The Homegrown Hashishin Selecting For Solventless CBD with Secret Asian
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We're excited to share this conversation with Secret Asian from a recent episode of the Homegrown Hashishan Podcast here on our blog. Thanks to the team at Homegrown Hashishan for making it happen!
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Now, let's get to the conversation...
Sonoma Sungrown: Welcome to another episode of The Homegrown Hashishan. Iâm your host, Sonoma Sungrown, and with me, as always, is my co-host, Donât Worry Be Hashy. Hashy, howâs it going? Anything new in the grow?
Donât Worry Be Hashy: Just working on a bunch of clones. I probably need to revisit my SOP. SecretAsian helped me with that a while ago, but Iâve gotten lazy since then.
Sonoma Sungrown: It happens, right? Complacency creeps in. Well, speaking of which, letâs introduce todayâs guest. Weâve got a grower, hasher, and breeder from Florida with us. Please welcome Secret Asian!
Secret Asian: Hey, guys, thanks for having me. Glad to be here.
Sonoma Sungrown: Thanks for joining us! Weâd love to hear a bit about your background and how you became known as Secret Asian.
Secret Asian: Sure thing! So, the name Secret Asian has kind of an amusing backstory. My last name is Wong, but I donât really look Asian. Over time, people started jokingly calling me "secretly Asian," and when I got into gaming, it became my gamer tagâSecretAsian. Before that, it was âWong-Way, bro,â so Iâve had a bit of fun with wordplay!
As for how I got into cannabis, like a lot of people, it all started in high school. I was introduced to the plant and its benefits and began experimenting with growing. I started in a crawl space when I was 18, but my parents werenât too thrilled about that! My dad found out when he noticed an infrared light in the crawl space. I had a few weeks of veg going, but once it was discovered, that experiment ended.
I ended up moving to Florida, taking a break from growing, and went to college. I pursued pre-hospital emergency care, becoming an EMT and later a paramedic. I eventually joined the fire service and worked as a firefighter-paramedic for 13 years.
Unfortunately, a medical issue forced me to step down, but it led me back to cannabis. I started breeding with a focus on finding strains that could help with epilepsy, which I was dealing with at the time. I found that a combination of THC and CBD worked wonders for managing my condition, and that experience drove me deeper into the cannabis space. By 2019, during the height of COVID, I transitioned into agriculture and started my own business. And letâs be honestâwhat better time to start a business than during a pandemic, right? (Sarcasm intended!)
Sonoma Sungrown: What could possibly go wrong?
Secret Asian: Yeah, right? So, we stuck our necks out and got involved with some investors. I secured a hemp license, and we decided to grow CBD to see where we could take it. Over time, we became a nursery, and I worked on standardizing some solid SOPs. I took all the trial and error I learned from my younger âbro scienceâ days and translated that into more formal, scientific approaches. Or as I like to say, I made things more *agronomic*âif thatâs even a word!Â
Sonoma Sungrown: We encourage making up words here. Weâll call it the word of the week.Â
Secret Asian: Agronomic, right? So, I took what I already knew about cannabis cultivation and applied it at scale. Scaling up is a whole different beast. It's not just you and your 4x4 tent with one or two mother plants. Youâre dealing with constant rotationsâplants coming down, new ones going in, and resetting everything. It's a fluid, ongoing process.
Through trial and error, we learned the importance of systematic approaches and giving each team member ownership of their tasks. We encouraged employees to share anything that would improve our operation, rather than hoarding information. Unfortunately, gatekeeping is still rampant in the industryâpeople often withhold valuable data.Â
Early on in the commercial space, I noticed a reluctance to share knowledge, which is why I appreciate companies like Athena Proline. Shoutout to Brandon, Matt, Chris, and the team thereâtheyâre doing great work. Not only are they innovating in the nutrient space, but theyâre also sharing their knowledge to elevate the entire industry.Â
I firmly believe thatâs the kind of culture we needâpeople who are developing playbooks for success and willing to share them. The cannabis industry lacks a standardized approach. Itâs not like you can just call the Giantsâ offensive coordinator and ask for their playbook! A lot of old-timers are set in their ways, sticking to whatâs always worked for them, but thereâs so much new innovation happeningâlike regenerative agriculture, reducing nutrient usage, and sequestering carbon back into the planet. Thereâs a whole fundamental process behind that shift.
Secret Asian: Thereâs a difference between organics, salts, nutrient rates, values, metrics, and data. While I was getting more involved commercially, I did a lot of research. Eventually, I turned my operation into an R&D facility because we were so committed to not just proving things wrong, but making sure we couldnât get it wrong. Each failure pushed us to find solutions, and once we cleared a hurdle, we moved on to the next challenge.Â
When it came to sales and business, I wasnât naturally inclined since Iâm not a business guy. At first, it was all about learning from our mistakes, but we eventually compiled all this data and figured out how to use it. There were a lot of learning curves in the beginning, but now that weâre where we need to be, weâre excited to deliver on the full potential of this plant every day.
Sonoma Sungrown: Before scaling up, were you originally a tent grower?
Secret Asian: Yeah, I was a multiple tent grower, experimenting with different setups and media. Flood and Drain was one of my major setups back in my basement in New Jersey. Thatâs where Iâm fromâNorth Bergen, born and raised. Shoutout to New Jersey!
Sonoma Sungrown: Unfortunately, home growing still isnât legal in New Jersey. A real shame.
Secret Asian: Yeah, theyâre still figuring things out up north. But honestly, the whole country is trying to figure this out. Weâre facing our own legislative issues in Florida right now with some of the bills being proposed.
Donât Worry Be Hashy: Itâs interesting how the cannabis culture varies by state. California is different from Colorado, which is different from Oklahoma, Missouri, Michigan, and New York. Where Iâm at, nobodyâs smoking sprayed packs, but in New York, thatâs all the rage right now.
SecretAsian: Right, and even though we all approach things differently, in the end, weâre delivering nutrients in similar ways. Weâre all using soluble sources.
Donât Worry Be Hashy: So you started growing, took the commercial route, learned a ton, and now youâre venturing into marketing and sales. For anyone listening, check out *hiddenculture.co*âSecretAsian offers legal THCA and CBD products online. But the big focus for today is your pursuit of washing and seeking CBD-rich solventless products. So, when did you start washing?
Secret Asian: I started washing around the summer of 2022. At that point, we had investors who took advantage of us, and we werenât trying to get into that kind of business. I realized I needed to learn something new to make the most of the materials we usually discard. Efficiency was key, so I took some trim leaves and went to YouTube to figure out what I could do with them.Â
I had this big bag of sugar leaves and thought, âCan I break this down? Should it go into a pre-roll?â Thatâs when I learned you need to freeze the material for the best terpene retention. We began learning about volatile terpenes, oxidation, and how air can degrade these valuable compounds. Freezing became essential, and thatâs when we got involved with HashEâs server.
Secret Asian: I started learning from members in the community, including HashE himself. We shared SOPs to better understand different aspects of the process. Once we had the fundamentals down, we began developing our own fluid approachâeveryone had to be on the same page. Weâre family-owned and operated at Innoculture, so my brothers and I made sure everyone learned from the same playbook before we started fine-tuning things ourselves. For example, I didnât realize at first that when you're agitating in a washer, you shouldnât over-agitate.
In the early washes we did, the product came out with a strong green tint. We saw some resin but didnât fully understand the importance of different mesh bags and how they work. So, we ran our first CBD plant, which was a learning process. We used dry ice in a five-gallon bucket, tossed in some trim straight from the stalk without any dry or hang time, and let it sit on the dry ice. We tried a few different strains to see how much we could collect and what would produce a sellable product.
Since we were functioning as an R&D facility, we sent our samples out for testing to AcuScience Labs here in Florida. Shoutout to Dr. Harry Bazzotti, a great guy. We used these tests to refine our process, looking at the breakdown and trying to understand the test results and how they reflected our plant material.
As we washed more, we started noticing patterns. For instance, we conducted sap analyses, which are like blood tests for plants, showing higher calcium exchange when certain phenotypes were producing more trichomes. These are the phenos we focused onâthose producing significant resin, or "sand." But with CBD plants, we found that we had to put more input in to get numbers similar to a type one washer, anything above 4%.
We also learned that using the low-to-medium setting on the fan controller for our washers resulted in better yields of resin. When we used a higher setting, the sand produced wasnât as stable or as meltable as with type one resin.Â
Sonoma Sungrown: So, you're saying that the higher setting brings in more plant material and affects the quality?
Donât Worry Be Hashy: Exactly. My understanding is that trichome heads with higher concentrations of CBDA have shorter, wider stalks and smaller micron-sized heads. For type one plants, we're usually aiming for the 73U and up range, ideally getting as much 90U as possible. But with CBD-heavy plants, or type two plants, you're better off pulling full spectrum, since a lot of the material will fall into the 45 to 72 micron range.
Sonoma Sungrown: Before we dive too far into type one, type two, and type three plants, could you break down the differences for our listeners?
Secret Asian: Sure. When it comes to breeding, type one plants are your traditional cannabis strainsâhigh in THCA and Delta-9 THC, producing the psychoactive effects weâre familiar with. Type three plants, on the other hand, are high in CBD and low in THC, often derived from hemp genetics found around the world. These strains are known for their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
Sonoma Sungrown: So whatâs a Type 2? Anything that's Farm Bill compliant?
Donât Worry Be Hashy: Exactly, it's less than 0.3% THC.
Secret Asian: Right, itâs less than 0.3% Delta-9, making it classified as hemp cannabis. Type 2 is a genetic cross between Type 1 (THC-dominant) and Type 3 (CBD-dominant) plants. The offspring, Type 2, contains both THCA and CBD. These are the genetics we use to stabilize traits like cannabinoid content.
Sonoma Sungrown: So when youâre breeding Type 1 and Type 3, are you deciding whether to stabilize the THC or CBD traits based on the final product you want?
Secret Asian: Exactly. If we want a balanced THC and CBD product, we cross towards Type 1. If weâre after a pure CBD product, we cross towards Type 3. For example, we had a Type 3 called âRock Candy,â which had great terpene profiles but didnât produce much hash. So, we crossed it with a hash-producing strain like Zittles to create a better resin-yielding cultivar.
Sonoma Sungrown: So youâre taking those specific traits and breeding them over generations to stabilize them?
Secret Asian: Right, we keep crossing the offspring until we get stable traits. We use methods like colloidal silver to create pollen, then cross it back to the prime mother, either stabilizing THC or CBD traits over several generations. This gives us the best of both worlds, producing strong resin while retaining CBD traits in the final product. We're now in our fourth generation with the Rock Candy cross.
We recently ran an experiment with Rock Candy to see if we could increase the hash yield by adjusting inputs and pressures. We managed to get a 3% yield, which is promising but not quite there. Maybe Rock Candy just isnât the right strain for hash production.
Donât Worry Be Hashy: Thatâs probably due to the stalks going with the heads, which means you're pulling more plant material and less resin. Hash plants are bred for larger heads with higher resin content, which is why itâs tricky with smaller-headed strains like Rock Candy.
Secret Asian: We noticed that running different mesh micron sizes, from 160 straight to 45, was collecting everything. Itâs tricky with CBD-rich plants because they tend to be greasier and less stable.
Donât Worry Be Hashy: Exactly, with home growers, especially without a cold room, CBD-rich plants can be really greasy in the bag. And when making hash, most of the plants we work with are extreme Type 1 plants with very little CBD. Itâs tough to balance CBD and hash production.
Secret Asian: Yeah, itâs fascinating when you find someone like you whoâs focusing on Type 2 plants. Youâre creating different medicinal compounds, which is crucial work.Â
Donât Worry Be Hashy: Itâs exciting to experiment with Type 2 plants for hash. Iâve been running some hunts with strains like Guavnana CBD and Papaya CBD. Thereâs so much variance in these F1s, and I can see the potential for creating stable Type 2 hash plants through selective breeding.
Secret Asian: Agreed, breeding for consistent traits like resin content while maintaining CBD levels is challenging but important. Weâre crossing strains back to stabilize these traits, working towards a reliable Type 2 pool.
Donât Worry Be Hashy: Itâs definitely a long process, but itâs worth it for the medicinal benefits. Breeding for specific traits like hash yield and CBD content will take time and multiple generations.
Secret Asian: Exactly. Weâre not just chasing trends here. Weâre trying to develop long-lasting genetics with reliable traits. This takes time, space, money, and extensive testing to stabilize new lines of genetics. Keeping data on these processes is crucial as we move forward with new innovations in cannabis cultivation.
So, currently, we were talking about data earlier. You know, we're looking for certain markers, like single nucleotide polymorphism markers, right? These are the markers we test for when we're analyzing stocks and glands. As we breed through the generations, going from type 1 to type 3 to make type 2, we notice a pattern of these stocks and glands. And as we stabilize the type 2s back into the prime motherâwhether it be type 3âwe still see variations. You know, any hash maker would love these variations, but they stay at type 2, not bringing over the dominant alleles in type 3 that we really want. Thatâs why it takes another generation or two to stabilize that characteristic into the cultivar or chemotype.
Also, just something Iâve noticed, and donât hold me to this, but some of the type 2s weâre producing are showing variations in their terpene profiles, and weâre also seeing traits pulling over from the CBD side, like leaf structures, internodal distances, and foliage density. These traits are becoming dominant in some of the type 2s. On top of that, weâre seeing higher percentages of different flavonoidsânot just terpenesâshowing up, and these flavonoids are becoming points of interest for pharmaceutical research, especially in cancer treatment.Â
CBD and THC together, in my experience, have helped maintain a stable and normal daily life for people like myself, without the grogginess or impairment that other medications might cause. I have epilepsy, which is why I got into thisâto help people who couldnât help themselves. These compounds have allowed me and others to lead more functional lives without the side effects that prevent us from performing day-to-day tasks.
Another thing Iâve been noticing is a pattern of nutrient metabolism in CBD-dominant cultivars. When we cross type 2 genetics back into type 2/type 3, weâre seeing type 1 characteristics, like the ability to intake more nutrients, pulling over into these new cultivars. Weâre starting to see this variation, which is kind of like epigenetics. Can we breed CBD cultivars that donât go over the 0.3% Delta-9 THC threshold when exposed to heat?
Sonoma Sungrown: Thatâs fascinating. Have you noticed that recent research shows stomata are actually present in cannabis seeds? Thereâs going to be a lot more genome splicing and editing happening as a result. Itâs wild stuff.
Secret Asian: Exactly. These are the research points weâre diving into now. Even down to how we pollinate our plantsâwhether we dust from the top, bottom, or just shake the male plant and let it do its thing. Weâve noticed that when we dust the top parts of the plant, we get stronger characteristics being pulled over. It's not something we can definitively say yet, but itâs a trend weâre seeing in our data.
Donât Worry Be Hashy: Thatâs interesting. I never thought about where the plant got pollinated affecting how genetics are transferred.
Sonoma Sungrown: I would have thought it didnât matter, you know? The lowers versus the topsâitâs all the same plant, right?
Secret Asian: Itâs the environment, man. Epigenetics is what I'm talking about. The top of the plant, where conditions are perfectâideal photon pressure, optimal environmental factorsâitâs like growing up in a good neighborhood versus a harsh one. Your environment shapes how you develop, and that can be passed down to your offspring.Â
We need to be mindful of things like where in the environment the plant is growingâwhat's the temperature, the light, the pests around it. All those factors impact the plantâs development and the traits it passes on, just like in people. Itâs why I'm so data-driven. I'm not looking for yield; I'm looking for chemical makeup, flavor, experience.
In the end, something might come out at 15-16% THC, but the experience could be outstanding, with amazing flavor and bag appeal. You want a cultivar that checks all the boxesâwhether it's for hash production or flower. As a breeder, I want to work with cultivars that I can rotate seamlessly, that work for both hash and flower, regardless of THC percentages.
And thatâs the goalâstabilizing plants that check those boxes. For example, taking a 12-week hash plant and bringing it down to an 8-week cycle without losing the hash-producing traits. Thatâs the kind of breeding weâre focused on. Always dropping seeds, always working with cloning SOPs and fundamentals, to ensure weâre building on something strong.
And it checks all the boxes, and we can constantly reproduce it because it's an exact replica. So, you know, keeping pests at bay is key. Cultivation has so many moving parts, and if one thing gets disrupted, everything can fall apart. Growers have to wear many hatsâplumbing, carpentry, electricalâand there's also managing all the data. You have to be compliant and hold yourself accountable.
Sonoma Sungrown: Right, because if you're running a cultivar, not just to get a harvest but to see if itâs workable for your situation or something you want to keep in your library, you have to test them.
Secret Asian: Exactly, testing is crucial.Â
Sonoma Sungrown: What are some specific wins youâve had in terms of cultivars or strains that youâve been able to stabilize for washing with high CBD content?
Secret Asian: Some wins for us are when the Type 1 crosses into the Type 3, and we still get the early finishing of the Type 3. We get our heads, we get our hash, and everything checks out. The plants finish faster, which is a win in my book.
Don't Worry Be Hashy: I didnât know hemp plants finish faster. Thatâs wild.
Secret Asian: Yeah, at least the ones I run. If they canât produce in 8-9 weeks, I donât want them. Weâve done extensive phenohunting, working with folks like Hoku and High Alpine. Shout out to Flynn and Thomas for doing incredible work, and also Anthony with the Type 3 strains.Â
Sonoma Sungrown: You guys are like chefs, right? You make a new dish and want feedback. Thatâs where trends and history are built.
Secret Asian: Exactly. Weâre looking for data points that the market dictates. Trends changeâlike, if purple strains fall out of favor, weâll have to breed back those neon green, old-school sours. Innovation is key. Right now, in 2024, everyone wants purple, pink, or indigo strains.
Sonoma Sungrown: What about landraces and indigenous species? Are those something youâre working with?
Secret Asian: Yes, weâve been aware of them, but I havenât fully tested them yet. Iâve got seeds from Vietnam, Thailand, and other Asian regions. These landrace genetics are stronger and have more ingrained traits because they havenât been manipulated by humans yet. Weâre excited to unveil these new projects.
Sonoma Sungrown: Is that because of the isolation and inbreeding in their native regions?
Secret Asian: Yeah, isolation, sediments, regenerative agriculture, all of that plays a part. Landraces hold strong properties, and I believe theyâll be a significant part of the cannabis industry soon.
Don't Worry Be Hashy: Yeah, breeding in North America has been very focused. People worked a single line in secretâlike sour diesel or Chem D. Weâre now about 15 generations deep, and things have just bred back into themselves.
Sonoma Sungrown: Some of the best things Iâve smoked were Vietnamese landraces. The effect was completely different from the daily stuff we get now. It was uplifting, creative, and so unique. That kind of thing could be huge for CBD strains and day-to-day functionality.
Secret Asian: Absolutely. Money, space, and time are always the key factors.
Sonoma Sungrown: Letâs say Iâm a home grower and I want to get into CBD hashing. If I acquire some genetics from you or others, are there things I can do to improve resin stability for better success with washing?
Secret Asian: Yes, thereâs a lot going on with sap analysis right now. Weâre looking at nutrition, how plants eat, how they partition nutrients. Itâs all about balanceâlike osmotic pressures, calcium breakdown, and trichome development. The data we gather helps us fine-tune stabilization processes for these new genetics.
Sonoma Sungrown: Thatâs fascinating. So are there particular products or nutrients youâd recommend?
Secret Asian: I donât like to push people toward any specific product lines, but I use silver thiosulfate for breeding, which I find works better than colloidal silver. For nutrients, I run the Athena Pro line and use Growers Choice 720s with UVB bars in my R&D room to increase trichome production.
Donât Worry Be Hashy: How do you recommend implementing UVB lighting? I've wanted to try it, but I'm not sure how to set it up. Should I place a UVB light in between every regular light?
Secret Asian: I have six lights over three trays, two lights per tray in my R&D room, and Iâve added UVB bars to those lights. You donât need UVB in every section. We only turn them on at certain times of the day, not all day long.
Donât Worry Be Hashy: Iâve read before that it should be around six hours a day, and only for specific weeks of the cycle.
Secret Asian: Exactly. We start using UVB for about two hours, three times a week around week four. By week five through seven, we ramp it up to six hours a day, split into two sessionsâthree hours in the morning and three in the afternoon. Weâre still fine-tuning to see if breaking it up even further, like doing shorter bursts throughout the day, will give better results.
The key is to keep it under six hours per day and time it during the plants' feed times when photosynthesis is at its peak. During this time, the plant is actively moving sugars and starches, so hitting them with UVB acts like a little supplement to see how it impacts overall growth.
Weâve done trials where we used UVB on some trays and not on others, testing different durations and times of day. I also run my lights for 13 hours with 11 hours of darkness, which gives an extra hour for energy exchange, sugar production, and bud swelling, all while keeping flowering time in check.
Sonoma Sungrown: So, it's not like the natural sun going to 12/12, right?
Secret Asian: Correct. In Florida, we have 13 hours of sunlight year-round, so plants start flowering immediately when theyâre outdoors. Itâs like being in Colombiaâplants will flower all year long. Thatâs why we need light deprivation at the end of the day to manage it. This state has the potential to get monopolized by large MSOs, and many people here, including our governor, donât want recreational cannabis to pass.
Donât Worry Be Hashy: Youâve done a great job carving out a space for yourself despite the challenges in Florida. This conversation has been really informative. We learned how to breed CBD into hash plants, the low yields from washing type three plants, and how UVB can increase trichome density. Thanks for sharing your expertise.
Now, letâs switch gears for the Five Hashy Questions. First one: tell us about the first time you bought weed.
Secret Asian: I was 18, and a kid in my botany class smoked weed. I was on the lacrosse team, and we were doing well, so I decided to give it a try. I didnât tell him I had epilepsy; I just felt like this plant was for me. I couldnât drink or do drugs because they could trigger seizures, but I was curious.Â
I smoked for the first time at my buddy's house and didnât feel anything at first, but then I got the munchies and realized I was high. After that, I got really into it. I went on Attitude Seed Bank, bought some seeds, and started growing in a crawl space.
Sonoma Sungrown: Thatâs amazing! Itâs not a gateway drugâitâs a gateway to gardening.
Donât Worry Be Hashy: He got hooked on one joint! (laughs)
Secret Asian: Exactly! It's all about growing now.
Sonoma Sungrown: So, whoâs your biggest influence in hash making?
Secret Asian: Definitely Frenchy Cannoli. He was a huge influence for me. And, for what itâs worth, Pedroâs YouTube video on BuildASoil was another one I watched hundreds of times. Both of them, being growers and hash makers, opened my eyes to the fundamentals.
Since then, so many people have taken that knowledge and built upon it. Look at how the hash scene has evolved with new techniques like Piatella. Scientific, data-driven individuals are getting involved now and innovating the space, bringing more precision to what was once bro-science.
Sonoma Sungrown: Cold cure or fresh press?
Secret Asian: Cold cure or fresh press? You mean for flower or rosin?
Sonoma Sungrown: Alright, letâs get into it. First question: what's your preferred method of dabsâfresh press or cold cure?
Secret Asian: I'd have to go with fresh press because it gives the best experience, in my opinion. But for commercial purposes, I think a little dry time helps break down some of the heads. So, I guess you could say Iâm half fresh, half cured. Call me a "fresh zombie," if you will.Â
Sonoma Sungrown: Fair enough! Now, whatâs your favorite strain youâve grown or washed?
Secret Asian: Wow, thatâs a tough one. I crossbred Green Crack x Purple Punch with Zkittlez and named it Lucky Punch. Itâs one of my favorite strains to grow. It doesnât produce a lot of hash, but the color is beautiful.Â
Now, in terms of strains I havenât crossed myself, most of my work involves testing my genetics. I did have a strain called Surfer Seed Cow Godâshe produces really strong terpenes. I crossed that with Sour Strawberry Kush, and the results were amazing.Â
Itâs a toss-up between three strains: Token Asian, Lucky Punch, and Florida Sprite. For flavor, itâs Florida Sprite. For aesthetics, itâs Lucky Punch. But the one that checks every box is Token Asian. Iâm about to wash it for the third time, and it just keeps getting better.
Sonoma Sungrown: Iâve heard good things about Florida Spriteâcool to hear it come up. So, whenâs the last time you smoked flower?
Secret Asian: Last night. The only reason I did is because I ran out of rosin! Iâm more of a concentrate guyâI usually take dabs.
Sonoma Sungrown: Thatâs pretty relatable. Last question, and then youâre off the hook: who else would you like to hear on this podcast?
Secret Asian: In general? Iâd love to hear from Eric and Nick over at Flow Gardens. Iâm actually collabing with them on some genetics. Weâre working on some exciting things, and Iâd love to see them share some of our work together.
Sonoma Sungrown: Great suggestion. Now for the fun partâthe floor is yours to plug whatever youâd like. Tell people how they can connect with you, get ahold of your gear, or whatever else you want to share.
Secret Asian: Sure! You can find me on LinkedIn through The Hidden Culture. Weâre a Florida-based nursery and research development facility out of West Palm. Weâre doing a lot of work dialing in this plant. Our website is thehiddenculture.co. If youâre around Orlando this weekend, come check us out at Florida Grows Fest. Weâve got some exciting new things coming soon, like new genetics releases, CBD rosin, live rosin gummies, and even a water-soluble drink.
Big shoutout to The Real Batmanâweâve been working together on some cool stuff for the past several months, including a nano-emulsion project for cannabis products.
Sonoma Sungrown: So, youâre diving into nano-emulsion, huh?
Secret Asian: Yep, shoutout to Bruce! Weâve got some exciting tech coming up and are looking forward to sharing more industry-related science through the Cannabis Research Coalition. Hit us up on Instagram at The Hidden Culture FL or you can find me at Secret Asian Genetics. Thatâs about it!
Sonoma Sungrown: Awesome! Thanks so much for joining usâthis was a blast and I think we all learned a thing or two along the way.
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