Issue #590 - Sunday, August 13, 2023 Dear Fellow Grower, In today's issue... - Get ready, this is one of the best articles on our entire website! Why? Because if you follow the instructions you end up with hash oil (aka RSO, wax, and many other names). In short, this
stuff is amazing and making it for free is the best thing to happen to humanity since indoor plumbing. Okay, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but it's not by a whole lot.
- Do you struggle to know exactly how to water a seedling so it grows as fast as possible? Have you dealt with droopy seedlings, slow growth, or inexplicable nutrient deficiencies? If so, check out our article that teaches you how to water a seedling, even in a big pot! (including
a day-by-day schedule)
- Nebula's Mushroom Corner: Get a list of my 3 favorite magic mushroom strains to grow (and why), plus learn about growing mushrooms with spores vs liquid culture.
- I had a really tough time picking out the pictures for this week's "Trophy Pics of the Week" since there were so many good ones. Luckily, there's no expiration date on excellent pictures. We're going to keep posting all the great pics you send in every week,
but in the meantime, get ready to visit a theme park of fabulous cannabis plants.
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com) "The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding." ~Leonardo da Vinci
How to Make Hash Oil
(aka Cannabis Extract Oil or RSO)
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What is Hash Oil (Cannabis Extract
Oil)?
There are several ways that cannabis growers can turn their homegrown bud into edible extracts. Some of the most popular are canna-caps, cannabutter, and tinctures.
Hash oil – also known as Cannabis Extract Oil or RSO – is a popular cannabis extract that many home-growers are producing themselves using their trim (trimmed off, trichome-covered leaves) or bud. Simply put, hash oil is the resin from a cannabis plant mixed in with a tiny
amount of a solution. In a perfect case, the solution would be totally removed from the hash oil when it’s done. Why is hash oil so great? - Super concentrated form of cannabis that’s edible and smokable
- Easy to make hash oil with typical kitchen items
- Specialized tools can automate the process
- Easy to store and dispense in measured amounts
This hash oil took about 1/2oz of bud! Yikes! (It was worth it) While some extracts use coconut oil, butter, or even isopropyl alcohol to bind to THC, hash oil is made with food-grade high-proof alcohol. Growers usually use ethanol or Everclear, but Spirytus, high-proof grape alcohol, or anything along those lines, will do the
job. After the alcohol and weed are mixed, the mixture is strained and evaporated leaving a thick, oily substance that is mostly resin. Since this “oil” is so potent, very little needs to be used at a time which means that a small amount of hash oil can go a very long way. Hash oil can be eaten, vaporized, smoked, dabbed, or even used for topical applications. The simplest way to make hash oil is on the
stove.
How to Water a Cannabis Seedling in a Big Pot |
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These cannabis seedlings were started in big 5-gallon plant pots. Today's tutorial shows you how to water seedlings in oversized pots so they grow fast and healthy! Be Careful Not to Drown Seedlings in a Big Pot Sometimes you want to start your cannabis seeds or clones directly in their final container. This saves time transplanting from smaller containers to big ones. However, when weed seedlings are growing in a big pot, they are easy to overwater so you need to make sure you’re watering plants properly. Quick summary: The key to watering cannabis seedlings in a big pot is to give just a little water at a time, and wait a few days between waterings. Once the seedling grows bigger, it drinks more
and can be watered normally. Today’s article explains exactly what to do, and I also included the exact seedling watering schedule that I use. Click Here to
Read the Big Pot Seedling Watering Tutorial! |
Ready to Grow a Ton of Top-Shelf Weed? |
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It's time to grow a pile of sticky, dense, potent nugs! Nebula Haze and Sirius Fourside here, the founders of GrowWeedEasy.com and the authors of this newsletter. We are about to open registration for our comprehensive 5-week online cannabis grow course at the end of the month. Home Grow Masterclass is essentially like GrowWeedEasy.com turned into a structured course, and students love
it. If you want to get notified when registration opens, and see some behind-the-scenes videos of us, click here to leave your name and email! Why you should get Home Grow Masterclass: - Beginner-friendly - Step-by-step
instructions so you harvest high-quality cannabis even on your first grow.
- Diagnose problems - Get the answers to problems and learn how to get fast, healthy plant growth. You deserve an easy smooth grow experience
- Top-shelf bud quality - Produce captivating buds with the potency and effects you're looking for. Make your
friends jealous.
- Pro yields made simple - Learn the specific steps to grow epic harvests. If you're not getting the yields you want, or growing costs too much for the amount of bud you get, this course will help.
- For home growers - Get great results in the home environment with easy grow styles that don't take a lot of
time or effort.
Sign up to get notified when registration opens at the end of the month! To your growing journey,
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside
Your Future Instructors |
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Genetics determine the general shape, size, and potency of your mushrooms (just like with growing cannabis). For example, the strain PE7 (pictured above) tends to grow relatively short and fat, and mushrooms are extremely potent. If you're not familiar with
growing mushrooms, check out my article about growing cannabis vs growing magic mushrooms. What Mushroom Genetics to Get? Many of you have written in to ask which magic mushroom strain to grow. It's a hard question to
answer. There are many great strains and everyone is different. But if you're not sure which to grow, I recommend Penis Envy ("PE" in polite company, I know it's a crazy name) or one of its variants such as PE7 (pictured above) and APE (Albino PE). PE strains tend to be easy to grow and produce excellent yields. What else to know: PE
effects are potent. With these strains, I recommend eating less than the "standard dose" of magic mushrooms. A general rule of thumb for PE strains is eat 1g for beginners, 2g to trip, and 3g to go in space. One thing I like about PE is that, in general, it tends to give people a good experience even at higher doses. Note: Awesome news for my fellow mushroom growers! My favorite source of mushroom
genetics, a company called Inoculate the World (ITW) heard that this newsletter was making mushroom tutorials and contacted us to offer a coupon code just for our subscribers. So if you do decide to go to ITW, use coupon code growweedeasy to get 10% off your order (except bundles). Now on to the main program... What is a Liquid Culture Syringe? Liquid culture (also known as "LC", "isolated spores", and "isolated syringes") is essentially a clump of living mushroom organism ("mycelium")
suspended in sugar water. It typically comes in a syringe so it can be easily squirted onto sterilized grain to start the mushroom growing process. Mushroom Spores vs Liquid Culture - Spores are like seeds - Spores need to germinate before they start growing, which takes time. Spore tend to produce more genetic variation than LC (just like
cannabis seeds produce more varied plants than cannabis clones). Something awesome about spores is they can be stored essentially forever (much longer than cannabis seeds).
- Liquid culture is a live clone - Just like cannabis clones, LC is a copy of the parent organism. It doesn't need to germinate so it starts growing faster than spores. Liquid culture must be stored in dark, cool conditions and used
within a few years before the mycelium dies.
- Both are used the same way - From the grower's perspective, there is no real difference in using a spore syringe or a liquid culture syringe...
1.) Add some of the liquid onto sterilized grain in a sterile manner,
2.) Wait until you see white mycelium growing on the
grains,
3.) Once the grains are completely white, the mycelium is ready to make mushrooms.
Depending on where you live or who you're buying from, you may only be able to get spores. Additionally, rare or exotic strains are typically only available as spores. Don't worry, both spores and LC work great and produce excellent mushrooms!
The following picture shows healthy, clean liquid
culture. Liquid culture is live mycelium (the "body" of the mushroom organism) suspended in water. Squirt a little onto sterilized grain and the mycelium grows and feeds on the grain until it's ready to make mushrooms. |
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"I've been growing for some time now and have seen many things. You might call them problems because it has to be overcome.
Back in 2018 I bought my first feminized seeds. It's different then growing from seeds you would get from weed you bought or just got some seeds from last year's grow.
But lucky for me, I found the grow weed
easy web site. I would run into problems I never saw before. Through reading and studying, I would learn what my problem was, and I would learn how to correct it. Awesome, you are just what I needed. I've given this web site to more than 6 growers.
Thank you, Nebula Haze, and your associates. You're the best."
~Frank Wow, Frank. I don't even know what to say besides thanks for giving us a shot and telling
other growers about us. We really do appreciate it. ~Nebula's Associate |
"Wow. You don't look like you aged at all. Thanks for all your work over the many years."
~Zed Do you hear that, body? Start acting like we haven't aged at all. While I wait for my body to de-age, thanks for the kind words, Zed. ~Sirius "Hello Everyone...!
I'm new here and just want to reply or somehow make it clear that the mushroom content was/is fascinating....!! I'm just now getting into the idea of growing my own mushrooms. Please, I'm sure I'm not the only one who would ask this....more mushroom content...!! Whatever other info about growing them you want to share..for me, at least, is fine...lots for me (and others) to
learn.."
~Anonymous
We've got a absolutely massive response to our mushroom content and I promise we have plenty more in store. ✨🍄✨ ~Sirius
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"Been a summer outdoor grows for a few years. Thanks to GWE , things are coming together. Started to Siriusly (hehe) LST and have great results with this chocolate Thai auto ( secret squirrel seeds from a localgrow shop). Love it all the advice. White widow and sour diesel photos for the fall. Doesn't take much to bend these ladies for great yields!" ~Bp Wow, these look fantastic! They're so chunky and healthy. A+ for sure. ~Sirius |
"You can tell the first picture is where the plants are smaller. That picture was taken on May 6, 2023. 10-weeks later, after lollipoping ... TWICE, and covering the greenhouse to promote flowing ... the ladies seemed to go crazy!!! Now the stretch is finished, but they have pushed against the sides
and Touch the ceiling. Poor timing on my part. There are more pictures of course, But I thought these two would be the only ones I should send. I'm five foot six and the plants are 8-9' tall." ~Mike @King-HI Gardens The first picture is a beautiful sight, right? Yet the second picture is good enough to be wallpaper 📷 ~Sirius "Girls are almost ready to flower (2-3 weeks) I gotta finish getting the netting up around them...its hard to do alone..This first pix is the girls in the bank..Its 18 feet from one pole to the other and its about 10 feet wide..Theres 12 plants in the pix and Theres 14 plants you can't see. then 12 plants
in front of the greenhouse are almost all netted in.so a total of what,38 plants?..I think its going to be another record year..i just CAN'T WAIT to start trimming!...f*ck me to tears..." ~Mr. K In the case of Mr. K [defendant] vs. Enormous Flowering Cannabis Plants [plantiff], we find Mr.K.........guilty of having a literal forest of dank weed. Weed, the people, sentence you to like 20 hours in trim jail. May your scissors be sharp and your entertainment plentiful. 🙏 ~Sirius
I Warned You: It's Happening Again! |
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I don't want to say I told you so, but... Yet another joint-stealing ant. This is why we need to stay alert! Some of you may remember that I tried to warn you all about possible theft of joints committed by ne'er-do-well ants. Here's a reminder for those who missed it: |
As you can tell by the first picture, my prediction came true and we now live in a world where you can trust ants around your weed. Honestly, this is just another entry in a long list of scams we all have to worry about on a daily basis, but at least this one of kind of funny. Serious question: What do you think they're doing with joints of that size? I hope they get shared with the rest of the colony, but with joints of that
magnitude, I doubt they'll ever find their way back. Make sure to watch out for seed scams! Remember: Real seed businesses don't contact you. They let you contact them. If anyone messages you to sell you seeds on social media, look out! It's possible they will take your payment and send nothing. Always take a second to think before sending money to anyone, especially if they contact you (whether by DM, text message,
phone call, email, etc.). Recommended Cannabis Seed Sources
These sources have gotten great reviews from our readers:
- Seed Supreme – California, United States
- ILGM (I Love Growing Marijuana) – California, United States
- MSNL – Netherlands bank with shipping centers in the US, Canada, and
UK.
GrowWeedEasy.com has hundreds and hundreds of pages! Check out some articles you may not have seen... How to Make Cannabis Gummies (Weed Gummy Bears) -
I love cannabis gummies. They taste great, they look really cute and they're fun to make. Every year, we make a few batches of these and take some to the County Fair. I would try to convince you that these things are worth making, but let's be honest, you already want some. By the way, you can make them as sweet or as mild as you want. Just sayin'! Canna Caps
Tutorial – How to Make Cannabis Capsules - Canna caps could be seen as the "all business" cousin to weed gummy bears. They aren't cute, they don't really good and they aren't as fun to make...but golly do they work well. They work so well, they I used the word "golly" when describing them and I won't take it back. Try making a batch of these and see if they don't make you say it, too. Golly! How to Make Cannabis Tinctures - Here's a disclaimer: I don't like tinctures as much as the other two edibles mentioned above. They're super strong, but they totally give up on appearance, fun, and especially flavor. Tinctures taste like you've been cursed by a skunk. So why do people still do them? Because they're like weed dynamite, that's why! They work quickly, they're strong as hell, and to be frank, it's nice to get a
hit of grandpa's medicine while you take grandpa's other medicine.
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Nebula Haze: When I first started growing, I struggled. Now, it is my mission to make it easy for new growers to get started while helping advanced growers get bigger, better yields with less time and money. We update/add articles every week. Anyone and everyone can grow if they want
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Sirius Fourside is a hobbyist grower who has gained the bulk of his experience growing in water as a medium (deep water culture, bubbleponics). "Growing cannabis can be a relaxing hobby in and of itself, but it also saves you money and keeps you from having to
deal with shady characters. Cannabis is much easier to grow than people give it credit for, and growing in water doesn't increase the difficulty much, if any. But whether you want to grow in water, coco, or a different medium, we'll show you how easy it can be!" Copyright (c) 2023 GrowWeedEasy.com NOTE: If links aren't working or if pictures are not showing up properly, please view the full newsletter here: http://archive.aweber.com/gwe-updates Disclaimer: Grow Weed Easy only recommends products that we've either personally checked out ourselves, or that come from people we know and trust. For doing so, we may receive a commission. Nothing in this e-mail should be considered personalized Financial, Legal, or Medical Advice. The contributors to this magazine grow legally under their local laws but are not lawyers or
medical professionals. Any decision to grow marijuana should only be made after consulting with an experienced lawyer or other legal adviser. Any medical decisions should only be made after speaking with a doctor. Be safe! How Did I Sign Up For This Newsletter? Our records indicate that requested to be added to the GrowWeedEasy.com weekly newsletter at
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