by Jessica McKeil
| July 30, 2018
OLEDs Moving from Television Screens to Cannabis Grow Ops
Low heat and energy efficient lighting could dramatically change how we farm cannabis.
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by Jessica McKeil
| July 25, 2018
Cannabis Aquaponics: Green Relief Is the First of Its Kind in North America
Big things are happening in the rolling landscape surrounding the industrial city of Hamilton, Ontario. In a 30,000ft subterranean bunker, partially hidden from view thanks to its living grass roof, Green Relief is growing medical marijuana using aquaponics.
by Carl Lehrburger
| July 13, 2018
Cloning Agricultural Hemp with Carell
This month on Ask A Hempster, Carell heads to a Boulder Colorado hemp farm to visit with Andrew Purnell, Master Grower. Andrew explains the difficulty of growing from seed in the field and provides an overview of the preferred cloning method.
by Jessica McKeil
| June 05, 2018
Mastering VPD Control for Plentiful Harvests
Why should cannabis growers concern themselves with vapor pressure deficit (VPD) in their grow operation? It is an interesting approach, and while it is definitely an advanced environmental measurement technique, it's worth exploring for indoor grow rooms.
by Kristina Etter
| May 21, 2018
Enhancing Cannabis Grows: CO2 Foliar Spray
In a recent press release, CO2 Gro Inc., formerly Blue Ocean Nutrasciences, announced it is moving closer to gaining approval for use of its patented CO2 Foliar Spray by Canadian Licensed Producers (LP) of cannabis. The recent decision by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory agency declares the product does not meet the definition of a pesticide according to the Pest Control Products Act.
by Jessica McKeil
| May 10, 2018
Smart Grow Apps
Long gone are the days of cannabis farmers scribbling eligible notes on stained notepads in the grow room, today there is a growing marketplace of community-driven, expert-developed grow applications for mobile devices. Now, thanks to recent advancements in cloud-based technology, and our growing obsession with mobile technologies, a cultivator can see everything they need to know about their crop all in one place.
by Jessica McKeil
| April 22, 2018
Cannabis Tissue Culture 101
Tissue culture cultivation represents a transformative approach to propagation in the cannabis industry. The science of tissue culture (TC) was commercialized roughly four decades ago and is widely used across agricultural sectors. Until recently, the technology had not been adopted by the marijuana industry, perhaps due to a lack of knowledge sharing between industries or the long history legal barriers. Today, the popularity of TC in the cannabis sector is a far different story.
by Stephanie Piantanida
| April 20, 2018
A Greener Green Part 3: CO2 Emissions
With the massive energy consumption of the cannabis industry comes the eminent emission of CO2. This output is posing a challenge for states with goals to reduce their greenhouse emissions and create sustainable cannabis programs.
by Todd Statzer
| April 17, 2018
Leveraging IPM to Create the World’s Safest Horticulture Products
Among the many misconceptions the general public has regarding the Cannabis industry, few could be more inaccurate than the fear of contamination by pesticides and other dangerous chemicals that many falsely believe are used to maximize yields. On the contrary, stringent compliance laws from the states, strong cooperation from the industry to maintain compliance, as well as the advanced strategies used by today's growers actually ensure that Cannabis is among the safest horticultural products in the world.
by Seth Swanson
| March 29, 2018
Understanding the Key Drivers of Cannabis Growth Essential To Optimizing Production
Over the millennia, farmers have come to understand much of the science behind plant biology—the roles water, nutrients and sunlight each play in successful crop yields. Yet for all this knowledge, they’ve remained subject to the whims of nature; too much or too little rainfall, for instance, could spell disaster.
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