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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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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.

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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.

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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.

#permaculture #permies #homesteading #grownostr #selfsovereignty #meshtadel #weedstr #weed #cannabis #marijuana #rabbit #rabbitcolony #garden #gardening

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rev.hodl 2y ago

Still plenty of rabbits left to harvest in the rabbit colony cannabis garden.

Simple tools and quick processing time is one of the many reasons I prefer rabbits over chickens.

They take just about any vegetation and turn it into meat. The organs tell the tale of a healthy diet too.

This one was a little smaller than I would have liked. Must have been extra fluffy and looked bigger than he was.

Been catching them with a net now instead of trapping so we can get exactly the ones we're after.

#permaculture #permies #homesteading #grownostr #meshtadel #selfsovereignty #rabbit #meat #rabbitcolony

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