vortex Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 hi folks ........ this is all new to me ... never grown before but had the odd smoke from time to time as i have a damaged spine and in constant pain .... anyway ... last year the mother in law was diagnosed with cancer ... she had the radiation therapy etc loosing her hair but still stayed strong and is truely a wonderful lady .....and wonderfull to my kids ... you honestly couldent ask for better ... she got the all clear....... and we thought it was over ... however ...... about 5 months ago it came back with a vengence... she has it in her bones... head ... and other places are showing signs now too .... she said about her medication making her feel worse so i told her i would do what i could to help her .... read up on the net and heard about sativex .... after some web trawling i found out it can be given in certain places in the uk but most times it can cost about £500 a month for it ... out the question .... then i found out about how cannabis has healing properties for cancer as well as many other illnesses too ....ive spent many many hours ... sometimes up till stupid o clock researching this ......... i saw rick simpsons vids and thought ... this is the answer .... i an a total novice and know less than nothing about growing ... etc etc so i joined here to look for help .... as you folk know WAAAAAYYYYY more than i ever could ..... started reading up on the varoius strains etc and opted for special kush..... northern lights and auto ultra ..... all above are growing and planted a few miles away in a woods .... reading up on how to make the oil ( bought 2 rice cookers ready) now im just hoping and preying the crop works and that i will get enough to help her ..... all the grandchildren dont know about the cancer as it would break their hearts to loose nanny.... so its down to me ... i have had the non autos out since beginning of may and theyre about 18 inches to 2 foot at the moment ... the autos are still tiny .... only 2 weeks old , as i said ,,, i have kids round the house so i had to go with an outdoor grow .... my main problem if i get any harvest will be drying the buds as ive read they stink BAD ..... neighbours on both sides... small garden and a shed full of bikes, scooters and other crap mean im VERY limited to space ..... i sold a few of my power toold and got a carbon filter... made up a big plywood box and put mesh drying racks in it ..... put the filter inside on the roof of the box ... cut a hole in the box side and connected 4 inch tumble dryer ducting to a 6 inch electric fan which i screwed to the outside of the hole in the side of the box .... hoping this will hide any smell if i get any crop ? anyways just wanted to let you know my reasons and to thank everyone for all the great info and help on the site ...... wish me luck 8 Link to comment
me n me girls Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 http://www.uk420.com/boards/index.php?/topic/379411-serious-help-required/& Take a little read of that link and the post I wrote there. Good luck. 1 Link to comment
golf.007 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Nice post dude, sending positive vibes your way. I hope you pull a cracking yield as it sounds like you deserve it. 2 Link to comment
Flintstone Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Wish you all the best vortex!! I'm doing a medical outdoor grow too! You may find this interesting plus the 7 pages of comments: http://michiganmedicalmarijuana.org/blog/532/entry-1098-rso-qwiso-qwet-and-naturally-decarbed-sap-tincture-concentrates-and-other-essential-plant-oils-by-grow-goddess/ 2 Link to comment
bearukc Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Wishing you all the best. Don't worry about smell when drying. If you're making med oil you can make it with fresh frozen bud - no need to dry it. 4 Link to comment
vortex Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 1 hour ago, bearukc said: Wishing you all the best. Don't worry about smell when drying. If you're making med oil you can make it with fresh frozen bud - no need to dry it. no need to dry ? all the vids ive seen says to dry it before using the chemical liquid/ alcahol to make the oil ? does drying it first make the oil stronger then ? or dosent it make any difference ? thanks Link to comment
me n me girls Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 If you are making oil it is best to dry it (bone dry) as that is the way to get maximum yield from it for rso. 1 Link to comment
bearukc Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 15 hours ago, vortex said: no need to dry ? all the vids ive seen says to dry it before using the chemical liquid/ alcahol to make the oil ? does drying it first make the oil stronger then ? or dosent it make any difference ? thanks I don't think it makes a difference. I know the RSO method is using dry but others say use fresh frozen bud. I've done both many times and there's no apparent difference. 1 Link to comment
bearukc Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Just a note to add on using fresh bud. When bud is frozen it can be smashed up as it's brittle. With larger buds or colas I found I couldn't smash it up small enough in one go because it would start to defrost. Therefore I used to give it three or four 'smash and refreeze sessions' before using it. I was freezing my bud in a sturdy plastic bag and then, using a rolling pin, I'd smash it in the bag. 1 Link to comment
gb1 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) Bone dry frozen bud for smoking... washed for up to three minutes.... Bone dry bud for RSO, washed at room temp if you so wish. You get a full extract this way if it helps. If you don't like the green, leave it in the sun to kill it. You certainly do not need to crush up your herb if it is frozen. Just stirring it does that all by itself. Makes for a better filter process in the end. There is no need to pulverise your medicine. Hope this helps. Now... frozen fresh herb for bubble .....not dried...now theres a real treat! decarbed herb is important for treating caner... I wish you all the best. Edited June 5, 2017 by gb1 4 Link to comment
vortex Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 many thanks for all the help and information folks .... plants not looking too healthy at the moment ... dont know what to do ... no one else will help her so i will just plod on with it ....i suppose i can only do the best i can ..... 1 Link to comment
bearukc Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 What's up with the plants? Can you post a pic and details of your set-up? Maybe someone can help you diagnose the problem. It's a noble effort on your part and it would be a shame to fail for lack of information. You have a cannabis community here who are, in the main, happy to help. 2 Link to comment
vortex Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 many thanks for the replies folks .... a quick update ..... some of my plants got stolen... part of a tree fell on another plot and flattened them, the same storm snapped the others over ( i haddent put any support in for them , then all i ended up with was about 1/4 oz of bud from a daiquari lime ..... i began saving for more seeds and my little collection was getting there... i dont work as i suffer from discoverbrial spondolosis of the spine ( the spine bones are disolving and at any time the back just gives out and pinches the nerves ... bloody painfull) im actually sat here in agony... as the back went out again yesterday .... anways never mind,.... i was planning on getting as many plants out in various places this spring to try to cover any cock ups that i may have this time as i WONT give up ... before christmas i had my shed robbed, a few bits and pieces were nicked , including my seed collection that was in a little carved wooden box ..... so a totally crap and useless first attempt at growing .... mr panik kindly subbed me a few beans ready for the spring and i have sold a hf radio, grinder ( bench type not weed type ) and a few of my handmade knives and managed to get some bills for christmas paid, and a couple more seeds.... The lady im growing for had a scan and its not too good as the cancer has got worse,... i only have the great outdoors to grow in and hoping this years grow goes better as i feel i have let her down and times running out .... i was doing more research and i read that some of the high CBD strains like candidda cd1, and some of the cbd crew stuff are excellent especially when blended in with higher thc weed to try to equal the thc/cbd content ..... my problem is the seeds from the cbd crew are quite a lot too buy ( yes i know theyre good stuff and worth it ) but im skint and at the moment could possibly be looking at being divorced too ....... i was wondering if anyone could possibly advise me on some cheaper high cbd strains i could get to mix with mr paniks beans ( providing i get any harvest this year ) many thanks for your help and advise..... Link to comment
tigseyjnr Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Don't get so hung up on CBD strains. Thc is medicine too and being high is a bonus you soon tolerate I'd expect high THC strains to be just as valuable, if not more so for your particular needs. There's some pretty good outdoor selections in the subbies seeds. Anything from eelhelmet could end up good. And panik's stuff too of course. Good of luck with it all though 1 Link to comment
lorraine Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Good luck xx couldn't you just get a small tent for indoors..... much easier , I'm not too sure how much bud you need for your mum in law but I should imagine 2 or 3 plants would be enough to get you going.... you get tents that look like telephone boxes so they don't take up much room x Link to comment
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