Hey everyone! Thanks for asking about our online classes. We ran the first version of the class from May-June this year with 29 students and it went awesome! Every student who answered our survey said they would recommend it, and I absolutely loved every second. I know Sirius did, too. It's amazing to be able to talk live with fellow growers every week and watch everyone's plants grow.
Summary of the online "Seed to Weed" grow course (for those who haven't heard of it):
- 5 weeks of live video lessons (setup, gemination/seedlings, vegetative stage, flowering stage, harvest/dry/cure)
- A bonus week about post-processing (hash, oil, edibles, smoking, vaping, etc)
- Hand-picked reference materials to support each lesson
- Weekly live video Q&A sessions with Sirius and me
- Bonus "graduation party" where we made edibles, tinctures, oils and hash live on camera
However, although we got great feedback, we also realized there were areas we needed to improve. I am refining each video lesson to be more concise, and I also want to ensure students can easily share and connect with each other. The goal is for the entire course to take as little time as possible while still giving you everything to make amazing buds from start to finish. You go through the process with your classmates and attend live weekly sessions with Sirius and me to get answers or feedback.
We see these classes as a big part of the future of GrowWeedEasy.com (in addition to creating/adding/updating the website and running the forum and free weekly newsletter). We've realized a lot of people want more of a class or "crash course" on how to grow. We've also learned that you love having a direct line to a grower for immediate answers and feedback.
The long-term goal is to have these classes running all the time for anyone to take on a rolling basis,
but we need more time for version 2. The first class was amazing, but the new version is going to be next level. I'm re-recording the lessons right now and I'm already excited about what we've created already.
The tentative plan is to release "Seed to Weed 2.0" in early January soon after the holidays are over.