The Perpetual Healing Garden - SweetSue's Joyful Return

[Mr. Krip]

Hi Sue , it's time for me to make my CBD butter. I have about 35 grams of buds/trim. How much butter should I use for a medical effect for non cannabis users. My mother and sister are my patients, I don't want to scare them away from the possible benefits to their arthritis. It's 6%thc 6%cbd, please advise...your pm's aren't working or blocked. Thank you Sue

cheers

Here's how the math works:

Your 35 grams of trim is equivalent to 35,000mg. If it has 6% THC, you have a total of 2100mg of THC and the same amount of CBD (35,000 x .06).

The next question is how you want to dose it. For example, in two cups of butter there are 32 TBSP. So, if you used 2 cups, each TBSP would have 65mg of both THC and CBD (2100mg/32 TBSP).

That would probably be close to a good medical dose, but it also depends on how much butter will be in each serving of your edibles. So, if you were to make 24 cookies using one cup of butter/oil, each cookie would have 1/3 TBSP of the oil (24 cookies / 8 TBSP) or about 22mg of THC/CBD.

If you used four cups of butter instead of two to "wash" the initial 35 g of trim, all calculations above would simply be divided in half.

I would probably start a non-user at something like a 5-10mg dose, which is really a recreational dose, and let them work up to the 50+ mg dosages assuming they can handle it and their conditions warrant it.

Usually this requires a stronger butter since you don't want to tell a patient he has to eat 10 cookies 2-3 times per day!

I hope that helps!

 

[Stinky Snid]

Thank you kindly Mr Krip. That's exactly what I was looking for, the math is very helpful.

KiG cheers

 

[SweetSue]

Hi Sue , it's time for me to make my CBD butter. I have about 35 grams of buds/trim. How much butter should I use for a medical effect for non cannabis users. My mother and sister are my patients, I don't want to scare them away from the possible benefits to their arthritis. It's 6%thc 6%cbd, please advise...your pm's aren't working or blocked. Thank you Sue

cheers

I'll get back to you on the butter Snid. There's another member with the user name Sweet Sue -note the spacing between the names. She has her PMs blocked. Check your spelling.

Edit: I see the capably Mr. Krip already answered that. Thank you so much Mr. Krip.

 

[Mr. Krip]

I'll get back to you on the butter Snid. There's another member with the user name Sweet Sue -note the spacing between the names. She has her PMs blocked. Check your spelling.

Edit: I see the capably Mr. Krip already answered that. Thank you so much Mr. Krip.

I'm taking bets, right now and giving 20:1 odds...

I say she has her PM's blocked cuz' she was getting so many PM's that were intended for you!

Any takers???

 

[photos]

haha spot on ,your doppleganger cant keep up with the pm's

 

[SweetSue]

Every once in a while I find it pays to listen to the wisdom of the cultivators I consider my mentors. In searching through threads last night I stumbled upon a recent post by cajuncelt on the most valuable things he's learned about growing autos.

I have great respect for the man and his thoughts on cannabis cultivation. Working as a professional cultivator gave him a different perspective and he entered the auto arena a bit skeptical. He's now had a couple very successful auto runs behind him, both indoors and out, and both yield and potency surprised him.

So when he offered his thoughts I was all ears. I had to smile, it's the exact same advice Atrain offered from the beginning. The basics never change.

..... The few key things I've learned & use are to germinate autos in their final pots. No transplanting.
The tap roots of autos are different than photos. Transplanting will cause a long stall.
The light schedule I've found to be best is 20/4, not 18/6-12/12.
Don't switch to flowering nutes too soon. Keep veg conditions well after autos flower.

Anyway, those 3 things were key. None of them stalled when I topped them & lst'd.

Well, it's time to start listening to them. The new Dark Devil Auto got planted in the pot, with the current DDA. This pot got an aloe/coco drench last night. All ready for planting today.

I'll rig up a CFL later, after she comes up.

I need to pull everything out of this tent and rehang the light. I'm starting to get the hang of controlling plant height, so I should be able to keep the autos from getting too high. That's a project for later. Time to run errands.

 

[KeifKeith]

Wow,

Thank you all for such a warm and inviting welcome, most especially SweetSue, AngryBird, Duggan and Weenmeoff!

SweetSue, Thanks for not calling out my use of "selfish" when I intended "unselfish" in my post! I'm a bit of a grammar freak and still sometimes fail.

I tried to post this response as well as you experienced forum folks do, quoting each post and responding to each in one message, but I kinda got stuck with one "Reply to Quote", but I'll figure it out soon. This place seems wonderful and exactly what I have been desiring for awhile, adults discussing MJ responsibly. I will do my absolute best to follow all the rules (the forum guidelines are lengthy, obviously required and enforced) as I'm sure this is a major reason this site seems like a real resource and not another "Weed Chat Room". I think I already broke one rule (unintentionally), and hopefully the moderator of that thread will not smack me too hard! I would prefer to become an asset to the site as opposed to a liability, as I do have many years of experience growing plants, trees and just about anything that a local garden nursery sells. I thought about making my screen name something like "cuttinkid" or "CuttinForever" or something similar, since my allowance as a child was dependent upon the number of successful cuttings I could produce for my parents nursery. But those names seemed to infer I was a troubled teen with a razorblade. Also, it seemed to infer I am young, which I haven't been in several decades. Cuttings are more generally referred to as "clones" now, but they will always be cuttings to me! I truly appreciate all the information I've read and learned on 420Magazine, unselfish people sharing experiences and life, so many journals are chocked full of good stuff! No one knows everything, at least not in my realty, even though some people do believe they know everything. I'll never ever know everything, my mind is open and ready to learn new things and unlearn wrong things.

Over the many hours engaged as a visitor before I joined, I've had many chuckles and shake-my-head moments while reading through some threads. Misconceptions, the oft-repeated parroting of bad information, and outright hubris by people that obviously are new to horticulture and botany in general are a problem for new growers. Perhaps some people think that Cannabis is such a special plant that normal botanical rules and practices don't apply? It is a special plant, without a doubt one of the most useful to humans on earth, but it is still only a plant that requires all the normal elements (in various proportions and various times) to thrive and produce. My thoughts are Corn, Wheat, Soy, and then Cannabis, in that order of importance to our species, but that's just my opinion!

The classifications of Plants ("Plantae" is the test question answer, one of my college professors would flip in his grave if I didn't include Kingdom nomenclature) is a very complex and interesting subject, still very open to debate (intelligent debate, not arguing falsehoods!). I hope to learn much more about this plant, especially in the realm of and use as human medicine. I've attained an age that caused piqued interest in its uses as medicines, I no longer view it as only my lifelong recreational preference over alcohol. I am not a fan of Big Pharma and the whole advertisement pricey and dangerous drugs, whilest Monarch butterflies abound and blue skies are a constant. As a society, America had little choice but to be ignorant of the medicinal value of cannabis during the past century. I never, ever thought that I would live to see the day where this type of discussion was even possible among citizens. Now it seems likely that before I die, a vast majority of states will have greatly decriminalized the plant, and many will even allow it's responsible cultivation and possession. CHANGE IS POSSIBLE!

Again, thank you all for the warm welcome, I am very attracted to the adult communications (I can still be a kid sometimes too) and kind interactions that seem to be the bread and butter of many 420Magazine forums. This is VERY unique on our faceless angry troll Internet.

Thank you SweetSue, for allowing me to hijack your thread with encouragement! I promise to stop now and let the Carnival tempt my mouth and wallet.

Whew, this place (420Magazine) is like a drug in and of itself! I was warned!

Thank You
Keith

 

[HappyHarvests]

Thank you for the warm welcome Duggan! I appreciate the kind words! I will be stopping by their journals to take some notes and have some laughs! Cheers! And happy harvesting everyone!


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[mouser]

Wow,

Thank you all for such a warm and inviting welcome.....

Thank You
Keith

Welcome! And I have to agree with you that this group here at 420 is not the usual forum bunch of easily offended, flame war starting, teenagers I have found elsewhere. And yes..this place can be quite addicting. As to replying to multiple quotes/people, hit the 'voice bubble' tot he right of 'reply with quote' on all the comments you wish to reply to...each will be added to the reply block..then just go in and answer each in turn.

 

[Heirloom]

 

[nivek]

like bees to honey,,

 

[weenmeoff]

Welcome! And I have to agree with you that this group here at 420 is not the usual forum bunch of easily offended, flame war starting, teenagers I have found elsewhere. And yes..this place can be quite addicting. As to replying to multiple quotes/people, hit the 'voice bubble' tot he right of 'reply with quote' on all the comments you wish to reply to...each will be added to the reply block..then just go in and answer each in turn.

Thanks mouser! I didn't know how to do that, was copying and pasting quote by quote, DOH!

Snid, have you considered CCO or a topical cream instead of butter?

Hi Sue!

 

[Graytail]

People are so kind on this forum.

I've been here over three years now, and I still don't know why it's different here - but it is.

It just is.

 

[Noob4x4grow]

Sue, wouldn't the roots of the other DDA and all the other stuff growing in the pot, keep your new seedling from being able to get a nice root system? I'm sure there's some explanation but it just doesn't make sense. Especially when. You factor in the soil compacting from the watering of the first plant. Ease my mind so I can understand.: )

 

[SweetSue]

You think you're oversubscribed now. I know you. You're very much like me in many ways, you know. Lol! The list will be out of control before the month is out.

 

[SweetSue]

Sue, wouldn't the roots of the other DDA and all the other stuff growing in the pot, keep your new seedling from being able to get a nice root system? I'm sure there's some explanation but it just doesn't make sense. Especially when. You factor in the soil compacting from the watering of the first plant. Ease my mind so I can understand.: )

Alright, I can ease your mind.

First off, as to soil compaction. The tilling of the worm population and the inclusion of some superior aeration components assure me that I have lovely soil that defies compaction. You'd be amazed at the friability of these no-tills and the way they stay evenly hydrated.

So, compaction's no concern at all. The fact that there's already another plant in there and that in this pot the scallions are finally grabbing means that my myco population has been established and growing stronger. That's good news for the seedling, because it gets immediate benefit from that network.

Growing two plants in one pot is actually beneficial to the plants. They like company and there's not the competition for resources or root space you'd imagine. It's my job as the cultivator to see to it that each plot of soil I maintain has the necessary components to grow whatever I plant in them. It's also my job to see to it that I plant them with enough space between them that they're not fighting each other for the light. I learned that lesson the hard way with my recent community pot, a mistake I won't make again.

One of the reasons no-tills work is we leave the roots in place and plant right into them, the sooner after harvest the better. The old roots create pathways through the soil when they degrade and that makes it easier for things to flow through the soil matrix. It also helps keep the soil aerated.

 

[photos]

i believe the larger plants root system also wicks up water to the seedling aswell.

 

[SweetSue]

So, been away for a bit... catching up.
What's up with the baby hempy? Any idea why she's not moving? Are you giving her any nutes and at what level? How often are you feeding?

Sorry for all the questions you've probably already spoken about.

It's two weeks old today and I haven't increased the amount of nutrients yet. Should that be adjusted weekly? My concern here is I'm still dealing with a tiny baby seedling. I was hoping she'd suddenly spring to life as a sign that the taproot has finally hit the reservoir. Obviously I'm missing the mark here. If you can explain it to me I can correct my mistake and make this work the way it's intended.

I got Rapid Rooters today and I'll be starting in a smaller container, with plans to transplant into the larger pot. I'll catch on to what I'm doing here soon. She's small, but she has good energy, so I have hopes for her. Shouldn't we assume she's growing roots like mad?

Happy H, You found us!! You have just won a little lotto .....you've stumbled upon a cool place filled with very good and experienced growers. SS has practical experience with many growing systems , including DBHBB . Members around these parts are better received after they drop off their ego at the front door....from then on , in, your golden. You'll find the membership to be extremely helpful in all aspects of growing and more than willing to share their knowledge with a few laughs and banter along the way. May i suggest visiting some other HB journals and perhaps a couple of Doc Bud's he has going right now. Anyhow , a warm welcome to ya HH! Have an awesome day Gang!

I love the way you're such an ambassador for Doc and his kit.

SweetSue, Thanks for not calling out my use of "selfish" when I intended "unselfish" in my post! I'm a bit of a grammar freak and still sometimes fail.

You're welcome. It's one of my own obsessions. Note my many edits of my posts because I can't ignore the obvious misspelling. Lol!

Thank you SweetSue, for allowing me to hijack your thread with encouragement! I promise to stop now and let the Carnival tempt my mouth and wallet.

Whew, this place (420Magazine) is like a drug in and of itself! I was warned!

Thank You
Keith

I did warn you. We all get a little overwhelmed at first, but after a few days you begin to find a rhythm that works for you. There are so many interesting journals, both current and archived to wander through, there'll never be enough hours in the day. The community here is very special. We've become more family than friends. There's a real quality that we display here that for whatever reason hasn't found its way into other sites. We like each other, and want to be respectful to each other. That inclination to be civil seems to make the greatest difference.

I think we're very lucky you found your way to us. The wealth of horticultural knowledge you possess can certainly help us grow better. We're in the business of changing social perceptions one grow at a time. We pride ourselves in getting new cultivators to a successful first harvest. I'm sure you can be of great assistance in that regard alone. I maintain an organic soil discussion thread that'd love to see you visit.

But the site has so much more to offer. Take the time to explore the news pages and the Off Topic forum. Whatever you're interested in, someone has a thread dedicated to it. If not, start one yourself.

Thank you for the warm welcome Duggan! I appreciate the kind words! I will be stopping by their journals to take some notes and have some laughs! Cheers! And happy harvesting everyone!

Welcome HappyHarvests, and may your harvests be many. We already know they'll be happy. I'm so glad Duggan was here to greet you while I was otherwise occupied. That was one of the reasons he nearly beat Heirloom out in the MOTM contest.

Make yourself comfy and if there's anything we can do to make it easier to settle in, just let us know.

Sounds like a seed to go to my wish list

It's definately one I'm very happy with. The medicinal benefits we've received from this one plant are stunning.

Drive bye. I'm sorry Sue I don't really know what's going on here, I always look at the pictures. So I've got abit to catch up here. Never learned to read, but did see that scary word,,, I don't even want to say the word, knock on wood, but once you get them buggers...Never hurts to give everything you have in veg, the complete regiment of whatever your using for control. Till your 100 % sure they are gone, and everything that came in contact with infected plants has cycled out. Most of the time it's a friends clone that brings them unwelcome guests. I learned long ago always wash new plants as soon as you get them home. twice....I'm not sure if I'm close with this outburst... But a friend just gave me one with more than I bargained for.Good thing I looked close and it was a young outbreak which was easy. I was going to just throw it away, but sounds cool. Blue City Diesiel. The stem looks DJ'ish as in dark purple, and I always wanted to try a NYCD. Sounds pretty good to me,,,, Opp's babbling...
Keepem Green

You feel free to babble here any time Wood. I try to post lots of pretty pictures that tell the story for those members not as enamoured with wordiness. It looks like I got the buggers early and eradicated them. I'm staying on top of it though, because these critters are sneaky, aren't they? I'm pretty sure I brought them in from peat moss stored outdoors.

like bees to honey,,

You are beyond sweet nivek.

Snid, have you considered CCO or a topical cream instead of butter?

Hi Sue!

You beat me to the question. Capsules would be easier to administer and a good topical (something that started with a 5:1 carrier oil:CCO mix) would be wonderful for pain and healing.

People are so kind on this forum.

I've been here over three years now, and I still don't know why it's different here - but it is.

It just is.

Agreed. I've been here almost two years now. I'm still amazed at how much it feels like a neighborhood filled with happy stoners giddy about their gardens.

 

[SweetSue]

Daily Update: Monday, August 1, 2016

Good evening everyone. I'm in a race with time to get this done by midnight. lets start out in the auto tent, shall we?

Industrial Plant (Day 14) Got her reservoir flushed today. She's still not making any move to grow, but she gives off healthy energy, so I'm still hoping for her miracle. This plant has a cannabinoid ratio similar to the Med GOM 1.0, so it's not a critical need. I can afford to wait her out, watch and learn.

Dark Devil Auto (Day 42) had an aloe/coco drench last night in preparation for the planting of the new DDA. She's not getting any taller, but she is filling out and getting chunky. Look at the healthy color of those leaves! Dang! If she'd only grown more.

After taking all those pictures I decided to pull everyone out and rehang the light. I'm going to train them low from now on to maximize the light in the tents, so I can put them back on the hangers and drop the light instead of raising the plants.

Added in a new lamp for the new DDA. It won't go on until the seedling breaks through the surface.

Now I'm able to control the distance from the light with greater ease.

Into the Kit tent. The Carnivals are now 6 days old.

Yeah, temps are nuts here this time of the year. Not much I can do about it that's not already being done. I can't have the air on non-stop because it'll drive me out of my mind. As it is, mornings are windows and doors open, with air conditioners getting turned on in the later afternoon, as temperatures really begin to climb in the city. Then they're off again at around 2-3 AM, to get silence back.

They're both working on their second nodes.

Over in the tiny closet, the Med GOM 1.0 (Day 46) is smelling delicious, with that buttery goodness wafting across the room every few minutes. She never skipped a beat with the trimming.

I'm not liking the way this canopy's looking. I keep wimping out on the restraints.

So I put them back on and leveled her out to something arteekay could be proud of. Another one of those mentors I was talking of in an earlier post. These guys are real tolerant of my missteps.

And that's the show today. Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit. I must say, it's rewarding to stop after a busy day of not being able to get here very often to find conversation filling up pages. It warms my heart that you all enjoy each other's company here. Makes me feel like I'm doing it right and offering you all a comfortable gathering space.

Its been a joyful day. I was out shopping and found the bathing suits I need for my winter vacation. On sale yet, a woman's pride. I've mentioned before how clothing calls to me from the street, and that's exactly what the suits did today. It freaks me out to have that happen sometimes. It can be downright spooky. Lol!

I'll be seeing you around the yards as I go wandering. Spread the joy while you're out and about.



Did I beat the clock?? YES!!!

 

[arteekay]

She looks fantastic Sue, and will thank you in the end for that level canopy.