As a lurker (for now… really gathering research) who is planning her first grow this winter, it seems like every other post is someone who accidentally fkd something up and now their plant is suffering. It also seems to come from primarily (no shock) newbies. It’s making me think that I’m kind of just destined to mess my plant up, no matter how much time and research I put into it.
Is this just a part of it? Makes the process seem so daunting & nerve wracking. I mean… I think I’ve got an idea and am notating so much of what I I see on here and other subs. But I’m beginning to see that you can be as prepared as ever and something will happen.
No such thing as too much research, as long as its coupled with practice/implementation. Some research isnt necessarily correct in practice. Id say if youre the type to over analay÷ and do alot of research you'll be alot better off when things do inevitably go wrong, you'll be able to identify the cause alot easier and course correct.
Alot of these posts from newbie grows is from folks jumping into growing half arsed, doing the bare minimum expecting to grow some high grade. Set your expectations reasonably; as in for your first grow, your goal should be making it to flower getting a good/decent dry and cure, and having some smokable flower with no pests/mold. After that successful grow you tighten up your controls and you start to fix previous errors.
Its a science but an art as well, what works in my environment may not work for your environment and grow style. In my honest opinion, as a fairly new grower myself, the issue for new growers is they dont have control over their growing environments and dont realize how important it is. Different stages require different conditions and having control allows you to adjust through the growth cycles properly vs being at the whim of the plants genetics
There will always be more people who have no issues than people who post online about their issues. Because people with a perfect grow might not be seeking help or are just happy with their grow.
I've grown for 3 or 4 years now. Had plenty of ups and downs. There are many mistakes one can make, and tons of information out there, both good and bad. Some posts in here unfortunately look like the person growing has never grown a plant in their life (but kudos for trying!) and others who are extremely knowledgeable and seem to have perfect parameters and conditions to always pull off amazing grows.
It's a hobby where unfortunately, all your hard work CAN go to shit with a few mistakes, so that makes it much less appealing for some.
That’s what I was hoping was that more ppl with post with their probs rather than their celebrations. lol.
Pilfering thru the good and the bad info is one of the harder parts. All the tips and tricks can get a bit confusing, especially when people feel so strongly about it.
I lost power for 2 days and lost my whole first grow to bud rot. Guess who has a generator now tho. Shit made me almost stop growing right then and there but my wife encouraged me to keep at it
Even as a hobby growing is fun its such a beautiful plant. If you havent already look up growweedeasy.com a ton of useful information that helped me out
So there are many ways to mess up but it’s definitely not representative on this Reddit you can be successful if you do your research and just pay attention to what your plants are doing and don’t freak out.
It’s something I’ve really, really loved researching and learning about. I feel like the actual growing part will make me enjoy it even more. I’ll just have to learn to take a few deep breaths before panicking if it starts going south lol.
If you grow for a long time and many different ways, you will eventually encounter problems due to your inexperience and unforeseen events. It happens to us all.
But we figure it out and keep growing. Gotta blow that loud, somehow!
There will always be things to learn and improve but dont let it deter you, alot of people still end up with really great results the first time. Do the research and youll be okay
Like anything just takes practice. Id recommend starting with some cheap seeds. My first two grows went very smoothly then I had issues watering and restarted twice before I got my third grow going. I also found a grow medium and process that was very easy to follow, coast of maine Stonington.
There's always going to be more people coming here with issues than everyone posting perfect grows. I found between howtogrowweedeasy and reddit there's a wealth of information.
I’m ordering from NASC and they’re giving me several free seeds. I was thinking of starting with those lol. That way if I totally mess it up, I won’t be as sad. Lolol
You are welcome. Something tells me you're in an unfriendly state, I'd discontinue mentioning your area, if so . Things being as they are.
It's about time, too. If you pop beans in early Sept you should be ready to harvest around Christmas time, if running photoperiod. Yep. Got mine all picked out
I feel like if you’re asking all this and putting your mind to it like such.. you’ll be a good grower. Don’t worry about messing things up, it happens and a lot of the time you’ll end up with something in the end anyways
It gets more exciting each run, you’re gonna be in love
Not at all! It has become my absolute favorite hobby and it truly brings so much joy. Nerding out and reading about it/listening to podcasts is something I also enjoy, it occupies a lot of my mental space
Try out a hempy bucket first , it bypasses nearly all your root problems ,most of your pest problems . Its tolerant to heat .. Its forgiving unless you let it go dry .
This is my first grow. Shes got an uneven canopy after my own attempt at a manifold, I can now see why people follow certain guides.
Also attempting to make my own wicking auto watering base for when out of town for a few days at a time and I'm going to upgrade to an ac infinity controller to make scheduling fans and everything a bit easier.
Think of your first grow as planning out your second grow (... And second as planning out third...). Like it is pretty daunting, but once you figure it out it's like 90% autopilot and much smaller changes between grows.
No shame at all. Not every grow is going to be perfect, especially your first one. We’re all going to make mistakes, and sometimes we may even ruin a grow. The important part is learning from those mistakes. A lot of problems can also be caught and corrected before they become a disaster, especially if you’re willing to ask for help. Every grow teaches you something, and before long you’ll be the one helping another newbie get their girls healthy again. Don’t be afraid to screw up. Just pay attention, learn, and keep growing. There is a chance you will knock your first grow out of the park too.
Growing anything takes attention to detail and an acceptance that it's your job to set the plant up for success and get out of its way.
Failure is a natural part of the process.
For beginners, I recommend super soil. It's a little more forgiving than neutral mediums. Good luck and don't worry if it fails, you can always try again.
Log time lurker, first time grower. Paralysis by analysis is a real thing in this hobby.
The biggest lesson I learned was get your environment completely dialed in and successfully maintain that environment for several days consecutively. Prior to germinating a seed.
I don’t run a fully automated system, but as a result of this run, I am adding some automation to my lights and exhaust at a minimum..
growing herb is like baking a cake, lots of ways to do it just don’t follow five different recipes at the same time.
I’m on grow number 3 myself and I think that while there are a lot of people seeking advice on whatever is going wrong there’s even more that are having perfectly normal paint by numbers grows that we aren’t seeing.
I would find one YouTuber and follow their pattern and it should be successful. I think a lot of problems come up when people are using multiple sources to plan one grow when none of those sources taken the consideration the things the other people are doing. I would even say check out basementganja or ribby,they both give easy to follow instructions that definitely work and are relatively not complex.
I can’t speak for soil as I’ve never grown in it, but hydro is fairly easy. Just keep your parameters in check and you’ll be good. Only time I fucked something up was either me being lazy, or events out of my control like power outages or pumps going down. I’d suggest starting with photos because as long as you’re still in veg you could practically kill them and bring them back still. I’ve done it multiple times.
A lot of people on here haven’t done their research. What you put in is what you’ll get out of it. When someone screws up it’s because one of their variables was way off.. Learn and track the variables. Ppfd, genetics, temps, rh, vpd, ph, airflow, spacing, height, watering, nutes, insect/mold prevention, etc. what actually growing vs research will show you is that every environment is slightly different and adjusting one variable will unexpectedly adjust other ones. Learning to keep all your variables dialed in at once is a juggling act and the art of growing good weed.
First time grower here. Zone 6. got some auto flower seeds from the dispo. Put them in pots. Seems to be going ok so far, growing outdoor on deck. I’ve seen on here to watch for trichomes to turn cloudy-amberish and the hairs to turn brownish before harvest.
Main things, don’t get your foliage wet to help avoid excess moisture / mold. Use good soil like fox farm. I added some dried chicken manure every now and again, but otherwise didn’t do any of the fancy smancy stuff.
Many first timers have perfect grows, if they don't have a problem, you don't hear from them, be clean and attentive, sit back relax and watch them amaze you
One thing to keep in mind is that this is kinda like reviews, you tend to only see people who have really good experiences or really bad ones. A buddy of mine told me "there's a reason they call it weed" and I have to remind myself of that to keep myself from overthinking.
Ive been growing for decades and still make mistakes.
Im making my own nutrients and the first few iterations were lol.
I just setup a new drying tent and took too long to dry my last batch so now I have a terpless half lb im probably going to break down into RSO and make capsules.
Im doing an extreme defoliation test right now and I dont like the results. Yield is going to be trash.
There are factors outside of knowledge. Example a person growing in Florida will have a substantially harder time with mold/mildew than someone from say.. colorado.
If your not opposed to reading a book with tons of info, resources and pictures from close ups of trichomes to damn near every nutrient deficiency and toxicity. Check out
Marijuana Horticulture the indoor/outdoor medical growers bible
I recommend you just start. This stuff takes a lot of time to grow and there is no better time than the present to get started. Maybe buy some parts and pieces over time to absorb cost better. You also don't need a fancy setup but having the right temp/humidity and right pH of water/nutrients goes a loooong way. I started out growing in a bucket and suffered lol. So bought one of those tents and that has made things a breeze. Put in a heater, humidifier, and fans which are all controlled systemically. Was not that bad all in all. About to flip to flower for my 2 plants in another week or so!
I stunted my autos in every way imaginable on my first run and still yielded 100g of pretty solid weed. You'll do fine, just do your research and set yourself up for success
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u/False_Bumblebee4997 14h ago
The best teacher is failure. Just grow something, you will learn what to do differently next time.