Decided to harvest.
Single treated plant 3x weight of other untreated 2.
Same pot, same nutrient, same spectral composition,same ppfd, same music, same treatment same everything except 2 things
One is genetic.
Next grow will be identical clones. 2 will be treated, 2 will not.
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale L. syn. Taraxacum vulgare L.), belonging to the Asteraceae family, is a pharmacopeial, edible plant. It probably originated from Europe; it also gradually spread to Asia, then North America, and later to some South American countries. In many European countries, it is a common weed growing in fallow fields, roadsides, meadows, and lawns. Dandelion is a perennial weed with sturdy taproot, long green leaves organized in a rose-like manner, single yellow flowers, and characteristic cotton-like fruits with many seeds that are scattered by the wind [14]. The pharmacopeial raw materials are the roots of the dandelion (Taraxaci radix), herba, and also flowers. The traditional uses of dandelion that are mentioned in the literature concern its use as a remedy in kidney diseases, diabetes, bacterial infections, diuretic, liver, kidney, and spleen disorders, and as an anti-inflammatory factor [15]. On the other hand, dandelion parts are used as food, mainly as a salad ingredient, young leaves are placed in many dishes, and the inulin-rich roots are used as substitutes for coffee or tea [15]. It has been detected that approximately 100 g of fresh leaves contain 88.5 g of water, 19.1 g of crude protein, 6.03 g of crude fat, 10.8 g of crude fiber, and 0.67 g/100 g dry matter of calcium, 6.51 g/100 g dry matter of potassium, 3.99 g/100 g dry matter of zinc, 12.6 mg/100 g dry matter of tocopherols, 156.6 mg/100 g dry matter of L -ascorbic acid and 93.9 mg/100 g dry matter of carotenoids [16]. Dandelion flower extracts can be used as flavor additives in many food products, such as desserts, candies, baked cakes, puddings, and other similar food products [17]. The main active compounds of dandelion are presented in Figure 2.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9498421/
The dandelion's purpose is to pull calcium from deep and bring it up to the topsoil, its root system can penetrate deeper than grass.
Smoke review
Tetrahydrocannabivarin.
Unique is the word to describe the high, 100% sativa, hard to describe because it's the head-high buzz of sativa, that nice daytime high. Yet it seems to lack the regular expectation that comes from thc itself.
It doesn't make me not have an appetite, I just don't get the munchies. Certainly should not call it diet weed. Whatever effects it has on the cb1 receptor. Munchies is not one though so for some that's good.
Apparently, there is little to no research on the effects of dosage of THCV above 10mg per day, so as a willing participant I shall donate myself to science to find out the effects if any.
I read that some gamers like to use THCV, stating it helps their game. Gave it a try and I must say I was surprised by my performance during the fps game I frequent, reaction times, and focus, it flips on the switch. I'd almost liken it to a short-lived amphetamine high, where with an indicia you can puff puff pass and be good for 20 then toke back up. This is more of a 5-minute blitz,
I read also "In small doses it inhibits the psychoactive element of the THC". My initial thought was, let's try it in ridiculous quantities. If I had to grade my tolerance level it'd be somewhere around "biblical", I'm not saying that to blow smoke up my ass but to give an idea of how much I had to smoke in order to illicit a negative experience. Not knowing how much of it had to do with my own experience of life or how much was the thcv itself. It feels like a life serum, it brings up to the surface everything all at once, mind racing, but you're not sleepy so you can't escape it, for someone who is looking to forget and relax and put their mind at ease or relieve pain, it's almost inverted in that it hyper focuses every little detail becomes a big detail, other strains can give mental clarity of mind, I feel Durban does less clarity but more drive, ................akin to taking your brain for a drive with no brakes, just you cant switch it off if it drives off road. Which in some circumstances might not be ideal.
Possibly why I found it good for exercise. In extreme dosage, it's a different kind of anxiety. Something I've never experienced with THC alone and it made me long for a good old-fashioned hashish whitey/greener.
A couple of puffs before dinner, everyone will be a chatty Cathy. Maybe not the guy dealing with active PTSD though.
It's different and different is good in my book. Highly recommend it for exercise or reflex-based mental gymnastics. Gaming if that's your thing, I was skeptical at first but KD ratios don't lie.
The fact you need to smoke more to achieve and maintain the desired effect may not be ideal for the cost-conscious.
6-7 out of 10 for smell and taste. Smells strong but smells like a little bit of every other weed. An eclectic mix of everything so much so its nothing you can put your finger on i'd certainly need more than 3 choices to do it justice.
See you all in a month, feel a coma stone coming on.
I noticed that THCV activates at a higher temp than THC itself, dried it a little more than I normally would, cured to 55% instead of 63%, try n have it burn a little hotter, as smooth as it is, ash like powdered cotton candy.
@FreakyGrower, thank you very much π that sounds like a good idea, I'm very much learning as I go, do you have any tried and tested recipes or any you recommend?
@Ultraviolet, I wish you good luck in your search for nematodes and in the fight against aphids. You could water by making small oxygenated compost teas with earthworm compost, fish powder, insect droppings, soluble bacteria, bee polen and many other wonders to nourish your soil while living π±
@FreakyGrower, The predatory insects arrive on the 26th, DYNOmyco bacteria/fungi are loaded in the soil mixture. It has some micro-arthropods and an earthworm I named Jim, I'm going to let the predatory insects do their business first to help combat the aphids, and then I'll add nematodes that work in conjunction with the fungi, I'm still in the process of researching as it seems there are10,00000,0000000000 species of nematodes and not all are beneficial for nutrient cycling.
I'm trying to make it a living soil, but it's not quite there yet.
for me the plant will go where the ph will be the best for it, if you put mycorrhiza in your soil, the roots will indicate to the mushroom the needs it has and the fungus will indicate to the roots where it should go, the best to test this, it is to make two pots of living soil with mycorrhiza and a third smaller one with the bottom of the pot which is removed and the plant in it, put it above the other two pots and feed the pots with different solutions and look at where the roots are going. I would advise letting the soil become active and putting alfalfa pellets on top of the pots to create decomposition and feed the mushrooms. ππ»πͺπ»