Visiting for osheaga and want to bring the puffco for after festival festivities. going to drive 2 hrs into Ottawa just to get some quality rosin. what brands do you guys and gals like and what dispos have them?

I study Ecology at a Canadian university near the Québecois gradient. Kindly requesting leads on getting involved in the commercial sector from a scientific perspective.

Anyone still growing outdoors have plans on how to tackle the upcoming cold nights?

I am wondering if I can pull off tarping them in hopes of some more growth. Maybe put a fan on them? Forecast for the next few nights are 2,5,3,4, and 1degrees. They are too large to move and I don't want to loose them.

Hello

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Anyone have a rosin press in the downtown area?

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Have some import hash I'm dying to press to see what comes out along with some bud and other hash

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Hit me up!

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Will absolutely share the yield

I'm starting my vacation later this month and am planning a few days trips around the city. What's everyone's favourite out of town dispensaries?

Introduction

This is my first attempt at posting diary entries about my grows. This time it’s cannabis, next time it could be lettuce. I’m really not sure and that’s part of the reason I wanted to start a diary at all.

Here’s a look at my second deep water culture grow. Please AMA.

Gear

https://preview.redd.it/rr41f4js9rd91.jpg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9dbeb8f52efef40fc742c904db256096ddb78abc

I’ll include a full list of gear I currently use at the end of the post. I definitely made some mistakes when buying my first serious round of gear. The main one would be the size of the tent. 2x2 isn’t a bad footprint. Ideal for a single grow. However, 55” inches of height makes it very difficult to maintain 16” minimum clearance between the light and plant and I don’t even want to know how close the buds will get to the light during flowering but I will soon find out!

Grow Bucket

https://preview.redd.it/musixi4u9rd91.jpg?width=2304&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=643b1d8c1f5e3f745b9a7cf265027df5a95d1e97

I’m currently using an orange 5 gallon bucket I got from a local hardware store. I had to tape aluminum foil to keep light out because I was having issues with algae and especially root rot.

You might notice from the pictures that I have a top loading pump. This was used for “Bubbleponics”. While the plant is initially building its root system and they haven’t quite reached the water in the bucket, this hydrates those starting roots.

Nutrition

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• Diablo Nutrients Micro, Grow and Bloom
  • https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B086719MH8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Future

I’m planning on building a custom size grow room for my tiny garage. I’ve managed to carve out a 30” x 80” space that I plan to hook into my homes ventilation and share the exhaust vent with the my dryer that will be near by.

I also think I need to invest in some higher quality nutrients although that will be a lot of trial and error to see some results.

I initially had the pump and lights controlled using a Home Assistant server on a Raspberry Pi. I recently switch to analog switches because the wireless automation wasn’t consistent. (The pump is FAR too powerful and when it didn’t shut off it would flood the tent). I would like to get back into that but FIRST I need to get my girls healthy and producing.

Full Gear List

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• Light - HYDRO TS 1000 LED Grow Light
  • I know this light isn’t the best ;P
  • https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07NKT2VRD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
• Outtake Fan - ETL Listed, 4” inline Fan (EC Motor) W/ Variable Speed Controller
  • https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07FF99DP9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s06?ie=UTF8&psc=1
• Intake Fan - VIVOSUN 4 inch Inline Duct Fan 100 CFM
  • No speed control 😞
  • https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01C82SYZ0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
• Net Pot - ****VIVOSUN 4 Inch Net Pots
  • https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07MGPKXDF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
• Peat Plugs - HollandBasics Qik Rooters Ready to Use Binded Peat Plugs
  • https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07MGPKXDF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  • These are used for my seedlings and placed in the grow media to start my grow
• Light Meter - Dr.meter Digital Light Meter, 0-200,000 Lux Light Lux Meter
  • I’ve heard recently that LUX is not a good measurement for light strength
  • https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B005A0ETXY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
• Air Pump - NICREW UFO Mini Aquarium Air Pump
  • https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08GPDRX3C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s04?ie=UTF8&psc=1
• Tent - MARS HYDRO 24''x24''x55'' Grow Tent 2x2 FT 1680D Lightproof Drying Tent
  • https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B081PN2QDN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s03?ie=UTF8&th=1
  • I just realized that this is listed as a drying tent. No wonder it’s really not even big enough for a single full sized plant!

Questions for the Community

How best to raise seedlings and transition to bucket?

Any comment on my low stress training?

https://preview.redd.it/q3e0v0xw9rd91.jpg?width=2304&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=def38a6528372f07345c5be73d79192f1e262bc5

https://preview.redd.it/dsps8gnx9rd91.jpg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d8536708ba8dc8a56284bf5f341b5056d2d2b5d2

Any opinions on my high stress training?

I actually didn’t intend on topping 3 times. I topped once and while training to the 2 colas from that, one snapped…So I cut the other side for symmetry. I expect popcorn nugs because of this.

https://preview.redd.it/j59mdqcz9rd91.jpg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2b45525cc9d5ce3ac3db0a0ba69de1a4f5e48f0

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Any advice on this disclouration?

https://preview.redd.it/ogwfe7d1ard91.jpg?width=2304&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=576645ceaeadb568e420fc3d40a70eefa46c3ead

https://preview.redd.it/6hd8vg02ard91.jpg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=17a8c439b1d89049350bb469c9ed58383c3407f8

https://preview.redd.it/sf3bv9o2ard91.jpg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c0010462c88fa8fd00d413dc688bdfbace738c9b

Is this overcrowded? Should I trim at all?

https://preview.redd.it/u20wjkj3ard91.jpg?width=2304&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e783bd6229e6769a08a0c1d14148389b0da046f5

Final Thoughts

Although this is the farthest I’ve gotten to full growing/harvesting a cannabis plant. I’m seeing some positive results and it's been a blast!

https://preview.redd.it/hnu2v154ard91.jpg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=30e61422625d44b3ddcfa83c582d4a170cdd6a7f

I want to roll the biggest joint in Ottawa, or Canada, want to help?

Pm me and share this post.

Hello! I am moving to Ottawa from NB in a few months. I like to smoke every few days, but upon reading the fine print of my rental agreement I realize I can’t smoke on the premises at all. (I didn’t even think to check for this bc in my experience NB has been very chill on the weed front). So if I can’t smoke at home…. Where can I smoke? All I find online is lists of places I can’t smoke. Is there anywhere I can?

Before anyone says anything, I don’t drink and while edibles are an option, I have a digestive issue whereby edibles can take up to 4 hours to kick in which is not ideal. I’ve never bought a vape but I don’t know how useful it would be in this instance versus my usual small joint.

Allergy season is in full effect so I am on the edible train recently. Sadly, the grey market stuff is gross and questionable (yah I'm a legal weed bougie person now) and the government edibles from the local spots are pricy and weak. Anyone made these before and have wisdom to share?

Forever grateful, thank you.

I have spider mites in my grow tent. Again. This despite scrubbing and bleaching everything twice. It’s frustrating.

I’d like to find a local source for Phytoseiulus persimilis which is a natural predator.

Can anyone help?

Wondering if anyone knows a store that sells ZEUS Purify Cleaning Kits, preferably in the west end?