Cannabis thriving in the rabbit colony cannabis garden with minimal effort
The cannabis was transplanted in the rabbit colony on May 13th. I chose to plant high on the slope closer together this season. After a few years of observation, I think this area gets the best sun exposure so the plants grow best here.
To start this season, I dug soil from the low area of the rabbit colony to fertilize the cannabis. Any excess nutrients have been caught in this area. So far, I've only watered once right after transplanting, thanks the soil rich in organic matter and the wood chip/straw mulch.
The ladybugs showed up almost immediately and are doing their work to keep the pest pressure on the plants in check.
The plants are in the ground 10 days earlier than last season and are all looking healthy. I've been able to determine the sex on them and have started to pull the males to feed to the rabbits. I have selected one male which I will keep and let it drop pollen for a few days before removing it so the plants can produce seed, which is the main yield I'm looking for.
I'm looking forward to see how big I can get the cannabis to grow this season. I will be feeding chicken composted horse manure after replacing all the males with more female plants in the next week or so.
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The cannabis was transplanted in the rabbit colony on May 13th. I chose to plant high on the slope closer together this season. After a few years of observation, I think this area gets the best sun exposure so the plants grow best here.
To start this season, I dug soil from the low area of the rabbit colony to fertilize the cannabis. Any excess nutrients have been caught in this area. So far, I've only watered once right after transplanting, thanks the soil rich in organic matter and the wood chip/straw mulch.
The ladybugs showed up almost immediately and are doing their work to keep the pest pressure on the plants in check.
The plants are in the ground 10 days earlier than last season and are all looking healthy. I've been able to determine the sex on them and have started to pull the males to feed to the rabbits. I have selected one male which I will keep and let it drop pollen for a few days before removing it so the plants can produce seed, which is the main yield I'm looking for.
I'm looking forward to see how big I can get the cannabis to grow this season. I will be feeding chicken composted horse manure after replacing all the males with more female plants in the next week or so.
#permaculture #permies #homesteading #meshtadel #cannabis #weedstr #grownosr #marijuana #rabbitcolony
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Cannabis starts are planted in the rabbit colony!
Selected the 12 largest plants of each of the f1 crosses (pineapple pomegranate x super lemon haze)
The roots were ready for a bigger pot a few days ago better transplanted sooner than later.
Each plant gets 10gal composted horse manure broad forked in along with 5gal of sheep manure packed straw as mulch. Will add more throughout the summer. Rows are planted on counter with the slope for maximum water catchment.
After growing and breeding cannabis for a few years, I have finally arrived at a method which requires no outside inputs. Seed from previous seasons, growing substrate various compost/sand/soils found on the homestead, pots used 1gal vinegar jugs, rabbit exclusion rings from prior seasons. The only true expense this season has been my time.
By integrating the rabbits and the cannabis together I get higher yields of both. The rabbits weed and fertilize the cannabis and the excess cannabis feeds the rabbits. The cannabis will also provide shade and additional protection for the rabbits. After last seasons failures, I'm excited to see what this system can produce this go around!
#permaculture #permies #homesteading #grownostr #cannabis #rabbits #rabbitcolony #outdoorgrow #sungrown #weedstr #meatrabbits #gardening #selfsovereignty
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Selected the 12 largest plants of each of the f1 crosses (pineapple pomegranate x super lemon haze)
The roots were ready for a bigger pot a few days ago better transplanted sooner than later.
Each plant gets 10gal composted horse manure broad forked in along with 5gal of sheep manure packed straw as mulch. Will add more throughout the summer. Rows are planted on counter with the slope for maximum water catchment.
After growing and breeding cannabis for a few years, I have finally arrived at a method which requires no outside inputs. Seed from previous seasons, growing substrate various compost/sand/soils found on the homestead, pots used 1gal vinegar jugs, rabbit exclusion rings from prior seasons. The only true expense this season has been my time.
By integrating the rabbits and the cannabis together I get higher yields of both. The rabbits weed and fertilize the cannabis and the excess cannabis feeds the rabbits. The cannabis will also provide shade and additional protection for the rabbits. After last seasons failures, I'm excited to see what this system can produce this go around!
#permaculture #permies #homesteading #grownostr #cannabis #rabbits #rabbitcolony #outdoorgrow #sungrown #weedstr #meatrabbits #gardening #selfsovereignty
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This year I only used fertility from within the rabbit colony to grow the cannabis. In the past, I've applied multiple feedings of composted horse manure processed by our chickens to grow the plants.
While the only time I water the plants in general is for a day or two after transplanting, the weather has been excellent this year for growing cannabis. Rain every few days with very mild heat waves.
Some of the plants are growing nearly as well as the season which I tried really hard to grow massive plants. Except this year, I've hardly tried at all. I attribute the success once again to the weather as well as a few years of building the soil in the garden thanks to the rabbits. The tallest plant, White Widow x Redbud Haze, is over 10ft tall.
This season I couldn't decide between two nice male expressions of Redbud Haze to pollinate the garden. I will be using both, one has already dropped pollen and been fed to the rabbits. The other is getting ready to open it's pollen sacks soon, so the seeds won't be totally random on the buds. The deeper seeds are more likely the earlier expression and the outer seeds should be the later. Since the second male has been growing all season it is giant. It should be a nice meal for the rabbits too.
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Available varieties include
Redbud Haze (Super Lemon Haze x Pineapple Pomegranate)
!!! (Unique phenotype expression of Redbud Haze) my personal favorite from the garden this year
Redbud Widow (White widow x Redbud Haze)
Rosegold Leaf (Gold Leaf x Redbud Haze)
All are sativa dominant hybrids with Rosegold Leaf having the most indica in the mix.
All seeds are regular photoperiod, not feminized or autoflowering.
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