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nope, sorry kloud9 been really busy in the garden with the fruit and veg. there in jars now curing and getting mellow. I'll post a few from my current grow when they gets some buds.

I just finished a grow of "Nice Chunks" and "GG Allin" from SSS. the GG Allin is my 'go to' smoke. It packs a punch and gets me to sleep really well. the Nice Chunk is a bit disappointing. the THC levels are quiet a bit lower and it doesn't have a compensating "up" vibe. a bit bland for me and i cant see that its 80% indica, smokes more like 50/50 to me. they both went through 9 weeks flower and are sticky as hell with resin. they were organic grown with no added fertz and had a good cover of brown Trichomes when harvested. smell and taste are great. the GG is very Pine and the Nice is passionfruit. I'll be growing the GG again but wont bother with the Nice.

every major country that goes legal makes it easier to get change in aussie. when canna advocates can show the sky didn't fall in Canada a lot of the bullshit being talked here will be shown to be just that, bullshit.

thanks for the recipies ichy. the local Produce store has kelp n alfalfa meal so i'll give that one a run after the molasses. the neem is a bit exotic for the rural area where i live so that one will have to wait.

i've been reading up on this myself and the gardening guru in our area was saying just scrub the stones with a stiff brush after each brew. but i'm with you itchy. i just cant see how you can scrub microbes out of those stones. going to try a setup with a 20ltr bucket and a 4 outlet fish tank pump plus fish tank heater to get the temp right. i dont have a grow going atm so ill try it in the vege patch. the local organics crowd where i live swear this ACT (activated compost tea) is a real plant booster. the brew will be 15 ltrs with 5ml per ltr of molasses at 20deg C for 24 hours. then use it as a foliar spray. i'll start my next grow sometime in August/September so i should know by then if my ACT is working. btw i'm always editing my posts cause i'm such a bad speller

using a $225 distiller means you can get 160 proof alcohol (or 80% by volume) for $60 instead of $199 for 190 proof. a saving of $139 per bottle. you have paid for the distiller in 2 bottles. 160 or 190 proof makes no difference to making tinciture. either will do the job. as long as the alcohol is fit for human consumption again it doesnt make any difference if its Vodka or grape alcohol. the alcohol is needed to absorb the compounds from the plant material so when you mix the two and apply heat the process accelerates. here is the recipe i use its the standard, Master Wu, Green Dragon process. This is a simple and efficient 4 Step process. Ingredients: 1/8oz high quality cannabis 2 oz Bacardi Rum – 151 proof (or your own 160 proof home distilled super vodka) Process Summary: 1. Chop cannabis very fine (coffee grinder works great) 2. Place in a shallow pan (pie pan with aluminum foil works great) and bake at 325°F for 4-5 minutes. 3. Remove from oven and place cannabis and place in 2 oz of rum (use a small wide mouth mason jar) 4. Simmer in a water bath for 20 minutes. Maintain temperature of the rum/cannabis mixture between 150°F – 165°F. 5. Strain the mixture and store. Dosage: One eyedropper is very nice. Two puts you in space. But you should self-titrate. Effects take about 1.5 hours to begin (at least in myself) and lasted for 5 hours (1 dropper) to 7-8 hours (2 droppers). Process details—references and rationalizations: 1. Chop the cannabis—more surface area gives means a faster and more efficient extraction. 2. Bake the cannabis. In whole-plant cannabis, THC content is expressed as THCA (tetrahydrocannabolic acid) prior to decarboxylation into THC, which takes place when cannabis is heated during cooking, and smoked or vaporized ingestion. THCA is a mild analgesic and anti-inflammatory but does not have good affinity with our CB1 receptors, so in order to make a THC-rich tincture that has many of the same therapeutic effects as smoked ingestion (including rapid absorption, quick relief and ease of self-titration), we must convert the THCA in the plant matter into THC prior to extracting it through an alcohol soak. (from Vancouver Island Compassion Society http://thevics.com/cannamist.htm)​THC vaporizes at about 380°F. We want to heat the cannabis to convert THCA to THC, but keep the temperature under 380°F. That is why 325°F is used. Between four and five minutes your oven (and house) will start to smell very strong. This is the time to remove the cannabis from the oven. Notice also that there is considerable misinformation regarding heating the cannabis. It is true that you don't have to heat it to extract both THC and THCA, but the amount of THC in whole plant preparations is relatively small compared to after decarboxylation of the THCA. So if you want to maximize the strength of your tincture you must heat the cannabis prior to extraction. 3. Use the highest proof alcohol available. In my area this was Bacardi 151. The more alcohol the more efficient the extraction will be. 4. Simmer the mixture. This is one of the areas that seems to be most debated. Many recipes call for placing the cannabis (unbaked of course) into the alcohol and waiting 2 – 6 weeks. The main concern with heating the alcohol is that it is “explosive” (not exactly true...it is however flammable). The purpose of the simmering is to heat the alcohol mixture to improve extraction rates and efficiencies. Heating during extraction increases the motion of the molecules (basic physics/chemistry) and drastically decreases extraction times. The boiling point of pure ethanol is 173°F (78°C). We will use the water bath to heat the rum/cannabis mixture to just below the boiling point of ethanol. Heating the alcohol mixture can be done very safely using a hot water bath. You will need an accurate candy or quick read thermometer. Place about 1 inch of water in a wide, vertical-edged pan (9” wide x 3” high). Bring the water to a low simmer. The rum/cannabis mixture should be in a small (1 pint) mason jar. Do NOT cover the jar. Put the thermometer into the mason jar and place into the simmering water bath. Bring the temperature of the rum/cannabis mixture to about 165°F (I maintain it between 150°F and 165°F). You want the alcohol mixture to be just barely moving (not boiling, but showing active convection within the mixture). If the mixture starts to bubble too much, just turn down the water bath. You should have the oven fan on high. You will notice that any alcohol fumes are mixed with water vapor from the water bath and vented out the fan. This combined with the fact that you are trying not to boil the ethanol makes the process quite safe. 5. Strain, titrate, and store. When you are finished with the extraction you will be left with about 1oz of green dragon tincture. Note that one ounce of the alcohol has evaporated. Now you should test your eyedropper. In my test 34 full droppers equaled one ounce of liquid (this is a little less than one gram of liquid per dropperful as 29g equals 1ounce). The liquid should be dark green and smell like cannabis. 6. Dosage. Everybody is probably different. It takes me 1.5 hours to feel the effects of eating cannabis. Similarly this tincture also takes 1.5 hours to take effect. I had tried a tincture someone had made using the cold extraction method with the same amount of cannabis and found that 5 droppers did pretty much nothing. Using my Green Dragon technique I find that one dropper will bring effects on in 1.5 hours and last 5 hours with 1.5 hours of lingering aftereffects. Two droppers gave me a "spiritual dose" (as strong as any brownie I ever had). Effects lasted 7-8 hours with lingering effects for 2 more hours. This means that 1/8oz of good cannabis yields about 30-34 doses of tincture (1 dropperful is really all I need). And is much more pleasant than smoking (which really is bad for you and your lungs and the reason I've stopped smoking entirely). This link might be helpful. Metric Conversion: http://www.worldwidemetric.com/metcal.htm Enjoy and let me know of your success and/or questions. Master Wu

i did it on a grow and it does give a good spread of the buds. I prefer LST myself as it doesnt stall the plants growth. Mainline needs 3 toppings and lots of prunnings.

i like the MagicalButter machine at $249 AUS its an easy way to make edibles. http://shop.magicalbutter.com.au/collections/mb-products a lot cheaper than $599 or http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Homebrew-Alcohol-Air-still-distiller-rum-scotch-vodka-bourbon-pot-still-airstill-/282288372171?hash=item41b9b2b9cb:g:ki0AAOSwcUBYSJ4h for $225. you buy 2 bottles of cheap vodka and put em in the distiller. Turn it on and catch it in a jug, in a water bath to stop the alcohol from evaporating, and you get one bottle at twice the alcohol content. you can then use it to make all the tincture you like. cost of $60 for your alcohol; vs $199 for the Kings. its what i use to make my green dragon.

well if he's a then he is a dodgy *unt. so not either but both

bend as early as you can. If the stem is older and rigid then your too late. you also need to protect your root system. you dont want to pull the plant out of the soil. have a look at this guide. http://www.growweedeasy.com/cannabis-plant-training

@kaneriley227 apart from the specific Hydo Nutes from Manutec i think the rest of their stuff, such as the trace elements, are only good with soil.

would have to be. no mulch, ground as dry as a dead dingoes donger. bloody plant abuser. should be given the Brown Thumb Medal for 2016.

i have changed my mind. i want to say that the pots i'm referring to came from a discount hydro shop on ebay. i've checked through the pots on our sponsors web site and have to admit my criticism of their pots would be unfair. http://luxcuttings.com.au/product/air-pot-10-liter-super-roots/ http://luxcuttings.com.au/product/air-pot-20-liter-super-roots/ the pots at Lux are the original airpots and have a proper proportion between height and diameter. the only pot that i thought was unbalanced in shape was their 38 litre pot which is shorter by 3.5 inchs than their 20 litre pot? so apologies, its just the Airpots from discount hydro that i have problems with.

thats an idea worth trying.

nice photos. thanks Grow420