Hey!
There’s some things I am planning on ordering, and I’d like to get them delivered without my parents knowing.
The things in question are some 23w CFL bulbs, e27 sockets, PC fans and a power strip.
I was originally planning on just buying them in person, but literally no shops near me have them.
I can’t actually find them anywhere but the american version of amazon – my country’s (Ireland) version of amazon doesn’t have them.
I asked a few friends if I could send the things to their house, and get it through them, but all of them said no.
Do you have collection lockers for parcel firms near you
Besides P.O. Box, think those Amazon Lockers.
Don’t try growing weed at your parent’s house or with a 23w CFL bulb.
It is possible but the stank will fill the whole house and they will notice the spike on the electric bill. Hiding the package is the easy part.
I’m not going to keep the thing inside.
Just looked it up and weed is still illegal in Ireland. Don’t try growing at your parent’s house; you will just end up fucking them and yourself over when law enforcement inevitably discovers your grow. You can’t hide the smell of a spacebucket, especially when you’re growing it outside. On the off-chance you’re a minor, you will end up fucking over your parents even more.
I just hope it’s legal where you are. Weed grows are incredibly easy to spot and smell.
Recreational weed is illegal in Ireland.
The user is correct that it’s illegal in Ireland. Did you misread the post?
Misread most likely. Or was it edited? Can’t tell from my browser.
Really? that’s what the guide I’m following told me to do (on the bulb)
Must be an old guide, then. LEDs have surpassed CFLs a while ago. Also don’t underestimate the smell when it starts flowering. Even if you grow it outside, it will stink up your whole neighborhood. Is weed legal where you are?
Yeah, CFLs work but you should go with LEDs if you have the money. They are superior and safer.
The smell is gonna give you away. You’d be better off growing mushrooms.
I was thinking of growing those, but couldn’t find a good guide.
Crumble ‘em up, put’ em in some shitty soil (good dirt with poop nutrients), keep 'em moist and in the dark.
They’re mushrooms. Don’t really need much to grow. I imagine growing them would be similar to growing any mushroom.
fuck, thats pretty easy.
Don’t you have to sterilise the soil and stuff?
Mushrooms grow in shit. How sterile do you want it?
I mean, I’d get a bag of the same stuff you’d get for a vegetable garden. Also, be choosey with any fertilizer. You don’t want to be adding chemicals to something you’re gonna ingest.
I’m betting you can find some good books on gardening and mushroom farming at the local library (if those exist where you are). You’re gonna get a MUCH better result in anything you do if you learn about it instead of just winging it.
Not all fungi are saprotrophic, and there’s definitely different degrees of unsanitary. I wouldn’t want my stuff being grown in untreated human waste
Oh my you definitely have to check out the uncleBens Reddit for all the information you need and also Contamfam for any contamination you get
Already found it!
Here in California, I rent a mailbox and get all my mail and packages there.
CFL bulbs?! No one buys those any more. LED bulbs have displaced them.
You should be able to get either type of bulb, plus the E27 sockets, at any hardware store. Maybe not PC fans but maybe you can use a small desk fan.
You might also want an activated charcoal canister air filter so your parents don’t smell whatever you are growing with those lamps.
Oh yeah. I never expected them to smell so strong.
LOL your parents’ house is going to reek of weed. You will get caught. Grow outdoor in a hidden place or wait until you get your own apartment.
And here I was being confused why some person’s parents would get so angry at them for buying computer parts from their own money. I see I was not cultured enough to understand the true question at hand.
I also had no clue what this was. No drugs for me. Lol
Growing outdoors is near-impossible here.
I don’t plan on keeping the thing indoors.
Um, indoors and outdoors are the only options available.
Hahahah
Poor choice of words. I have a space outdoors where I can keep the bucket pretty hidden, but it won’t grow on its own outside very well.
Then wait until you move out and get your own place. No amount of filtration nor air fresheners will hide the smell from your parents. I speak from experience. You’re gonna get caught, and it’s not going to be a good time.
You shouldn’t start smoking weed until you’re well into your mid 20s regardless. Save yourself a headache (and potential legal trouble) and just wait. Been there, done that. It’s not worth it.
How are you going to hide the increase in power consumption? Water too to an extent.
Yeah that’s the real question here. In other words, he can’t so he’s screwed either way.
If you are not in a position to do it properly, it’s not worth doing over just buying weed.
It’s not just about yield, even if you’re comfortable with a very low yielding harvest, but your quality will suffer and the genetics will not reach their full potential without the right things.
The CFLs don’t have enough of a broad spectrum to support a lot of good growth, and you’ll end up with low quality results with a low yield. Not to mention any tent is likely to make some noise, from the extraction fan and a fan for circulating air around, and even with an extraction fan for good bud if you’re trimming outside of the tent it WILL stink up your house something fierce.
Not to mention your parents would get suspicious of the constant visits to your room, as your learning to maintain good VPD etc.Airflow being important if you don’t want mold.
Anyone can grow weed, but it takes some effort to grow good weed. It would be wise to consider this once you have your own place to do so, it’s worth the wait and you can easily pull 3-4+ ounces per plant (in dry weight) under a 200w LED with the right gear, but the CFLs will be weaker and probably net you under an ounce in dry weight.
Making me wanna grow weed over here.
It’s quite satisfying. I grew a very colourful cultivar this time around, and I’m sampling it right now (Blood Diamonds 2.0).
Once you have things dialed in, environment wise, there is great benefit in being able to choose genetics (be wise to find reputable breeders however, and steer clear of white label seeds as well).
There are just so many flavours and variations people growing for an illegal market do not have the patience for. I mean I had to push these until 11 weeks in flower until they were ripe enough to chop! Well worth it though, and I recommend anyone in the position to try it to give growing a shot.
Are you aware of the difference in mains voltage between Ireland and USA?
Start ordering stuff from aliexpress and hide the packages in the onslaught.
The hardest part will be hiding the light/smell/sound.
As an aside, one of my housemates was dealing out of our house (unbeknownst to me) and we wound up getting raided.
It was awful, Id seriously reconsider growing secret plants at home unless you’re okay with the possibilty of pigs fucking up your parents/siblings rooms.
I’m not planning on selling it.
I’m planning on keeping it outside.
An Post has parcel lockers. I don’t know if that will necessarily work for situation. https://www.anpost.com/
Space Bucket?
Yeah :P.
Hiding the delivery of the equipment seems the least of your problems. Where are you planning on setting this up that you could hide it? Power consumption? Whatever this project is, if you live at home and can’t tell your parents about it, how do you expect to hide it?
Sounds like a good time to start collecting orchids.
I ORDERED AN XBOX CARD
Mother: It looks like a bong
Hmm, do you have pack stations? Also some stores here allow you to pick up small packages as a delivery option
Came here to mention the business pickup option. That’s a thing in the U.S., at least. No idea about Ireland, but I think when you order something, you can tell Amazon you want to pick it up at a CVS or a Staples or whatever. And then when it’s ready, you just go there in person and pick it up.
