Hi @choosefreedom
I’m fierce about gardening. The plot is crazy.

We bought the house for its south facing hill and its septic field.
Lmao! I didn’t even take a tour inside the house. The first time I saw the house (in person) was the day we moved in. (True fact.)
My husband and real estate agent went through it. The agent (who knows me well) asked if he was right in the head for buying the house before I’d seen, inside.
”I have to live with her. You wouldn’t want to live with her, if she can’t grow on this hill.” was his reply, or something close to that. Lol!
The water, it fronts, is a freshwater river system that’s 100s of miles long. Teaming with swamp life.
The lady who owned the house originally, lived alone and lived to be 107. She knew how to cook and eat whole food.
The well water is on the alkaline side.
We chose the shit we bought well.
Encased in 2 lines and 80% blocked at the time of purchase. Cedar trees had been let to grow at either end for 50 years :)

Restoration of the land took 2 years. All trees taken down. 15 in all. Broke my heart but I couldn’t have full sun, save the septic and the trees.

We planted in year 3, for the first time. This year is our 2nd outdoor grow.
12 different strains spanning the full length of both lines.
The terpenoid bouquet is extraordinarily rich. Lol! No really it is...

I also used a lot of mushroom compost (this year) in each planting well.

Another friend (also growing) is working with a microbiologist to (first) test her soils and now she’s custom tweaking it...very exciting and I may explore that as a more advanced option for next year.

This is a photo of what Steem OG and Neville’s Wreck’s hydrosol looks like. We freeze dried 2 strains (on different trays of the machine) at the same time.
Smells like Mr.Clean, hammered on Diesel fumes, after he ate a bowl of Fruity Pebbles.
Smelling that hooch lifts you instantly...yeah, I’m a full spectrum Lady, there’s no doubt. ;)