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J0sh1 · 03-13-2007, 08:02 AM

Hi all

first time posting in the forums and decided to go ahead and start in the Greenhouse part since this will probably be a sub-section of the forum I will most likely spend a lot of time on.

I currently own a couple of acres down in the caribbean and run my own hydro lettuce business from my home. (I have always hated working hard for someone else to gourge on my efforts, that is my I love working out of my own backyard without the hassle of some ass of a boss making life a living misery).

"The Office"

Anyways Im planning to build a small greenhouse to start growing some buds for myself and my close family. Reason I had not done this before is because I was 100% with getting the hydro biz up and going and now that all that is finally up and running I can start with the Marijuana.

I would like to say that down here the conditions are OPTIMAL for outdoor growing. Any kind of strain would blossom here but I can't risk losing my land/business by getting pinched by some LEO's pigs so for that reason im going to go with the greenhouse, for the added bonus of security.

Im wondering which strains could be good for greenhouses? I was thinking of trying out some Jamaican Pearl since conditions in Jamaica or virtually identical to those here.

Anyone had any experience with caribbean strains growing on a greenhouse?

03-13-2007, 08:09 AM

My first question would be; How often do you have to be inspected and to what extent do they do it? Do they wander the property, just the grow areas, etc...?
I'm sure you've already considered this but I'm curious.....

As far as strains; you'll have to wait for a more experienced growerfor that question. Sorry!

J.

hogwild · 03-13-2007, 08:19 AM

if your planning on running a legitimate business you will need a business license, if you want to sell fruit at a fruit stand that is removable and in front of your home, thats another story. I sell some of my excess veggies to neighbors and i plan this year to have a roadside stand since im growing at a much larger scale. I would keep the cannabis in a black plastic seperated partition in the rear of your growing area, make it look like some pipes go to the area and such so that people think its reservoirs and pumps etc.

J0sh1 · 03-13-2007, 08:29 AM

As of the current day I have not had any problems with local agriculture branch of the goverment. But then again I have done everything to the tee in terms of paperwork, fees and permits. I would not be to worried if all a random agriculture inspector wanted to check out the hydro part of my farm.

Thing is I cater to a small selection of gourment chefs and some up-tight restaurants around my area. So im not going to be causing a stiring in the agricultural world to draw a lot of unwanted attention.

I have another section which is a small orchard where I raise orchids, heliconias and bonsai, i was planning on setting up the greenhouse in that area since its pretty separete from the income producing part of the farm and if a random inspector wants to check out the farm he has no business going into that specific area.

FOF · 03-13-2007, 12:50 PM

You've got license to posess and do everything but everything that seems so shady about many other growers. Sweet.

As far as what genetics you should grow, mix it up!!!! No doubt no single strain could bring you as much glee as a medley of gourmet ganj. Native-ish landraces are essential when you've got such a climate as yours (Jamaican Pearl, Santa Marta Gold, Malawi, et al.**). But you've gotta get some good hash plants and hybrids in the garden, too; there's more than a few that are worth your while.

**Check out Brazillian Seed Company. Zamalito, one of two co-owners of the company, is a fanatic for equatorial landrace Sativas. Hell, PM him here at IC; I'm sure he'll be excited to share some words with you...

Boomer89 · 03-13-2007, 06:56 PM

J0SH you are one lucky man..

As for what to grow, well, thats upto you. What kind of high do you like? Couchlock, or a head high? And how much potency would you like your plants to have? If your all about having a high percentage of THC, then grow any type of "white strain". White Widow, White Rhino, Snow White, etc....

If you like chillen when your stoned, then you want an indica. Normally, you wont yeild as much as you would with sativa's, but i've smoked some killer homegrown indica.. Sometimes good things come in small packages, ya know? Well.. Except for sex, lmfao.

If your more into smoking and partying or just want to have alot of energy, then you want a sativa. These babies GROW. They take alot longer to flower then indica's do, thats why there alot harder to come by. Its very hard to grow a sativa when you live up north and the grow seasons are short. Living in the caribbean is perfect for growing sativa though.

Most strains are a mix of indica/sativa though, so its not like you only have two choices.

Oh yea, do you plan on using a hydro system to grow aswell? That would be killer..

And make sure you have some vents in the greenhouse. Im not sure how hot it is down where you are, but you don't want your greenhouse to be above 90 degrees. Infact, thats even alittle high. 80's are ideal.

J0sh1 · 03-13-2007, 07:58 PM

Thanks for the responses all.

Well as for strains im going to go ahead and grow some nice sativas in soil. Im going to go ahead and go 100% Organic on the Sativa strains that I choose. (I checked out BSC and I really liked his stock, im probably going to PM Zamalito later, my girlfriend is Brazilian and im planning to surprise her with a few sativas native to her homeland)

As for Indicas, I will grow those on a Hydro setup im going to start building today. Small setup really nothing to big.

As of now this is the list of strains I am going to be cultivating

Sensi Seeds - Jamaican Pearl and Northern Lights
Paradise Seeds - Nebula and Belladona
Refeerman - Cherry Bomb #2

From BSC I am going to order quite a few of his strains but I am especially interested in Tropical Treat Special and Brazilian Lemon

FOF · 03-13-2007, 09:56 PM

Right on.

This is going to be a great show.

NoNameNoshame · 03-13-2007, 10:33 PM

Sensi Seeds - Jamaican Pearl and Northern Lights
Paradise Seeds - Nebula and Belladona
Refeerman - Cherry Bomb #2

Nice choices.........cherry bomb looks to be a on the up and up........I was looking at Refeermans forums and he sure works with large numbers.

subliminal · 03-13-2007, 11:12 PM

are those plants any good for smoking?

03-13-2007, 08:02 AM	#1
J0sh1 Cannabis Wizard Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Valley near the Shore. Posts: 191	GreenHouse = Increase Security Hi all first time posting in the forums and decided to go ahead and start in the Greenhouse part since this will probably be a sub-section of the forum I will most likely spend a lot of time on. I currently own a couple of acres down in the caribbean and run my own hydro lettuce business from my home. (I have always hated working hard for someone else to gourge on my efforts, that is my I love working out of my own backyard without the hassle of some ass of a boss making life a living misery). "The Office" Anyways Im planning to build a small greenhouse to start growing some buds for myself and my close family. Reason I had not done this before is because I was 100% with getting the hydro biz up and going and now that all that is finally up and running I can start with the Marijuana. I would like to say that down here the conditions are OPTIMAL for outdoor growing. Any kind of strain would blossom here but I can't risk losing my land/business by getting pinched by some LEO's pigs so for that reason im going to go with the greenhouse, for the added bonus of security. Im wondering which strains could be good for greenhouses? I was thinking of trying out some Jamaican Pearl since conditions in Jamaica or virtually identical to those here. Anyone had any experience with caribbean strains growing on a greenhouse? Last edited by J0sh1; 03-20-2007 at 01:14 AM..
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03-13-2007, 08:19 AM	#3
hogwild Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 393	if your planning on running a legitimate business you will need a business license, if you want to sell fruit at a fruit stand that is removable and in front of your home, thats another story. I sell some of my excess veggies to neighbors and i plan this year to have a roadside stand since im growing at a much larger scale. I would keep the cannabis in a black plastic seperated partition in the rear of your growing area, make it look like some pipes go to the area and such so that people think its reservoirs and pumps etc.
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03-13-2007, 08:29 AM	#4
J0sh1 Cannabis Wizard Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Valley near the Shore. Posts: 191	As of the current day I have not had any problems with local agriculture branch of the goverment. But then again I have done everything to the tee in terms of paperwork, fees and permits. I would not be to worried if all a random agriculture inspector wanted to check out the hydro part of my farm. Thing is I cater to a small selection of gourment chefs and some up-tight restaurants around my area. So im not going to be causing a stiring in the agricultural world to draw a lot of unwanted attention. I have another section which is a small orchard where I raise orchids, heliconias and bonsai, i was planning on setting up the greenhouse in that area since its pretty separete from the income producing part of the farm and if a random inspector wants to check out the farm he has no business going into that specific area. Last edited by J0sh1; 03-13-2007 at 08:30 AM..
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03-13-2007, 12:50 PM	#5
FOF Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 42	You've got license to posess and do everything but everything that seems so shady about many other growers. Sweet. As far as what genetics you should grow, mix it up!!!! No doubt no single strain could bring you as much glee as a medley of gourmet ganj. Native-ish landraces are essential when you've got such a climate as yours (Jamaican Pearl, Santa Marta Gold, Malawi, et al.). But you've gotta get some good hash plants and hybrids in the garden, too; there's more than a few that are worth your while. Check out Brazillian Seed Company. Zamalito, one of two co-owners of the company, is a fanatic for equatorial landrace Sativas. Hell, PM him here at IC; I'm sure he'll be excited to share some words with you... Last edited by FOF; 03-13-2007 at 01:12 PM..
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03-13-2007, 06:56 PM	#6
Boomer89 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 127	J0SH you are one lucky man.. As for what to grow, well, thats upto you. What kind of high do you like? Couchlock, or a head high? And how much potency would you like your plants to have? If your all about having a high percentage of THC, then grow any type of "white strain". White Widow, White Rhino, Snow White, etc.... If you like chillen when your stoned, then you want an indica. Normally, you wont yeild as much as you would with sativa's, but i've smoked some killer homegrown indica.. Sometimes good things come in small packages, ya know? Well.. Except for sex, lmfao. If your more into smoking and partying or just want to have alot of energy, then you want a sativa. These babies GROW. They take alot longer to flower then indica's do, thats why there alot harder to come by. Its very hard to grow a sativa when you live up north and the grow seasons are short. Living in the caribbean is perfect for growing sativa though. Most strains are a mix of indica/sativa though, so its not like you only have two choices. Oh yea, do you plan on using a hydro system to grow aswell? That would be killer.. And make sure you have some vents in the greenhouse. Im not sure how hot it is down where you are, but you don't want your greenhouse to be above 90 degrees. Infact, thats even alittle high. 80's are ideal.
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03-13-2007, 08:09 AM	#2
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	My first question would be; How often do you have to be inspected and to what extent do they do it? Do they wander the property, just the grow areas, etc...? I'm sure you've already considered this but I'm curious..... As far as strains; you'll have to wait for a more experienced growerfor that question. Sorry! J.
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03-13-2007, 07:58 PM	#7
J0sh1 Cannabis Wizard Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Valley near the Shore. Posts: 191	Thanks for the responses all. Well as for strains im going to go ahead and grow some nice sativas in soil. Im going to go ahead and go 100% Organic on the Sativa strains that I choose. (I checked out BSC and I really liked his stock, im probably going to PM Zamalito later, my girlfriend is Brazilian and im planning to surprise her with a few sativas native to her homeland) As for Indicas, I will grow those on a Hydro setup im going to start building today. Small setup really nothing to big. As of now this is the list of strains I am going to be cultivating Sensi Seeds - Jamaican Pearl and Northern Lights Paradise Seeds - Nebula and Belladona Refeerman - Cherry Bomb #2 From BSC I am going to order quite a few of his strains but I am especially interested in Tropical Treat Special and Brazilian Lemon
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03-13-2007, 09:56 PM	#8
FOF Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 42	Right on. This is going to be a great show.
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03-13-2007, 10:33 PM	#9
NoNameNoshame Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 413	Sensi Seeds - Jamaican Pearl and Northern Lights Paradise Seeds - Nebula and Belladona Refeerman - Cherry Bomb #2 Nice choices.........cherry bomb looks to be a on the up and up........I was looking at Refeermans forums and he sure works with large numbers.
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03-13-2007, 11:12 PM	#10
subliminal New Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 15	are those plants any good for smoking?
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