patience is the way of nature

Growing, whether as a hobby or profession involves many variables. There are a few paths to take to get to a system you can follow through with well and you enjoy. Joy is one of the greatest reasons to grow. The variables differ between outdoor and indoor as well as between media choices, lighting, ventilation, not to exclude knowledge and ability to execute, discipline, in the grower themselves and their goals for the garden. There are so many paths to take when it comes to any plant you decide to grow and the paths for consumables are not only endless but they vary in diverse ways on several levels. Of course this is coming from my observations and my goals within my gardens, which differ for each garden. Luckily for us, biology is biology and things want to live much more than we want to kill them, to quote a dear friend of mine. The basics are out there, anyone can learn how to grow anything, it's all about application. Figure out what your goals are for your garden, what you want out of it, what you expect to get, how much time you want to put into it, how much money you want to invest, and ultimately what quality you'd like to shoot for. Looks will be deceiving, what looks great and smells decent isn't necessarily great stuff on the length or intensity of the high or levels of CBD/CBN, etc. Study systems and ways to grow and figure out which is best for your knowledge. You can't hit the ground running or you'll be paying many many pretty pennies for mistakes you could have avoided. If you've never grown anything at all start with small plants in soil and have at it. It is suggested to begin with soil as hydroponics is a specialized system that requires knowledge, ability, and time. There is very little flexibility and forgiveness in hydroponics. While talking to people is a great way to further your education what works for one place and another's ability may not work where you are or for your range of knowledge. It's not as easy as plant it and it will grow nor is it as easy as grow it and it will sell. Competition is fierce these days and while stuff that looks awesome may go quickly the bad side of only appearance is there is no longevity in it. Stuff that looks great doesn't necessarily 'work' great. Next see what your options are on space you have to work with, this of course will evolve according to the system you decide on but knowing the dimensions as a whole will help with that. Once you know the overall size of the space you have to work with take a look at the options of systems you have to choose from if you decide to try hydroponics. The better your ventilation the better your garden. If your ventilation is right you really don't need cO2 generators or anything, some will argue that with me but we won't get into that this time. It is always suggested that no matter how you decide to set your space (tents or full room set) lay down some protection for your floor as you will have floods time to time if you use a res and hose system and I've seen a flood or two in some other sets. After you've set up your space, decided on a system, designed your room, placed your lights, etc. Get your plants and nutes and have at it. This is where every round is new and exciting, even after fine tuning for years it's still a magical wonderful thing to out do each round. Take time to see how they react, how they respond to different things you may add or not put in, experiment and bring out the best of the strain. The more you get to know her, the closer you are to making her the best you can. Keep in mind if you plan to let your flowers out to others you do have a responsibility to them to NOT use chemicals pesticides not for consumable plants. These chemicals are dangerous and will lead to death, to sum it up. There are also things to consider as far as who you are getting plants from; what they did to the plants, what they use for treatment, these will all affect your garden. Now I'm floating off but we'll get into fun with that end of things soon! If you need help making decisions like those above ask for advice! Take in all ideas you can, read about plant biology, educate yourself on plant science of all plants, and do something that works for you and what you want to do. The flexibility is there and if you have the discipline, desire to figure it out and improve, and problem solving skills you'll be very happy with your results and you'll do nothing but get better