Fresh Harvest Infused Cannabis Oil

[OldMedUser]

You caught me feeling curious OldMedUser. Would you be so kind as to define your version of micro dosing? I find it helpful to get as much of this basic information as possible out in the open. It makes it so much easier to figure out what might work for you when you've read what others have found successful.

Micro-dosing for me is 75 mg of THC for breakfast and dinner with scattered sessions along the way to refresh the flight altitude and carry me into the wee, small hours of the morning. I'd bet my life yours is a little more restrained.

I can't be really specific about dosing but 1 level tsp of my 10:1 cocobudder will knock me on my ass about an hour to two hours after ingestion. I have measuring spoons down to 1ml and I take one every few hours during the day some days when I am hurting more than usual. Usual is hurting every time I move and a good day lets me get something done that helps out around the house. Like a few days ago I went out and repaired the inside door handle on the pickup so my tiny woman didn't have to get in and out from the other side. I could reach out and open the door from the outside but she couldn't. Made me feel better to accomplish a needed task but did I get a bj for my efforts? NO!

Then a couple days ago while off on my own shopping for grow goodies in the city I noticed that Canadian Tire had a 20V power drill/impact driver combo on sale for $169. Still hoping for sexual favours I bought the damn thing for the wife and she loves it. Does she love it enough tho? I love it enough too so it doesn't really matter. lol She will get lots of use out of it and tho her creations wouldn't pass muster with any tradespersons it works great for her chickens and that's what counts.

I'll be using it plenty soon to screw together my new grow room space. I have all the lumber etc to build it but still lack the inspiration to git 'er dun!

It's blowing me away how the usual winter depression has stormed in so early. I spent most of August with my family in BC. Enjoyed a niece's wedding one Sat night then my mother's 90th b-day party the next. Hit her up for a 10g advance on my inheritance and drove home in a really decent used car that gets me 40mpg. The trunk held a thousand bux worth of new grow gear and I ought to be the happiest stoner on the planet but it's all meh.

I honestly feel like I would be happiest if I just woke up dead one morning. That feeling has plagued my life since my early 20s and I'll be 63 in two weeks. Other than impending painful fatal illness I would never harm myself but I can't quit the cigs even after 2 rt lung collapses. Like my doc said, It's slow suicide! To which I replied, I'm in no rush doc.

It sux so much to feel like this all the time. I'm the life of the party when hanging out with peeps then all curled up inside when on my own. Give away pot to hitchhikers I rode around on the way home recently. Dropped a guy off and handed him my new Med+ainer packed full of my last grow of OG#18. Felt great and he was sure happy to get it. I do shit like that all the time just because it feels so good. Random acts of kindness should fix me right? 46 blood donations since '91 and ready to give more. Why the f**k aren't I at least comfortable in my own skin if not all puffed up about being Mr. Alright at Least?

As far as confessions go I'm not really OldMedUser, I'm LabRat420. I was banned years ago over a stupid private dispute with a guy called Roseman who wandered in here with 40 or 50 followers in a cult called the Bubbleheads. He took our private dispute to the Mods and myself and a few other members got banned.

Water under the bridge and I wouldn't be back here now if I held any grudges. My record under this name should prove that I have only the cannabis community's interests in my heart and promote good will in all the forums I post in. I have been the only active Admin or mod in another very old pot forum for the last year or so. That's how long it's been since anyone else has cleaned up spammers etc.

The owners are legally barred from participating in any businesses they were previously connected too that are connected with pot. The business continues under their usual name but they stopped participating in the forums long before any court order.

If I get banned again for 'fessin' up I can always rise from the ashes like the Phoenix and wear a new cloak but I'd more likely not bother.

Years of telling new crops of nOObs how to grow a simple plant is wearing me down. I learned tons researching all sorts of problems others were having and almost every time I've been bang on. I jump right up and take the blame when I'm wrong as well tho that is rare. With my voracious appetite for info and solving puzzles I've learned so much more than just doing what I do on my own.

I'm turning my attention more to the things discussed in threads like this and planning to be getting my CBD strains lab tested so I can actually be sure of what I got. A 2:1 CBD:THC ratio is the bomb for me!

I can be a dickwad on occasion but that's fairly rare.

Sorry to dump on you all but I got no where else.

 

[SweetSue]

I can't be really specific about dosing but 1 level tsp of my 10:1 cocobudder will knock me on my ass about an hour to two hours after ingestion. I have measuring spoons down to 1ml and I take one every few hours during the day some days when I am hurting more than usual. Usual is hurting every time I move and a good day lets me get something done that helps out around the house. Like a few days ago I went out and repaired the inside door handle on the pickup so my tiny woman didn't have to get in and out from the other side. I could reach out and open the door from the outside but she couldn't. Made me feel better to accomplish a needed task but did I get a bj for my efforts? NO!

Then a couple days ago while off on my own shopping for grow goodies in the city I noticed that Canadian Tire had a 20V power drill/impact driver combo on sale for $169. Still hoping for sexual favours I bought the damn thing for the wife and she loves it. Does she love it enough tho? I love it enough too so it doesn't really matter. lol She will get lots of use out of it and tho her creations wouldn't pass muster with any tradespersons it works great for her chickens and that's what counts.

I'll be using it plenty soon to screw together my new grow room space. I have all the lumber etc to build it but still lack the inspiration to git 'er dun!

It's blowing me away how the usual winter depression has stormed in so early. I spent most of August with my family in BC. Enjoyed a niece's wedding one Sat night then my mother's 90th b-day party the next. Hit her up for a 10g advance on my inheritance and drove home in a really decent used car that gets me 40mpg. The trunk held a thousand bux worth of new grow gear and I ought to be the happiest stoner on the planet but it's all meh.

I honestly feel like I would be happiest if I just woke up dead one morning. That feeling has plagued my life since my early 20s and I'll be 63 in two weeks. Other than impending painful fatal illness I would never harm myself but I can't quit the cigs even after 2 rt lung collapses. Like my doc said, It's slow suicide! To which I replied, I'm in no rush doc.

It sux so much to feel like this all the time. I'm the life of the party when hanging out with peeps then all curled up inside when on my own. Give away pot to hitchhikers I rode around on the way home recently. Dropped a guy off and handed him my new Med+ainer packed full of my last grow of OG#18. Felt great and he was sure happy to get it. I do shit like that all the time just because it feels so good. Random acts of kindness should fix me right? 46 blood donations since '91 and ready to give more. Why the f**k aren't I at least comfortable in my own skin if not all puffed up about being Mr. Alright at Least?

As far as confessions go I'm not really OldMedUser, I'm LabRat420. I was banned years ago over a stupid private dispute with a guy called Roseman who wandered in here with 40 or 50 followers in a cult called the Bubbleheads. He took our private dispute to the Mods and myself and a few other members got banned.

Water under the bridge and I wouldn't be back here now if I held any grudges. My record under this name should prove that I have only the cannabis community's interests in my heart and promote good will in all the forums I post in. I have been the only active Admin or mod in another very old pot forum for the last year or so. That's how long it's been since anyone else has cleaned up spammers etc.

The owners are legally barred from participating in any businesses they were previously connected too that are connected with pot. The business continues under their usual name but they stopped participating in the forums long before any court order.

If I get banned again for 'fessin' up I can always rise from the ashes like the Phoenix and wear a new cloak but I'd more likely not bother.

Years of telling new crops of nOObs how to grow a simple plant is wearing me down. I learned tons researching all sorts of problems others were having and almost every time I've been bang on. I jump right up and take the blame when I'm wrong as well tho that is rare. With my voracious appetite for info and solving puzzles I've learned so much more than just doing what I do on my own.

I'm turning my attention more to the things discussed in threads like this and planning to be getting my CBD strains lab tested so I can actually be sure of what I got. A 2:1 CBD:THC ratio is the bomb for me!

I can be a dickwad on occasion but that's fairly rare.

Sorry to dump on you all but I got no where else.

"Made me feel better to accomplish a needed task but did I get a bj for my efforts? NO! "

OMG..... ROTFL.......

What an oversight. We think alike, you and I.

Don't worry about dumping. I'm good for that, and this is my thread, so........ yeah, I'm good. If you have to rise again I'd hope for my sake (very selfish of me, I know ) you'd make that effort.

Have you wandered through my thread on community optimism? There are some excellent thoughts in there on deliberate choice, in particular deliberate waking, a practice that changed my life and infused my days with an energy that has lifted me way past where I'd been able to reach previously.

It's a very simple process, packed with power, so don't be casual if you choose to proceed.

Wake up every morning and as the eyes pop open deliberately reach inside yourself for all the childlike joy and wonder you can muster and tell the universe right out loud, with passion and deliberation

"Hell yeah...I'm ready to play!"

My own proclamation is usually followed by a chorus of giggles, because I've been doing this since last December when the thread started, and I know for certain that glorious wonders lie ahead for me with each new morning.

Anyway, you lie there and bask in that feeling, for at least a couple minutes, then you get up and start the day. Now the game begins. Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, *giggle* is to hold onto that joy as long as possible, but without stress. When it falls away, laugh casually, take note of how long you were able to maintain it, and tell yourself

"That was good. Tomorrow I'll do that again."

Then tomorrow you repeat the process. And the day after. And the day following that. And the next day, and the next, and....... You get the picture?

What you'll discover is your outlook on life will begin to shift, and suddenly your disposition is less dark and things don't bother you the way they did before. Keep it up every day, for at least a month, but it's a practice I recommend you keep up until you die. I'm having so much fun I'll revel in this as long as I'm breathing. Lol!

The deliberate choice is the key here. You were designed to spontaneously heal, and the system that controls those functions runs on your emotions, which are generated by your thoughts. Thoughts create emotions that provoke particular neurochemical cascades that result in your personality expression. But the system doesn't discern the difference between reality and what you tell it (your thoughts). You can direct the function of your ECS by deliberately choosing the thoughts you allow to traipse through your brain.

Thoughts lead to emotions, which lead to your choices, which create the reality you're living with. For example, you tell yourself and others about the depression that's dogged you, and your ECS responds to that story by continuing the chemical dumps that perpetuate the depression. Change the story and the ECS changes its response. It's not magical thinking, just basic cellular biology.

The rewriting of stories is a few steps down the path of deliberate choice. The journey begins with the resetting of the personality through deliberate waking. In essence, you're resetting the ECS to default to joy. Joy is the mode your ECS works most efficiently in. This is why it's possible to heal through laughter.

Consider that thought as it pertains to this community. We chose the right group to hang with, didn't we?

Forgive me if I overstepped. I can't stand by quietly when I see someone suffering right in front of me.

Life was meant to feel good. If it doesn't it means your Endocannabinoid system is deficient in this regard. It's really a simple problem of errant signaling. I don't believe you've found the chemovars or administration method that'll banish the blues for you, but I know a regimen exists that'll do it. I'm glad you feel the urge to keep searching for the solutions you know are out there.

 

[AKgramma]

Oldmeduser:

You are among friends here, and some of us (like myself) are Seniors who discovered the hobby of growing our own meds late in life.

We are privileged to have you share yourself with us. That shows a measure of trust.

 

[OldMedUser]

That's some decent advice there SweetSue. I will look into it for sure. Sure have to do something to get out of the rut I find myself in. I tried therapy for almost two years and tho he was someone I felt comfortable with he seemed fixated that my depression was father issue stuff and I don't think so. I miss my dad and can't find anything in my heart that brings up negative feelings.

I'm pretty sure all the bad stuff started after the hammer attack and should be treated from a PTSD point of view. I had sleep paralysis nightmares three or four times each night for over a year. Still get one every month or so almost 40 years later.

Checking out that link now.

 

[SweetSue]

That's some decent advice there SweetSue. I will look into it for sure. Sure have to do something to get out of the rut I find myself in. I tried therapy for almost two years and tho he was someone I felt comfortable with he seemed fixated that my depression was father issue stuff and I don't think so. I miss my dad and can't find anything in my heart that brings up negative feelings.

I'm pretty sure all the bad stuff started after the hammer attack and should be treated from a PTSD point of view. I had sleep paralysis nightmares three or four times each night for over a year. Still get one every month or so almost 40 years later.

Checking out that link now.

I'll agree with you... treat it like PTSD. You've read the thread on PTSD?
Cannabis For PTSD: A neurobiological approach to treatment

It's a good thing you grow. Cannabis is the only medicine that'll treat PTSD's many symptom clusters without side effects beyond the munchies and the possibility of feeling better than the average citizen. There's great hope for your recovery.

Incidentally, CBD Critical Cure is a staple in my grow because Cajun was so impressed with the way it eliminated his PTSD symptoms that he sought me out to recommend I grow it for my daughter. It's been a godsend. I believe it may be the best CBD chemovar out there. Of course, that field expands daily and I've yet to grow them all.

 

[SweetSue]

After 36 hours

I'm thinking this wasn't the approach I wanted to take, but it's this far along, so I'll see it through. My plan at this stage is to let it cool completely and then hit it with the immersion blender and set it into an oil bath. I want it completely decarbed, and doing this will also give me some insight into whether I'm getting a decent decarb with the 36-hr method.

Next time I'll blend together and do a simple hot oil bath. Using drier buds I can use a smaller vessel, so it's not as crazy as with the stock pot.

I'll probably finish it up tomorrow after a day in the fridge. If there are any terpenes floating around in there I want to give them ample opportunity to settle back into the oil, if indeed that's even possible.

Edit: It occurs to me that I'm overthinking this. The buds are going to give me a close approximation of the FHO, I'm pretty sure of this, having tested the product myself. So all I really need to do is a simple infusion and decarb. My thought with the jar was to hang onto more terpenes, but I process the FHO out in the open, so I can't be losing more than I do then.

Next batch I'll do in a crock pot.

 

[SweetSue]

There are few things that bring me more delight than a raw infused oil.

 

[Archiweedies]

Hi guys, I subbed to this thread a while back with the greatest intentions of coming back. I am encouraged and intrigued about FHO. What's CCO by the way?
Sadly as I read the last couple pages I realized that what is posted on the first page has evolved a bit. I'll have to do some catching up.

I noticed Sunflower lecithin is now being championed rather than Soy lecithin. I also noticed maybe some refinements on the decarbing processes. Hopefully I can locate all this info and make a batch!

@SweetSue hey that critical cure strain is your go to CBD treatment still?

And I might have just realized what CCO is... Critical Cure Oil?

 

[Radogast]

Hi guys, I subbed to this thread a while back with the greatest intentions of coming back. I am encouraged and intrigued about FHO. What's CCO by the way?
Sadly as I read the last couple pages I realized that what is posted on the first page has evolved a bit. I'll have to do some catching up.

I noticed Sunflower lecithin is now being championed rather than Soy lecithin. I also noticed maybe some refinements on the decarbing processes. Hopefully I can locate all this info and make a batch!

@SweetSue hey that critical cure strain is your go to CBD treatment still?

And I might have just realized what CCO is... Critical Cure Oil?

Concentrated Cannabis Oil

Due to 420 magazine rules and basic safety, the home made methods are based on using alcohol to extract the cannabis oil and evaporating the alcohol after extraction. There are threads on that too

 

[newty]

Hi . I've been creeping . around here for a bit, learning and taking tips! I wanted to say hello and thank you all especially you Sue! I've been infusing my dry herb prescription to canna coconut oil (stove top method) for a couple years and am happy with my results but would love some feed back or direction on how I can improve. I'm sorry for the noob questions in advance . I have been reading through the pages but I'm stoned most of the time so may have miss things? I've been wondering to myself, "do I need to dry an cure my fresh harvest first and then infuse as usual with dry herb or is there an easier way?" Then I came upon this thread!
FHO is something I'm interested in learning about as a new grower. Does this only work one way or would this work with a coconut oil infusion? I have more questions but don't want to be greedy! Let me know if this is an appropriate place to ask️ thanks for talking about PTSD, I also have it and appreciate the link you posted.

 

[Archiweedies]

Concentrated Cannabis Oil

Due to 420 magazine rules and basic safety, the home made methods are based on using alcohol to extract the cannabis oil and evaporating the alcohol after extraction. There are threads on that too

Thanks Radogast, I've failed enough trying to make butter and stuff. I better try to perfect this before moving on but good to know there's more to learn!

 

[Sooey]

Oh, My Goodness, this Fresh Harvest Infused Cannabis Oil sounds like something I will be trying this week. I am new to this experience and while I have enjoyed the journey, it has not been without its pitfalls.

I am a new grower who lives in MA where marijuana has been legal for all uses since December 15th of last year. I decided to grow some, just because I could. After looking into it I realized that growing is not something you do just because you think it would make a nice houseplant. I abandoned the idea. My husband developed some real pain issue from arthritis and is limited in the pain meds he can take so, Medical Marijuana was back on the table. I did some research and decided on CBDream which is a 1:1 ratio CBD/THC, 6% each. It's a start. I have 4 plants, in dirt, outdoor grow that were just about 2 weeks from harvest when Hurricane Jose hit while I was out of town. I came home to mold on every plant. One is close to a total loss but at least 2 can be salvaged...I think. I will not know until I cut them down and examine each bud. I'm really bummed. I looked them over today and was happy to see that it may not be a total loss and I may have enough to make the infused oil. I am sure that I will get something for my efforts.

My focus has shifted from pain relief for my Husband to trying to help my Daughter. She was DX with OCD 20 years ago in High School. She has had some short-lived exacerbations over the years but now finds herself in full-blown anxiety. She has been in this spiral, off and on for about 5 months and I feel powerless to help her. I asked her if she would try some Medical Marijuana and she has said that she 'might'. I am willing to grow anything that would help her. If anyone has a good strain to try I would love to know. It might be best for me to go through the process of getting my medical marijuana license, going to a dispensary and getting a few oils for her to try. It feels like a bit of a crap shoot, but I am willing to try.

I am watching my plants like a hawk for any more mold. I have not watered them in a week and I have put them out in sun during the day and in the garage after the sun is behind the trees. If I harvest, check for mold, save what I can and bag and dispose of the rest, is the remaining 'salvaged bud' safe to process? That might be a very important piece of information and a very important place for me to start. Any opinions are welcome.

I am really enjoying this thread and learning a great deal. It's a bit overwhelming but I am doing my best to digest as much as I am able. Baby steps. Thank you for sharing all of your amazing knowledge with so many people in need. A supportive community is everything.

Sooey

 

[InTheShed]

If I harvest, check for mold, save what I can and bag and dispose of the rest, is the remaining 'salvaged bud' safe to process? That might be a very important piece of information and a very important place for me to start. Any opinions are welcome.

Depends on the type of mold I would venture to guess. Some molds are much more dangerous than others. If it was "bud rot" (aka botrytis) you can inspect the remaining bud and if it looks good, dry it as usual and see if it molds in the jars. If it doesn't after a few weeks it should be fine. I had a lot of one plant with some botrytis but the rest turned out great!

On another note, if you want to find a use for botrytis buds besides tossing them, I can offer this method to clean them for lotions or creams:

I have done online research on the topic of using molded buds and come up with a method I believe will kill botrytis on marijuana plants. If your mold is another type I have no idea if this will work.

That disclaimer aside, here is the link to the instructions I put in a blog post for botrytis bud, cleaned for external use. I have no idea if it's safe for smoking or ingesting, as I have no way of testing that. I did keep one bud after the drying part of this process saved in a ziplock bag, and over the last two weeks nothing has grown on it, if that helps.

How to use buds with botrytis for creams or lotions

 

[Sooey]

Thanks, In The Shed. I read your posting you linked and it is interesting. I have picked off all of the molds I could find and have it all bagged and ready to go to the dump. Yes, while I did not send it to the lab I am sure it is botrytis. Whatever I process it will not be for smoking. I had not thought about making a cream or topical. I have so much to learn.

Thanks, Shed, I appreciate your input and your link. Looked like it really did stink.

Sooey

 

[SweetSue]

Hi guys, I subbed to this thread a while back with the greatest intentions of coming back. I am encouraged and intrigued about FHO. What's CCO by the way?
Sadly as I read the last couple pages I realized that what is posted on the first page has evolved a bit. I'll have to do some catching up.

I noticed Sunflower lecithin is now being championed rather than Soy lecithin. I also noticed maybe some refinements on the decarbing processes. Hopefully I can locate all this info and make a batch!

@SweetSue hey that critical cure strain is your go to CBD treatment still?

And I might have just realized what CCO is... Critical Cure Oil?

Hello Archieweedies. CCO, as Rad explained, is what we use to refer to Concentated Cannabis Oil. I can see how that could be confused with Critical Cure Oil, given my passion for the chemovar. Yes, it's still my base meds. It offers my daughter relief from most of her many challenges, and processing it into FHO has made it all the better.

Liquid sunflower lecithin is preferred over soy simply because almost all of the soy in the world is now genetically modified. Not something you want in your meds.

As to decarb, if you're making FHO the original way you're decarbing with a hot oil bath, which I've come to believe is the best way to get the decarboxylation we're looking for.

If you're talking decarbing in a pressure cooker, that's all worked out somewhere on these pages within the last six months. I probably have it blogged too.....here ya go. ShiggityFlip's pressure cooker decarb and FHO

Good luck with the oil. I have a new idea I'll be posting next.

Hi . I've been creeping . around here for a bit, learning and taking tips! I wanted to say hello and thank you all especially you Sue! I've been infusing my dry herb prescription to canna coconut oil (stove top method) for a couple years and am happy with my results but would love some feed back or direction on how I can improve. I'm sorry for the noob questions in advance . I have been reading through the pages but I'm stoned most of the time so may have miss things? I've been wondering to myself, "do I need to dry an cure my fresh harvest first and then infuse as usual with dry herb or is there an easier way?" Then I came upon this thread!
FHO is something I'm interested in learning about as a new grower. Does this only work one way or would this work with a coconut oil infusion? I have more questions but don't want to be greedy! Let me know if this is an appropriate place to ask️ thanks for talking about PTSD, I also have it and appreciate the link you posted.

newty. The choice of carrier oil is determined by the intended use of the infused oil. If it's a medicinal use, we typically choose olive oil, for many good reasons, but for recreational the powerful onset of coconut oil makes it the better choice.

With FHO you have some very basic steps:
- wash the harvested buds and air dry
- blend the fresh buds with carrier oil
- remove the water bound in the cell walls of the plants (the blending assists this)
- decarb until you see no more bubbles, or few enough that you feel you're close to where you want to be (lots of variability)

Accomplish those tasks and you have FHO. I found another way to get what I believe is a comparable oil.

Thanks Radogast, I’ve failed enough trying to make butter and stuff. I better try to perfect this before moving on but good to know there’s more to learn!

It gets easier.

Oh, My Goodness, this Fresh Harvest Infused Cannabis Oil sounds like something I will be trying this week. I am new to this experience and while I have enjoyed the journey, it has not been without its pitfalls.

I am a new grower who lives in MA where marijuana has been legal for all uses since December 15th of last year. I decided to grow some, just because I could. After looking into it I realized that growing is not something you do just because you think it would make a nice houseplant. I abandoned the idea. My husband developed some real pain issue from arthritis and is limited in the pain meds he can take so, Medical Marijuana was back on the table. I did some research and decided on CBDream which is a 1:1 ratio CBD/THC, 6% each. It's a start. I have 4 plants, in dirt, outdoor grow that were just about 2 weeks from harvest when Hurricane Jose hit while I was out of town. I came home to mold on every plant. One is close to a total loss but at least 2 can be salvaged...I think. I will not know until I cut them down and examine each bud. I'm really bummed. I looked them over today and was happy to see that it may not be a total loss and I may have enough to make the infused oil. I am sure that I will get something for my efforts.

My focus has shifted from pain relief for my Husband to trying to help my Daughter. She was DX with OCD 20 years ago in High School. She has had some short-lived exacerbations over the years but now finds herself in full-blown anxiety. She has been in this spiral, off and on for about 5 months and I feel powerless to help her. I asked her if she would try some Medical Marijuana and she has said that she 'might'. I am willing to grow anything that would help her. If anyone has a good strain to try I would love to know. It might be best for me to go through the process of getting my medical marijuana license, going to a dispensary and getting a few oils for her to try. It feels like a bit of a crap shoot, but I am willing to try.

I am watching my plants like a hawk for any more mold. I have not watered them in a week and I have put them out in sun during the day and in the garage after the sun is behind the trees. If I harvest, check for mold, save what I can and bag and dispose of the rest, is the remaining 'salvaged bud' safe to process? That might be a very important piece of information and a very important place for me to start. Any opinions are welcome.

I am really enjoying this thread and learning a great deal. It's a bit overwhelming but I am doing my best to digest as much as I am able. Baby steps. Thank you for sharing all of your amazing knowledge with so many people in need. A supportive community is everything.

Sooey

Yeowch! Mother Nature surprised you.

Wash the harvested buds in a solution of 1 cup of 3% hydrogen peroxide to 5 gallons of water. You can also mist them with a solution of 1/4 cup H2O2 to a gallon of water, and that may keep the spores at bay. It makes it difficult for the spares to settle on the plant tissues.

The H2O2 bud wash should be followed by a rinse with clean water, tepid will work. This will effectively kill the spores. If you make an alcohol tincture you can remove any spores by using a 0.2 microns syringe filter, but that's only if you're super cautious or have a severely compromised immune system.

Once you wash and the buds have drip-dried for a while turn them into FHO.

Have you chosen your chemovars yet? No reason you couldn't grow to offer relief to both your daughter and your husband. Certainly the CBD Critical Cure would meet both of their needs. A balanced ratio, or one slightly higher in CBD will be effective in many cases for pain management, and another plant with higher THC can be grown to offer more immediate relief through topicals, edibles, or vaping.

That particular chemovar banished most of my daughter's anxiety. Supplemental vaping or brownies made with a high THC indica balance out the rest of it. For the first time in her life she knows what we call "normal." Look for a chemovar with indica terpenes and a 1:1 or 2:1 CBD:THC ratio. Is a really good starting point.

Is your daughter cannabis naïve? If so there's a protocol for introducing a new patient. You'll find it on the thread on dosing and deliver methods. See my signature line.

It'll all be fine. Things always work out. ,

Thanks, In The Shed. I read your posting you linked and it is interesting. I have picked off all of the molds I could find and have it all bagged and ready to go to the dump. Yes, while I did not send it to the lab I am sure it is botrytis. Whatever I process it will not be for smoking. I had not thought about making a cream or topical. I have so much to learn.

Thanks, Shed, I appreciate your input and your link. Looked like it really did stink.

Sooey

Topicals can be so effective for pain relief and more. I've heard of patients that controlled cancer to undetectable levels with topical applications of strong formulations. They're highly underrated. A good topical acts as a sunscreen. Bet you didn't know that, did you?

Once the buds have been washed with hydrogen peroxide the spores are killed. While I'd hesitate smoking or vaping, I wouldn't hesitate to make capsules of FHO, and I'd certainly give serious thought to topicals.

 

[SweetSue]

I've been high all day, in the most unusual ways. I started with an omelette, stuffed with cannabis leaves and trim from a flowering plan, sautéed with garlic in olive oil.

That kept me mildly but very pleasently buzzed until later in the day, by which time I was straining the modified FHO and licking my fingers. That got me higher than I've been so far on the CBD Critical Cure. I haven't had anything else yet, and it's coming up on 1:15 AM. Whew! I'm tired.

But not so tired that I want to go to bed without sharing.

I spent part of the day decarbing the 36-hour oil the rest of the way. As I suspected, it wasn't decarbing anywhere near completely.

I'll do a complete report with pictures tomorrow, but the oil, made with the dehydrated buds, is at least as potent as FHO, in my opinion. Because I didn't have to worry about boiling off the water it was a simple matter of infuse the oil and decarb in an oil bath.

No water to get rid of meant I could use a smaller container for the oil. It took me 30 minutes to finish the decarb. Next batch I won't do for 36-hours in the oven, I'll do it in a smaller container in a hot oil bath, or infuse in a crock pot and finish like I did today, with hot oil.

Alright guys. I'll see you tomorrow.

 

[newty]

Thanks so much sue! I have a lot to learn so I'll be around I'm a month away from my first harvest of not much lol. I'll keep you posted once I make my first FHO. peace and love folks

 

[Sooey]

Thank you, SweetSue! Your reply to my post answered my questions and filled me with hope! It seems that I was not far off when I settled on CBDream for my first grow. With its 1:1 ratio at 6%, I am at least in the ballpark.

I just did some searching for CBD Critical Cure and found it available and very highly reviewed. I need to plan it out but my thinking now is that Critical Cure will be my indoor, winter grow. I am fortunate that I have a basement and enough space that I can dedicate to a grow. Of course, I'll have to make room by moving some accumulated 'stuff' out of the way but my Husband has been telling me for years that, that is what Thrift Stores and Goodwill are for. This may be the motivation I need to de-crap...just a bit. The growing stats on Critical Cure call for indoor, hot and temperate conditions. The heat may be my only glitch so I guess I will need to tent. I will be using fluorescents in the form of clean and new, 46" shop lights supplemented by well-placed compact fluorescents. From the reviews on this strain, the results seem to be exactly what I am looking for so, from the bottom of my mother's heart, thank you for that recommendation.

Yes, my Daughter seems to be completely nieve when it comes to marijuana. Just this past summer I asked both of my Daughters about their past or present exposure. I knew full well that my youngest enjoyed some good bug during her college years but was surprised when her older sister said no, never. It is beyond me how that could happen but in her case it has, she seems to be a cannabis virgin. I will need to follow your guidance in your dosing and delivery methods thread. You are a wealth of information!

Imagin my surprise when I came home from my week away to find mold on my plants. I was so bummed that I almost bagged them all up to go to the dump. I did not want any of those spores to stay around to contaminate any future plants. After I stepped away and thought about it, I decided to pull off the mold I could find and let the uninfected parts continue to ripen as long as I could. If this grow is lost, it is lost. But, if there is hope that some can be salvaged, I am all in. And you are right about Mother Nature; she slapped me upside the head with this one. I have had lush vegetable gardens, beautiful, healthy houseplants and African Violets that thrive so when I saw that mold on my buds, I was gobsmacked. You can try to fight Mother Nature but she will win every time. Lesson learned.

I now need to get ready for my adventure in making some FHO. My plants are still stable. As I was wheeling them out of the garage this morning I saw mold on one plant but it looked sad and dry and dead. That tells me that the mold is somewhat controlled, as in, not running rampant. My plan is to harvest, wash with the peroxide solution, inspect and hang to drip on Wednesday afternoon and begin my oil on Thursday morning. Just the thought of beginning this process fills me with glee! Who knew that the plant I so enjoyed during college would come back into my life, all these years later, full of purpose and hope. This is all so, so good!

So thank you, Sue. You and all of your knowledge have been a gift to me and to so many others. I am happy to know that you have helped your Daughter and that she now knows what 'normal' feels like. That alone gives me hope for my Daughter. I thank you for all of your time and experience. Now I need to tend to a few errands and then delve back into this thread to glean all I can. I'll let you know my experience moving forward.

Thanks, again!

Sooey

 

[Haste Makes Waste]

Sue buddy! Was happy to read you're going to try FHO with a crockpot .

Currently finishing up my 2nd batch for Mom using my crockpot. I just fill a small mouth quart jar half full with plant and olive oil. I fill the crockpot with water to just above oil. I figure letting it decarb for 4 hours once that water is boiling should be about right.

This time is better than last, but the third will be the charm! I have trouble just letting it be, and was continually opening it up to check oil temp.

As I type it's dripping through a coffee filter. Will add sunflower lecithin after that.

I'm excited to see your method and results! I literally eyed amounts and went by feel for decarb time. I will venture a guess that you'll be more measured in your approach.

Licking the side of ghe jar to keep the counter clean *wink* and drinking Dad's Strongbow's has me pretty toasty at the moment.

Incredible body relaxation and an overall feeling of happiness. You know, when you're smiling simply because you realize you're smiling! . Really nothing in the head. Makes sense, as it's a CBD Indica fem from CBD Crew .

All the best!.

Haste Makes Waste fka Dale Gribble

 

[Archiweedies]

Thanks for clearing things up Sue! Great thread!!