Here is the Monday update with some odds and ends.
First, I decided to time how long it took to make 70 capsules with my CBD oil. I know that some folks use capsule holders (and some that put the lids on as well), but I use a 1x4 with drilled spots for 35 caps.
I made two sets, for a total of 70 capsules:
This is how long it took, from opening and placing the capsules in the board, filling them, closing them up, and repeating the process:
Anyone with a capsule tray know how long their process takes?
Next up is another pitch for my
skin salve. Lots of folks make topical pain oil, but this salve is incredibly powerful stuff. Let me tell you a story:
I took my dog out for a long walk on Saturday night, and at one point I doubled back 20 feet to look at something that caught my eye. She did not like having to turn around and started jumping and biting at my arm (like a non-threatening version of those police-dog training videos!). In the process, she managed to wrap the leash around my legs. I went to grab the flat retractable to keep her from making another loop and she took off, dragging the fabric though my fingers.
It was painful AF, and even after putting ice on it when I got home, I could see a big blister forming. When I tried to go to sleep, I had sharp stabbing pains in that finger that made me jump out of bed. Off I went to the fridge for the skin salve, which works on burns, hives, bites, stings, and abrasions. I put it on the blister and covered it with a band-aid, and within two minutes had no pain and fell right to sleep.
This is what it looked like on Sunday morning:
I put the salve on twice a day and I don't even notice the blister. Considering it's made with the parts of the plant we normally throw away, it's definitely worth doing.
Also, I upped the beeswax to 50g/cup yesterday and it seems stable at temps in the mid-high 60s. We'll see how it does as the weather gets warmer. Once I get a final number I'll have the mods edit my salve post, where I used only 25g/cup and had to keep it in the fridge.
Moving on, I dropped a Carnival seed and two AF-47's last night, and they're on the heating pad with the clones in a box for darkness. I soak them in 50/50 H2O2/water for 20 minutes and then move them to distilled water.
As I mentioned yesterday, today is flip day 1 for the winter three, so let's see how the temp was overnight in the shed:
:brrrr:
And last for the day, this is a record of the heights of each of the plants this morning, to keep track of stretch:
Golden Tiger - 28"
Fruit Punch - 25"
Purple Skunk Krush - 23"
Of course, there will be tying and supercropping, so it's not like we'll ever know how tall they would have gotten if I left them alone, therefore none of these measurements matter!
I hope you all had a great weekend. Stay safe out there and cover your mouth when you sneeze!
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