[Jerry Maine]

Thought I'd start a thread purely for Japan growers, with a focus on the best places for seeds, and the cheapest places to get growroom supplies like lights, nutes, etc, and general growroom supplies and ideas you may be able to get from a hardware shop.

Currently I'm in the Kansai region and am heading in to Osaka today, but I wouldn't know where to pick up seeds or any other equipment if I wanted to. This isn't a problem as I'm not currently growing, but as I intend to sometime in the future I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread now so when I do, I know exactly where to go.

In my growing days in Tokyo I picked up some Nirvana seeds from Space Cake in Ueno (https://www.afterhours25.com/) they are somewhat pricey but I was too security conscious to have them sent through the mail to my growing address. I picked up my light, a 250 HPS from an online store using a trustworthy female friend's credit card, but the link no longer works. Here's one I believe an old OG friend got his 400 watter from:

https://sodatu.com/cgi-bin/store/commerce.cgi.

Everything else I bought from hardware shops, Y100 stores and the like, including nutes although I don't necessarilly recommend you doing so. From memory, all up including seeds, light, pots, stealth panels etc. it wouldn't have cost me more than Y60,000.

Lastly, I would just mention the obvious and advise if you are going to grow and choof be very careful as the herb is considered a hard-drug in Japan. Don't have seeds or a light sent to a growing address. Don't tell anyone you're growing, even those you smoke with, tell them it's from a dodgy Iranian or Israeli who has agreed to meet you privately every month at a set time and place, no phone numbers.

And never ever do stupid shit like smoking up a cab on the Tokyo dome ferris wheel with your mates.

Jerry

[Japanfreakier]

Jerry, long time no see. I haven't been doind much posting since OG went down. Still growing?

[Jerry Maine]

Ohisa, Jfreak !!!!!

Nah, nothing going at the moment, current living arrangements make it impossible, aside a gorilla grow, which I regret not getting off my ass and doing in spring. Probably can't grow for a little while yet, but when I next move house I'm factoring it in.

The only other option is to lend my equipment to someone, let them take the risk and take a small cut, but the one guy I think who would do it is a bit too young, potential security threat and it might all get traced back to me.

Have hardly smoked since I was in Tokyo, had about two or three decent choofs the last year and a half, hence the "starvin' Marvin" avatar.

Jerry

[Japanfreakier]

I went dry like two weeks ago. Un-friggin-believable. First time I let this happen in like 3 years. Made some iso but that will be gone tomorrow, then we're talking 2 more weeks.

Just about every-time I have helped somebody with clones, equipment, know-how, their promises are forgotten when the harvest comes. 10% becomes 10 grams and so on. Think you're right to pass on the idea.

When you're ready I got some great ideas for you concerning steath and smell.

Did you see in the other thread that somebody translated everybody's old shit onto 2 chan?

[Jerry Maine]

Alright, I'm back, and J-Freak, that's exactly what I wanted to hear, even if you posted it 5 months ago.

Currently designing a growbox and a mother/clone box to stealth around my desk. I'm chasing up ideas for the design in the forum, I'll post a link once I start the thread.

It's been a long time, but it's time.

Jerry

[Jerry Maine]

Here's a link to the thread I started in the growroom design forum

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=52919

any help greatly appreciated, especially from those with knowhow in Japan. Right now I need a lead for a quality fan that will keep a 45x60x70 grow box with a cooltubed 250W HPS cool enough to grow. The cooltube will probably have a PC fan but I'll need something decent for the box itself.

Jerry

[Japanfreakier]

https://www.daikage.com/shop/fans/index.html
If you get one of these kind of fans you won't need a seperate one for the light.

[Jerry Maine]

Are they quiet though? I need to go super stealth, this baby is going in my bedroom, and whatever I use needs to be passed off as an aquarium, as well as being quiet enough for us to get some shuteye.

Jerry

[Japanfreakier]

Not that quiet. About as loud as the one in your kitchen hood.

[Jerry Maine]

I'm going to borrow an idea from Red Greenery, use a glass shield to isolate the light, and cool the growbox separately. For the light I'll use a large PC fan, like the one here

https://www.pccasegear.com/prod2032.htm

And for the grow something smaller like this one

https://www.pccasegear.com/prod498.htm

Red has smaller fans cooling his 150W HPS, and aside from being cheaper, they are considerably smaller, easier to get, fit and replace. Plus I think they'll be as quiet if not quieter. Red has recommended a 65cfm fan for my light, and a 35cfm fan for the box, but I'll err on the side of caution and go bigger. I'll need a bit of extra oomph for the lightbox fan since I'm exhausting through the light trap/utility box. Lastly, I've got the space to add second fans in both rooms if necessary, but I doubt it.

The next obstacle is getting/making a carbon scrubber that'll work in the 13cm wide gap behind my desk, allowing for clearance. However, the fan I'm eyeing up is only 8cm, so I should manage. I'll run two fans inline if the scrubber makes it necessary, but again I don't think it will, given I'll be cooling the light separately.

Jerry