Is it hard to grow pot?

[Cory Hoversten]

why do all of you growers use such high watt bullbs i want to a hardware store trying to find grow lights and i found some 4ft floresnt lights that are for growing indoors made from some company in germany they are only 13bucks a peice and run on like 45 watts i notice most of the growers use 1000 watt plus lights would some one fill me in on whats going on i want to start a plant for myslf i dont want to sell i just want to save money so keeping in mind i want to grow one or two plants for personal use what do i need thanks for any help im also interested in sexing plants i dont even know what its is but i hear you have to do it some point in time so any info on that would be cool too

[Mr_Soul]

Word to the wise - buy a good grow book and check out some books from the library on plant culture, especially indoor growing. Grow some radishes, lettuce, and tomatoes before you jump into this hobby - you'll learn alot from that experience and will save yourself alot of grief. Alot of folks have never grown anything in their life (and that's OK), just don't set yourself up for failure. Best advice to ya - learn what makes a plant tick, and the rest will come easy.

I recommend the purchase of a book like Mel Frank's MJ Growers Insider's Guide. It is your shortcut to success, complete with graphs, photos, tables, and text regarding outdoor and indoor growing. There are alot of mailorder vendors that will ship discretely and can be trusted to respect your need for privacy. I can recommend FS Books for those in the USA.

[geckopelli]

To answer the question:

Flourescent light lacks the "density" to produce a significant quanity of buds. The buds that do result will be very loose and stringy. Also, plants respond much better to a point source of light that a tube.

A low watage HPS light (70w) will do a far better job and runs $65 at homedepot.

Off the cuff, figure 25-50 watts per square foot of floor space used.

And no, it's not hard to grow weed.

All those books tend to make a simple thing seem more complex than it is.

[Becknudefck]

i dont grow, but i know how to for the most part, or about the sexing part


if you have a male plant (i forget how to tell them from the female) it will open up and release pollen. the pollen will pollenate the female which will produce seeds. they both will bud though, there just that matter of seeds to grow more.