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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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More details about how I grow the cannabis from 2023
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
More details about how I grow the cannabis from 2023
quoting nevent1q…8frlCannabis 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!
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quoting nevent1q…tm4tCannabis exploding with growth, transplanting is on the horizon
The cannabis is really starting to take off, so starting to get the beds prepped in the rabbit colony for planting. First step is digging up the nutrient rich soil from the low point in the colony and moving it to the top of the hill.
Then I will broad fork it in, after that, I'll add the composted horse manure just before planting. I'm going to put some plants up at the top of the hill this season. Even though it's much more dry, it gets much better sun. I've been dumping straw and woodchips in the colony here and there which I will use as mulch to help hold the moisture in.
The hillbilly hasher is no longer necessary to maintain the temperature in the cold frame so it's exclusively hashing on sunshine from solar power for now. I plan to modify it to work with the dehydrator box asap.
Seeds are still available.
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