I started outdoor with Mexican bag seeds. A sandy creek bank. I left some all purpose fertilizer and a bucket to toss creek water up on them. Pulled the males. Got some 12-14' plants. I remember them being a little wispy, but not terrible. Destroyed them in the dry. Unsmokeable, but I got a taste of growing and i liked it. My spot was a hike, so I got to enjoy some nature too.
My first indoor grow was a 1000w HPS in a hood for a 400w bulb. Used general hydro and haven't switched. Did a ghetto hydro set up. Pots with lava rock in a plastic tub full of nutes and a long bubble stone. Had 4 tubs with 4 plants in each, swimming in kool-aid. Got some bad ass looking plants. Short and stout with thick ass stalks and leathery leaves. Did that until I got some junk in the system. Switched to soilless mix and kept adding lights and multiple rooms. Started keeping males and making seeds. Got into cloning, and that let me start making various crosses of plants and seeing the genes play out.
I found pink grapefruit flavor. First flavor I ever found other than weed and black pepper or spicy hashy. Then I got my first magic find. An industrial chemical cleaner smell, with thick, greasy smoke that tasted spicy and made lips,tongues,and lungs numb. A real sit down and drool for awhile potentcy. I miss her. Real nice girl.