My last (lockdown) crop was my hardest ever. Afterward, I took several weeks off. But the urge to grow has returned! Thanks to the free market, I have seeds to start up my new indoor cannabis garden, selected from my personal stash:

https://images.hive.blog/DQmVK6UYoBigx3oo7GW5kXW29N5MehtgWgnNrSRK4hgy74J/ss3.JPG I'm blessed to have rarely paid for a seed, and always obtained them from the unregulated market. Prohibition forced incredible growers and breeders underground, and as part of the Vancouver cannabis activism scene, I have been spoiled by some of the very best seeds in the world. For my next crop...

Reclining Buddha

... is a heavy-hitting Indica, high in THC, moderate in CBD, and known for mind-altering effects and uplifting sedation. An excellent choice for making healing extracts for my wife @MediKatie. I've never grown this strain before but I'm experienced with similar Indicas. https://images.hive.blog/DQmPXMn1hH47M7AYDhpgpLKEJM85L3RXsEMRCk4cBnNKnCV/ss1.JPG Day 0 (December 7 2020) The seeds came to me through the free (aka "black") market - a friend in Amsterdam sneaked them into a letter a couple years ago, and now seems to be the time to grow them out! The strain is a cross of mainly Super Skunk and Holland's Hope, two iconic Dutch cultivars. It was bred by Sensi Seeds. https://images.hive.blog/DQmaZWcaTdHxaJhsjUXWrSMh9kfw38w4H16zErJmVHyrrjE/ss2.JPG I've germinated 11 seeds (saving 6 as genetic backup) and I expect 9 or 10 or those will sprout. They're not feminized, so I'm expecting about 5 females to survive to adulthood. I'm going to keep them low and tight, and try and up my yield this time. Not looking to produce seeds, but if I do get a nice male, I'll consider hitting a couple branches with some controlled pollination. I'll probably harvest the flowers as soon as they're ready, to make way for an epic summer crop. https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYN3Sy7BbG3g17FDB5vhp6zaNxuyCUD5SzwrCKhGzRZzf/seeds%20gif.gif Day 0 (December 7 2020)

Not my first rodeo

This will be my third crop at this location, plus I did three crops like it at my little apartment in Vancouver over the past few years. All indoor setups like this, and all of them right here on the Steem blockchain! They were: 1) Pink Kush 2) Steem OG & Northern Lights #4 3) Super Skunk 4) Steem OG & MK Ultra 5) MK Ultra & Mango Kush Before that, when my grandmother was alive and I was caring for her at her house in the outskirts of Vancouver in 2015, I managed to grow a single plant, avoiding detection of out-of-town family members who swore to destroy any cannabis found. It was a Girl Scout Cookies, and turned out to be female. With the small amount of bud, I made oil for MediKatie's cancer. https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcmG6EcAU1T59TsudKRWVvBSmBG5HtciS4wLfoDzhsNyV/1111.JPG The plant I stealthily grew in my late grandfather's greenhouse. It was right when Justin Trudeau took power and promised to "legalize cannabis day 1". And before all that, I ran a black market grow-op for a couple years, so I have experience in a variety of cannabis garden settings. Not to mention decades of experience growing other plants for food or flowers. I can grow, and grow I shall!

That's my new spot, ready for action once my germinating seeds have finished sprouting (within another 48 hours). https://images.hive.blog/DQmUHxPvVuZ5rtaZt4nCFJdUd4Y8wWt1B3mMHtzY2QKhQw2/ss4.JPG Day 2 (Today - December 9 2020) All it takes is one corner of a small room! And it can be done for almost zero budget. I'll be upgrading my light soon, but it doesn't require much electricity - no more than any other household lamp. I've done this multiple times, without ANY fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, or other products. Just dirt and tapwater! https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYY7TK7bkdEKKoV9wKiXPHzRGwEft1jhvzXNmZ4DagJZq/sprouts%20gif.gif Day 2 (Today - December 9 2020) Follow along as I complete my "Soil to Oil" series with this Reclining Buddha crop.

I'm growing cannabis - to treat MediKatie's cancer and my PTSD - which will be far safer and stronger than anything in the legalized market, for almost no cost, right in my livingroom and on the blockchain! Join me!

And grow in peace. DRutter https://images.hive.blog/DQmSYrqLN4o2UnygmMxNkxyQdi1TKqGi2Q3tNJbYVWTq1ZR/banner2020.jpg