by Kathleen Clark In the beginning everything that could go wrong went wrong. The first time euphoria from getting to work on the inside of a grow operation is difficult to put into words. I have enjoyed other aspects of the Cannabis industry but after spending over 10 years catering to customer service jobs I…
by Brittiany Ralls Art, cannabis, and a drive that doesn’t quit. This seems to be the motto of Mickey’s. A breeder here in Oklahoma who loves to also create pop art pieces that are very reminiscent of Tarantino film posters. He has a passion for creating, which shows through in his art and even more…
by Kathy Goff, EdD Companion planting is an inexpensive, planet-friendly long term organic solution to providing natural insecticides and fungicides for your cannabis plants. Marijuana responds to companion planting with more vigorous growth, greater resistance to disease and pests and heavier yields with more essential oil production. Companion planting has a long history going back…
by Kathy Goff It’s time to plant. The ideal window is NOW for planting seeds directly into the ground outdoors. Of course, you can also grow your seedlings indoors and transplant them outdoors into the ground or in containers after the last frost. To grow outdoors you need a sunny location with at least 5…
by Brittney Graham Since the beginning of time early humanity has been interested in mycology, the study of mushroom and fungi. Thanks to their extensive research we know that there are six different types of fungi: edible, ornamental, medicinal, contaminant, venomous, and entheogens. We are going to be focusing on entheogen fungi, which is also…
by Kathy Goff An essential element of growing is light. Regardless if grow your cannabis indoors or outdoors, you are going to need a good source of light. More light means more weed. In nature, plants use the sun. Light is the force which makes photosynthesis possible, converting energy into usable glucose and oxygen. …
by Kathy Goff, EdD Growing marijuana is proving to be as therapeutic as consuming it. There are a great many therapeutic benefits from nurturing and growing a plant. Gardening stimulates. It engages all of our senses, not just the sights, sounds and smells around us, but touch too. The textures of soil and plants tell…
by Kathy Goff This month we will continue to focus on indoor growing. Before starting your cannabis grow, you must decide what kind of an indoor growing system you want to use. Will you grow your plants in water, soil or a combo? One type of hydroponic growing is growing a plant’s roots in a tub…
by Brittney Graham Growing cannabis is new for the state of Oklahoma, growing other crops on the other hand, not so much. Ben Neal founded Sage Farms back in 2014 as a produce farm. After seeing the potential of aeroponic growing and how he could contribute to his community, he designed and manufactured a commercial…
by Brittney Graham Back in March I had the amazing opportunity to sit down with Lucky’s Grow Supply owner and Cannabis community gatherer, John Degerness. We discussed what lead him to open Lucky’s and where the store and brand were headed within the Oklahoma cannabis community in the future. Art, music, nightlife, culture, grow equipment,…
by Brittney Graham When the thought of starting a cannabis home grow first entered my mind, I felt a sense of both excitement and anxiety. Excitement because I was finally going to be able to grow my own medicine and know exactly what was going into my plant from start to finish. Anxiety because I…
by Kathy Goff This column is dedicated to patients that want to grow their own marijuana. I will be discussing the basics of personal growing and will take questions for you readers. Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start, so let’s see if we can help. The first thing to decide is where you…
by Kathy Goff, EdD I have grown plants for many years and have heard of pH but never really paid much attention to it. My previous marijuana growing experiences were clandestine outdoor grows where you found a place and planted the seeds. Then you let them grow and hoped that nobody else found them before…
Providing the patients of Oklahoma with top quality medicine Compiled by Sleepy This month I sat down with the Co-founders of Rosebuds Kayvon Olomi and Alex Rose in Tulsa, Ok. I was super stoked for this visit because Alex taught me how to grow in California. We were both born and raised in Tulsa but…
From a beach front café in Costa Rica to a cannabis company in Durant, Oklahoma by Sleepy This month I visited Hicksford Farms and CannaMed dispensary. Hicksford Farms is a combination of the Hicks and the Crawford families. These families have been close friends for many years and jumped at the opportunity to become business…
by Sleepy Recently, the active ingredient, glyphosate – found in the Monsanto product, Round-up – was found to cause cancer in a courtroom in the U.S. The company has covered up that fact for years and told the public that the product was safe. Glyphosate or Round-up has been used by Big Ag for years. …
by Sleepy Last month I talked about making your own compost. This month I’m going to talk about using that compost to make a nutrient rich solution called compost tea. Besides stimulating plant growth, compost and compost tea can also help fight off diseases by inoculating plants with beneficial microorganisms. I call compost tea the…
O by Sleepy himself A lot of people are talking about organics now a days but they are still stuck in the chemical fertilizer mind state. To me true organics means you make your own nutrients. The foundation of organics is the soil and compost is the key to great soil. This month I wanted…
H When anyone talks about the legalization of medical marijuana in Oklahoma the talk of growing your own is not far behind. I think it’s in an Oklahoma’s agricultural nature to want to be self-reliant when it comes to herb. One of today’s popular movements is ‘Farm To Table’. People want to know what they…
C Compiled by Thomas Hibben In the back room of a new grow operation that is under construction in Shawnee I set up my back drop for some photos to go along with the interview. I had never met Sleepy but was told I would know him when I saw him. As I finished up…
