[Dutchgrown]

These are really tough to pick a winner from, am reviewing
all entries posted so far, will try and post a winner tomorrow.
Thanks for soooo many nice posts!


dg

[nycnoob]

yeah i think i should edit out my essay..compared to all of yours mine suck..no picture too..ahhh

nycnoob> leave it up there...ya never know.....the prettiest horse don't always win the race!!

Hey Dutchgrown? I'd like to remove mine from consideration. I just recieved a PM from a private breeder to do a test grow on here for him, as this was out of the blue, I think karma dictates I withdraw......not like I had a snowballs chance anyway, I thot everybody elses was better, even nycnoob

[Rabid Peach]

does anyone know when this thing is going to be over?

[buzzerd]

forgive me if it's a little long but it is what it is.............
A True Growers Diary


I myself have been in good health until Feb. of 04 when I had been hit in the ribs from a drill binding and slapping back into my ribs…big deal…at the time it was fine but over the next 2 weeks it became apparent there was something else was wrong. One day getting ready for work I went to relieve myself and aw shit I was bleeding and there was a tissue discharge that sent me for the phone and to consult my mother (as we all do in time of need) so now it’s off to the dr. .I had retrieved the tissue that was expelled from me and gave it to the doc and off he went to the lab. Well now the fun begins the doc said to be sure that we know what’s going on in there we are going to have a cat scan done on the rib and abdomen area and we’ll know what’s going on, but don’t worry I just think that it was a deep bruise and possibly a blood clot had formed and this is what was expelled from your system.
I received a call the next morning and was informed that I need to go see Dr. #2 the appointment is made you need to go there now they are waiting for you. They had sent me to a urologist and after being ushered in Dr.Johnson who is a no nonsense man informed me that I had 2 tumors 1 the size of a dime the other a silver dollar they need to come out now, and we have scheduled surgery for tomorrow and handed a prep sheet as to what they were going to do and what I needed to do before surgery. The one thing that I was really worried about was whether it was benign or malignant, so doc what do you think you’ve done this enough what is you opinion? No fucking around straight to the point he said malignant but I will not know for sure until I see the lining of your bladder. When I got to the hospital and went to the designated area for prep they had told me that they were going to give me a spinal block that paralyze me from the waist down and that the procedure was going to be done through my penis…ah shit… but not to worry that it usually wears off in about 3-4 hrs after the procedure. Soo off to lala land I go.
4 hours later they woke me up and Dr.Johnson came to see me and said all went well and that he had good news…the cancer had not penetrated the inner wall lining of my bladder, this had been the biggest concern of the Dr. as it would have meant it had either spread, or it had come from another part of my body. He told me that they had put in what they call a “Foley” which for those that do not know is a catheter so that my bladder would drain and that they were going to keep me for the night and that I could go home the next day if my urine was clear and I had to go to the bathroom on my own after removing the Foley. He also told me that I was to have a treatment once a week for 6 weeks to eradicate the cancer; this consisted of being treated with TB. And that it would not cause me any discomfort and that I could go about my regular activities.
Bullshit any time someone is going to shove a tube up my dick at 8 am every week for 6 weeks I’m going to have some discomfort. So now here comes the drugs, mostly painkillers that are ok sometimes but they really put me through a lot of emotional changes mostly being very bitchy. Now mind you when all this happened I was very frank and honest with my Dr.’s and had informed them that I do smoke marijuana (MJ) for medicinal uses.
As I have gotten older I have my aches and pains as we all do and instead of becoming dependant to painkillers I choose to grow and smoke Medical MJ (MMJ) Dr. Johnson and I had had a very good conversation about this and he said if it works why change. Continue to do, as you were if it helps you that much. But for the time being he wanted me to take the painkillers for discomfort.
All went well and I went home, now mind you I had started a grow (bag weed as I had no money for quality seeds) a week before this happened and all I wanted to do was go home relax and see my babies, LOL girlfriend included. Well…she does live with me and puts up with my shit.
I would be off work for the next month minimum, and the treatments would start in 4 weeks.
My babies grew healthy and I got 1 girl to nurse me back to health, besides the GF.I felt like I had my own private nurse with that little girl and we formed a special bond. I was there to help her, as she was there to help me through my times of need. There was such a calming feeling and aura that this growing plant gave to sooth my nerves. I watched her grow into a teenager and I had to leave her on her own now, as I had to return to work.
I felt fine but my side had begun to hurt again, this is where it had all started. When they found the tumors they completely forgot about the original injury that had caused it all. Back to the DR. Well I had a broken rib pain full mother too if you’ve ever had one you know what I mean. You can’t cough, laugh and for gods sake don’t sneeze I learned that one the hard way. So now I’m off work for another 3 weeks and I went home to take care of me and my teenager who was now turning into a women and to be honest I think I would have gone bonkers had I not had her there to help me with her soothing properties that she bestowed to me. God bless her.
All went well and I returned to work and 1 week later I broke rib #2 by coughing after lighting a cigarette no shit a fucking cancer stick just broke my rib, back to the DR. and more painkillers. And more time off work. So back to the garden and my little nurse god she’s getting big and fat and she needs a shower she stinks so much oh how I love her.
Needless to say she kept me company through out my illness and it was a shame that her time came to leave this world as she helped me cope with my day to day needs as she continued to nurture me through medication that she gave me I will never forget her for this I still keep a picture of her for remembrance as she was my first grow in my new life……….

No shit Buzzerd? That is truely a memorable grow!!!!

[Dutchgrown]

Will get to these over the next couple of days. Promise!
Was very busy loading over 1000 auctions so just didn't
have time to read today. Continue to submit your stories,
there's still time to get a couple last ones in.

Thanks!

dg

[Cannabisourus]

In in effort to boost lumens per sq. foot I invented this method a few years ago posted under a different alias on various MJ forums. The basics are as fallows:

QT.| ITEM__________________________ ______________|
1 x 72" 'Tripp-Lite' Power Strip w/ 20 Amp breaker
16 x 20 watt Soft White CFL's
4 x 42 watt Warm White CFL's
4 x 45 watt Cool White CFL's

I went with an unintentional B52 x PPP hybrid made from an accidental PPP hermie from a previous grow with Nirvana seeds that I had purcahsed from SD. The previous grow was thwarted by an ex-girlfriend (a very long boring tear filled story encompassing several years of my life).

This was a VERY limited closet grow with only 26" of vertical space, 18" deep, and 72" wide. I decided to go with only seven plants this time for the best light coverage, I used commonly available nutrients like bloodmeal and bonemeal, and an all organic soil mix. I let the plants get about 10" to 13" before flowering and they ended up at 18" to 22" when finnished. The plants where in 1 gal. pots and held an average yield of 3.5 to 4.0 ounces per plant. I had just over a pound of dried herb after all was said and done, which I (now regretfully) allowed the said ex-girlfriend and her horrid tweaker-cell-phone-jockey boyfriend to consume within three months time in a generous attempt to be the better man. From this experience I have learned a lot, first and foremost, the next girl I date will have to grow her own damn bud! Not to mention a natural contempt for tweakers! Get you own damn girlfriends! I mean seriously, common... seriously...

and the winner is... lol

[Dutchgrown]

^^^^^^^^^ alright OFunnyOne

These things are harder to decide upon than
someone might think....I'm getting to it.

*dg scratches her head and wonders WHY
did she have essay contests...they are ALWAYS
so hard to pick a winner from cause there's always
more than one that stands out!

Perhaps tomorrow sometime I'll narrow it down to
one & post the winner.

dg