Carcass' $150 Low Budget Grow 2019

[DutchinAB]

Carcass, I will be trying your gummy recipe out this week, although I can’t seem to find a method of infusing the oil (I will be using olive oil). What would you recommend?

 

[Carcass]

Good Morning (?) DAB- Nice to see you on this fine Sunday morning!

I use the Magical Butter machine to infuse my oil, so I really haven't paid very close attention to other methods...I seem to remember @InTheShed has a tutorial on the crock pot method (or something similar)- I looked, but can't find it in his thread- maybe he'll chime in here with a link to it?

You'll need to decarb your weed in the oven before starting the infusion process- 1.5 hours@240f
And you'll need some liquid sunflower lecithin to add to the oil after infusion to help the thc (or cbd) bind to the oil-(1 tbsp/cup of oil)
How much oil are you going to infuse?- I do 1oz nugs/cup of oil so it's pretty strong stuff.

My first few batches were made with grapeseed oil...the gummies work just fine, but they were pretty greasy- refined coconut oil, which is solid below 77f, is my oil of choice now- the gummies aren't greasy,
and the coconut oil is actually metabolized a little faster in your system than other oils.
And there's no coconut taste- which is good, because I just don't care for that taste in anything...

Storing the gummies in the refrigerator or freezer will keep the oiliness to a mimimum, whichever oil you use.

Good luck with the gummies, if you need to know anything else about the process, let me know and I'll do my best to answer your questions.
Have a great Sunday!

 

[BooWho2]

Oil recipe

This is from @Amy Gardner. I’ve used it a couple times and it works great. The decarbed time and temp that Carcass referenced above (90 mins at 240) has been confirmed as the proper time/temp by Shed since the tutorial was originally posted.

 

[Carcass]

Great link! Answers all the questions

Thanks for that, Boo!

How're you doing today ?

 

[Heavenly Hybrid]

SSH is friggin gorgeous. Happy new year carcass and Mrs. C!!

 

[Carcass]

Hi, HH- thanks for the compliment!
We're actually having a couple of the kids over to do Christmas today, since they were both quarantined
on the 25th...better late than never...
Happy new year to you too, HH and family- lets hope this one is better than the last!

 

[InTheShed]

@InTheShed has a tutorial on the crock pot method

I use a crock pot for making salve, but I use the MB2 for making oil.

 

[DutchinAB]

How much oil are you going to infuse?

I plan on doing a cup of oil, and oz of my Hindu Kush bud.

Good luck with the gummies, if you need to know anything else about the process, let me know and I'll do my best to answer your questions.

Thank you, I am still waiting on my gelatin, and was not aware of the sunflower lecithin needed. I am glad I asked!

Have a great Sunday!

The Rams managed another win so it was a good Sunday! I hope yours was good as well!

Oil recipe

This is from @Amy Gardner. I’ve used it a couple times and it works great. The decarbed time and temp that Carcass referenced above (90 mins at 240) has been confirmed as the proper time/temp by Shed since the tutorial was originally posted.

This is great, thank you, Boo and @Amy Gardner!

I use a crock pot for making salve, but I use the MB2 for making oil.

I will be attempting the mason jar/instant pot method. Wish me luck!

 

[BooWho2]

I will be attempting the mason jar/instant pot method. Wish me luck!

You will be fine. Please post your gummy results! It’s a great recipe.

 

[InTheShed]

sunflower lecithin

Get the liquid one rather than the powder/crystals.

 

[Amy Gardner]

@BooWho2 @DutchinAB

@Carcass

 

[Carcass]

I use a crock pot for making salve, but I use the MB2 for making oil.

Thanks for clarifying that! I need to pay a little closer attention...

I will be attempting the mason jar/instant pot method. Wish me luck!

Good Luck, DAB!

You will be fine. Please post your gummy results! It’s a great recipe.

Yes, @DutchinAB - let us know how it goes! I'll be making some more gummies this afternoon also...

Get the liquid one rather than the powder/crystals.

I didn't know they made powdered sunflower lecithin- I did use granulated soy lecithin for my first couple of batches- I assume it worked alright (how do you tell, anyway?)but now I prefer the LSL...it is just a tad messier than the granules though...like honey that doesn't wash off...

@Carcass

Hi, Amy! I'm here...would of been in here sooner, but I had a dentist and a doctors app't this morning.
I don't care much for the dentist thing during the pandemic, but I have a cavity that I need to get filled before it starts to hurt..there's not much I hate more than a toothache... first cavity in 40 years...
I may have to cut down on the chocolate just a little...

And, while I'm here, might as well do a little Tuesday journal update....

The Super Silver Haze is doing well- no problems at all yet- 20 days since the flip, 69 days old...
the Saugaview®:

The canopy is not so flat now- some branches are growing a bit slowly- on the plus side, she hasn't outgrown the box yet...She needs water every 2.5 days now, still being fed 5.5g MegaCrop+4ml Silica Blast.

I thinned out a lot of the undergrowth- A few leaves, but mainly just the little branches that weren't going to reach the top anyway...I'll clean it up a little more when she's done stretching.

Not much of a stalk on this one...there used to be, but tying the branches down sort of pushes it down into the ground. In this growspace, a long stalk is just wasted space anyway. The main branches will be tied down right up to harvest time.

Starting to get a few trichomes now-

And a silhouette shot- she can grow 5 or 6 more inches before height becomes a problem- she's about 15" tall now...

So that's about all there is today!
Thanks for looking- I appreciate the support!
I hope you're all having a great (or at least"not shitty") new year!

 

[VetSmoke85]

She's looking fantastic mate. The box will be rammed full of buds in a few weeks.

 

[Fredwak]

Looking great carcass! Very healthy.
Smile and stay stoneder

 

[InTheShed]

Nice faux auto specimen carcass! It may not be dead flat but it's flat enough for government work/rock & roll. If you run out of height you still have some room to lay the taller ones out, so no sweat there!

I had a dentist and a doctors app't this morning.
I don't care much for the dentist thing during the pandemic, but I have a cavity that I need to get filled

I had a covid test today before my colonoscopy on Thursday, but I keep turning down the dentist! Lying in a closed space with my mouth open for 20 minutes seems to be contraindicated these days. They may be protected from the patients but I'm sure not!

She needs water every 2.5 days now

Don't you hate those 2am feedings?

 

[Carcass]

The box will be rammed full of buds in a few weeks.

I'm hoping that's how it goes!

Looking great carcass! Very healthy.

Thanks, Fred! ... and I am staying stoneder, but I'm still a lightweight!

Lying in a closed space with my mouth open for 20 minutes seems to be contraindicated these days.

If it were anything but a cavity, I wouldn't be going there...but I've been putting it off for awhile already, and like a lot of things, ignoring a cavity doesn't make it go away... I haven't had a toothache for 40 years and I really don't want another one.

Don't you hate those 2am feedings?

If that were the case, she'd just go thirsty till morning...

 

[syenite]

All caught up! SSH is looking fantastic, Carcass! Well done on clearing the dentist and doctor in one day. Hope you've enjoyed the holidays and the new year.

 

[Grand Daddy Black]

SSH looks great, @Carcass!

How long did you keep her in veg?

 

[Trala]

Thanks for clarifying that! I need to pay a little closer attention...

Good Luck, DAB!

Yes, @DutchinAB - let us know how it goes! I'll be making some more gummies this afternoon also...

I didn't know they made powdered sunflower lecithin- I did use granulated soy lecithin for my first couple of batches- I assume it worked alright (how do you tell, anyway?)but now I prefer the LSL...it is just a tad messier than the granules though...like honey that doesn't wash off...

Hi, Amy! I'm here...would of been in here sooner, but I had a dentist and a doctors app't this morning.
I don't care much for the dentist thing during the pandemic, but I have a cavity that I need to get filled before it starts to hurt..there's not much I hate more than a toothache... first cavity in 40 years...
I may have to cut down on the chocolate just a little...

And, while I'm here, might as well do a little Tuesday journal update....

The Super Silver Haze is doing well- no problems at all yet- 20 days since the flip, 69 days old...
the Saugaview®:

The canopy is not so flat now- some branches are growing a bit slowly- on the plus side, she hasn't outgrown the box yet...She needs water every 2.5 days now, still being fed 5.5g MegaCrop+4ml Silica Blast.

I thinned out a lot of the undergrowth- A few leaves, but mainly just the little branches that weren't going to reach the top anyway...I'll clean it up a little more when she's done stretching.

Not much of a stalk on this one...there used to be, but tying the branches down sort of pushes it down into the ground. In this growspace, a long stalk is just wasted space anyway. The main branches will be tied down right up to harvest time.

Starting to get a few trichomes now-

And a silhouette shot- she can grow 5 or 6 more inches before height becomes a problem- she's about 15" tall now...

So that's about all there is today!
Thanks for looking- I appreciate the support!
I hope you're all having a great (or at least"not shitty") new year!

Absolutely bursting with good health, Carcass

 

[Carcass]

SSH is looking fantastic, Carcass! Well done on clearing the dentist and doctor in one day.

Thanks, Sye! Unfortunately, I'm not done with the dentist yet-they couldn't do it yesterday, so I go back next Tuesday....I'm sure this virus thing will be under control by then....

How long did you keep her in veg?

Thanks for the compliment, GDB!
She vegged for 44 days- it took that long to decide that she wasn't an auto- seems early, but with my height limit, I can't let them get real big before the flip

Absolutely bursting with good health, Carcass

Thanks, Trala - So far, so good! She's been fed 5.5g/gal. of Mega Crop for the last 3 feedings, and she's so happy with that I'm just going to keep it there till she looks like she needs more.