Allison Wunderland
Member
OK, Oregon Measure 91 in November, and expected to pass, will allow the grow of four plants. Oregon Medical Marijuana Card will allow a personal grow of six plants.
Candidly "Old School" here . . . I remember when pot went for $10 a lid. We'd buy a kilo in TX for about $75. Last time I grew plants they were Sativa from seeds out of the stash -- "Mexican Ditch Weed" or some variant -- they grew to 8' height, full and bushy.
Ed Rosenthal in "Marijuana Cold -- Trash to Stash" notes that the fan leaves on a plant contain between 20% and 50% of the THC concentrations found in the bud. (Lots of variables) The objection to smoking leaf is that it is harsh, and you need to smoke a lot. Vaporizers solve this problem. Additionally, Rosenthal provides several simple methods for extracting the glands from the leaves (Kief). Essentially straining the leaf over a screen of 100 lines per inch. In Nepal, Morocco, Afghanistan, etc. they use silk fabric for screening. Stainless steel is more durable.
Moving on . . .
I am concerned that all this cross breeding, hybridizing, and high tech horticulture is producing a less genetically diverse and less vital plant. I'm just looking to grow some "Mexican Ditch Weed" outdoors in the Pacific NW. Maybe set up a hothouse structure off the side of the barn. (I'm a Master Gardener.)
Back to 1967 . . . Just looking for some run of the mill, diverse Sativa seeds, Grow them in dirt, under the sun and stars, not obsess about hybrids, soil, water, light cycles.
The objective in all this is preservation of the diversity, before we lose the "heirloom varieties" like we have with apples, tomatoes, dogs and cats.
-- Just a thought.
Candidly "Old School" here . . . I remember when pot went for $10 a lid. We'd buy a kilo in TX for about $75. Last time I grew plants they were Sativa from seeds out of the stash -- "Mexican Ditch Weed" or some variant -- they grew to 8' height, full and bushy.
Ed Rosenthal in "Marijuana Cold -- Trash to Stash" notes that the fan leaves on a plant contain between 20% and 50% of the THC concentrations found in the bud. (Lots of variables) The objection to smoking leaf is that it is harsh, and you need to smoke a lot. Vaporizers solve this problem. Additionally, Rosenthal provides several simple methods for extracting the glands from the leaves (Kief). Essentially straining the leaf over a screen of 100 lines per inch. In Nepal, Morocco, Afghanistan, etc. they use silk fabric for screening. Stainless steel is more durable.
Moving on . . .
I am concerned that all this cross breeding, hybridizing, and high tech horticulture is producing a less genetically diverse and less vital plant. I'm just looking to grow some "Mexican Ditch Weed" outdoors in the Pacific NW. Maybe set up a hothouse structure off the side of the barn. (I'm a Master Gardener.)
Back to 1967 . . . Just looking for some run of the mill, diverse Sativa seeds, Grow them in dirt, under the sun and stars, not obsess about hybrids, soil, water, light cycles.
The objective in all this is preservation of the diversity, before we lose the "heirloom varieties" like we have with apples, tomatoes, dogs and cats.
-- Just a thought.
