UVB: A Critical Frequency Range for Genetic Activation in Cannabis
As research ramps up on how lighting affects cannabis, many are focusing on how UVB affects the final stages of growth. August Dunning...
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Medical Cannabis Patient Profile - Overcoming Pain and Stigma: Pam Edgar
Despite suffering chronic pain, PTSD, and MS, Pam Edgar hesitated to trade her prescribed cocktail of meds for cannabis due to the stigma associated with it. This is her...
Enzymes in the Garden
Enzymes play a major role in plant health as they can increase nutrient uptake and help protect roots from pathogens. Eric Hopper explains why these tiny catalysts work...
A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Cannabis Indoors
While it might seem daunting at first, growing marijuana indoors isn’t really that difficult, as Tony van Liefde explains. If you’ve never tried growing cannabis before...
Combining Sunlight and Grow Lights: Supplemental Greenhouse Lighting
Indoor and outdoor growing are no longer distinct schools of thought. Greenhouse cultivators have combined the practices to create a new, more cost-effective method that...
Automation Options for Outdoor Soil Gardens
While automation is a huge part of indoor growing, outdoor soil cultivators can also take advantage of technologies like controllers and fertigation injectors to cut...
The Effect of Light Leaks on a Sealed Growrooms
Light leaks in your sealed growroom can be disastrous for some kinds of plants. They can also be a sign that more than just light is getting in, including pests and...
Indoor Herb Gardens
While home (and garden) ownership these days is unattainable for many it doesn’t mean apartment dwellers can’t reap some gardening rewards. Becky Evans explains how to...
Understanding How Plant Roots Take In Water and Nutrients
Roots play an integral part in plant survival, whether it’s as an anchor or providing life-sustaining water and nutrients. Chris Bond explores just how roots do their...
Cannabis Recalls
In 2017, the news of MMJ recalls in Canada dominated the headlines. But, what exactly do recalls like this entail?
Baby Boomers and Medical Marijuana: A Budding Relationship?
The baby boomer generation once used marijuana as a form of protest and rebellion. With raising families and careers now behind them, many are returning to the plant,...
The (Light) Cycle of Life: Solstices, Equinoxes, and Growing Cannabis
The solstices and equinoxes are significant for planting and growing cannabis and can be helpful in planning an outdoor season.
Cannabis and Beer: Chronic Brewskis
Beer and Weed have more in common than you’d think, and commercial brewers are even starting to combine them into one glorious product.
The Side Effects of Cannabis: For Better or Worse
Chris Bond sourced the latest reports to provide a snapshot of how cannabis can affect us for better or for worse.
Why More Growers are Switching to Fabric Pots
Container gardening is not a new concept, but the types of containers that offer the ability to produce unprecedented amounts of food are indeed revolutionary.
From Seed to Bud: The Cannabis Life Cycle
For those wondering about the stages a marijuana plant undergoes as it grows from seed to potent bud, Chris Bond breaks it down by detailing what to expect from each...
Experts
What proportion of plant hormones should we add for chili pepper plants?
The type of concentration of plant hormones (plant growth regulators) to use on chili pepper plants depends on what process you are trying to control. Plant hormones are...
What would be the best way to plant a sprouting seed in aquaponics?
Great question! I take it to mean that you have a seed that has already germinated and is ready for transplant into your system versus successfully sprouting a seed that...
Can medical marijuana relieve the pain associated with shingles?
In most cases, the symptoms associated with shingles last about one month and resolve on their own. In these instances, cannabis (via inhalation or ingestion) can be an...
Ask A Grower: What To Do With a Cannabis Bumper Crop
Thank you for a great question. Regardless of what you plan to do with the stored crop, you want to preserve all the characteristics the buds had before they went into...
Should I consider companion plants for optimal pest control and nutrient balance?
That is a great question. There are a few companion planting options that can improve the health of your plants, as well as prevent harmful insects and diseases.The...
