Show Notes: This special, extended episode finds Eric and BigV showing their passion for a number of topics related to living soils. Living soil topics include: benefits, costs, recipes, magical microbes, compost teas, amendments, and native soils. Given the time of year, they also cover outdoor enclosures, the risk of pollination by outdoor hemp, as …
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Lit Farming: First Episode
Show Notes: This first episode introduces your hosts, Eric and Big V, what Lit Farming is all about and why we like to get our hands dirty. Want to find your purpose for cultivating this amazing plant? Tune-in! Have Questions? Reach us via email to KCGrowCoach@gmail.com or contact them through the website . They might read …
Lit Farming: 420 Outdoors 01
Join me for a short podcast exploring things you need to consider when growing outdoors. Let me know what you think. Want to know about something in particular? Want to tell me the audio sucks? Just leave a comment below or contact us. Good luck in the year of 4 20’s!The Lit Farmer
Grow light coverage
I commonly see confusion where light coverage is concerned. Don’t worry, it can be an difficult concept. Advertising for lights are purposefully difficult to understand sometimes. Anything to get us to part with our money, right? Although we can apply these concepts to any light and any sized space, here I’ll break it down in …
Micronutrients; from sea to soil
For those growing outdoors there should be little concern about micronutrients, unless you are growing in a raised bed with manufactured soil. Otherwise, all native Missouri soils have enough trace elements (micronutrients) to sustain your medical cannabis garden. This is primarily due to our clay soils which are full of micronutrients. However, the peat and …
Biochar – the secret sauce
Biochar enriched soils, also known as terra preta, have been proven to increase microbial life and have also been proven to grow plants bigger and faster than soils without this amendment. I have seen similar, anecdotal results in my medical cannabis garden. The beds utilizing biochar not only grow bigger plants, but the soil seems …
Missouri Medical Marijuana Equivalency Units
In the Missouri Medical Marijuana Program regulations there are various limits to the amount of MMJ that can be purchased and possessed by patients, cultivators, and caregivers. The limits set forth in the constitution had to do with a particular weight of dried cannabis. However, most of us know that dried flower can also be …
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Aeration for living soils
In nearly every soil recipe for cannabis, the recipe calls for an additive to aid in soil aeration. The point of these additives are to ensure that the soil drains water and retains enough air for the roots to thrive. It is important for the soil to remain moist because nutrients like nitrogen are only …
Missouri House intends to reduce MMJ patient access
As many have already heard, the Missouri House of Representatives, via an amendment to House Bill No. 1896, will mandate that a physician meet with and examine “the qualifying patient in person…” This means that physicians will no longer be able to utilize telehealth technology to complete physician certifications for potential medical marijuana patients in …
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How to make edibles that actually taste good
The first edibles I ever made simply included ground up cannabis included in a brownie mix. It was nasty. Despite the strong flavor of brownies, the bitter, herbal cannabis flavor was still too strong. I couldn’t finish eating the batch and it made me sad. This is an extreme example and I don’t recommend adding …
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