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Sexing cannabis and replacing males in the rabbit colony cannabis garden

The cannabis is showing it's sex, so it's time to pull the males in the rabbit colony cannabis garden and replace them with females from the cold frame. The top image can be identified as a female by the presence of the pistols emerging from the pre-flower at the stem. The lower image is and example of a male with the lack of pistols on the pre-flower.

https://i.imgur.com/Gk8gufI.mp4

Check out the worms hanging out in the soil after digging up one of the male cannabis plants to be replaced in the garden.

The cannabis has a long way to grow before harvest, I look forward to taking a break and enjoying a mullein spliff while watching the plants grow as season goes on.

#permaculture #permies #homesteading #grownostr #weedstr #selfsovereignty #cannabis #rabbitcolony #weed #marijuana #spliff #garden #outdoorgrow #sungrown

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rev.hodl 2y ago

Rabbit kit eating cannabis

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

Even the slightest protruding leaf of the cannabis plants gets quickly nibbled away by the rabbits. Soon the plants will be tall enough to spread branches out higher than the reach of the rabbits. We are going to have to start harvesting rabbits soon by the look of the numbers in the colony. The older males will start fighting for territory and that's when we know it's time.

#permaculture #permies #homesteading #grownostr #selfsovereignty #rabbit #cannabis #weedstr #rabbitcolony

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Dr. Sulak 2y ago

I love this idea. What do you do with the rabbits in the winter?

rev.hodl 2y ago

Thanks for the zap! Made my day! We keep the rabbits in the colony all winter, we try to harvest all rabbits except the breeding stock by the end of November. They don't breed much over the winter and the numbers stay low. Very low input system, we are working on getting more detailed numbers on how much we spend on supplemental feed each year for meat the system yeilds. We are working on some ways to make harvesting the rabbits faster as well as getting more plants to survive in the system amongst the rabbits. There still plenty of room for improvement.

econoalchemist 2y ago

Do the rabbits try to dig out of their enclosure? We have a few meat rabbits and we keep them in cages but I've been thinking they'll be better overall with a large enclosure like you have.

rev.hodl 2y ago

The chicken wire that's attached to the woven wire fence to keep them in is bent at the bottom and extends about a foot to the inside of the fence. So they have to dig a tunnel to get out. I'm not sure if that's why they don't dig out or if its just big enough that they don't need more space for their territory. We haven't had any issues with the rabbits escaping or predators so far after more than 2 years of keeping them this way.

rev.hodl 2y ago

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.

#permaculture #permies #homesteading #grownostr #selfsovereignty #weedstr #cannabis #weed #marijuana #ladybug #pestcontrol #symbiosis #rabbit #rabbitcolony #garden #gardening #meat

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Matthew 2y ago

The feeling of following what you do is a mixture of optimism because of all of the teaching and dread because it shows how much ground a newcomer has to cover.

rev.hodl 2y ago

Follow permaculture ethics and principles as your guide and take one step at a time. I don't try to fast track it, just keep designing and refining systems to suit my situation and aptitudes.