Do you save your stems?

[HOVAH2.0]

For my outdoor plots back home in the south because they would get so big! In the bay area they don't get as big, something bout that southern sun and heat..

 

[m314]

I cut mine into 1 inch pieces to store in mason jars. After they're cured, I soak them overnight in 99% isopropanol. I then strain and evaporate to get a nice potent oil perfect for edibles and tinctures. The stem oil comes out with a great taste, different from oil from buds or trim.

 

[LEF]

if by saving you mean throwing in the garbage

then yes

 

[kaochiu]

Throwing them in the garbage? Dunno, i belong to a generation of clue destroyers. I even strip off the labels of the nutes before disposing of them. Seen leftovers of canna stuff in rubbish containers complete with suitable back gardens nearby. If i'd be a cop or a crop thief, i would look further, and as i've seen it, anyone could.

 

[Weird]

i save glandy stem (not smart to hold on to excess weight tbh) for rainy days

i never end up using it and last time i saved up a few Spackle buckets worth i donated them to some one who was resourceful and med needy

edibles can do alot for a person who is sick

 

[Bud Green]

I donate them to the circus.. They use them to make tent poles..

 

[Bud Green]

Hmmm, you try to make a funny comment to make people smile, early on a Saturday morning, and some grumpy SOB wakes up
and thumbs down you 'cause he hasn't had a bong hit yet !?!

 

[RoadRash]

Once I made a circuit board with some stems - woven stems with epoxy potting, laminated to a thin sheet of copper.

 

[aridbud]

I cut stems and cram them to fit in 1 qt. mason jar, then fill with brandy, or other spirits, put in dark for about a month, shaking ever few days or stand jar upside down. Makes a nice buzzy aperitif, not too strong but definitely a buzz.

 

[420somewhere]

My wife's uses them to make Christmas Wreaths

 

[aridbud]

Excellent idea...wreaths!!

 

[Jhhnn]

Excellent idea...wreaths!!

Or just pluck the buds, make a Charlie Brown Christmas tree-

http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FU7/9HFV/G33OQ7QC/FU79HFVG33OQ7QC.MEDIUM.jpg

 

[Flying Goat]

@AridBud -

I do the same thing, but I use more than 3 loads of stem (colander filter) between and it gets more potent each time... ;p

 

[aridbud]

@ Flying Goat- Really? You reload, reuse steeping in spirits? Interesting!!! Salud!!!

 

[LEF]

Hmmm, you try to make a funny comment to make people smile, early on a Saturday morning, and some grumpy SOB wakes up
and thumbs down you 'cause he hasn't had a bong hit yet !?!

yes but what does that show about you if you get upset by an unhelpful remark ?

I got one too if it makes you feel better

 

[yortbogey]

i trimmed and cut all my sunflower stalks this year to become.... 4 ft plant stakes...
worked out g8t.....

 

[aridbud]

I donate them to the circus.. They use them to make tent poles..

Hey, ya got 5 out 6 thinking it was funny. Ya can't please everybody here. I thought it was humorous! When's the circus in town?!

 

[aridbud]

i trimmed and cut all my sunflower stalks this year to become.... 4 ft plant stakes...
worked out g8t.....

Always good to use sustainable materials. Going to do your idea next year!! Recycle is the way to go!

 

[Bud Green]

Hey, ya got 5 out 6 thinking it was funny. Ya can't please everybody here. I thought it was humorous! When's the circus in town?!

aridbud, around here where i live, the big circus is usually around the 2nd week of October!

 

[Tudo]

I save everything. Back ( way back circa 1979 ) was getting hash from Lebanon, blonde to red, came in white linen bags with a stamp on them. The best ones had a green stamp.

We cut all the stamps in squares and made a patchwork shirt out of them. Unfortunately in the first wash the stamps came off and that was that