Heavenly Hybrid’s Hideout: Jump In Anytime

[N420]

I hear that!! It used to take me so long to fall asleep, even after smoking. Mr h falls asleep within minutes of his head touching the pillow. I was so jealous, I’d just glare at him snoring there next to me. Once I started trying edibles before bed, it’s been a game changer! I can fall asleep pretty quickly (still not as quickly as mr h tho) and sometimes I even sleep through the whole night.

You described Mrs.N’s sleeping troubles to a t and my sleeping habits with Mr. H lol. Mrs.N has struggled ever since she was a kid with falling asleep and staying asleep. She has told me ever since she started smoking mj and when we got together ( 20 years ago as of feb 15) she has had a much easier time getting a good nights rest. My daughters both struggle with sleeping as well in fact my youngest can easily be up until 10:00-11:00 every night and we cut out naps years ago.

 

[Heavenly Hybrid]

Yes! I had that same trouble too. I’d fall asleep and then wake up at 3 or 4 and either not be able to fall back asleep, or once I finally did, it was time to get up and I was maaaaad at the world about it! Capsules are my best friend (sorry mr h!)

ps - happy 20 years together! That’s awesome. Mr h and I are at 18 years together later on this year.

 

[Reave]

How much milligrams do you use for sleeping? What strains are good or do you like?

 

[Heavenly Hybrid]

How much milligrams do you use for sleeping? What strains are good or do you like?

Well, I don’t exactly have a specific answer for you, but I’d estimate it’s around a 10mg dose. It’s such a stab in the dark, even with old bear’s formula, I stopped trying to figure it out. I generally run my mbm with 30g buds/2 cups evoo, and then give it a try! If one capsule isn’t strong enough, I will either add more buds to the oil and run it again to make it stronger, or take two capsules. OR (most likely) I will take one capsule and then dose a little extra with a little dropper (I bought a set for dosing my pup with cbd oil.) Don’t worry I keep the THC droppers in the garage.

I will elaborate that I keep my evening dosage as low as I can because I have two littles that might need me in the middle of the night. This dosage makes it so I can wake and be functional if I need to, but also be able to fall back asleep once they are taken care of.

Other things I would factor for is body weight, general tolerance levels and tolerance to the strain. Mr H takes two capsules without any problems. If I take two, I tend to get a little greened out and have to smoke some cbd.

As far as my favorite nighttime strains, I have used Bubblegum, OG Kush, Northern Lights + Critical Mass, Afghani and Afghani + OG Kush. They all are helpful to sleep, but my most used for sleeping is the NL + CM as well as the bubblegum.

Well, I feel that this was a very long, stoned, rambling answer, but I hope it helps! I’m actually documenting my current oil run I just started today, so I’m planning a whole write up about it in a few days.

 

[Reave]

Very interesting . Thank you so much.

 

[Reave]

I want to make edibles, but... I need more product. What I want to do is get a dab press for extraction so I can make the vape oils and edible with out doing oil extractions. I was thinking about getting an MBM, I have some brooklyn sunrise curing from summer that was seedy, do you think that would be a good candidate?

 

[Heavenly Hybrid]

I want to make edibles, but... I need more product. What I want to do is get a dab press for extraction so I can make the vape oils and edible with out doing oil extractions. I was thinking about getting an MBM, I have some brooklyn sunrise curing from summer that was seedy, do you think that would be a good candidate?

There are methods to make oil or butter with kitchen items you probably already have! I will hunt around for tutorials, or good ol @InTheShed will beat me to it, but crock pot, instant pot methods come to mind. The mbm machine is great, but I agree, the down side of it is the high amount of buds required. You can scale down the amount of buds/trim to what you have available to you and go from there with the crock/instant pot. After harvest I use my trimmed sugar leaves to make oils too, in fact my northern lights + critical mass is made completely of trim, because my buds molded during their dry. Last bit, you could also get a good vape and use the vape “poo” to make edibles too. Lots o way to make it work.

To answer you question, YES!! Absolutely use those seeded buds! I had a whole tent that was seeded, I smoked quite a bit of the buds, but I hated it when I missed a seed. POP! I made oils with it and it was a perfect solution, especially because the buds are still strong.

Edit: I found a tutorial I had saved that just uses a mason jar Amy Gardner Of Eden: Forest Adventures With Doc Bud’s HBB

 

[Reave]

Oh yes I have a crockpot for doing that but it’s such a pain. The mbm looks so easy I will just buy one maybe with my tax return.

 

[InTheShed]

I use a mason jar for anything less than 2 cups, though if you have enough weed to do 2 cups you can always keep what you don't use in the fridge/freezer.

 

[Reave]

Are you talking about the oil? It seems to keep at room temp doesn’t it? I sure hope so I have a can still up on the shelf.

 

[StoneOtter]

 

[Heavenly Hybrid]

Are you talking about the oil? It seems to keep at room temp doesn’t it? I sure hope so I have a can still up on the shelf.

I have some oils that I’ve kept out on the counter for months and they are fine still. But I did start keeping them in the fridge just to be safe. I read on someone’s thread (I forget, Shed’s maybe?) that introducing organic materiel (buds) to the oil makes it more susceptible to spoiling. Either way, I figure better safe than sorry.

 

[Heavenly Hybrid]

 

[InTheShed]

Are you talking about the oil? It seems to keep at room temp doesn’t it? I sure hope so I have a can still up on the shelf.

introducing organic materiel (buds) to the oil makes it more susceptible to spoiling. Either way, I figure better safe than sorry.

This! ^^^

We dont keep the EVOO CBD oil that we're currently using in the fridge (about 2 weeks' worth), but the rest is kept in there. All coconut oil infusions are kept in the fridge always, even capsules (keeps them from leaking). Better safe than sorry indeed.

 

[Grand Daddy Black]

I smoked quite a bit of the buds, but I hated it when I missed a seed. POP!

LOL! That brings back memories, HH!

When my buds and I starting smoking weed at around age 15-16, we never took the seeds out. The pops thrilled us, let us know we were "Smoking Weed, Man."

We were a bunch of dodos!

 

[BeezLuiz]

Yes! I had that same trouble too. I’d fall asleep and then wake up at 3 or 4 and either not be able to fall back asleep,

That's pretty much my problem. I fall asleep fine, but always seem to wake up in the middle of night, and then my brain starts thinking and thinking...

Once I started trying edibles before bed, it’s been a game changer! I can fall asleep pretty quickly (still not as quickly as mr h tho) and sometimes I even sleep through the whole night.

How long before bedtime do you take the edible? For me, it seems edibles always take at least 2 hours before I feel the effects. Not so much an issue for bedtime since I fall asleep pretty easily, but I'm curious still. I'm assuming it's THC edibles.

 

[StoneOtter]

LOL! That brings back memories, HH!

When my buds and I starting smoking weed at around age 15-16, we never took the seeds out. The pops thrilled us, let us know we were "Smoking Weed, Man."

We were a bunch of dodos!

Hadd burn holes in everything on the planet back then!

 

[Heavenly Hybrid]

How long before bedtime do you take the edible? For me, it seems edibles always take at least 2 hours before I feel the effects. Not so much an issue for bedtime since I fall asleep pretty easily, but I'm curious still. I'm assuming it's THC edibles.

I was like that too, if I fell asleep, I’d wake in the middle of the night and lay there for an hour or two. It was so frustrating, and then I’d count how many hours of sleep I could get if I fell asleep now... lol, great recipe for falling asleep, right?!

So I usually have a nice smoke session about an hour or 1/2 hour before bed, that helps me fall asleep. You are right, it is THC edibles that I take, and I usually take one right before bed to stay asleep; or if I do have to get up (kid or bathroom), I’ll be able to fall back asleep pretty easily. Metabolism is much slower during sleep, so that’s why I take that right before bed and then hopefully, that allows it to carry through the night.

 

[Heavenly Hybrid]

LOL! That brings back memories, HH!

When my buds and I starting smoking weed at around age 15-16, we never took the seeds out. The pops thrilled us, let us know we were "Smoking Weed, Man."

We were a bunch of dodos!

Hadd burn holes in everything on the planet back then!

Lol, I dunno how you guys managed that! I hated that pop and even worse was the smell, equivalent to burnt hair!!

 

[Grand Daddy Black]

Hadd burn holes in everything on the planet back then!

Almost all of my shirts!