The 420 Diaries LST Project

 It has been a long run with this wonderful plant as it comes to the end of flowering cycle I have kept her trimmed up and manicured making sure that any discolored and damaged leaves were taken off so the growth focus was on the flowers.
In the middle of Aug I was finally able to get a good reflector and 400w lights. I put in the HPS bulb in she exploded with life. The trichomes exploded and the buds got denser and turned a darker color she had been in flowering for 71 days she is still growing more white hairs every day and the smell is becoming very familiar but yet I still can’t place it.      ~Juniper~

The Magical Butter 2 the alternative to traditional preparations!!

I just recently purchased the magical butter 2 off ebay so I could easily make butter and oils but what I got was much more! The machine makes oils in an hour, butters in 2 hours, and tinctures in 4-8 hours. It has multiple temperature settings so you can set it based off what you are making. It can make 2-5 cups of your desired oil, butter or tincture and the best part is you can use any herb you would like too. It is as simple as putting your ingredients into the machine, place the top on, select the proper settings and let it go and it will shut off when it is done cooking. They also provide a reusable filter. All you have to do is filter out the solid materials and pour your product into the containers and store appropriately. ~Juniper~

Maui Waui Strain Review

Maui Waui 

Sativa  8/10 

• Look: Very dense buds dark green with flaming orange hairs. 

 • Smell: Very sweet and fruity 

 • Taste: It a very fruity taste like a blend of tropical fruits. 

 • Medical Uses: Stress, Anxiety, Pain, Depression, Lack of appetite 

This was a very uplifting head high made me very energetic. It was great for waking up in the morning and medicating.

Canna Coconut Oil

Canna Coconut Oil 

 An alternative to cannabutter

Ingredients: 

1 Ounce dried cannabis or 2 Ounces of trim 

14-Ounce jar Coconut Oil 

 Directions: 

 1.) Fill a large stockpot halfway with water, and add your cannabis. Simmer over low, heat, stirring occasionally for an hour. Then add your coconut oil and return to a simmer for an hour. Remove from heat and let the mixture sit for 2 days as it extracts in a covered pot at room temperature. Then reheat the mixture till the oil melts. 

 2.) Strain the mixture being sure to press the plant matter firmly against the side of the strainer. Refrigerate the oil and water mixture for 24 hours. 

 3.) Come back the next day and separate the solid oil from the water. Pat dry with a paper towel. You can then melt the Canna Coconut oil in a saucepan until liquid and poor it into small jars for future use

The Bending Project Update

Less than a month into the bending project and my sativa plant has grown so much. Her branches and stem have thickened up and have started to develop bark. I have been able to remove the brace that was placed at the base of the stem and she can hold herself up on her own without leaning too far over. I have also done some extensive topping and pruning that has turned her into a nice size bush.

Since the soil holds a lot of water I have choose to start foliage spraying her a few times a week so I can get more nutrients to her. I have also carefully watched to make sure mold doesn't develop.

~Juniper~

Lowering the pH

When I transplanted my plant I added some fresh organic soil that we had picked up to help fill in the pot and then my pH spiked up to an 8 so before it could do damage to my plant I looked for a way to fix my pH problem.

I got my bottle that I store my water in added a cap full of my special ash to the water and tested the pH it came out to 6.8- 7 range next since I don’t have the money to go out and by lime or pH down I went online and found out that saw dust and wood chips would help so I went out collected up some and added a layer on top and watered her till I got some run off.

I retested the pH of soil afterwards and after only one treatment the soil pH had gone back down to the 6.5 -6.8 I’m going to continue to monitor the pH and make adjustments as needed.


[Update] it has been two days and only one treatment the pH dropped back down into the proper range and I had to remove as much of the sawdust and wood chips that where left on top to prevent further drop of the pH.

~Juniper~

[Update] it has been two days and only one treatment the pH dropped back down into the proper range and I had to remove as much of the sawdust and wood chips that where left on top to prevent further drop of the pH.

The Bending Project

At the beginning of this month I topped and then transplanted my sativa plant into a 5 gallon pot and gave her fresh organic potting soil. At 73 days she was 15” tall and I want to continue her in veg for a while longer but I was going to run out of room fast so I decided it was time to start my bending project

Using small metal loops that I attached to the pot I started half way up the plant and used a natural rope tied loosely around the stem to start bending it back and used 2 sticks to support the stem. Then I attached a string an inches up I attached a second string to start the bend over process over the next few days I tied the strings down till I could attach 2 strings to the top branches and separate them out so they wouldn`t be so close together and get more light to all the branches.

Since I have started this project I have noticed the stem getting much thicker and stronger and branches that once was growing very slowly have now thickened up and have started growing much faster branches and one on the bottom have grown up and snaked around so they could get closer to the light.


My plan for the end of this month is to pinch the tops and branch her out more. I will bend the branches around to form a nice solid bush.

~Juniper~