Bookvisor love

I don't have product reviews or recommendations, I'm more a 'to each his own' kinda person. Although I tend to be quite thorough on research when choosing my own products. That being said, I feel it a must to tell you about this amazing book reader I found. It's called bookviser. There are several reasons I love this reader above all others I have used. You see, I have tons of research material and technical books that I frequently refer to on any given week and this reader does an excellent job storing them as well as reading them, this reader also does an excellent job with all 300+ star trek books. The reader is highly flexible, you can customize the tiniest thing to optimize the book you choose. I went ahead and got the paid version and it is well worth the funds. The free version was very good but I wanted the extra customization the paid version offers. The thing will also read any book out loud to you whether it is an audiobook or not, for one, which I find extremely handy while I'm working the gardens. I think the best feature, for me anyhow, is the star trek theme. Ahhh, the simple things!!! With the star trek theme you get Spock on the tile and the reader is all trekked out. How much more fun can a reader get?! There are other themes to choose from as well and they are all fully customizable. I had some initial issues after upgrading so I contacted the developer. He is a great guy who cares about his work and his users. He answered all my questions and was quick to respond. I can't express enough how important that behavior is and I will gladly hand him cash for his endeavors I share in! Nothing but impressed am I and I greatly endorse, recommend, and love this reader. Thanks for stopping by! We'll be back to the plants soon!

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patience is the way of nature

Growing, whether as a hobby or profession involves many variables. There are a few paths to take to get to a system you can follow through with well and you enjoy. Joy is one of the greatest reasons to grow. The variables differ between outdoor and indoor as well as between media choices, lighting, ventilation, not to exclude knowledge and ability to execute, discipline, in the grower themselves and their goals for the garden. There are so many paths to take when it comes to any plant you decide to grow and the paths for consumables are not only endless but they vary in diverse ways on several levels. Of course this is coming from my observations and my goals within my gardens, which differ for each garden. Luckily for us, biology is biology and things want to live much more than we want to kill them, to quote a dear friend of mine. The basics are out there, anyone can learn how to grow anything, it's all about application. Figure out what your goals are for your garden, what you want out of it, what you expect to get, how much time you want to put into it, how much money you want to invest, and ultimately what quality you'd like to shoot for. Looks will be deceiving, what looks great and smells decent isn't necessarily great stuff on the length or intensity of the high or levels of CBD/CBN, etc. Study systems and ways to grow and figure out which is best for your knowledge. You can't hit the ground running or you'll be paying many many pretty pennies for mistakes you could have avoided. If you've never grown anything at all start with small plants in soil and have at it. It is suggested to begin with soil as hydroponics is a specialized system that requires knowledge, ability, and time. There is very little flexibility and forgiveness in hydroponics. While talking to people is a great way to further your education what works for one place and another's ability may not work where you are or for your range of knowledge. It's not as easy as plant it and it will grow nor is it as easy as grow it and it will sell. Competition is fierce these days and while stuff that looks awesome may go quickly the bad side of only appearance is there is no longevity in it. Stuff that looks great doesn't necessarily 'work' great. Next see what your options are on space you have to work with, this of course will evolve according to the system you decide on but knowing the dimensions as a whole will help with that. Once you know the overall size of the space you have to work with take a look at the options of systems you have to choose from if you decide to try hydroponics. The better your ventilation the better your garden. If your ventilation is right you really don't need cO2 generators or anything, some will argue that with me but we won't get into that this time. It is always suggested that no matter how you decide to set your space (tents or full room set) lay down some protection for your floor as you will have floods time to time if you use a res and hose system and I've seen a flood or two in some other sets. After you've set up your space, decided on a system, designed your room, placed your lights, etc. Get your plants and nutes and have at it. This is where every round is new and exciting, even after fine tuning for years it's still a magical wonderful thing to out do each round. Take time to see how they react, how they respond to different things you may add or not put in, experiment and bring out the best of the strain. The more you get to know her, the closer you are to making her the best you can. Keep in mind if you plan to let your flowers out to others you do have a responsibility to them to NOT use chemicals pesticides not for consumable plants. These chemicals are dangerous and will lead to death, to sum it up. There are also things to consider as far as who you are getting plants from; what they did to the plants, what they use for treatment, these will all affect your garden. Now I'm floating off but we'll get into fun with that end of things soon! If you need help making decisions like those above ask for advice! Take in all ideas you can, read about plant biology, educate yourself on plant science of all plants, and do something that works for you and what you want to do. The flexibility is there and if you have the discipline, desire to figure it out and improve, and problem solving skills you'll be very happy with your results and you'll do nothing but get better

Runs of recent past

17.5g Northern Lights

10.7g Liquid Butter Og

10.0g Bubba Kush

2g Shaman

2g Pink Kush

**60/40 Indica Dominent

8.1g total return

17.2g Norhern Lights

30.2g Shaman

18.2g Pink Kush

**74/26 Sativa Dominent

8.3g total return

21g Northern Lights

14g Pink Kush

7g Bubba Kush

**77/23 Indica Dominent

8.8g total return

46g Shaman

14g Northern Lights

**74/26 Sativa Dominent

7.7g total return

21g Northern Lights

14g Pink Kush

9g Shaman

**52/48 Sativa Dominent

7.2g total return

All of these were done with 3 cans of Lucienne Butane Gas and purged for at least 14 hrs in a vacuum chamber. 

My impression of Lucienne...

After research and asking around I decided to give Lucienne butane a try. I am pretty pleased with it. As the research shows it is very clean and light. With a purge that seems more complete and a bit quicker, the finished product is nothing but flower flavor, it does well on maintaining the subtle flavors and aromas of each flower and you can play with your heat with no issues. Slightly heavy on the propane but this purges off very quickly, almost instantly, and I believe it is purely there as a propellant. The quicker purge overall leads me to believe there is much less chance of molecular bonding. I have yet to study this aspect in more depth yet I intend to. The end product is beautiful, tasty, no taste of solvent or film like heavy mouth feel. After only 10hrs in the chamber the bubbles left were water vapor. Much less time from start to finish. No noticeable difference in yeild, if anything I averaged about .7 more per 7g of sugar going in. 

Testing... Testing... 1,2,3

Testing is necessary when you are getting product from somewhere you do not know or trust. You want to pay attention to the pesticide, fungicide, and other chemical levels. Not so much the thc or cbd/cbn. Why? Well each bud is going to have different levels, just as each individual strawberry has different levels of sugar. If your grower is consistent, as they should be, these levels are not so much an issue if the product functions for you. With medicinal oil you want a rough idea of the cbd/cbn content as this is the active ingredient. The testing is great for unknown sources and for a general idea of what one plant as a whole produces as far as potency. Each round, each plant, every single bud will differ when tested. The important thing to take away from any result is the amount of toxins in the product, especially systemic issues. This is why growers need to be held to the same standards as produce farmers, we would not have to worry about chemical saturation as it is illegal to use these chemicals on plants that are for consumption. It clearly states on the labeling that those chemicals are for ornamental plants only NOT for consumables. I test my flowers maybe once or twice a year to assure I am reaching the generally range of potency for that strain. There is no need for me to regularly test as I am familiar with my strains and I do not use chemicals of any sort. I will be going into this further with my chemical articles. It will be a multi-part article and post. 

Up coming

Life gets tough! And I hope my three followers don't mind my absence too much and please forgive me. Here is an idea as to what I want to cover in this quarter. I will finally be releasing my anti chemical campaign article with some in depth whys and dos and don'ts when debating to use chemicals on your plants. I'll be going over exactly how these chemicals function, how the plants process them, and how we as human beings process these chemicals once we decide to use products laden with them. I am extremely excited to share with you my articles on f1, heritage, hybrid, and genetics. Going into Mendel's law of segregation and helping you determine your plants genetic profile.

From Mendel's law of segregation we see that the alleles for a trait separate when gametes are formed (through a type of cell division called meiosis). These allele pairs are then randomly united at fertilization. If a pair of alleles for a trait are the same they are called homozygous. If they are different they are called heterozygous. In the first example, the F1 plants are all heterozygous for the pod color trait. Their genetic makeup or genotype was (Gg). Their phenotype or expressed physical trait was green pod color.

The F2 generation pea plants showed two different phenotypes (green or yellow) and three different genotypes (GG, Gg, or gg). The genotype determines the phenotype that is expressed. The F2 plants that had a genotype of either (GG) or (Gg) were green. The F2 plants that had a genotype of (gg) were yellow.

The phenotypic ratio that Mendel observed was 3:1, 3/4 green plants to 1/4 yellow plants. The genotypic ratio however was 1:2:1. The genotypes for the F2 plants were 1/4 homozygous (GG), 2/4 heterozygous (Gg), and 1/4 homozygous (gg). Please look forward to this season! 

Recent Runs and Reviews

Feb. 1, 2014

~ 1.5 oz. 

     ~ bubba kush (circa 1995) 

~ 3 cans 

     ~ newport butane gas

~ Total Return

     ~ 6.3 grams

Deep, warm, earthy, spicy flavor that is true to bubba form. A hard hitting, lung seizing, assault on the brain high. With high chances of couch lock this pick can be demotivating as well. Beware the perennial procrastinator! Not for lower tolerances or those looking for a daytime medicine. A good pick for zoning out, higher tolerances, and pain relief. Great for insomnia, loss of appetite, anxiety, stress, pms, various types of pain. 100 indica. This is out of stock for now. 

Feb. 11, 2014

~ 1.5 oz.

     ~ northern lights

~ 3 cans

     ~ newport butane gas

~ total return

     ~ 6.8 grams

Warm, rich, caramel undertones with top notes of earth and forest. Right up the nose tingle, may bring tears. Settles in the chest and back of the head. Deep, open the lungs with force, mellow, creeping high with legs of substance and length. She will take you a few hours. Couch lock comes down hard, can surprise, not a matter of if but when. Possible pass outs. Excellent choice for higher tolerances or when you are looking for a 'one two punch'. Pulls a great body feel. Great for pain of any kind, insomnia and severe insomnia, loss of appetite, stress, headache, and tummy troubles. 100 indica. In stock.

Feb. 14, 2014

~ 1.5 oz. 

     ~ girl scout cookie crossed with optimus prime

~ 3 cans

     ~ newport butane gas

~ total return

     ~ 8.8 grams

Warm, multitonal, earthiness from the optimus prime with a sweet effervescence and a very slight hint of menthol from the girl scout cookie. A happy high that dances of the top of the head with a heavier feeling at the base of the skull. Light and easy lung opening, eye slamming, almost woozy feel. A lighter indica, great for those with lower tolerances. A good daytime 'still want to function' indica. Good for pain relief, stress, anxiety, irritability, grumpiness, loss of appetite, pms, and worry. 100 indica. In stock.