SweetSue's Cannabis Oil Study Hall

Tennessee Tim;3126749 said:

Sue, Thanks for your comments! I currently grow stealth mode , all auto strains. Over the last 45 plus years , since I first started growing, I have gone from mostly outdoor grows, to smaller indoor grows with HPS/MH. I have played with hydroponic both as a horticulturalist growing produce , to the cannabis grows, with good success. I became an organic gardener slowly in stages over a fifteen to twenty year period and have been growing exclusively organic for about 25-30 years. Now I grow cannabis only organic, in a homegrown compost (Leaf mold and leaves, garden waste, sheep pills composted with straw/hay, kitchen waste , etc.) based custom blend, with peat moss, vermiculite and perlite. I have recently retired the HPS/MH (two plus years now), most of the hydroponic stuff (except clone system), the big ventilation fan and filter, the CO2, etc... Auto plants only for now! I now use only six tube (48 inch/54 watts HO) FL. T5 fixtures only(2 available). I would like to try a LED fixture (no Funds at present). This set up only requires a small circulation fan , little heat to deal with and for 320 watts, yields about 30,000 lumens max. I have two sets of tubes, 2700K and 6500K. I am happy with a just slightly smaller yield in weight per plant rather than when using HPS/MH with the autos. Currently, I have Early Miss (CKS)nearing harvest, for early January. I use 3 gallon smart type pots with good results, along with the heavy on the compost blend and daily attention! This year I also have earlier grown Early Miss, Train Wreck and Northern Lights (all CKS autos) in this manner, as well! Another was a unknown auto (seed from my brother who forgot) that did ok and was good smoke. I made some oil and butter with Northern Lights and Train Wreck. I have used a smaller CFL and T5 fixture to start/early veg plants then rotated them to under the T5s. Low cost, low energy draw, no heat to exhaust, low heat signature, good quality smoke, decent yields, naturally good smoke delivered by homestead organics! Of course I should mention all my old equipment is worn out and/or broken! I did not want to spend money (didn't have any to spare) for new bulbs, fan, filter, ballast and more importantly, I have become more paranoid, perhaps, related to my anxiety /panic attacks and wanted to keep the profile low, with no big exhaust/heat trail. It has been sufficient unto me! Made some great oil and butter with the help of my brother and our good friend and associate, in a coop mode, using their reactor and gear, sharing the materials and labor to process crops of the all three of us! I would like to grow some other varieties soon, but bought plenty of seeds for this year and enjoyed the varieties. I found the Train Wreck too edgy for me this year with my anxiety thing going on. Northern Lights was nice (now gone until I grow it again). Early Miss is good smoke. I have found that after the RX adverse reactions this past year, along with my naturally getting older and crazier, that The Sativa dominants are more prone to causing me problems with increasing my anxiety, especially if I over indulge in both the smoke and butter/oil! Obviously I live in a police state, so with no infirmary or legal anything, I have to grow or obtain through my shrinking circle, my herbal meds! I have used cannabis to self medicate for RA, carpal tunnel, OA, recurring depression linked to a fractured skull, anxiety, and for relaxing. Occasionally, friend or family will bring me a taste of the many things available now days! I love growing food and medicine! I also grow ginger, lemon balm, red clover, mints, table herbs, camellia, chamomile, golden seal, valerian and more. Teas from herbal blends are sparingly used for relaxation and health. Until recently, I raised a few sheep , goats, chickens, pigs and had in the past a horse or two. Now only a few dogs and a pet sheep! I live in the country, but near a city and in an area of ruthless drug interdiction programs. They make no distinction between Cannabis and Meth or other dangerous drugs. It is always a background worry that a fire or something will bring them here! Sue , you and the many others I follow here now, are much like a family to me!

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