Hey all,

Can anyone recommend a good store for buying cannabis seeds, preferably in a store where the staff know their stuff and take the time to assist etc.

Also, am i right in saying there is no illegality in bringing same back to the UK?

I would recommend either Sensi Seeds, Oudezijds Achterburgwal 150 or TH Seeds, Nieuwendijk 13.

These links might help

http://www.amsterdamlogue.com/buying-ca ... erdam.html
http://www.thctalk.com/cannabis-forum/a ... 22217.html
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/in ... 044AAKp4OP

In short it is illegal until you cultivate them , although I am not a expert on this matter .

Plenty of seed banks but you will struggle with getting good advice. Most are staffed by young girls who only think they know what they are on about. Nice enough girls but talk a lot of shit.

Probably sensi-seeds will give best advise if you don't know what you are looking for, the only problem is their seeds are way over priced for strains no better than other company's charge 50% less for.

If you can provide the answer to the following maybe myself and others can give you some recommendations on strains that will be suitable and are known performers.

1: Are you growing indoors or out?
2: If growing indoors, what are enclosure dimensions? (you don't want to grow 6ft sativas if you don't have the height!)
3: Do you want to use feminized seeds or regular? Feminized seeds will be 99% guaranteed females, regular could be as low as 30% female to male seeds, in worst case scenario. If buying feminized, there are many strains/seed producers that should be avoided as you will end up with many hermaphrodites!
4: What system do you intend to use/are using? flood & drain, nft, coco, soil? How many plants?

It is not illegal to bring seeds into the uk but you might want to save yourself hassle of walking around AMS and buy from Herbies Head Shop in the uk! As fresh as anything you will buy over the counter in AMS with slightly cheaper prices in some cases.

Thanks for the advice all, much appreciated.

I'm an absolute beginner, looking at an indoor grow from feminised seeds (utilising only natural heat and sunlight) with a VERY low maintenance strain, preferably something that has a decent yield, short grow period and with a small physical footprint.

Is this a 'holy grail' of sorts for a noob or would anyone recommend something which ticks the boxes above?

I'm no expert but...

Have you looked at the videos of Andrew Pyrah on YouTube? He grew Royal Haze from Royal Queen Seeds (feminized and autoflowering seeds) on a windowsill in Amsterdam with no artificial light or heat and the plants came out well. From 2 plants and with minimal effort he got a yield of 15 grams (dry). That's not a huge yield but you can't have it all, right? Take a look at his videos and see what you think.

Check out Homegrown fantaseeds.
They have a varied selection and the prices ain't bad either.

I'd advise building up a good relationship with a UK grow shop for good advice. You will need it if it's your first grow. Although there's good information on the net for growing, there's also a lot of bad. If you are unlucky, you may need advice to avoid problems along the way that could damage your crop.
If you are not careful, you can end up spending a lot more than you have to if you are mis-informed.
It's worth downloading the back issues from the softsecrets.nl site for an informative read(they're all free).

I'm told by a local shop that UK grow shops aren't allowed to stock seeds anymore.

BTW an outdoor grow will take much longer than indoor and pests are harder to control.

Good luck and don't underestimate the smell that those plants produce.

From what I know of auto-flowering plants, they stay on anywhere from 16-20 hours of light? right the way to harvest. A good idea for a summer grow when relying on natural light but will struggle now that winter is approaching. Unless you don't mind supplementing the light when the natural daylight hours are to short. Having said all that, my knowledge of autoflowering strains is limited, there could well be strains that only require 12 hours of light in the flowering period. You will still be up against the natural light being of low or not enough intensity to support good flower development during winter months.

I would suggest growing in either canna terra pro + (soil) with canna terra 1 part nutrient or canna coco with canna coco specific nutrient. Both very easy to source in the uk and very easy to work with. Just use 11 litre pots and a tray to catch the run off when you water (aim for 15-25% run-off when watering and don't let the plants stand in water. Let soil/coco dry a little between feeds). Don't expect miracles if not using lights indoors. If they are not performing it will be the lack of light and environmental issues that are the problem. Don't be persuaded into buying expensive supplements from the hydro shop. With not enough light the plants will not benefit and in some cases will make problems worse. As the plants will not be using their nutrients as efficiently as a plant under high intensity sunlight or hps lights, feed under the stated dose to avoid overfeed.

Take note of the post that mentions managing the smell. The smell will fill the house and beyond if unmanaged.