Cannabis is wild in places like Morocco, the Congo, Afghanistan, and India. It can grow just about anywhere, but it prefers a lot of light and heat, like tomatoes. That's why the current damp, cool, late spring here in BC Canada is giving me a bit of trouble! But as you can see, my 2 plants are still alive and growing:
Here's a better shot of the Steem OG seedling:
And the MK Ultra x Steem OG cross:
As you can tell, they're looking a bit weathered. I'm used to growing indoors, so these plants are looking rather rough for my tastes. The leaves are battered and dirty, and bugs tend to roam around on them. But that's outdoor for ya! You just have to let it go, and let Nature take care of things. Luckily, Nature is pretty good at that, and most issues tend to sort themselves out in time.
It has been a nice long cool spring, and we're getting plenty of rain lately, so everything has turned lush and green! The cannabis doesn't like it much, and would prefer we get on with proper summer heat, but I personally hope it holds off a few more weeks. Last summer was BRUTAL... 45 degrees Celsius and 1000+ people here died because of it. Almost as many as died of Covid in the entire pandemic! Let's hope we don't see that kind of heat again.
Beans are up! When these beans flower and produce a couple crops, I'll pull them out and put the cannabis plants in.
Peas love spring weather!
There should be a lot of good protein and carbs coming off there very soon. My 4 month old daughter can't get formula because of the national shortage... but I can grow her some organic peas to cook and puree!
Beautiful, isn't it? I had no idea, because I've never grown "mountain spinach" before. Apparently it's a very old crop, which fell out of favour when "real spinach" came on the scene. It's tasty, prolific, and grows well in hot conditions. So if things DO heat up, I'm ready!
And of course, the spuds...
I spot a juicy earthworm in that photo! They don't bother the potatoes, as far as I know. The potatoes like growing in their poop. Yum.
Some say it's brave to try to grow tomatoes in Canada. How about starting them from seed, not buying half-grown plants from a nursery?
Well, here they come! I'm starting tomatoes IN JUNE, from seed. My own seed, in fact - these are heirloom genetics I've been propagating for about 10 years. I'm not sure how large a crop I'll get this year, but I'll get some tasty tomatoes, and I'll get a fresh harvest of seeds to give away and store for future years.
Just watch me! In just 2 months, I'll be overflowing with tomatoes, you'll see. (Pressure's on..!)
And lastly, a blurry photo of my garlic, which is also enjoying the cool damp spring:
Or, is it a shot of an itsy-bitsy spider? ; )
Thank you for visiting my little Canadian food and medicine patch! Stay cool.
And grow in peace.
DRutter
Very cool. If I wasn't constantly on the move I'd be doing the exact same thing. We always had a garden growing up in up state NY. I remember being a little kid and getting so excited when it was time to dig up the potatoes to see what we got! Fun and interesting post as usual....looking forward to the next! :)
Hell yeah, potatoes are great because there's not a lot of work involved, and then the digging-up part is a lot of fun, especially as a kid, or a big kid :P
You have a lot of advantages, being on the move. Not having a garden is a drawback. I have a lot of drawbacks of being stuck in one spot... but hey, I've got this little patch of ground, and some rain, and some sunshine... let's see what I can do this year.
Speaking of growing... I'm up to 315k BLURT now... probably slowing down now unless there's a buying op :))
Oh wow. That is excellent 315k of blurt! I think you will be a very happy camper 6 months from now. Probably sooner. Im gonna do a tech analysis post on blurt tonight probably. Very bullish action, is what I see.
You've clearly noticed the way there are many buyers coming in on the dips. The 2 cent level may very well break, but even if it does, I see more buyers coming in then as well. Sadly, I notice a lot of whales making large sales... but I assume they will eventually run out of ammunition. At least, I think that's the way it works...
Yes, that is what I mean, by saying the weak hands selling in my last post. You probably already know, but the weak hands refer to the non-long term holders or those who have chosen for whatever reason to bail. To get them out of the market and replace them with long term holders is very bullish and that is what seems to be consistently happening. Best case example was the big whale dump in March and how it was bought right back up by "strong hands".
That's right, and we have to think about how to keep the strong hands, strong. Nobody is truly "diamond hands" (will never ever sell)... everybody has their price, and circumstance. We're all "weak hands" to some degree, and that weakness can grow, if our doubts about the platform or investment grow. It's good to shake out the weak hands! Now, if the platform itself continues to grow (which depends on many factors, including management/witness decisions), plenty of strong hands will continue to buy up the dips. :))
It's bitsy spider....climbed outside. The mountain spinach looks really good! You know purple vegetables and leafy greens are the healthiest thing for you. I like red leaf lettuce too. Hopefully I can find some tomorrow. Oh man, I could eat an entire head of that and nothing else (except dressing) for lunch, haha sometimes we do!
Lookin good mate! 😍🌱
Getting hungry yet? Okay, maybe not... but come back in a few weeks and we'll see ; D
I will stay tuned! 🤙🌱