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[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

WOW!

I don't know what 6 inch centers are.

I also helped some friends produce and sell "medical" MJ in SF. Beyond that I'm no green thumb, and even if I don't smoke much I like to rebel. My Riverside High School mascot was a Rebel too.

I don't do coffee, but a friend in town here recently sold his "I Luv Coffee" store, but continues with his products for markets. I could reach out if you're really keen.

Ask /u/AmericanMuskrat about fermenting. I know nothing about it - yet.

[–]Node 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

6 inch centers is 4 plants per square foot. 64 plants under a 1000W HPS in a 4'x4'. Trim all the side branches, and you end up with a single bud on a stick. Relatively easy trim. You get more of what you want, and less of the marginal stuff. Very much depends on the strain, though.

I don't do coffee

What do you think of kratom? About a half tablespoon of the powder (ground up leaves from the tree) is like a good shot of caffeine without any negatives I've noticed.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

That seems mighty dense.

Caffeine pills are super cheap and I find much more reliable than beverages. And easy enough to split.

I have yet to try kratom. Seems easy enough to find, though I don't know how reputable any of the sources would be. I'd need to have disposable funds though. I guess it's on my bucket list, but not very high.

[–]Node 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

https://herbal-rva.com/product/premium-maeng-da/#reviews

Best quality and best prices I've found yet. Compare to my local $22 for 40 grams, and quality was iffy. I highly recommend this source, this 'Premium Maeng Da', and the $70 kilo quantity. Ignore all the different "kinds". It's 95% marketing. They ferment the leaves to make the reds, yellows, and etc.

Note that it tastes a little terrible, so people sometimes get capsules. Meh, I just mix it with a cup of water and drink it. If you find some locally, try about a half tablespoon of their green, and see what you think.

I could practically be a paid shill for those guys, but I did go through a few sources that weren't very good. One of them was so gritty I suspected they just threw rocks into the grinder with the leaves to add weight.

Yes, it was very dense. Needed a couple side branch trims to keep them from overcrowding, with the final removal about two weeks in. Also made them relatively open under that dense canopy for air movement.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks for this. Might be worth sharing in a new post. I don't know if I'll be in the market any time soon.

Plus I'm in Canada.