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Why Cannabis Vaporization?Vaporizers 101 by Prof. Brian Murphy, ThC |
Considering that Hawai'i medical marijuana patients can only grow seven plants, we recommend growing clones rather than from seed. When the clones are cuttings from a female plant, the plants will be guaranteed female. Growing from clone is the best way to ensure that the sex and genetics of the plant are conducive for the patient. If planting/transplanting directly outside, find a safe and private place. The plants will begin to flower (bud) within two weeks unless it is long season (planting in april-may). Otherwise, it is possible to stretch and "supercrop" your plants to get more production out of the short season. Without artificial light, it is possible to stretch the plants a bit with the help of high nitrogen food right away. If you have the space and power, by bringing your plants inside each night under fluorescence (the T-5 system works the best), you can grow your plants as big as you want before putting them outside to flower. Since clones typically come from inside under flouresent or metal halide artificial light, it is best to give the plants two to three days of indirect sunlight/ late afternoon sun before putting them directly into the full sun; The sun is far stronger than the artificial light and can burn young plants without an ample transition period. If you care, always feed organics. Leave the Miracle Grow on the shelf. 1. Transplant them into a 1-2 gallon pot of potting soil (sunshine aggregate mix #4 or an organic compost--Fox farm makes a bat guano and earthworm castings one). Two inches of lava cinder at the bottom of the pot is good for drainage, weight, and minerals. Cover the rockwool with soil. Transplanting them at an angle to promote more production. 2. Feed them heavy with nitrogen (e.g. Earth Juice or Fox Farm Grow and bat guano) right away. Since it is almost always short season in Hawaii, unless perfectly timed, plants will begin flowering right away. The more nitrogen and less phosphorous you feed them the more the plant will grow before flowering; resulting in a greater yield later on. 3. Feeding regiment: Liquid application--Earth Juice Grow, Bloom formula (or some organic equivalent)--Follow directions on the bottle (about 1 capfull into a gallon of water). Feed the plants everyday. Only water them with the food inside. Start out with just the grow formula. When the plant starts to flower use the grow formula for two weeks, 1/2 grow and 1/2 bloom for the following two weeks, and then over the next two weeks use just the bloom formula before flushing with just water for 2 to 4 weeks. Do not feed any food to the plant for at least the last two weeks--just water. Solid application--Bat Guano (this is a powder 10-3-1). Cover the top of the soil once a week until the last three weeks. Earthworm castings (tea) works well. 4. The flowering cycle: 60 days (2 months) for predominantly Indica Diesel, The Purple, and the Dawg. The predominantly sativa "Silver Haze" is a two weeks longer cycle. Keep track of your progress on the calendar. 5. When to harvest: Get a magnifying glass to look at the resin glands--or better yet, a battery powered light scope from Radio Shack. When the resin crystals first form (a few weeks into flowering), the crystals are clear. As they mature, they turn a milky white, and the way you know the bud to be mature is when at least 1/3 of all glands are an amber color. 6.How to cure properly: Hang the bud to dry out of the sunlight, in a well ventilated room or closet with relatively constant humidity. The best drying time is 10 to 14 days. the bud is dry when the stem snaps clean. Continue to cure in a glass jar; vacuum sealing preferred. Remember your leaf can be used for edibles, and your trim can be processed into concentrates. |
By crossing the genetics of different indicas, different sativas or a combination thereof creates hybrids. The resulting hybrid strains will grow, mature and and produce a variety of medically active properties, depending on their various indica/sativa percentages that they contain. Cannabis Ruderalis is a subspecies of Cannabis Sativa. The term was originally used in the former Soviet Union to describe the varieties of hemp that had escaped cultivation and adapted to the surrounding region. Similar Ruderalis populations can be found in most of the areas where hemp cultivation was once prevalent. The most notable region in North America is the midwest, though populations occur sporadically throughout the United States and Canada. Without the human hand aiding in selection, these plants have lost many of the traits they were originally selected for, and have acclimatized to their locale. Though they contain little THC, these plants hold large potential for use in breeding, both in hemp and marijuana applications. Early flowering and resistance to locally significant insect and disease pressures are but a few of the important traits present in these feral populations. |
Hawaii is ideal for cannabis cultivation. Patients Without Time supports the creation of a legitimate medical cannabis production industry in Hawaii, which supports Hawaii's family farmers, and increases Hawaii's self-sustainability, while growing our economy. Hawaii can provide safe easy access to ethical and compassionate standardized guaranteed Hawaiian pharmaceutical grade cannabis medicines. If you are interested in helping reform the current chaotic medical marijuana laws in Hawaii, please visit mccfdia.com, and join in some of the many activities that can effect positive change.
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