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My First Home Grow
Since the legalization of adult use this past February , the number of consumers and patients choosing to home-grow has steadily risen . As of October 12 , the DHSS reports “ Patient Cultivation ” at 18,360 . That number goes up daily .
Applications for consumer personal cultivation also began in February . Once approved , authorized consumers who are at least 21 years of age are allowed to cultivate up to six ( 6 ) flowering marijuana plants , six ( 6 ) nonflowering plants under 14 inches tall or more , and six ( 6 ) nonflowering plants under 14 inches tall in a single enclosed , locked facility . All consumer personal cultivation must take place at a private residence . Plants are for personal use only , and authorized consumers / cultivators are strictly prohibited from selling marijuana and marijuana products produced from their cultivated plants . More details and rules about patient certifications , consumer use , and personal cultivation applications can be found at https :// health . mo . gov / safety / cannabis / patient-cultivation . php .
Our readers often send us stories about how thrilled they are to legally home-grow and plant photos showing off their first-time successes growing plants . Our staff has discussed adding this page for readers to send us photos and brief stories showing off their home grows and perhaps growing tips to help others . After receiving the following story and photos from an avid reader , we decided it was time to launch the page . For the sake of anonymity , her name will be Sally .
Sally says , “ I ’ m a 32-year-old lady from a small town in North Missouri . I learned cannabis cultivation working at a local grow . I was one of the five people first hired to help get the business started . It was the best experience of my life in teaching me all about cannabis .
“ For my very first attempt at growing , I used a rich black soil that plants become super plants or , as my neighbor ’ s three-year-old grandson calls them , Hulk Plants ! I started four seeds , but only one survived , and she has turned out Amazing ! The seeds came from a bag I got that was a Kush strain . So I call this “ Hulk ” plant Speedy Kush . I germinated at the end of May and transplanted June 3rd . By the time we got to 13 hours of daylight , she started flowering . I didn ’ t use anything [ chemicals ] on her . I planted herbs and other pest-resistant plants around that kept her bug-free . I also used coffee grounds before flowering for the worms and placed a cantaloupe melon by it to decompose and add some flavor . I plan to harvest it the week of October 30 . This was my first time growing , and next year , I plan on growing more and having several different plants outdoors . I will keep everybody posted .”
Sally ’ s photos shown here were all taken on October 17 , pre-harvest . We think she did an amazing job with her first cultivation attempt and look forward to seeing more of her “ Hulk ” plants next season .
30 December 2023
� Want your home-grow plants featured ? Send us a short story about your grow ― how you got started , the challenges ( trials and errors ), and your tips to help others grow better plants . The results of your grow and harvesting . Your personal information and name will be confidential . Anonymous names can be used unless otherwise approved by you . Send your story and high-quality ( larger ) photos to bill . c @ TheEvolutionMag . com . If selected , your amazing grow and plants will be featured in an upcoming issue . Happy growing !