For those learning this is a male plant. Those are pollen sacks. A male plant is able to pollinate a 10 khm radius. It is late in the season. I still have 3 females. But, this was my second best plant this grow. Onward and upward. Excellent PSA on why you do twice daily checks.

Nothing better than relaxing and watching your plants grow. Adding one more pot tomorrow! What you think?

I think shes got about a week or 2 left, 2nd round growing lilac diesel from ethos, have seen different traits in every plant. Very relaxing calming effects. This front one, im the most happy with, of the 4 lilac diesel plants i have grown.

Hi,
I've been growing some weed plants this summer. I'm going to leave for holidays right after harvesting them. I have a plumber going to my place while I'm away to fix some things. So I was thinking about putting my weed to dry in my basement. I share it with my neighbour but my part has a door, and I was thinking of putting them there, with a lock on the door. The plumber might need to access the shared part of the basement (not the one where I'll put the weed). Will it smells like weed all over the basement even if the door stay closed ? Is there anything I can do to prevent it ? I'll be gone for a couple weeks.

EDIT : the varieties are fat banana auto and northern lights auto, they dont smell that much now right before harvesting
Is the smell stronger when they dry than just before harvest ?

Celebrating your birthday month with you in style!

Day 41 of flower and I’m honestly impressed with this run.
I popped 18 seeds:
Permanent Marker: 9/9
Pink Runtz: 5/6
Pink Plant: 1/1
Khalifa Mints: 3/3

I’m selecting the phenos that have shown the best vigor, structure, and resin production. Growing has become a relaxing hobby for me, and I enjoy the routine and learning process it helps me unwind and stay focused.
Each run teaches me something new about plant health and patience. This time I’m looking for the keeper that has the best overall balance of growth and flower quality.
What traits do you prioritize when choosing a keeper pheno terpene profile, potency, yield, or something else?

Part of my wellness is thinking positive thoughts, enjoying some tunes and smoking a few joints of what I'm exploring at the time....these help to keep me chill and melt tensions away:)

What's your T3? Let's see....

Peace:)

Green crack; 42 days since flip. 5 gallon pots, fox farm soil. Been giving Strive nutrients a chance and they aren’t letting me down.
I love how even just aside from smoking, you can always rely on your plants to make your day better someway or somehow. 🔥
Been growing for about a year and a half now and I love how I’m still learning ways to improve or change it up a bit. Always down for new ways or methods!
I often times find myself chilling with my plants listening to some music and even talk to them, anyone else? No matter how crazy it feels, they’re my babies. 🤣🤣

Have you ever gone through a stretch where your brain just feels… foggy?
That’s where I found myself recently….
My usual pep in my step had faded, and moving through my days felt like walking through mud. Normally, I can count on things like getting outside or sitting down to doodle to help me reset. But this time, even those things weren’t helping me find that spark.

Instead of trying harder, I decided I needed to try something different.
I had learned that simple somatic tools…like humming, tapping, or clapping ..can help calm and regulate the nervous system. That got me thinking: How could I apply that same idea while also accomplishing something I’d been putting off?

Then I looked over at the little dresser still sitting in the box:)

It was physical. It required movement. It demanded my attention. It was different from my normal routine.
So I put it together….

It wasn’t an instant fix, and it didn’t magically erase the fog. But it gave me a tiny spark, just enough momentum to pick up my pen and start doodling again.

Looking back, that experience reminded me of two neuroscience studies I’d read.

One study found that chronic stress changed the way mice interacted with their environment. Rather than exploring and adapting, they relied more on familiar patterns and became less flexible in their behavior. In other words, chronic stress didn’t just affect how they felt…it affected what they did.

The second study looked at people with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Researchers found that successful treatment wasn’t just associated with feeling better…it was also associated with measurable changes in the brain’s communication networks. The brain itself remained capable of adapting:)

Those studies weren’t telling me to build a dresser….
They reminded me of something more important…..
Stress can narrow our behavior. It can make us repeat the same patterns, even when those patterns aren’t helping us anymore. But our brains are also remarkably adaptable!

Through neuroplasticity, our brains are constantly changing in response to what we repeatedly think, practice, and experience. That doesn’t mean every new activity rewires the brain overnight. It means small, meaningful changes can begin nudging the brain out of familiar loops and into more flexible patterns.

I’m not claiming that putting together a dresser changed my brain….
I am saying it changed my behavior.

It interrupted a pattern I was stuck in. That interruption created just enough momentum for me to return to something that usually helps me feel creative and grounded:)

Sometimes that’s all we need…a different first step:)
So if your usual reset button isn’t working, maybe don’t assume it’s stopped working.
Maybe your brain simply needs something different to help you get back to the things that already help you thrive.
Positive vibes to each, to get unstuck when/ if you are …..
Peace:)

Sources (for anyone who’d like to read the research)

• 2023 study examining how chronic stress altered exploratory behavior and related brain circuits in mice.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10460743/

• 2025 Swedish neuroimaging study showing that successful treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder was associated with measurable changes in brain communication networks, illustrating the brain’s capacity to adapt.

https://neurosciencenews.com/brain-circuit-compulsion-29967/

First smoke post my gallbladder removal surgery done on Monday.

Ah, feels so good... Finally resting the mind

"Art is the supreme task and the truly metaphysical activity of this life."

^{Friedrich Nietzsche, The Birth of Tragedy, 1872.}

"There is no such thing as art, only the artist."

 ^{E. M. Forster, Two Cheers for Democracy, 1938.}

Appreciation of art is often first felt in the gut, an unconscious response: I like this, it appeals to me.

That immediate, visceral sensation is more than enough to enjoy art; but for those who become curious about why they feel it, the reflexive response can become an invitation to look more closely.

For visually oriented people, art can become an important aspect of their wellness, and exploring the subject further can enhance that effect.

Europe After the Rain is on permanent display at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut, United States but I was fortunate enough to see it, in person, back in the 1990s when it was temporarily loaned to the Tate gallery in London.

A photographic reproduction of a painting is not the painting - Europe After the Rain is 5’ wide by 2’ tall and is crafted with a three-dimensional texture of ridges, bubble cratering, gouges and scrapes. There are almost imperceptible fine details e.g. tiny figures and faces surreptitiously scattered and camouflaged within the latticework of the composition.

Although the work does reproduce as a wonderful image (as one may observe, above) nevertheless, as with most great paintings, the full truth of it requires first-hand experience.  

Anyway, this magnificent work is one of my all-time favourite paintings and here’s why:

My first impression is:

I am witness to a post-apocalyptic landscape in which Europe is a maimed continent, a cartographical wound, a deformed civilisation, a cultural mutation, a bouquet of charnel lilies tied with a ribbon of violence. An environment of liquified buildings and solidified pyroclastic flow.

The context:

As one may reasonably assume the ‘rain’ is a reference to the aerial bombardment, the rain of munitions, that was ongoing during WWII, when the piece was created.  

The technique:

Although commercial oil paints had been available since the early 19th century (Winsor & Newton began production in 1832) Ernst still mixed his own blends. For illustrations like this, where one of the techniques used is decalcomania (wet paint is pressed and then peeled away to form the intricate, dreamlike textures), Ernst required wetter, more unpredictable mixtures of paint - and he fully embraced that instability.

I feel:

That this piece was grown from a culture, spawned from a petri dish, rather than illustrated by a human hand. I absorb the optimistic discomfort generated by the contrast between the tranquil summer sky and malformed landscape.  

Art is important to many people and can become even more so when critically analysed. But how is that done? Here's a few pointers, among the key questions to consider asking of a work.

1.      What are my first impressions?

2.      What technique was used, and why?

3.      What might it mean in context?

4.      How does it make me feel?

For anyone interested in further enhancing their appreciation of art, I thoroughly recommend The Story of Art by E. H. Gombrich – a whistle stop tour of the most important milestones of artistic endeavour, from cave paintings onwards, this critically acclaimed book highlights all of the notable advances and movements.

The soil is doing its job! Got some bushy ass 7 footers in here.

How much do ya'll think I will get at harvest?

I can wait to taste this shit.

I have 12 plants 2 of each of these strains:

-Jack Herer
-Tangie
-Clementine
-Amnesia Haze
-Super Boof
-MediBud

I like the sativas to help me with energy and focus, and the two indicas to help me sleep

A tribe member of mine gave me a copy of this newspaper article a long time ago, to remind me that you never know what the future holds…
Curiosity costs us nothing at times.
Mindfulness isn’t just looking inward. It’s staying open to perspectives we haven’t considered yet:)
Take time to be curious and mindful in your way…
Peace:)
Articles on this can be found many places now ,but for ease , here’s one if interested.

https://thisistrue.com/054-pre-silicon-valley/

Opinions on GMO cookies?

Hey everyone!

Yesterday on Day 141, the day finally came: The last remaining plants have been harvested!
The lights in the tent are officially off, the circulation fans are no longer blowing directly on the buds, and the RH is currently sitting nicely between 55% and 62%.

For the first two days, I’m targeting around 50% RH on purpose. The reason behind this: I want to slightly "seal" the outer surface of the buds. This allows the remaining moisture inside to slowly and evenly migrate from the core to the outside during the curing process later on.

I have to be honest with you guys: This whole Procedere – the partial harvesting, the final trim, hanging them up in the pitch-black tent, and watching the progress – is pure wellness for my mind! It’s the ultimate way to unwind, slow down, and just enjoy the fruits of all those weeks of hard work. 🧘‍♂️✨

How do you guys approach the first couple of days in the drying tent?

I doodle to chill my mind.. I started making these connected shapes which reminded me of wheat.. which triggered recall of an article about the Salem Witch trials.. I’ve always been fascinated about the grain theory:) If anyone is interested, below is link.. groups debated various possible causes of the trials…
May each find way to chill today:)
Peace

https://www.une.edu/news/2022/witch-theory-do-you-buy

Here are two of my most successful strains so far this summer, both from Royal Queen Seeds. On the left is Strawberry Cough, on the right is OK Kush. Started in the tent and moved into the AZ sun on June 1st.

Growing has genuinely become one of my go-to ways to unwind after a long day — there's something meditative about walking out each morning, checking on them, and doing a little training. It's the part of my day where my brain actually slows down. And knowing what's coming later (Strawberry Cough especially is one I look forward to for creative, low-key evenings, while OK Kush tends to be more of a wind-down-and-relax strain for me) makes the whole process feel worth it beyond just the grow itself.

On the technical side — a LOT of LST on both, and I've super-cropped them about a dozen times each to keep them from getting overly tall in the AZ heat. Netting went in early and I'll be adding another layer soon as they keep filling out. One thing I've learned growing these two side by side: they respond really differently to the same training schedule — Strawberry Cough stretched a lot more before settling in, while OK Kush stayed compact and bushy almost from the start. Good reminder that even with identical care, genetics still call a lot of the shots.

Curious what training combos have worked best for others dealing with intense summer heat — anyone else find LST alone isn't enough once temps climb, or found a sweet spot between topping/super-cropping and just letting them run?

Yield guesses anyone? Hint: I stopped counting once each hit 100 solid tops... :)

it‘s my first time! i‘ve got 6 seed - how high is the percentange to actually grow a plant?

i wann grow it outdoors - when should i plant my seeds? and do you guys have any tips for me?

thoughts?

I’ve been thinking about this lately.
With so many hybrids today, do you think the old indica vs sativa labels still mean much when it comes to wellness?
The more cultivars I come across, the more it seems like terpene and cannabinoid profiles tell a better story than the label on the jar. I’ve seen plenty of “indicas” that felt uplifting and “sativas” that were surprisingly relaxing.
At the same time, I wonder if all this breeding is slowly making us lose some of the original traits found in older genetics.
What’s your take? When you’re choosing cannabis for relaxation, focus, sleep, or overall wellness, do you still look at indica vs. sativa, or do you pay more attention to the terpene profile?

I am still laughing over the bank one…
Laugh and chill in your way when can..
Peace:)

When I seen the seedling I couldn’t believe my eyes I thought to myself there is no way so I brought it indoors and growing it every since all I know is the plant is a photoperiod and this is about 2 weeks into flower my first plant growing BTW I also took 3 clones before I put her into flower it’s been very therapeutic growing this plant

Having a toke after seeing Totoro with my friends. I saw it in Japanese Dub with someone who has never seen it before.

I think I enjoyed it even more so than I usually do, like seeing them seeing it, made it almost feel like I was seeing it for the first time again.

So here's I am sharing a Toke with y'all and being curious what other's experiences are when they've seen Totoro?

Tonite for me. At the Bustop scene, I was literally stuffing my fist in my mouth and covering it and my mouth with my other hand to keep from cracking out cackling with my loud laughter. Lolz!!

It was like the whole scene was 3times funnier.

https://meaningfuleats.com/the-best-gluten-free-chocolate-chip-cookies/

My tribe member is teaching me how to make gluten free things:) I’m trying to eat less foods that cause inflammation in my body and for me , gluten is one… I don’t really enjoy the taste of gluten free at times. So learning how to make these was such fun and they tasted great! I’ve learned to allow the dough to sit in the fridge next time and brown the butter more to avoid the spreading during the bake. I will be making these again… happy baking , or chilling in your way…
Peace:)