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I have 5 Feminized Carnival seeds waiting in line. Every time you mention it, I want to pop a couple more beans.
The Perpetual Healing Garden - SweetSue's Joyful Return
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Where are my freakin manners? 
Good afternoon Sue!!!!! Those brownies look too yummy to just eat a half 
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I've been living with earbuds in since Dale died. In truth, it started before he passed, I suppose as a way to hide from the pain of impending loss and then as a way to escape the quiet of living alone. *sigh*. So wrong, on so many levels. I don't know if I can come to peace with something so discordant to my soul's make-up.
Anyway, I decided it was time the music began to fill the space a bit more. Today, while out with the daughter I found a soundfreaq on sale for almost half price. Snapped that puppy up right away. Compact and meant to travel with me. How cool is that? I love Bluetooth technology.
One more step in the ongoing healing process. This feels like a good fit. Maybe I should pick up another and use them together?
Time for a bit of a buzz. Not that I need it mind you, just that I want to. I mean, it's a celebration, isn't it?
Anyway, I decided it was time the music began to fill the space a bit more. Today, while out with the daughter I found a soundfreaq on sale for almost half price. Snapped that puppy up right away. Compact and meant to travel with me. How cool is that? I love Bluetooth technology.
One more step in the ongoing healing process. This feels like a good fit. Maybe I should pick up another and use them together?
Time for a bit of a buzz. Not that I need it mind you, just that I want to. I mean, it's a celebration, isn't it?
Sue,
Do you just have to keep flashing your brownies every chance you get?
OK, that's it, I'm going to make a pan with my CannaButter right now! Thanks, I'll have to add 10 minutes to my workout everyday until the pan is gone, but I'll be happier while sweating! Off to bake
Also, I am convinced to try a Carnival grow, sounds like it might be a winner
Best of Buds
JB
Do you just have to keep flashing your brownies every chance you get?
OK, that's it, I'm going to make a pan with my CannaButter right now! Thanks, I'll have to add 10 minutes to my workout everyday until the pan is gone, but I'll be happier while sweating! Off to bake
Also, I am convinced to try a Carnival grow, sounds like it might be a winner
Best of Buds
JB
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They're worth the extra time JB. Hahaha! Delicious medication. I'm really pleased that I only need one brownie a day instead of two. That gives me a better chance of letting myself indulge on occassion.
Some gardening news and an attempt at a smoke report.
May I introduce Bubba Kush. Fresh from the dirt. Bubba's destined for the HB Kit soil with Carnival.
Needed a little help with the helmet, but a couple drops of water and being patient for a minute or two and they pop right off with the help of a toothpick.
I remembered I had one of those budlets Shiggity was mentioning last night that broke off "accidentally" while bud washing.
So let's see what the most sativa-dominant strain Mephisto Genetics offers has to say for herself.
The larger pieces still need overnight to be dry enough to smoke, but those little pieces are nice and crispy and sticky as can be. first hit............Second ......... smacked me between the eyes Alright!!! Third.......ahhhhh... Sara Blackwell doing an acoustic version of Van Morrison's "Crazy Love". Sweet.
I can do another... This makes four.......You guys know I do teeny-tiny hits, right? Ok. Wanted to be sure. I mean, I have a high tolerance, but not that tolerant. Lol!
Bruno Mars "Locked Out of Heaven". It's an eclectic playlist. Hahaha!
Let's see if I can get five hits. This line was extremely difficult to type. I kept hitting the screen and screwing it up. Another Bruno Mars, "Just The Way You Are"(acoustic version). I must have been in a mood that day. Lol! Ok take the hit girl...........
I made it.
Five hits, probably equivalent to one bowl at Pigeon's house. Yes, I am wasted. For fresh, not quite dried, this shows incredible promise. The face is a bit numb. I'm feeling motivated to do more than simply enjoy the music.
I don't know if I'd mentioned, but after every dose of the brownies since incorporating the liquid sunflower lecithin my mouth goes numb about five minutes in. The THC hits within that five minutes, and then the entire mouth goes numb for a few minutes. Then it goes back to normal.
My mouth is numb right now, but the whole face is joining in this party. I can feel it behind my eyes, a nice indication of a good buzz ahead.
I think I'm ready to tackle Callanetics now. This will be fun. I'll let you know how the Fantasmo Express enhances the experience.
It sure is nice to have music in the room.
Some gardening news and an attempt at a smoke report.
May I introduce Bubba Kush. Fresh from the dirt. Bubba's destined for the HB Kit soil with Carnival.
Needed a little help with the helmet, but a couple drops of water and being patient for a minute or two and they pop right off with the help of a toothpick.
I remembered I had one of those budlets Shiggity was mentioning last night that broke off "accidentally" while bud washing.
So let's see what the most sativa-dominant strain Mephisto Genetics offers has to say for herself.
The larger pieces still need overnight to be dry enough to smoke, but those little pieces are nice and crispy and sticky as can be.
first hit............Second ......... smacked me between the eyes Alright!!! Third.......ahhhhh... Sara Blackwell doing an acoustic version of Van Morrison's "Crazy Love". Sweet. I can do another... This makes four.......You guys know I do teeny-tiny hits, right? Ok. Wanted to be sure. I mean, I have a high tolerance, but not that tolerant. Lol!
Bruno Mars "Locked Out of Heaven". It's an eclectic playlist. Hahaha!
Let's see if I can get five hits. This line was extremely difficult to type. I kept hitting the screen and screwing it up. Another Bruno Mars, "Just The Way You Are"(acoustic version). I must have been in a mood that day. Lol! Ok take the hit girl...........
I made it.
Five hits, probably equivalent to one bowl at Pigeon's house. Yes, I am wasted. For fresh, not quite dried, this shows incredible promise. The face is a bit numb. I'm feeling motivated to do more than simply enjoy the music. I don't know if I'd mentioned, but after every dose of the brownies since incorporating the liquid sunflower lecithin my mouth goes numb about five minutes in. The THC hits within that five minutes, and then the entire mouth goes numb for a few minutes. Then it goes back to normal.
My mouth is numb right now, but the whole face is joining in this party.
I can feel it behind my eyes, a nice indication of a good buzz ahead. I think I'm ready to tackle Callanetics now. This will be fun.
I'll let you know how the Fantasmo Express enhances the experience. It sure is nice to have music in the room.
SweetSue, your presence is required for this.
We want to do a forum wide cannathon on 4/20!
The Great 4/20 Smokathon of 2016!!!!
We want to do a forum wide cannathon on 4/20!
The Great 4/20 Smokathon of 2016!!!!
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An interesting exercise in dosing homemade edibles. The reality is it's almost impossible to determine what dose you're getting without testing, but we can try for a best-guess.
Example of Edible Potency Calculation (by Dr. Kymron deCesare, Steep Hill Labs)
1. I have 100g of top-shelf Sour Diesel. I know that top shelf is always approximately 20%, or 200mg THCA per 1g of flower. 200mg x 100 = 20,000mg THCA.
2. The conversation from THCA to THC is 0.88. 20,000mg x 0.88 = 17,600mg maximum THC available to be extracted.
3. Under ideal conditions, you get a 60% efficiency of extraction in dairy butter, so 17,600mg x 0.6 = 10,560mg maximum THC likely to be extracted.
4. If my targeted dosage is 200mg per brownie, then 10,560mg / 200 = 53 brownies containing 200mg each. This is the maximum those brownies will have; they could have a whole lot less depending on cumulative errors
My brownies calculate differently, because I use the whole plant in the mix, so I get 100% of the available cannabinoids, terpenes and flavinoids. Look how simple that made my life.
Example of Edible Potency Calculation (by Dr. Kymron deCesare, Steep Hill Labs)
1. I have 100g of top-shelf Sour Diesel. I know that top shelf is always approximately 20%, or 200mg THCA per 1g of flower. 200mg x 100 = 20,000mg THCA.
2. The conversation from THCA to THC is 0.88. 20,000mg x 0.88 = 17,600mg maximum THC available to be extracted.
3. Under ideal conditions, you get a 60% efficiency of extraction in dairy butter, so 17,600mg x 0.6 = 10,560mg maximum THC likely to be extracted.
4. If my targeted dosage is 200mg per brownie, then 10,560mg / 200 = 53 brownies containing 200mg each. This is the maximum those brownies will have; they could have a whole lot less depending on cumulative errors
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My brownies calculate differently, because I use the whole plant in the mix, so I get 100% of the available cannabinoids, terpenes and flavinoids. Look how simple that made my life.
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ShiggityFlip's organizing a work-wide smoke fest on 4/20. Join the fun.
Feel free to spread the word.
Feel free to spread the word.
Hi Sue. As a fellow sativa lover I am obligated to reccomend the Ace Malawi, which is the best smoke I've had in well over a decade, and probably the best ever. Google the strain info and reviews and I think you'll be interested...I can't recommend it enough and have to restrain myself from saying- 'just order the seeds already'. Good restraint hey?
I read some interesting comments here about mango and heightened cannabis effects. Sounds like you've definitely made some headway in your studies. I subbed in halfway through page one of this journal but life went sideways and since then I've just done a few flybys here. You mentioned in the beginning that you were looking to help your daughters anxiety. I thought she is somewhat anti-cannabis, no? Made any progress with the anxiety?
I guess I'm fishing for a general summary of your progress, and what you're up to/ what you've discovered, as I warned you I'd do, in my journal. If you've already been forced to summarize the situation by some other lazy bugger who lacks the time to catch up on 130 pages, by all means point me in that direction. Otherwise- I'll ease my guilt by thinking maybe it's all for the community good if you do a little recap. Not too extensive though- or I'll feel bad, lol.
Cannafan reminded me yesterday that it's better to focus on one thing and do it well than to do a number of things half-assed.
I feel this way all the time, about many things, including journal subscriptions. I hate doing a million things half-assed. But life obviously has other plans for me and I can cut only so much 'wasted time' (aka -sleep) from my life- it's still not enough. Perfectionism has to take a backseat- or I have to try to fool myself into thinking it's 'perfect' anyway, somehow.
Anyway- I'll feel more complete if I can get an overview of the journal cause I'm never going to be able to catch up properly now. No hurry. Just sometime when you're up for it.
Thanks Sue
I read some interesting comments here about mango and heightened cannabis effects. Sounds like you've definitely made some headway in your studies. I subbed in halfway through page one of this journal but life went sideways and since then I've just done a few flybys here. You mentioned in the beginning that you were looking to help your daughters anxiety. I thought she is somewhat anti-cannabis, no? Made any progress with the anxiety?
I guess I'm fishing for a general summary of your progress, and what you're up to/ what you've discovered, as I warned you I'd do, in my journal. If you've already been forced to summarize the situation by some other lazy bugger who lacks the time to catch up on 130 pages, by all means point me in that direction. Otherwise- I'll ease my guilt by thinking maybe it's all for the community good if you do a little recap. Not too extensive though- or I'll feel bad, lol.
Cannafan reminded me yesterday that it's better to focus on one thing and do it well than to do a number of things half-assed.
I feel this way all the time, about many things, including journal subscriptions. I hate doing a million things half-assed. But life obviously has other plans for me and I can cut only so much 'wasted time' (aka -sleep) from my life- it's still not enough. Perfectionism has to take a backseat- or I have to try to fool myself into thinking it's 'perfect' anyway, somehow.
Anyway- I'll feel more complete if I can get an overview of the journal cause I'm never going to be able to catch up properly now. No hurry. Just sometime when you're up for it.
Thanks Sue
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Hi Sue. As a fellow sativa lover I am obligated to reccomend the Ace Malawi, which is the best smoke I've had in well over a decade, and probably the best ever. Google the strain info and reviews and I think you'll be interested...I can't recommend it enough and have to restrain myself from saying- 'just order the seeds already'. Good restraint hey?
I read some interesting comments here about mango and heightened cannabis effects. Sounds like you've definitely made some headway in your studies. I subbed in halfway through page one of this journal but life went sideways and since then I've just done a few flybys here. You mentioned in the beginning that you were looking to help your daughters anxiety. I thought she is somewhat anti-cannabis, no? Made any progress with the anxiety?
I guess I'm fishing for a general summary of your progress, and what you're up to/ what you've discovered, as I warned you I'd do, in my journal. If you've already been forced to summarize the situation by some other lazy bugger who lacks the time to catch up on 130 pages, by all means point me in that direction. Otherwise- I'll ease my guilt by thinking maybe it's all for the community good if you do a little recap. Not too extensive though- or I'll feel bad, lol.
Cannafan reminded me yesterday that it's better to focus on one thing and do it well than to do a number of things half-assed.
I feel this way all the time, about many things, including journal subscriptions. I hate doing a million things half-assed. But life obviously has other plans for me and I can cut only so much 'wasted time' (aka -sleep) from my life- it's still not enough. Perfectionism has to take a backseat- or I have to try to fool myself into thinking it's 'perfect' anyway, somehow.
Anyway- I'll feel more complete if I can get an overview of the journal cause I'm never going to be able to catch up properly now. No hurry. Just sometime when you're up for it.
Thanks Sue
Anything for you my friend. Unfortunately, my daughter has determined that she can't use the oil until it's legal in our back-water mentality of a commonwealth. She's concerned about prohibition getting in the way of a steady supply. In her opinion she couldn't say for sure that, having attained a state of normal existence on the oil and suddenly being confronted by the possibility of having to regress that she wouldn't opt for suicide instead.
We've been down that path twice already. Not a journey either of us wants to revisit. As her mother, this breaks my heart, but she's the one in charge here. I have her answer, but we're still in a holding pattern for my most important patient.
I'd offered to make oil for a family with a son who's had seizures his entire life (he's ten now) but the family had to turn the offer down, essentially for the same reasons. So now I had three high CBD strains taking up more than half my grow space and no one designated to give them to. WTH????
Turns out the husband of one of my dear friends has been diagnosed with a pretty serious case of rheumatoid arthritis. I'll be making some oil, some salve and sharing some mixed plant material for his smoking pleasure. So it all worked out for the best. There was a moment there where I almost questioned the wisdom of the cosmos, you know what I mean? At that point I recall stepping back and taking a deep breath and waiting for the signs. Within minutes I was informed about my friend's husband.
Lesson learned. Slow it down and let the universe guide me.
Dang!!! It's been 20 minutes since I had my half slice of brownie and I just got hit with the most amazing body rush!! Whoa! I keep expecting to develop a tolerance for this, but this is the third day in and I'm seeing no abatement at all in psychotropic effects. Odd, but no complaints at all.
Thank you for the strain recommendation. I'll place an order on Wednesday when the next money hits the bank. The daughter and her partner are tearing through the balance in the account right now for groceries. Family money takes a different perspective with blended households.
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Ahhh, the smell of neem fills the apartment. The tea is nearly done. I can still recall how overpowering this smell was the first time I used it. Now it registers as a pleasant odor. Lol!
The tea is nearly done. I can still recall how overpowering this smell was the first time I used it. Now it registers as a pleasant odor. Lol!
Sue you would never have that problem in my town getting rid of free CCO lol. But I do feel your daughter is trying to make the best decision. Unfortunately this is a perfect example of why government needs to move faster for legalization.
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I made brownies (normal ones :-( ) last night because of you Sue! All of that Brownie Porn just got to me! 
ah.... Neem oil..... sniff, sniff
ah.... Neem oil..... sniff, sniff
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I made brownies (normal ones :-( ) last night because of you Sue! All of that Brownie Porn just got to me!
ah.... Neem oil..... sniff, sniff
I've never played with neem oil Pinky. I trust the health of my soil and the integrity of my filtration system to keep things under control, and neem meal is both an integral part of my soil and my regular amendments. It's a "less is more" approach, in my half-assed way.
So far I've gotten away with it. Little by little I'm catching on to this no-till thing. Lol! I can't imagine how powerful smelling neem oil must be. These essential oil torture sprays I'm using reek of clove, not a bad thing on its own, but the different oils mixed together certainly let you know they're here. Wow! What a smell. Thankfully, it dissipates quickly, especially in the tents.
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Dark Devil Auto, Day 63.
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Flip. Daily Update: Veg Tent
Let's start with a glance at the babies. Who doesn't appreciate the young ones?
They look so unbelievably small at this stage. The tall one in the back is the Strawberry Blue.
The Dark Devil Auto2. She's not in this tent, but we can include her in the class shots, eh?
The Auto Jack Herer (Day 65) is no worse for wear today and seems to be adapting to the unexpected bending and tying down.
They look like they're carrying on conversations.
While I was drenching I added some additional leaf mulch and did some touching up of the undercarriage. Now my composting worms have hiding spots. They hate the light.
The CBD Critical Mass (Day 65, flip + 2)is still working on canopy development and getting the drenches in before the flip. After taking this picture I did more bending and tucking.
Just a bit more training to go and she'll be nice and level. Nice distance from the light.
Not so much for the Auto Jack Herer.
Dang! She really got away from me, didn't she? I'll learn to catch them early. I'm determined.
On to the flowering tent.
Let's start with a glance at the babies. Who doesn't appreciate the young ones?
They look so unbelievably small at this stage. The tall one in the back is the Strawberry Blue.
The Dark Devil Auto2. She's not in this tent, but we can include her in the class shots, eh?
The Auto Jack Herer (Day 65) is no worse for wear today and seems to be adapting to the unexpected bending and tying down.
They look like they're carrying on conversations.
While I was drenching I added some additional leaf mulch and did some touching up of the undercarriage. Now my composting worms have hiding spots. They hate the light.
The CBD Critical Mass (Day 65, flip + 2)is still working on canopy development and getting the drenches in before the flip. After taking this picture I did more bending and tucking.
Just a bit more training to go and she'll be nice and level. Nice distance from the light.
Not so much for the Auto Jack Herer.
Dang! She really got away from me, didn't she? I'll learn to catch them early. I'm determined.
On to the flowering tent.
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Daily Update: Flowering Tent
She's huge!! Already showing early pistils, so she was definately ready to get on with maturity.
The autos all got a drench of the Neem meal/kelp meal tea I had bubbling. I added ap5ml of Agsil 16 per gallon and tossed in some aloe vera juice for extra benefit.
I tossed some leaves over the top of the no-tills in here too. These worms deserve the break from the light too. This pot is in limbo now, but it still gets the regular drenches and teas. I have to be more careful with this one, since there's no SWICK under it. At some point I need to order another bag of perlite and get the SWICKs reworked in larger basins.
Im taking the Med GOM 1.0 (Day 65) sometime this weekend. It's time. I can feel it. I was trying to wait until the new seed sprouted, but I can work around that. I'm thinking I might leave this pot in here and plant a couple more seeds in there, letting them run as multiple plant autos under the 12/12 lighting. That would give me the taster garden I'm craving. There'd be budcicles in the end. I could deal with that, for the instant variety it brings. Might make some interesting oil mixes too.
Not a bad idea Susan. Drop a couple more seeds tonight.
Nothing up yet.
The CBD Critical Cure's going to have a really nice canopy. This will be fun.
That takes care of the tents. Next up, the Dark Devil Auto.
She's huge!! Already showing early pistils, so she was definately ready to get on with maturity.
The autos all got a drench of the Neem meal/kelp meal tea I had bubbling. I added ap5ml of Agsil 16 per gallon and tossed in some aloe vera juice for extra benefit.
I tossed some leaves over the top of the no-tills in here too. These worms deserve the break from the light too. This pot is in limbo now, but it still gets the regular drenches and teas. I have to be more careful with this one, since there's no SWICK under it. At some point I need to order another bag of perlite and get the SWICKs reworked in larger basins.
Im taking the Med GOM 1.0 (Day 65) sometime this weekend. It's time. I can feel it. I was trying to wait until the new seed sprouted, but I can work around that. I'm thinking I might leave this pot in here and plant a couple more seeds in there, letting them run as multiple plant autos under the 12/12 lighting. That would give me the taster garden I'm craving. There'd be budcicles in the end. I could deal with that, for the instant variety it brings. Might make some interesting oil mixes too.
Not a bad idea Susan. Drop a couple more seeds tonight.
Nothing up yet.
The CBD Critical Cure's going to have a really nice canopy. This will be fun.
That takes care of the tents. Next up, the Dark Devil Auto.
Christine Green
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Hi Sue,
I thought you mentioned neem oil smelling good, I must have mixed up threads
I don't know how??? 
I don't use neem oil either. I make my own little juice with garlic oil and rosemary, just in case!
I thought you mentioned neem oil smelling good, I must have mixed up threads
I don't know how??? I don't use neem oil either. I make my own little juice with garlic oil and rosemary, just in case!