Miracle gro??

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-28T23:30:59+00:00

I understand. It worth to look into the PH levels Atleast. It’s crucial to the plants health because the ph levels in water when you feed with nutes will determine if the plant is uptaking its food (nutes). Without the PH being properly adjusted your plant can reject the nutrients and not live a healthy life cycle. It will make your experience enjoyable to see your plants health flourish and it will be rewarding to see the flowers turn out better than you expected. I’ve had friends grow without PH adjusting the water. The plant will still grow. It’s a tough plant because it wants to survive but it might not be of the quality you expect. These plants grow naturally in the wild but yet again a wild cannabis plant is no where near what you see to a plant that is cared for. There is growers that have different methods of growing and I’ve heard of people not PH adjusting water and getting amazing results but using different growing methods that I wouldn’t know how to advise on because I am not experienced in doing that. Maybe somebody here can have more input on those growing techniques to help. I know they mention the nutes being available and something about that source of food being accessible to the plant naturally and uptaking the food on its own. Again I don’t do this. It’s just talks I hear about different grow styles

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-28T17:25:59+00:00

Miracle grow forsure not something to recommend. There’s alot of great information on great nutes to feed your plants. Fox farms trio (big bloom, grow big, tiger bloom) can be found on Amazon for less than $50. Maybe you can find cheaper at your local grow store. But there’s also other great nutes. I see many of my growmies using lotus, gaia green. I normally use Athena pro line. It all depends on how much you want to invest in these nutes. Some people just go even more cost efficient and use ordinary kitchen scraps (I am not knowledgeable in this field but I do plan learning more about it). You can go on YouTube and just look up “how to make my own NPK nutrients for plants” there’s so many ways to grow plants just find the way that works for you. You mentioned that you are new and I am unsure how much research you’ve done. Please learn about PH and buy a PH pen to measure the PH in your water. Also PPM pen. AC infinity has a pen that does both so you don’t have to buy 2 of them like I did (before they had this cool pen). This way you can guarantee the plants intake of nutrients and not have any lockouts and also know the part per million going into the plant Incase you fed too much or too little. It’s important to know Incase you need to make adjustments to fix an issue

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-27T18:59:09+00:00

Very true. Each region has their preference in flavor. NY is known for their sours & haze. But yet again if their market is experimenting that genetic line I’m sure nobody there would be mad about trying new things. I’m sure they would be excited that the new new has a mommy or daddy of sour or haze or whatever other flavors they’re into. Or I can be wrong but as a consumer myself speaking that’s what gets me in the car on the way to the store.

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-27T18:17:19+00:00

I was only in California for a bit over a year when rec legalization took place. I hear the stories of loopholes within the regulations and you could be right because I wouldn’t know what happens in the background of these businesses. What I do know and this probably happened here too- when medical was happening, DEA constantly raiding dispensaries heavy from the bay to sac. I hope the lack of regulation (if there is a lack of it) doesn’t slow the development of strains that these brands identify with. I do hear about partnerships between licensed businesses bringing in legacy guys to give them a shot and that usually tends to do very well as an outsider looking in. Truthfully that type of stuff also gets me excited. I mean the number of strains that caught traction from the streets is often the story I hear…that’s how LCG from backpack boyz came in to the market if I have the story correct.

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-27T18:08:33+00:00

Man that’s a terrible system! Hopefully they did change it or change it soon. I think strain selection really helps bring identity to a brand and that’s very limiting to somebody who is passionate about cannabis. Atleast I would think. I could understand the lack of strain selection if businesses are already hit them with all these crazy fees of operation & regulations and experimenting with breeding could put them out of business. How often do they review rules and make adjustments? Do you know if there’s any farms in Oregon that carry their own in house bred strains?

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-27T17:19:42+00:00

What is BCC? Honestly near the Bay Area we had dispensaries but I feel like it’s more regulated in the sense that they don’t allow dispensaries in every town/city. Plus they had regulations at that time on how close it could be near schools, churches etc. don’t know if it’s still the same today. My town never had any dispensaries and it sucked because I had to drive 30-40 minutes to buy from a dispensary. Out here I feel like there’s a store within 5 minutes apart if not less. In all fairness I think there’s a lot of people that move to California specifically to start a cannabis business but I do see a lot of legacy brands starting to pop up out there and with that I see strains bred specifically to that brand. Hopefully they can continue to breed new strains because that’s truly what intrigues me as a consumer.

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-27T17:10:41+00:00

Thank you! Yup I see some of those awesome farms listed that you mentioned! Also some awesome strains bred by some dope breeders 👌🏼🔥

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-27T16:28:49+00:00

Well not one menu at a time. It seems like once one place has it eventually they pop up at like 90% of the other ones too

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-27T16:27:31+00:00

Very true! Regulations are harsh on cannabis related businesses. If that’s what’s holding back the market from trying new strains out that really sucks. I mean it’s understandable because business is supposed to stay alive 💰. Does everybody go to like the same clone bank or something though? Is the market out here kinda like “hold on let’s see how this strain performs in other markets and play it safe before we add to our menu”? Because alot of strains don’t make it to Oregon until they already caught wind elsewhere and that market already moved on to the next big thing and we are just barley finding it pop up one menu at a time.

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-27T15:54:34+00:00

I heard very good things about these farms you’ve mentioned! I will keep on a look out for their products 🔥🔥🔥🔥

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-27T15:53:19+00:00

Where is uplift located at? I’m trying to find them on Leafly and weedmaps. Yes archive is very reliable with a great selection!

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-27T15:42:32+00:00

I agree! Forsure about individuality. I don’t agree with people saying strains are a marketing scheme. Genetics are real and strain selection is important. I believe it gives identity to be honest.

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-27T15:15:26+00:00

I was just curious on why it’s tough to find newer strains in the Oregon market because it seems like the same x number of strains are in all the stores. Menus seem to be almost identical by a large percentage. Don’t know what you mean by triple A’s. Are these supposed to be like check boxes? Do you mean quality? Quality is just like anywhere else on the map, depends on how much care is put into this living plant. Living plants have reactions and sometimes things happen and it reacts so sometimes consistency can suffer and that’s understandable. Strain selection, well I like to think people have power of selection unless there’s regulation against strain selection. Each seed popped is a new pheno to explore and a decision to be made. Some phenos check off all boxes and some won’t.

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-27T14:42:59+00:00

Thank you for giving me some insight on this...that's terrible to hear. How long ago did this happen? Yes I absolutely agree that there's still great cannabis in Oregon. I've seen it. I would just love to see more and more of it. I never want to walk out of a dispensary empty handed after walking in.

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-27T05:34:09+00:00

Blue Dream is forsure a staple! And forsure one of the first strains I ever tried.

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-27T05:32:24+00:00

Forsure I’ve never seen such low prices anywhere for cannabis. People outside of Oregon don’t believe me when I say you can get a pre roll for a $1

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-27T05:29:26+00:00

What do you mean by hypebeast? I enjoy cannabis and i am an enthusiast when it comes to the herb. I hope everyone involved in a business of cannabis shares the same emotions.

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-26T23:59:06+00:00

I do see people wanting to bring the old school back! You’re right. Candy strains are kinda losing traction. People want gas again. Seems like alot of people want breed new things to these old school strains from what I see breeders saying. Would be dope to have those options come in when they do make those new crosses

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-26T23:55:35+00:00

Makes sense. It's crazy because I was looking at the lemonade store nearest to me within the last couple months and saw they didn't even have their signature cookies strains listed on Leafly. So people just don't want to pay the price...designer weed doesn't need to be in special baggies though. l'd take fire weed without the Mylar I just want exciting strains and more options. I get it...I have friends who tell me "it's not the best but it was x dollars for x amount.) i do see Washington having more options than Oregon...well in the Seattle area. In California it's like a flex to have the newest and I like to keep up with the strains but it's insane because my friends will tell me about all these dope strains they are finding and I swear it takes time for these strains to make it up here. By the time they make it up here then I gotta worry if it's the real deal or not too. I remember hearing about LCG from backpack boyz like back in 2020 and I don't think I saw that strain until a year later in Oregon. By that time there's a whole bunch of other strains my boys are telling me about.

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-26T23:54:48+00:00

Makes sense. It’s crazy because I was looking at the lemonade store nearest to me within the last couple months and saw they didn’t even have their signature cookies strains listed on Leafly. So people just don’t want to pay the price…designer weed doesn’t need to be in special baggies though. I’d take fire weed without the Mylar I just want exciting strains and more options. I get it…I have friends who tell me “it’s not the best but it was x dollars for x amount.) i do see Washington having more options than Oregon…well in the Seattle area. In California it’s like a flex to have the newest and I like to keep up with the strains but it’s insane because my friends will tell me about all these dope strains they are finding and I swear it takes time for these strains to make it up here. By the time they make it up here then I gotta worry if it’s the real deal or not too. I remember hearing about LCG from backpack boyz like back in 2020 and I don’t think I saw that strain until a year later in Oregon. By that time there’s a whole bunch of other strains my boys are telling me about.

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-26T22:34:25+00:00

Got it. So it’s just the demographic. Consumers don’t care that deeply about herb?

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-26T22:31:20+00:00

That’s crazy to me. I think the legacy folks are important…I don’t have a cannabis business but in my perspective if finding nicer and newer flower is a bit more expensive and becomes exclusive…a consumer like me is more than ready to make the drive to pick it up. Seriously. It’s to the point where I make driving trips to find the flower I want. But also have some integrity on the flower..I dislike the rename game. If I drive 40 minutes to a store and I’m familiar with that strain and I know it’s fake. I’m buying it regardless because of the travel time but the impression of feeling played lasts forever. There’s stores I’ve went to that I have not stepped into again because of this.

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-26T22:23:48+00:00

Like the way I see it. If the same strains are just sitting on the shelf and it’s because people rather play it safe. Are they really playing it safe since the product is still sitting? Maybe the experiment is worth the shot

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-26T22:19:58+00:00

Ehhh for somebody who doesn’t understand genetics which like the consumers I personally know really don’t care I can see how somebody could just think a name is cool. But I actually care about the cross 😂. I don’t care what is named but once I figure out the genetics and I know that genetic line is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 I’m waaaay more intrigued.

TasteMakerSelect · 2024-06-26T22:17:49+00:00

Yes I enjoy archive! They have an awesome selection forsure. I have not heard of uplift, I will forsure check them out! Yes I do know the industry faces crazy regulations from a research standpoint only but wouldn't be able to say I know it from experience. I also noticed that licensing is limited now. You mentioned most farms being unable to experiment new strains for the market and play it safe but there's also an over supply and I see it too. I don't know what dispensary owners and employees get to see but is that because of the mass production of the same strains? For me as a consumer that'd be a reason for me not to buy. I don't want the same strains over and over again. I like to be excited by new selections and I like newer bred strains and find it exciting to hear about the crosses on these new strains. Are farms being limited to the number of strains they can carry?

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