Archived: Things to ask yourself before your first grow

[zombo.com]

Stolen from the growery noob board because it is simply an awesome and comprehensive checklist.

There are a lot of posts from first time growers or people who are brand new to growing and are about to try and grow at home for the first time. Many rush in and start before even asking and learning about what they are really going to need to solve before embarking on this project. Simply planting a seed in soil and watering it is not going to produce very good results. There is much more to being successful at producing, maintaining and growing decent and healthy plants.

This post contains the questions you need to ask yourself.

Asking yourself these questions and learning about the options and hurdles you need to cross will really help you in getting answers for problems you face before you post asking for general help or tips about growing weed.

1) What is the size of my grow space (Example: 4' X 4' X 8')?

2) How many plants would I like to grow/handle at once?

3) Is my grow space enclosed or open?

4) What does my grow space have access to based on location (Example: Attics, Basements, Garage, Spare Room, Outdoors etc, etc)?

5) What ventilation does my grow space already have (Windows, Heating Vents, AC Ducts)?

6) Is it a high traffic or low traffic area around my grow space ?

7) Is smell from my grow space(yes weed growing SMELLS a lot) a factor/problem?

8) How will I deal with the smell generated by my grow space?

9) What type of light(s) am I planning to use, in detail (CFLs, Florescent, Metal Halide(MH), High Pressure Sodium(HPS), LED)?

10) Depending on the light chosen, how will I keep it cool/vented?

11) How will I keep the grow space cool (70-80F)?

12) How will I provide fresh air for the plants, or in other words, how will I vent the space continuously to exchange air?

13) Where will air that I expel or remove from my grow space go?

14) How will I safely provide power to run the equipment in my grow space?

15) How will I control the lights to power on and off on a strict schedule used in my grow space?

16) How will I position my lights and allow positional adjustments between my light and my plants?

17)What grow medium will I use, Soil, Hydro, Aero?

18) What "recipes" will I use, for my growing medium, for feeding during vegetative state, for feeding during flowering state?

19) How will I measure temperature and humidity in my grow space?

20) How will I measure PH in my water and soil?

21) How will I move air, to create a constant, oscillating breeze in my grow space?

22) Am I planting from seed or from cutting and rooting clones?

23) What are the start up costs for my project based on all the equipment I require?

24) What are my running costs, crop to crop or month to month based on my setup?

25) During the grow period, am I going to be away from my grow space for holidays, vacations etc? How will I make sure my plants are ok during that time?

Answer these questions while in the planning stage and you will be far more successful than jumping in half blind.

[Dr rocker]

26. Can I lie on the spot to explain away something convincingly?

27. Am I growing for personal use, as an experiment or is it commercial?

28. Can I keep my mouth shut?

[Yurpen]

Originally Posted by Dr rocker

26. Can I lie on the spot to explain away something convincingly?

27. Am I growing for personal use, as an experiment or is it commercial?

28. Can I keep my mouth shut?

29. Can I open my mouth at the right time?

30. Does it come with batteries?

31. When can you grow again?

[Schwipe]

32. Do I lace my weed with lead before selling it?

[47 47 47]

Can I get some answers? Someone I know just received lights from a friend (FOR FREE!), and my be trying to give growing a shot this fall.

[zombo.com]

Originally Posted by 47 47 47

Can I get some answers? Someone I know just received lights from a friend (FOR FREE!), and my be trying to give growing a shot this fall.

Answers? these are questions you should be asking yourself before your first grow...we can't answer them for you, since we don't know your situation.
If you've got specific questions we'll be happy to help though, start a new thread.

[zorbis]

I read this long ago; it has served me well through the years since I have had good luck and no bad experiences. "Every person you tell about your growing; every person you show your garden, now has the key to your life." Even if it's legal to grow a few plants; why tell anyone about it? You simply increase your chances for a rip off. Don't do it. Ever!