Cannabis Chronicles

It’s been spread around the Internet almost as widely as the “Molasses Manual” that the collective seems better known for, but the 3LB’s guide to Manures is actually a more valuable contribution in our eyes, because manures can be such a wonderfully cheap and effective tool in the organic gardener’s arsenal. Without further ado we present some more of our own original work - the three_little_birds’ Guano Guide. This writing was a “sticky” post at Cannabis World, and may have also shared the same distinction at Overgrow, back before the demise of those sites. It’s been reposted everywhere from ICMag to Planet Ganja, as well as a number of other sites and forums. Here it is from the original source

the 3LB’s Guano Guide / Manure Manual

“Birds love the oil rich seeds of this fruitful plant and in their ecstasies of eating have swallowed many seeds whole. Throughout the ages Cannabis has flown here and there in the bellies of birds and then found itself plopped down on the earth in a pile of poop, ready to go.”
Bill Drake
Marijuana - The Cultivator’s Handbook - 1979

Some ancient Italian in a proverb-making mood observed, “Hemp will grow anywhere, but without manure, though it were planted in heaven itself, it will be of no use at all.” How lucky it is for Hemp to find Heaven in a pile of birdshit. How fortunate for the birds to find themselves high. How fortunate for the first men and women to notice how the little singing creatures became euphoric after eating the seeds of the tall, strong smelling plant. The planet is tight.”
Bill Drake
Marijuana - The Cultivator’s Handbook - 1979

Growing up on a small family farm, one of the three little bird’s childhood memories include complaining to her father about being surrounded by the terrible smell of wastes from the livestock they were raising.

“Sweetheart, that’s not stink . . . That’s the smell of money,” was Dad’s reply.

She certainly understood the value of the livestock her family was raising for profit, which was where Daddy’s money came from. Early on, she also made the connection between the farm animals and the tasty meat on their own table.

She understood another ironic meaning for her Dad’s statement when one of her first paying jobs came shoveling stock barns at a State Fair. And finally, one day as she appreciated the fine aroma of some beautiful blooming wildflowers growing in a recently grazed pasture, she also began to understand the role manure plays as a fertilizer in making our soils rich and productive. Her Father’s saying about manure smelling like money was a few simple words, but, as was often the case with his wisdom, it held many meanings.

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