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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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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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WARTIME PSYCHOPATH™ ☣️⚔️ 2y ago

They are going to town! 😍

rev.hodl 2y ago

They will get nice a fat. Eat rabbits eat!

BITwise 🐳 >>= RIGHTish 2y ago

Really enjoying watching your journey! Thanks for documenting it for us 🙏🏽

rev.hodl 2y ago

Thanks for following along! I want to spread the good word of Bitcoin and permaculture across the land so we can strive for evermore abundance.

Troy 2y ago

If the pollen sacks were open at all, you'll get seeds. Hopefully it's a small enough amount that your girls still vigorously produce more flower. If they get pollinated enough, they will slow down, or even halt.

I don't know anything about preserving cannabis pollen, in particular, as I haven't performed any breeding. However, for many/most plants, pollen does not preserve well.

rev.hodl 2y ago

I let one make open up and drop pollen for a week a couple seasons ago. Ended up with lots of seeds in the plants closest to it but not too bad with the others. Definitely still got lots of flower. I hope this time isnt as bad. I really wanted to have the pollen from this plant so I took the gamble. The trick will be preserving it for a few more weeks until I'm ready to pollinate a few branches.

rev.hodl 2y ago

Cannabis is starting to flower

The rabbits have left me with 9 plants in the cannabis garden rabbits colony.

Several are around 8ft tall. Not the largest plants I've grown but much better than last year. In the past I focused a lot on the cannabis garden but now I'm working on growing the most for the least time and expense possible.

The pink pistols are starting to show on a few of the plants now. These will be the ones I attempt to pollinate.

If you're interested in how I apply permaculture in the rabbit colony cannabis garden I will be showcasing it on the field study portion of the Applied Permaculture class I will be teaching here at the homestead on September 17th.

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𝔼𝕣𝕪𝕟 𝔹𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕠 2y ago

I’m really interested in how you built the physical structure of your rabbit colony. How much of it do they dig themselves? How much area do you fence in for something like that? Do they seem more well adjusted in that environment than in hutches? Just curious about everything!

Raven M 2y ago

Some pollen will keep for a short time in the refrigerator. 🤔

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

rev.hodl 2y ago

All the plants in the cannabis garden are successfully pollinated!

I had one seed left from the original pineapple pomegranate genetics that turned out to be a male so I let it produce pollen in the cannabis garden.

I tried saving some of the pollen but it looks like I won't need it as well developed seeds are ripening on all the plants.

I'm trying to select for pink color, vigorous large growth, and a super lemon haze high. Plus, a friend and fellow bitcoiner gave me white widow and gold leaf seeds this year which are now crossed with pineapple pomegranate. I'm going to have lots of options next season!

The lady bugs are staying vigilant keeping the plants pest free and looking healthy too.

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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

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...