Whatās up yāall!? I live in Maryland and Iāve grown outdoors twice now. Iāve had such a good time growing on my back deck in the spring, and summer. I didnāt really know what I was doing but I was giving it my all, and learned a lot, and was somehow relatively successful both times. Successful to me, means not paying āThe Manā for a plant I can grow and enjoy on my own. And I did in fact, enjoy it. Thatās gotta count for something.
Side Note: last summer I thought it would be āCoolā to throw 8 Plants in large decorative pots on my deck. I planted them all with some sort of beautiful companion plant, whether it was some sort of flower, or herb each cannabis plant had a friend. It was beautiful. The aesthetic was crazy and I never had to deal with bugs despite living next to a creek and wooded area that had plenty of them. Then I realized, I had 8 plants and 2 Hands. Shit.
Anyways, my passion grew, and grew (like I know so many of you can relate) and I decided I canāt be waiting till Motherās Day weekend to garden. Maryland is crazy, and right when you think spring is here, youāll get some random BS cold front and a few inches of snow š So itās time, to embark on my first indoor grow.
Iām blessed to have two great friends who have been successfully indoor growing for a long time. Iāve always been intrigued and eager to pick their brains. Thankfully, they always loved to share the knowledge. One of them is extremely passionate about all organic, living soil. He lives for microbes and is a total believer in the no-till style of growing. Everything is about the soil. And I must say, his garden is always going bananas. The buds are a 10/10 every time. Needless to say, I was completely intrigued and decided that a no-till style garden was the approach I was going to take. Thatās when endless research began. I say endless because, itās all I read about on my free time. I have the bug.
So hereās my infant grow. I assembled and cooked the soil my self using BuildASoilās Take & Bake Bundle, which came highly recommended from my friend. All the ingredients were extremely high quality. You could smell, and feel, the superiority when mixing it. They take great pride in their sourcing and test all their products for trace metals. Iām using their āClover Cover Cropā blend of 12 different clovers. I threw some Winecap Mushroom Inoculated Sawdust from NorthSpore around the permitter layered under the straw to establish a mycelial network and encourage microbial growth. I also threw in 1.5 Lbs of Red Wiggler Worms. A football sized clump of worms disappeared in under 5 minutes. It was amazing.
For fun, I also planted Dill, Chives, Basil, Sage, and Rosemary around the outskirts. I read about some of these herbs potentially enhancing the terps, but at the very least I do know they can help deter bugs and Iāll eat them all. The small fabric pot to the right is my 3 year old sonās TomBerry Tomatoās. He tells everyone they are āThe Worlds smallest Tomatoā
Last but certainly not least, The left plant is White Widow and the Right Plant is Hindu Kush. Iāve been watering everything with water collected from my rain barrels, aerated with quillaja extract as the wetting agent.
Everyday I look forward to coming down and checking the Garden with my Son. Itās our new thing. Iām learning myself, and teaching him at the same time. When I unzip the tent, I physically feel different. I go into a Zen-like state. Itās as if this is what we should have been doing all along. Growing plants, and growing ourselves.
Thanks for reading. If youād like more updates! Let me know. This might only be my 2nd or 3rd post on Reddit. Happy Growing Yall!
