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Options for Controling your Pest and Fungal Issues Despite Strict Regulation

Lately, it seems every other article we read is about growers having to dispose of large percentages of their crops due to testing failures. The recent tightening of regulations on pesticides and fungicides in Oregon has had a serious effect on cultivators as they try to figure out new ways to grow healthy plants without depending on chemicals. But this isn’t just an Oregon problem. More states are joining the cannabis market and, with that, comes stricter testing regulations. In fact, a new study by Steep Hill Labs shows that if California were to adopt similar testing standards to those used by Oregon Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ORELAP), nearly 83% of crops would fail. That is no small issue.

December 8, 2016 No Comments

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The Importance of Frequent Biosecurity Checks

The biosecurity of a cultivation facility is just as important as the physical security of the facility. The physical security includes measures such as locks, cameras, fences, lighting and more and is often, at least in part, required by law. Biosecurity includes measures such as air sanitation, dehumidification, cleaning procedures and more and is often not directly required, though can become an indirect requirement due to product testing and purity requirements.

May 5, 2016 No Comments

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Avoid Nutrient Lock-Out with Nutrient Flushes

Nutrients are essential for plant growth, but they are expensive, making it important to get the most out of the ones you use.

February 18, 2016 1 Comment

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More Light Requires More Nutrients

Plants need four essential things to grow: light, water, carbon dioxide (from the air) and nutrients. Each of these things work together to promote vigorous growth and increase yield. The catalyst motivating everything is the amount of light a plant receives. Energy from light is captured by the plant and used to process the carbon, nutrients and water. When plants receive more light, they need more of the other three elements and when they receive less light, they need less of the other three elements as well.

February 11, 2016 1 Comment

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Energy Efficient Equipment Can Aide in Application Selection

An increasing trend in cannabis licensing and applications is either for applicants to be required to list expected energy consumption (Oregon) or to award additional points to those planning to use energy efficient equipment (Illinois).

January 14, 2016 No Comments

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What to Expect When Applying for a Cannabis Business License

Your state has legalized either medical or recreational cannabis and it looks like a great business opportunity. One of the first hurdles that must first be completed before entering the legal cannabis industry is the application process. Each state has different rules regarding how licenses will be awarded – some are based on a lottery, some based on the highest scoring application, and other simply award a license to everyone who meets the minimum application requirements. Regardless of how your state decides to award licenses, there are a few things that have thus far been consistent across all states. Here are 7 things you can expect when applying for a cannabis business license.

January 7, 2016 No Comments

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How to Start a Legal Cannabis Cultivation Facility

So your state recently passed legislation for legalizing cannabis or is about to open the application process? (Here’s looking at you Maryland, Oregon, Alaska and Hawaii.) Whether medicinal marijuana or recreational cannabis, if you are thinking about applying for a license, there are a few important things to keep in mind, especially if you plan on cultivating.

October 29, 2015 1 Comment

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Kill Your Plants

When growing cannabis, it is important to closely monitor everything that is added to the plant, this includes the type of water used, how much of each nutrient is added and anything else you may introduce directly to the plant. In this post, we will focus on the importance of closely monitoring the nutrients added to a plant, but the same theory can be applied to anything else – remember, if not purified, water contains minerals and nutrients that may not be accounted for in your nutrient schedule and that could have drastic impacts.

September 3, 2015 No Comments

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Male or Female: Sexing the Cannabis Plant

Many successful techniques can be used to propagate the Cannabis plant, each having it’s own benefits depending on the gardeners preference. Regular seeds, feminized seeds, clone multiplication and tissue culture multiplication are all used to start a crop with each having its place depending on available resources and gardener knowledge/skill.

July 9, 2015 No Comments

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Up-Potting: The Importance of Proper Potting

As your cannabis plants grow, they will frequently need to be moved into larger containers as available root space becomes limited. While it may be tempting to simply start plants in a 10-gallon pot and skip up-potting altogether, this will lead to water waste issues, smaller plants, and lower yields. Instead, plants should be started in a container that holds ¼ gallon to 1 gallon of growth substrate and gradually moved up to a larger volume flowering container.

April 2, 2015 No Comments

Category: Cannabis Basics

Options for Controling your Pest and Fungal Issues Despite Strict Regulation

The Importance of Frequent Biosecurity Checks

Avoid Nutrient Lock-Out with Nutrient Flushes

More Light Requires More Nutrients

Energy Efficient Equipment Can Aide in Application Selection

What to Expect When Applying for a Cannabis Business License

How to Start a Legal Cannabis Cultivation Facility

Kill Your Plants

Male or Female: Sexing the Cannabis Plant

Up-Potting: The Importance of Proper Potting

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