Merlin's Grow Log (Part 2)

Glad to hear. I had a buddy in the 90s thst used it. Seeds, stems, and all. Headache hits we called it.

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I will forego the seeds and stems. LOL

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I know he would just bump it to not get it too fine. He has a battery powered one.

This one has coarse adjustability.

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I tried pulsing the one I have. That might have worked if I had manually broken the flower up into small pieces. When I put 3/4 to 1 inch pieces, pulsing resulted in a mixture of too fine and chunks. Mine is an old Mr. Coffee grinder that we bought nearly 30 years ago. We only used it for a short time before replacing with a burr grinder.

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Hola @merlin44 another thing you could try…take the handle off the grinder and attached that shaft to a drill…

It just needs more powa!

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Thanks @Growmoredank
That would be a good idea if my grinder had a handle. LOL
I started by looking for a grinder with a handle which would be easier to use.

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I am late here. So I will just ask. DO they make a grinder that catches Kief :astonished_face: Mine leaves the sides coated each time. Mine is a plug in. And just a tap will grind a full container. I got it when I was making brownies for a friend. before some one mentioned a coffee grinder. I was doing about an oz for each pan by hand. He needed the stuff so potent. I finally said it was a waste for me to use so much for so little.

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Yeah, hard to please the peeps that need it really, really strong. Even with the qwet concentrate, I had one friend tell me that a single gummy wasn’t strong enough and I made them 60mg.

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@Caligurl

I finally figured out edibles don’t really work on me…last time I took 120mg and just felt ill.

Took it as a sign.

I hope you are doing well!

Have a wonderful day!

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I really believe that it depends on the edibles. When you say a 120mg gummy, my first thought goes to artificial THC… yes, the super strong ones are made with isolates and also artificial THC. I had a friend hooked on artificial because she needed it to be really, really strong (her tolerance had just soared over a few months). She ended up in the ER after about 6-8 months of solid use. She went crazy… literally. She was in the ER screaming like a crazy person, couldn’t sit still, was hallucinating and said she thought her head was going to explode. The ER doc knew immediately what it was because he has been seeing it more and more often. He told her that somepeople can’t feel the high like they can with natural thc and also a lot of people cannot process natural thc like everyone else sometimes because of other prescription medications they are taking, or other factors. It was a very interesting journey with her, and it raised more questions in my head than it solved.

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I pulled the plug on a Torr extraction kit. My ST after 4 years is taking far too long to process and has been retired :partying_face:. I tried troubleshooting but I am ready to move on. I won’t miss the sound of the ST trying to pull vacuum :joy:. I did get the smaller size which I figure I can run 3 oz of weed or so and get 10 to 12 gs of oil a run. Looking forward to 1 to 2 hour washes instead of the 8 hours my ST is taking.

In regards to what @Caligurl which I agree with , stated about distillate based edibles v full spectrum edibles, I much prefer full spectrum oil vs distillate for edibles. To me full spectrum produces a better buzz and overall feeling.

Hope all is well with you.

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A little over a week ago we drove down to get some Roots Organic Original soil from a grow store affiliated with the Roots Organic folks. The store is closed! Rats!

I have been trying to contact the manufacturer, Aurora Innovations, with no luck. There is no answer by phone and emails are returned as undeliverable.

I will need to find a different soil or make my own.

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That stinks!

Try this, if you haven’t already:

https://rootsorganics.com/contact-us/

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Thanks @Twelve1 That is one of the three addresses that I have tried a couple of times each.

One of the phone numbers still rings and is answered by bot but then says nobody is available. (multiple tries at different times of day). Their toll free number now goes to medicare supplemental insurance company.

When we are in the area next, we will drive by the facility to see what-is-what.

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I have also used the Roots Organic dry nutrients. Deciding on a new nutrient line will be more difficult than the soil.

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Yeah, bummer!
Hopefully their products will still be available, though I know that you were able to pick them up at a greatly reduced price.

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I am well stocked for at least my next grow, perhaps a bit longer. That will give plenty of time to obsess over this- I mean cogitate over it.

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I know you have had great success with roots organic, I know a lot of people use Promix, myself included as it is very stable from the get go. As for nutrients, so many to choose from. I just switched to MC1 and bloom and it seems to be working pretty good so far, and so easy to use. I was using Advanced Nutrients but dam they got expensive. :+1:

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Thanks for the great advice @Dforce. I will give Promix a look-see.

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