Cannabis farming methods

Abstract

Methods to grow cannabis plants within an interior of an enclosure are described, the method comprises condensing water vapor from the interior of the enclosure to produce a source of liquid water and supplying the liquid water to the cannabis plants. The source of liquid water may be supplied to a common reservoir and then transferred to the cannabis plants. The common reservoir includes fish, a microorganism, or treated water. Water drained from the cannabis plants may be recycled back to the common reservoir. The water may be filtered or oxygenated and mixed with a pH adjustment solution, a macro-nutrient, a micro-nutrient, a carbohydrate, an enzyme, or a vitamin. Solar panels may be used to provide electricity for electrically powered lights that illuminate the cannabis plants. The cannabis plants may be grown within a growing medium, harvested, trimmed, ground, heated, and made into multifunctional compositions or foodstuffs.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method to grow cannabis plants within an interior of an enclosure, the method comprises: condensing water vapor from the interior of the enclosure to produce a source of liquid water; and supplying the liquid water to the cannabis plants. 
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 supplying the source of liquid water to a common reservoir; and   transferring the liquid water from the common reservoir to the cannabis plants within the interior of the enclosure.   
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 pressurizing the liquid water to a pressure less than 200 pounds per square inch to produce pressurized liquid water; and   supplying the pressurized liquid water to the cannabis plants.   
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the common reservoir includes fish and/or a microorganism, wherein the fish excrete nitrogen, and the nitrogen is included within the liquid water within the common reservoir.   
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the common reservoir includes treated water, the treated water is treated with a water treatment unit, the water treatment unit includes one or more water treatment units selected from the group consisting of an adsorbent, an ion-exchange resin, a catalyst, a membrane, and an ozone unit.   
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 2 , comprising:
 draining at least a portion of the liquid water from the cannabis plants; and   transferring at least a portion of the liquid water drained from the cannabis plants back to the common reservoir.   
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 mixing the liquid water with two or more selected from the group consisting of a pH adjustment solution, a macro-nutrient, a micro-nutrient, a carbohydrate, an enzyme, and a vitamin;   wherein:   the pH adjustment solution comprises an acid;   the macro-nutrient is comprised of one or more selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and sulfur;   the micro-nutrient is comprised of one or more selected from the group consisting of iron, manganese, boron, molybdenum, copper, zinc, sodium, chlorine, and silicon;   the carbohydrate is comprised of one or more selected from the group consisting of sugar, sucrose, molasses, and a plant syrup;   the enzyme is comprised of one or more selected from the group consisting of an amino acid, orotidine 5′-phosphate decarboxylase, OMP decarboxylase, glucanase, beta-glucanase, cellulase, and xylanase;   the vitamin is comprised of one or more selected from the group consisting of vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin D, and vitamin E.   
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 filtering the liquid water before supplying the liquid water to the cannabis plants; and/or   oxygenating the liquid water before supplying the liquid water to the cannabis plants.   
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 maintaining the interior of the enclosure at a carbon dioxide concentration less than 5,000 parts per million.   
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the cannabis plants are grown in a growing medium comprising three or more selected from the group consisting of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, rockwool, perlite, amorphous volcanic glass, vermiculite, clay, clay pellets, LECA (lightweight expanded clay aggregate), coco-coir, fibrous coconut husks, peat, peat moss, sand, soil, compost, manure, fir bark, lime, gypsum, and quartz.   
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 harvesting the cannabis plants to produce harvested cannabis plants; and   introducing the harvested cannabis plants to a cannabis trimmer, the harvested cannabis plants include a mixture of cannabis buds and cannabis leaves, the cannabis trimmer is configured to trim the cannabis leaves from the cannabis buds to produce trimmed cannabis buds which are essentially free of cannabis leaves by applying a rotational motion to the mixture of the cannabis buds and the cannabis leaves to pass the mixture of cannabis buds and cannabis leaves across a blade.   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , comprising:
 grinding the trimmed cannabis buds to produce ground cannabis; and   heating the ground cannabis.   
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 harvesting the cannabis plants to produce harvested cannabis plants; and   grinding the harvested cannabis plants to produce ground cannabis and/or drying at least a portion of the harvested cannabis plants to produce dried cannabis.   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 harvesting the cannabis plants to produce a composition comprising harvested cannabis plants and insects.   
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 maintaining a predetermined humidity within the interior of the enclosure; and when the humidity within the interior of the enclosure exceeds the predetermined humidity, condensing the water vapor from within the interior of the enclosure to produce the source of liquid water to maintain the predetermined humidity within the interior of the enclosure.   
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein:
 the predetermined humidity within the interior of the enclosure ranges from between 40 to 60 percent humidity.   
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 maintaining a predetermined humidity within the interior of the enclosure with an electrically powered humidity control unit; and when the humidity within the interior of the enclosure exceeds the predetermined humidity, condensing the water vapor from within the interior of the enclosure with the electrically powered humidity control unit to produce the source of liquid water to maintain the predetermined humidity within the interior of the enclosure; and   providing one or more solar panels configured to provide electricity to the electrically powered humidity control unit; and   generating the electricity with the at least one solar panel, and transferring the electricity to the electrically powered humidity control unit to condense the water vapor from within the interior of the enclosure.   
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 providing a plurality of electrically powered lights including one or more lights selected from the group consisting of compact fluorescent lights, light emitting diodes, incandescent lights, fluorescent lights, and halogen lights; and one or more solar panels configured to provide electricity to the plurality of electrically powered lights; and   generating the electricity with the at least one solar panel and transferring the electricity to the plurality of electrically powered lights to illuminate the cannabis plants within the interior of the enclosure.   
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 harvesting the cannabis plants to produce harvested cannabis plants; and   mixing at least a portion of the harvested cannabis plants with one or more ingredients selected from the group consisting of a fiber-starch material, a binding agent, a density improving textural supplement, and a moisture improving textural supplement, to form a multifunctional composition;   wherein:   the fiber-starch material includes one or more selected from the group consisting of a cereal-grain-based material, a grass-based material, a nut-based material, a powdered fruit material, a root-based material, a tuber-based material, and a vegetable-based material;   the binding agent includes one or more selected from the group consisting of agar, agave, alginin, arrowroot, carrageenan, collagen, cornstarch, egg whites, finely ground seeds, furcellaran, gelatin, guar gum, honey, katakuri starch, locust bean gum, pectin, potato starch, psyllium husks, sago, sugar, syrup, tapioca, vegetable gum, and xanthan gum;   the density improving textural supplement includes one or more selected from the group consisting of extracted arrowroot starch, extracted corn starch, extracted lentil starch, extracted potato starch, and extracted tapioca starch;   the moisture improving textural supplement includes one or more selected from the group consisting of almonds, brazil nuts, cacao, cashews, chestnuts, coconut, filberts, hazelnuts, Indian nuts, macadamia nuts, nut butter, nut oil, nut powder, peanuts, pecans, pili nuts, pine nuts, pinon nuts, pistachios, soy nuts, sunflower seeds, tiger nuts, and walnuts.   
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 19 , comprising:
 producing a foodstuff from the multifunctional composition, the foodstuff includes one or more selected from the group consisting of ada, bagels, baked goods, biscuits, bitterballen, bonda, breads, cakes, candy, cereals, chips, chocolate bars, chocolate, coffee, cokodok, confectionery, cookies, cooking batter, corn starch mixtures, crackers, crêpes, croissants, croquettes, croutons, dolma, dough, doughnuts, energy bars, flapjacks, french fries, frozen custard, frozen desserts, frying cakes, fudge, gelatin mixes, granola bars, gulha, hardtack, ice cream, khandvi, khanom buang, krumpets, meze, mixed flours, muffins, multi-grain snacks, nachos, nian gao, noodles, nougat, onion rings, pakora, pancakes, panforte, pastas, pastries, pie crust, pita chips, pizza, poffertjes, pretzels, protein powder, pudding, rice krispie treats, sesame sticks, smoothies, snacks, specialty milk, tele-bhaja, tempura, toffee, tortillas, totopo, turkish delights, and waffles.