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Issue #471 - Sunday, April 25, 2021
Dear Fellow Grower,
In today's issue...
- Howdy, stranger. I hear you're new around these parts and lookin' to eat your weed instead of smoking or vaporizing it. Well you're in luck! Not only do we have a bunch of useful recipes, but we're going to teach you the one trick you NEED to know if you want to make edibles. Hint: Cook the weed first!
- Could you help us out by filling out a 1-minute survey about measuring nutrients?
- Get an update on the Spider Farmer vs Mars Hydro LED grow journal!
- The pictures this week are over the place...and that's just the way I like it! We've got some plain ol' beautifully budding cannabis plants, a vegging plant that's on the way, and one of the most resilient cannabis plants I've ever seen. Even I wouldn't last long in the same conditions!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com)
"The time is always right to do what is right."
~Martin Luther King, Jr.
Decarboxylation:
How to Decarb Weed for Edibles
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Before making edibles, decarb (cook) cannabis in the oven for 30 minutes at 250°F (120°C) to increase potency
Note: This university-level book teaches the chemistry of extractions (cannabis, herbs, mushrooms, roots, seeds, etc.)
What Is Decarboxylation?
Decarboxylation is a chemical reaction that makes cannabis edibles feel more potent. The sciency-sounding word describes the process of turning THCA, which isn’t that psychoactive, into the THC we all know and love.
Since cannabis typically contains THCA instead of THC before it’s heated or smoked, decarboxylation is essential when processing cannabis for eating. The regular cooking process typically isn’t enough to decarb cannabis fully, and it doesn’t happen naturally in your stomach.
That’s why in most recipes for cannabis edibles or tinctures, decarboxylation (or the informal verb, “decarbing”) is the first step you take.
Don’t worry, it’s simple. Decarbing simply means subjecting your weed to high temperatures (~250°F or 120°C) over about 30 minutes before using it in your recipe.
These cannabis buds are about to get decarbed.
When you smoke or vaporize cannabis, the heat of the fire/vaporizer makes the decarboxylation process happen. The heat turns the THCA in your cannabis to THC, you inhale that THC and feel its effects.
When you decarb, it forces the same transformation to happen, yet leaves all that good stuff on the bud so you can eat it or cook it into something like butter or oil.
Did you know? Heat isn’t the only way decarboxylation happens. Even if you never heat your cannabis, the process of decarbing also occurs naturally over time at regular temperatures.
Why Is Decarbing Important?
Why decarb? Because decarbing is what makes edibles work! Decarboxylation could be seen as the most important step in making edibles since it’s the process that makes your weed actually feel like weed when you eat it.
It may seem counterintuitive to “cook” your weed by itself. Wouldn’t that burn off all the good stuff and make it less potent? No, it won’t reduce the potency as long as you follow the instructions in this tutorial.
In fact, it’s the opposite. If your buds are not decarbed before being eaten, you won’t feel the psychoactive effects of your weed. You could eat a whole ounce of raw bud and only be left with a breath that smells like a dispensary!
Break buds up to prepare them for decarboxylation
Small Pieces of Weed vs. Grinding Your Weed
There’s a bit of debate about how to prepare your bud before decarboxylation. But in our opinion...
Want a Machine to Decarb Weed Automatically?
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Rather have a machine do the work of decarbing for you?
The Ardent Nova is a machine with a singular purpose: decarbing weed. It’s a set-and-forget style system, meaning you can load it up, start it, and walk away. While you’re gone, the Ardent Nova will slowly and thoroughly decarb your weed and stop applying heat as soon as it senses the job is done. No need for an oven because it plugs directly into the wall. Plus it makes almost no
smell whatsoever; I had to put my nose right up to it to smell anything.
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1-Minute Survey: How Do You Measure Nutrients?
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We're in the process of writing an article about measuring nutrients and I want to tailor it to you.
Could you help me out by completing this 1-minute quiz?
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Spider Farmer vs Mars Hydro LED grow journal update
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Spider Farmer on top (white labels), Mars Hydro on bottom (with red labels to help remember that’s the “Mars” tent)
So far the plants look almost identical in both tents. I did some light training this week, but otherwise I've just been letting the plants do their thing.
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Can't wait to see how they look next week :)
Love,
Nebula
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"Hi Guys
I was reading the latest newsletter [an inadequate title for something so enjoyable and informative] on Sunday morning with a coffee, and it struck me that all over the world many thousands of diverse people of all ages, lives and experiences were doing the same thing, a community of readers sharing the knowledge and love.
I've been growing for sixty years since the 60s, and still learn something new every week. Some might say I'm a slow learner as I should be an expert by now!
Thank you for all the knowledge you share. If there is a god, she is one loving mother to have given us such a plant for medicine and joy. "
~Peter
That's a cool thought. Right now, there are (literally) many thousands of people reading the newsletter at the same time. I love it! ~Sirius
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"It occurs to me, after reading this week’s newsletter, that our growing community could feed the world with the knowledge they have accumulated in growing weed!
There must be tons of nutes and testing chemicals that are being dumped throughout and after each grow by this same wonderful community. Even composted excess soil or coir can leach bad guys into our environment.
I wonder if you might consider putting a spotlight on this? Perhaps with a newsletter, but certainly on an ongoing basis as a reminder to us all. It would be great to hear how others have been able to go green...beyond a backyard compost pile.
Thanks for considering!"
~Vicki
That's a good idea, Vivki. Does anyoen have any tips on growing green...greener? If we get enough tips, we'll make an issue to share with everyone. 👍 ~Sirius Fourside
"Thank you, I really appreciate your website, your weekly emails are fantastic. I wish I shared your enthusiasm for all of this. Back in the thirties my father used to hitchhike to New York and get pounds of gold weed for $21. I think it's sort of in my blood. Keep up the good work! Thanks again"
~Henry
Purchasing a pound of weed for $21 sounds absolutely insane, but that's much closer to what prices would be if they weren't inflated by illegality and a lopsided market. ~Sirius
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~pop22
That's a good name for some good lookin' weed! ~Sirius
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"Still learning,but you make it much easier."
~Darryle
Glad to hear we're making it easier. Keep up the good work and let us know how it goes. ~Sirius
"Randomly put a seed in the ground beginning of April it has sprouted and survived with no care and days in the 40s and nights down to 30 degrees.
It is about a week and half old and I’m amazed a weed plant could be this resilient! I don’t remember which of my plants it came from sadly."
~Alchemist
I knew cannabis plants were super-resilient, but these pictures surprised me anyway! ~Sirius
"Venom OG aka (All Gas - Asphalt plant)...5th week. No! pesticides....50/50 Hybrid ....A GREAT! night time smoke!... Flavors of skunk, diesel, pine and citus[...]
My second grow and I think I nailed it! Fox farms 3 nutes...3x3x6 grow tent...1 800w cob in the middle and 2 Bloom Plus 1000 (1 on each side of the cob) 2 10gal fabric pots."
~Coyote Ken
Yup, you defintiely nailed it. Good job! ~Sirius
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Sirius Fourside:
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!"
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