Stocking Up For The Apocalypse: Goody's Perpetual Grow By The Beach 2020

I’d like to welcome the newest member of this journal family-
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Happy about that, I only had one shot.
 
They are here and they mean business. I love the strong genetics of the wedding cake, it’s off to the races already.
The CBG has some interesting looking (healthy) thinner leaves, but is getting tall and strong. Roots are down doing their thing and chasing the water. Looking good to me.
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Justin Goody said:
Well, yet another pleasant surprise from her. Weight.
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I would have sworn that she’d make MAYBE 5 oz (figured closer to 4 actually) but apparently she’s a bit more dense than I suspected.
Final wet weight: 741g
With any luck that will net me 6.5-7 oz
Not bad for a 16” tall runt with no training.
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I could not be happier with her. Dense, stinky yet sweet, VERY sticky- and a freebie seed.

Hope you’re having a great week, growers!
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And a final from her-
This
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minus this
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=140g or exactly 5 Oz.
Not bad for a 16” tall plant/freebie seed. Easily one of the more fruity smelling strains I’ve grown.
Can’t wait to taste it!
 
These ladies are doing fine.
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Not too worried about them, they’re about where they should be.

Looking forward to seeing how this soil performs and if I can improve the already stellar taste of wedding cake.
 
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What Exactly Is CBG?​

CBG (cannabigerol) is a non-acidic cannabinoid produced when heat is applied to the CBGA (cannabigerolic acid) molecule. Its close chemical relatives are THC, CBD, and CBC.

CBG is found mainly in hemp products, and strains bred for high THC usually contain very low amounts of CBG (less than 1%). High CBD strains, on the other hand, contain much higher concentrations of this essential cannabinoid.

CBG will not get you high. CBG is a non-psychoactive cannabinoid much like CBD. In fact, in brain-chemistry terms, CBG is what’s known as an antagonist because it interferes with the trippy high created by THC. That’s not a bad thing.

In fact, it underscores the danger of producing strong weed strains with ultra-high THC concentrations because, without CBG, it’s entirely possible to go from buzzed to bad trip in just one drag.

How Does CBG Work?​

When you smoke, dab, eat, vape, or in any other way consume a cannabis product, you introduce cannabinoids like CBG into your bloodstream. Your blood then circulates the CBG throughout your body and into your brain.

When the CBG and other cannabinoids reach your grey matter, they dock with and activate special neurons that then produce a wide variety of effects elsewhere in your brain and throughout your body.

Think of CBG, THC, CBD, and CBN like keys that unlock and open certain doors. When those doors are open, messages can pass through to other parts of your brain and body.

So, for example, if you’re experiencing insomnia, CBG unlocks and opens the door that signals your body to release hormones that help you sleep.

Of course, the process is a bit more complicated than we’ve described here because science, but you get the basic idea.

Bottom line, it all comes back to the way CBG interacts with neurons.

When you ingest, inhale, or imbibe your favorite strain (let’s say Wedding Cake), the THC molecule fits snuggly into certain receptors (CB1) and will turn those neurons on.​

The CBG molecule will fit snugly into other receptors and turn them on.​

But CBG will also try to dock with the receptors designed for THC. It won’t be such a snug fit, but they’ll try.​

The benefits that CBG has to offer are closely tied to what it does in the human body. In the right dose, CBG acts as an:

  • Analgesic (relieves pain).
  • Antibacterial (slows bacteria growth).
  • Anti-convulsive (reduces seizures and convulsions).
  • Anti-inflammatory (reduces inflammation).
  • Anti-insomnia (aids sleep).
  • Anti-proliferative (inhibits cancer cell growth).
  • Antidepressant (raises mood).
  • Bone stimulant (promotes bone growth).
  • Brain cell stimulant (promotes neuron growth).
  • Appetite stimulant (increases appetite).

There aren’t many CBG strains in the seed market, and almost no autoflowers at all.
Our sponsor @OregonHempFlower first got me interested in CBG when I went there to buy flower for cooking/salves. Their CBG isolate came as a freebie and I added it to my gummies and chocolates that are consumed daily by my family and friends. There was an added noticeable difference in relaxation, pain relief, and most of all sleep.
I bought some of their CBG flower and found it enjoyable to smoke, though it left me wondering if I could improve the taste under different growing and curing conditions.
I have found seeds in both their CBD and CBG flower, but didn’t want to risk a herm and dusting my grow room with the bad yellow dust…
So I picked these up last year, and since then they seem to be getting harder to find in the US. I have been waiting for an open spot to throw them in my rotation.
Along with sponsored grows, I want to try things for the first time (especially in this journal) so you don’t have to. Covering new ground and exploring the science of the plant are part of the passion. Not everyone wants to grow a plant that won’t get you high, and this one definitely won’t. Less than 1% thc, but the pics make it look like it’s covered with lavender crystals.
So I’ll do it for you.
Next to it is my favorite THC strain, I feel lucky to be growing both of these for your viewing and learning pleasure.
 
Hey Justin, I’ll sub in for the rest of the grow!
Really interesting write up about the CBG strains, I’ve never heard about CBG until I read your post so thanks for that! Quite intrigued how the CBG plant will stack up against the THC plant!
 
syenite said:
Nice to see your fave Wedding Cake a recurring item on the menu!! :cheer:

Also still so curious about CBG.
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Thanks I loved that strain, happy I bought more than 1 seed!
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