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Ladybugs and larva protecting cannabis from pests

Seeing lots of ladybugs and larva on the cannabis. There must be plenty of aphids for them to eat. Thankfully it seems like the ladybugs keeping everything in balance and the plants are looking healthy.

The rabbits are also very healthy and we are starting to harvest them now. This one is a perfect example of what we are look for.

Pelts are clean and fluffy and livers look good too.

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rev.hodl 2y ago

Rabbits ate my cannabis plant to death

It's a risky way to grow cannabis amongst dozens of hungry rabbits and every year since we've been growing both together we always lose a few plants to the rabbits.

The smallest kits end up digging under the cage and girdling the plant or the largest can reach over the top and prune it down to a stump (I still have hope this plant will recover).

With no chance of growing any further, I pulled the plant and fed it to the rabbits. They certainly enjoyed the treat.

https://i.imgur.com/4Olj3Wi.mp4

Even though we are down one plant now, there is an over achiever in the garden making up for the loss.

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Troy 2y ago

Such a bummer!

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rev.hodl 2y ago

Hopefully they don't get them all! I've got 3 of each variety as long as one of each survives, I can get seed for the crosses I'm experimenting with.

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Dash 2y ago

Lol what happens to the rabbits?

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rev.hodl 2y ago

Cannabis in the rabbit colony got a helping of composted horse manure

Spread 20gal of composted horse manure around each plant today. I wanted to feed them sooner and kept finding higher priorities but the rabbits have been digging under the cages and girdling the plants. By piling up the compost it will hopefully discourage the rabbits and feed the plants at the same time.

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rev.hodl 2y ago

Will my cannabis be seedy because I let a male start dropping pollen in the cannabis garden?

https://i.imgur.com/xODJzkG.mp4

I let a male cannabis plant reach maturity in the rabbit colony cannabis garden. It was the last pineapple pomegranate seed I had so I wanted to let it produce pollen to save for breeding. I harvested the pollen and pulled the plant to feed to the rabbits. The female plants have just barely started to produce flowers so I don't think I'll end up with too many seeds (and if I do I kinda want them anyway). The rabbits sure do love to eat cannabis.

For those who have experience preserving pollen please point me in the direction of some good techniques.

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Crypto_Vantage 2y ago

That’s awesome.

To preserve pollen you want to keep it dry and cool. There are a few techniques but I’ve never done them myself. It will be nice to have seeds if some of the pollen took to the females. Great for a homestead to have a few seeds

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bitsimple 2y ago

Yeah m8 once it seeds it will turn the females best can hope is not too seeded if you can seperate them still

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rev.hodl 2y ago

I pulled the make and fed it to the rabbits shortly after the pollen dropped. It appears the plants are all pollinated but I'm not sure to what extent. In the past I've met males go for longer and sill ended up with plenty of decent bud. Hopefully that's the case this time too. Definitely seeds in there though...