Establishing Co-Creative Plant Environment. Medical Grow #2

Hey Greenthumbs, thanks for checking this journal out. This is my attempt at having a conscious relationship to the plants in my medical grow. I'm not just reading physical signs and symptoms. What I am doing is the same albeit completely opposite - in one sense. What does this mean?

The focus of this grow is to connect with the plants, energetically, in order receive information about how to care for them.

I have found that since only opening the connection through saying to myself "I want you (plants) to communicate with me," that these plants (most plants for that matter) are eager to oblige. For every time I have found myself questioning if what I'm doing is even sane, let alone worth anything, I somehow feel the plants have had the same feeling, except for much longer. Looking at the way the average person views nature (as separate from themselves) it seems probable to me that 'nature' has been trying to communicate with humans for so, so many years.

At any rate - so you probably think I'm crazy by now, but I will tell you all exactly how I am forming this relationship, and how to bridge a long-forgotten communication system. The basic principle I work on is:

Everything in the 'world' is polarized, meaning it has both positive and negative energies (think battery). Yes, even plants are electromagnetic organisms - and so are YOU!

How is this relevant? Ask a plant yes (positive) or no (negative) question. i.e. Do you want water right now?
-wait for a response.

It's that easy.

Didn't get a clear response?

Focus. Stop thinking, and ask again.

To explain the kind of response you will get would be pointless. And this is where the skeptic will jump in and loudly exclaim that there is no quantifiable measure of plant-communication. How do you know it's not just in your head, etc etc.

Kinesiology is a practice that some 'doctors' use to diagnose electrical problems within the human body. Here's a rough example of one test - Doc tells you to put your arms out sideways at shoulder height. Then he pushes down on them slightly and asks you specific questions in a yes/no format. He gauges positive and negative (truths and lies) by the reaction of your arms. If your arms stay in position, the answer should've been a yes. If your arms buckle, this means a negative was put into your energy field, and it disrupted the positive flow (arms held still) however slightly.

My point being - ask a yes/no question, and feel for a response. Don't think, turn off that brain and just be present and aware of your body and surroundings.

And you can do this anywhere and for any question. Sometimes it's hard to know this, because I will ask myself questions that I do not want to know the answer to. I can ignore the signal but the underlying feeling almost always remains. There is absolutely a responsibility that comes with this method of 'research'.


So...whew. Thanks for reading the intro, I hope somebody can come out of it with something useful. I totally acknowledge the fact that I'm going public in an area which is not used to hearing these types of viewpoints.

On to the grow...

The Setup:
1k MH lamp
Two 4ft. 4 lamp T5's
7 Gal. Smart Pots

Soil: I am doing a side-by-side comparison of FF nutes and Subcool's Super Soil. The plants receiving the FF nutes on the FF feeding schedule (Dumpster and FF BubbleGum) are in a 50/50 mix of Roots Organic and Biobizz Light Warrior. The plants in Subcools Super Soil used both potting mixes as well as their base. These plants I labeled SS BubbleGum, SS WhiteHouse, and SS Blue Cheese. I used a 60/30 mix, meaning supersoil makes up the bottom 2/3 of the soil in the pot..

In this picture just after transplanting, FF BubbleGum was the largest plant, standing at 13in.

Water: I was initially using the water I tested from the sink near the grow-room. It ph'd at 6.5, and all other levels were within a very reasonable standard of what is considered 'healthy' for cannabis plants. I used it the whole 1st medical grow too. It comes from the well.

I wasn't doing much in terms of communication at this point in the grow. To be honest, I was so wrapped up in getting everything put together and functioning that I completely overlooked it.

It wasn't until about 1 week into veg that I began to consciously communicate.

But to be fair, all I was doing was trimming leaves faced inward and watering. Trying to let the plants stabilize in their new home.

2 weeks after transplanting. Most plants have been supercropped as you can see, with the exception of the SS Blue Cheese. I decided to 'top' this guy shortly after transplanting, just to note any differences.

I will say that so far, the supercropping technique is preferred to topping. The plants 'asked' to be supercropped, for one. For two, the length of time that it has taken SSBC to recover has been substantial. He is noticeably smaller than the rest, however he is looking to be gaining a bit of girth. In terms of stress, it seems that these plants reacted way better to the S.C. technique.

I want to post a quick note from my personal grow journal, to illustrate how fun/funny communication can be.

9/6 "Super cropped SS WhiteHouse main stem. Super cropped Dumpster FF. Leave other 3 plants with only bamboo - NO supercrop!"
Only to be replaced two days later by:
9/8 "Super cropped SS WhiteHouse and FF BubbleGum. It was what they wanted"

I laughed so hard when I asked if they wanted to be SC'd and the response was so overwhelmingly "Yes!". With exception of the SS Blue Cheese. He was loud with "No way buddy!"

This is the largest plant as of now - SS WhiteHouse, followed then by FF BubbleGum, FF Dumpster, SS BubbleGum(just barely behind Dump.) and then SS Blue Cheese. It's been 2 weeks since transplant.

I just did my 2nd infusion of mychorrizae, spaced at 2 week intervals. The plants were fine with me throwing molasses into the mix.

Which reminds me - the water.

The water I was using was the well water, which 'tests' out damn near perfectly. Around the 2nd or 3rd watering, right as I was gearing up to water the 1st plant, I received a huge "No!" from the plants. After a series of yes/no questions, I discovered that they wanted the rain water from the barrels I have set up. Confirmation after confirmation...so that's what they've been getting. They seem to love that stuff!

I also learned that they prefer to let it sit in there and become room temp. Straight from the barrel can be a bit cold. Temps have been running high, 95 or more on those hot hot days.

They asked me to install another vent. That brought the room down to a consistent 88. They still complain of the heat..

But regardless they seem happy and willing to work with me until the light schedule changes, as well as the seasons and natural temperature shifting.