughhh I was so naive. And btw if any of you guys recognize me as ‘bigbean’ from over there, please know I’m a different person than I was back then lol. Don’t hate me anymore! (I was a little insufferable) 
Anyways, I’m a growers through and through and I can’t wait to start a journal and share my experience and slight knowledge.
Overgrow the world.
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Thank you Gman. Yes indeed, Its very nice to be legal, for once in my life!.. lol … Never thought id live to see the day that Cannabis would become Legal. It still trips me out… Is this just a Dream?? It has to be!! 
Where I live, the prosecutors here wont file charges unless you have a massive warehouse grow without the paperwork… I would say 1 out of every 4 residents grows Cannabisin my area. This state is SATURATED, and the prices are dropping to an all time low. Ive seen zips go for as low as $65 … 
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@GManThanks again for your tips. Been under the weather for the past week. I did move them around a bit just to see how they respond . It has been raining daily and that is a concern of mine also. This outdoor thing is a challenge down here,but I will keep trying. I need all of the advice that is offered.
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Hello fellow growers,
Thank you for all of your erudite comments that keep this forum thriving.
To introducing myself, I’ve been gardening since age three; been growing our favorite strains since early 1990s.
Since 2008, I’ve grown 66 connoisseur strains in small batches, and in warehouse production with 32 lights for major dispensaries in West Los Angeles and Orange County; indoor, greenhouse & outdoor in soil, coco, ebb & flow (trays & bucket systems), aeroponics, DWC, and RDWC with water chillers, with almost all of the major nutrient brands, and T5s, MH, HPS, and some Mars LED lights.
Some of the strains: LA Confidential, Blue Dream, CandyLand, pre-98 Bubba Kush, Goji OG, Prayer Tower, GDP, GSC Thin Mints, Platinum Bubba Kush, LSD, Purple Kush, Banana Kush, Alien OG, The White, GG#4, Blue Cookies, Cinderella 99, AK-47, Mammoth, Black Domina, G13, Skywalker OG, Sour Diesel, Sunset Sherbet, Super Skunk, Blackberry Kush, OG Kush, Cheese, White Widow, Infinite Euphoria, Wedding Cake, Ghost Train Haze, and much more.
Strains’ lab-tested potency ranged from 21% up to 28%.
I’ve encountered every known pest, including the dreaded borg-like Broad Mites, and conquered them all through natural methods, as organic as possible.
Back in the day, as an intrepid grower, it was delightful receiving $5,000/lb. for super premium LA Confidential and other Top Shelf strains in my menu. Those daze are over. I’m now only growing a few plants outdoors in SoCal for myself and a friend who is a disabled combat-experienced veteran.
This batch of plants is in OceanForest soil. They were started with leftover DynGro Grow and ProTekt Silica. As an experiment, DG Grow will be discontinued. They will be fed with using MegaCrop and Sweet Candy and 5-stage filter RO water. Protekt will be used to raise the pH, and organic lemon juice will be used to lower the pH of the nutrient solution.
The strains are Girl Scout Cookies X Trainwreck, Banana Kush, and Bruce Banner X Cherrygum (Cherry Pie X Bubblegum). I was hoping that Candyland would be part of this, but the seeds didn’t sprout.
Time permitting, I will post photos, and try to bring value to the forum.
Mind how you go, and have a stupendously potent, huge harvest!
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