Good morning Susan!
The Perpetual Healing Garden - SweetSue's Joyful Return
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Good one AKgramma. Lol! My plan is to reduce the numbers to minuscule and try to stay ahead of them. At some point the soil community should become strong enough to resist mites, providing I can keep temps from spiking again. They are looking goodI love the aloe Vera in there.
You know aloe is a super good remedy too right..so make her go BIG
And yes, I will add her in our thread about home remedies
Summer time you can put the aloe on the balcony, she doesn't care. Let her dry out completely I mean BIG dry out. Too much water will make her go soggy and die.
(Sorry for rambling, I love the plant)
Good morning Birdie.
I do love aloe too, and how funny that it never occurred to me to include it in the home remedies thread. 
Sue, I'm watching and learning.... Enjoy your Sunday
You enjoy yours as well Rooster. I'll be joining you in just a couple minutes.
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Daily Update: Carnival #2, Sunday, October 16, 2016
Here she is, two days into her flip.
Nothing to do today but watch her grow.
Be joyful people, and then spread that joy far and wide. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Catch you later.
Here she is, two days into her flip.
Nothing to do today but watch her grow.
Be joyful people, and then spread that joy far and wide. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Catch you later.
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Jeeez we are hunting bugs too..they never end. The Diaspo (just made a knot on my tounge saying the word) waaiiit I got it...
diatomaceous earth (thank God for copy paste) will arrive Friday((((
Killing them with my red pepper /garlic spray but it doesn't seem to kill the eggs.
Also, Sue did you use a coco pellet in there for seedlings? One from an open bag (opened a while back) or a re used one?
I have a hunch about my coco pellets being the star of bug party...
Missed this yesterday Birdie. No coco pellets, but I did use peat moss that's been stored on the balcony. I think with spider mites it's the lack of temperature control that invites them in. Once they've found their way in........ I've been considering predatory mites, but the cost is dear. I'll be converting this tent over to HB, one pot at a time, so at some point the whole thing will be moot.
There I go, being rediculously optimistic.
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Daily Update: Sunday, October 16, 2016
Good afternoon everyone. What say we take a peek into the grow spaces, see what the girls are up to?
It seems there's always some cannabis leaves drying on my kitchen counter. These are from a trim of the Dark Devil Auto 4.
Dappled sunlight, just the effect I was going for.
Dark Devil Auto 4 (Day 54) Now all the bud sites are getting light.
The clones.
Into the auto tent. Just watching them grow today.
Early Miss (Day 33)
Dark Devil Auto 2 (Day 64) She got flushed. What dramatic colors, eh? She's more stunning in person.
Dark Devil Auto 3 (Day 54)
Clone #1 (Day 9)
Clone #2 (Day 9)
The clones got switched around and Early Miss got a 1/4 turn. Zipped up and left alone for the day.
Carnival wanted to say hello.
That's it for now guys. I'm gonna get out there and walk to Lowe's to price some ideas for a way to get the Timber Vero 240 raised up. Catch you later.
Good afternoon everyone.
What say we take a peek into the grow spaces, see what the girls are up to? It seems there's always some cannabis leaves drying on my kitchen counter.
These are from a trim of the Dark Devil Auto 4.
Dappled sunlight, just the effect I was going for.
Dark Devil Auto 4 (Day 54) Now all the bud sites are getting light.
The clones.
Into the auto tent. Just watching them grow today.
Early Miss (Day 33)
Dark Devil Auto 2 (Day 64) She got flushed. What dramatic colors, eh? She's more stunning in person.
Dark Devil Auto 3 (Day 54)
Clone #1 (Day 9)
Clone #2 (Day 9)
The clones got switched around and Early Miss got a 1/4 turn. Zipped up and left alone for the day.
Carnival wanted to say hello.
That's it for now guys. I'm gonna get out there and walk to Lowe's to price some ideas for a way to get the Timber Vero 240 raised up. Catch you later.
GhettoGro
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Hi Sue, that big Carnival girl is awesome. Great job training her. I have never grown autos but the color of your Dark Devils has me infatuated.
and evening too
Jimdog
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Good morning sue (for me it is anyway) your plants are looking beautiful the colour of that dark devil is astounding!
I see you do alot of research into cannabis and it's property's. I was wondering if you have come across anything to do with herb and mental health? Strains that may help anxiety more then others ect? In my small town we have lost 7 kids (under 22 years old) in the last 4 months to suicide. Me and a small group help raise awareness and money for familys suffering from depression ect. We also quietly promote medical herb and urge anyone we can to give it a try. I have had one person come to me and say her anxiety sky rockets dependant on strains. I'm thinking if I can find her a good strain that keeps anxiety low but also helps her burst out into the world and face the days that would be amazing. Also any forums/sites you may have on the issue would be great as well. Thanks a bunch sue and keep up the good work!! ✌
Jimdogggy
I see you do alot of research into cannabis and it's property's. I was wondering if you have come across anything to do with herb and mental health? Strains that may help anxiety more then others ect? In my small town we have lost 7 kids (under 22 years old) in the last 4 months to suicide. Me and a small group help raise awareness and money for familys suffering from depression ect. We also quietly promote medical herb and urge anyone we can to give it a try. I have had one person come to me and say her anxiety sky rockets dependant on strains. I'm thinking if I can find her a good strain that keeps anxiety low but also helps her burst out into the world and face the days that would be amazing. Also any forums/sites you may have on the issue would be great as well. Thanks a bunch sue and keep up the good work!! ✌
Jimdogggy
Hi Jim, wait for Sue to reply she might have a suggestion of what strain is good
come to the Oil Study thread and read SweetSue's Cannabis Oil Study Hall
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Happy sunday sue! Sorry you're bein invaded with mites. Little crawling bastards! Hahaha Your plants look greaaatttt girl! Fantastic! Cant wait to see what that carnival ends up like! 
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I'm sorry to hear about the suicide rate in your area Jimdogggy. Many people who deal with anxiety find that the THC in sativa strains makes them more anxious. Keeping in mind that everyone's system is individual, it might be a good idea to stay away from high THC sativas for her.
My daughter deals with both anxiety and depression, and we've had tremendous success with her using a balanced 1:1 ratio (just about any available strain should work) for her capsules (she takes four a day) and a 2:1 CBD:THC strain for breakthrough anxiety. We're using Med GOM 1.0, an auto flowering strain at the moment.
The trick with choosing a strain for anxiety and depression is to remember this basic distinction:
For depression, choose a sativa or sativa-dominant hybrid.
For anxiety, choose an indica or indica-dominant hybrid.
Do your best not to mix this up. You can avoid the entire problem by choosing ratios of 1:1 or 2:1.
A couple things that may come in handy
- THC will break the "fight-or-flight" response. This is why it's recommended that you take a few hits if you're feeling suicidal. Those few hits will bring you back into the present moment, removed from the suicidal thoughts.
- Cannabis is the only drug to hit all four symptom clusters with PTSD.
- THCA will help reduce anxiety, so consider juicing, if that's an option.
- If CBD has stopped working as effectively you can jumpstart it again by introducing THCA into the diet. It will also support gut health.
Look for the terpenes that will help reduce anxiety and depression.
- Beta Caryophyllene may have a calming effect. This is why smelling or chewing peppercorns when you're too high will temper the psychoactive effects of THC. It's the Beta Caryophyllene in the peppercorns.
- Myrcene will calm and help with focus.
- Limonene (think citrus) and Linaloo (think lavender) can be helpful with anxiety as well. Be alert that for someone with ADD/ADHD a strain high in limonene may be too stimulating.
Again, every individual body will respond in its own way and every new strain or even every new harvest of a strain known to work will require a careful startup to redetermine the optimal therapeutic dose. I have a thread dedicated to dosing and delivery systems. If you haven't checked it out yet I encourage you to do so. The link's in my signature line.
You want to start low and increase the dose slowly. You don't do anyone any good by overshooting the optimal dose. With many patients it's the micro-dosing that's having surprising effectiveness. Edibles are good to get through the night, and a vaporizer or tinctures are the recommended methods of administration, although I've had tremendous results with a regular schedule of capsules made with infused olive oil.
I hope this helps you out. If you have any more questions don't hesitate to ask either here or in the study hall.
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Hi Sue, that big Carnival girl is awesome. Great job training her. I have never grown autos but the color of your Dark Devils has me infatuated.
Well then, you should have some seeds ordered for your "collection".
I'm wondering how the DDa4 is going to end up. The last one I grew under that light had flower bunch apes the size of softballs, almost as dark as the hempy girl.
Happy sunday sue! Sorry you're bein invaded with mites. Little crawling bastards! Hahaha Your plants look greaaatttt girl! Fantastic! Cant wait to see what that carnival ends up like!
I think if you're going to grow in soil and he as inattentive to atmosphere as I tend to do you're going to be entertaining one species or another in the indoor garden. I'll figure out how to do this yet Scottay.
That Carnival's enticing as hell. I had four or five stops by the tent today just to marvel at her. Lol! I think duggan's right and I should anticipate up to a half pound with her. How crazy is that?
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I decided it was time to get the clones off the floor and closer to some light.
Jimdog
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Wow thank you so much! I've scrolled through your forum that's alot of information, it's golden the community is so lucky to have you. I'll definitely look into finding her a strain that is balanced for her. When you make your daughters caps how do you make them? What do you bind the cannabis with? Also when you say 1:1 is that one cbd cap and one thc cap or? Thanks so much for the answers sue you have more then answered my first questions. I think I benefited from it as well actually, may look into rubbing it on my partners back (she has horrible lower back pain)
Jimdogggy
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I make her capsules with infused olive oil. The latest batch was made with CBD Critical Cure, a strain recommended to me for her by cajuncelt. He's opening his own clinic in Colorado Springs this winter, so I trust his opinion. It turned out to be an excellent choice for her. She has a severe anxiety disorder and those capsules gave her the first taste of what "normal" feels like.
My oil was made with 100 grams of plant material to 500 ml of olive oil and a liberal tablespoon of lecithin. Next batch I'll add more lecithin. She takes size 00 capsules. The 1:1 is the ratio of CBD to THC in the CBD Critical Cure, but you could also reach that ratio by using capsules of THC-dominant and CBD-dominant plants. You could also blend oils to get the ratio or, alternatively, blend the plant material you use to make the oil.
It's all a very fluid process, and the real bonus is that you can't hurt anyone experimenting with the strains or doses.
Jimdog
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When you say plant material you mean cabbage leaf and head buds or just buds or just leaf? So if I had say a 100% indica that would be a 1:0 ratio? Also when mixing oil with plant do you bring to a boil or? Sorry about the questions this is just good information for my friend ✌
Jimdogggy
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Jimdogggy, you can set aside any tendency to apologize to me for asking questions. I'm gonna encourage you to pepper me with questions until you feel comfortable with the answers.
Any strain has a percentage of both THC and CBD in its expression. The breeders give you basic information on this, and lacking the ability to get your product tested, you can fall back on those numbers. There are sites coming online these days that track tested strains, and you can sometimes find out the terpene profiles as well for some strains.
It's the ratio of the THC and CBD expressed in the strain that we're looking for. As time goes on that information is showing up more frequently in the seed bank catalogs. That indica you present in your example is likely to have a higher level of THC than a sativa, but it will also have some level of CBD.
When I make oil I try to include all parts of the plant. Every inch of a cannabis plant is covered with trichomes, most only one cell high. You'll find varying components in the trichomes depending on the location on the plant as well as the maturity level at harvest. I like the idea of including a variety of cannabinoids. THC and CBD are only two of hundreds of components in those glandular heads we work so hard to encourage.
I use fan leaves, buds, stem, petioles, and sugar leaves when I make my oils. I haven't used roots yet, I'm looking at them more for a pain cream than anything else. I'm not average in my approach by any means. Most oil producers use only buds. I've seen test results that influenced me to paint with a broader stroke.
Making oil is so varied a process that I'll refer you to the study hall for a gander at the many approaches we've played with. It's very much a work in progress. If you are lucky enough to have a Magic Butter Machine, that's the route I'd take, for sheer simplicity. For maximum terpene expression in the oils I'd recommend a 36-hr slow cook method in the oven on its lowest setting. I have instructions for that in the study hall. This is possibly my favorite method right now, and it works really well for small batches. PsyCro's been refining a method using a pressure cooker that he claims beats every other method he's used to hell and back, and his last method, one I've just begun to play with, is the most intriguing I've tried to date.
I will comment that boiling is sometimes a part of the process, but not always. That depends on your chosen method. You're decarbing the cannabis, so temperatures have to be monitored and controlled below 250 degrees F. All of this is covered many times over in the study hall.
As you can see from this short exchange, there are options.
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I'm headed to bed now Jimdogggy, so leave any questions and I'll tend to them in the morning.
Goodnight everyone.
Goodnight everyone.
Just a fast drive by. I see the mention of mites' as I hold up a cross. Bummer. They are hard to get rid of them without possibly frying some of your leafage. I've never used that SNS product, but I heard mixed results. But I always say don't fix if not broke,, and if it is,,, but if that product lets ya down, you might want to try that Old Stage Green Cleaner spray. Stuff really worked great for me this year. I have heard to same old song and dance about killing mites and eggs from every vendor out there and it was bogus.
I had these Hemp Mites this year. Now I've dealt with just about every pest known to man over the years, but these things are bad. No little white dots on the leaves to give ya a warning, and no little two black spots to stand out and help ya see them. By the time you see them,,, well you get the picture. Anyways,,, whew I'm sorry I got long winded,, I sprayed twice with it full strength, 2 oz's per gallon, which did burn a few leaves. I did plan on some shock and awe spraying. But if you use it 1 oz's per gallon it will kill them and leave the leaves nice and soft and clean. It also washes off PM on contact. These hemp mites heard a dinner bell when I broke out some azamax. I swear they was drinking the shit. Well long story it saved me some of this years crop. I did lose 4 plants that were beyond repair.
Sorry but I haven''t kept up with your thread here, I never learned to read back in Arkansas so I look at the pictures,, and them are sure some lovely purple ladies. Deep Purple'''''
Hope you on't mind but I have acouple cool pics of trichome and the vasculur system of the plants. I just think they look cool;
Alittle dye at the cellular level makes for a interesting pic. Keepem Green
I had these Hemp Mites this year. Now I've dealt with just about every pest known to man over the years, but these things are bad. No little white dots on the leaves to give ya a warning, and no little two black spots to stand out and help ya see them. By the time you see them,,, well you get the picture. Anyways,,, whew I'm sorry I got long winded,, I sprayed twice with it full strength, 2 oz's per gallon, which did burn a few leaves. I did plan on some shock and awe spraying. But if you use it 1 oz's per gallon it will kill them and leave the leaves nice and soft and clean. It also washes off PM on contact. These hemp mites heard a dinner bell when I broke out some azamax. I swear they was drinking the shit. Well long story it saved me some of this years crop. I did lose 4 plants that were beyond repair.
Sorry but I haven''t kept up with your thread here, I never learned to read back in Arkansas so I look at the pictures,, and them are sure some lovely purple ladies. Deep Purple'''''
Hope you on't mind but I have acouple cool pics of trichome and the vasculur system of the plants. I just think they look cool;
Alittle dye at the cellular level makes for a interesting pic. Keepem Green