Disease Control
The Top 10 Reasons Why Your Aquaponic System Isn’t Cycling
Having trouble getting your aquaponic system to cycle? Consult Sylvia Bernstein's following checklist to help identify the problem and...
Pest and Pathogen Prevention in an Indoor Garden
Preventing pathogens and pests that could destroy an otherwise healthy crop is something every indoor horticulturist should focus on, says...
Using Humidity Control & Monitoring as Growing Tools
Whether in a greenhouse, glasshouse, or indoors, cultivating in a protected environment is all about controlling the surrounding conditions...
Dissolved Oxygen: The Hidden Necessity
You can’t see it and you don’t even know it’s there—but the dissolved oxygen in your water supply is critical to maintaining the health and...
A Breath of Fresh Air: The Importance of Air Purification in an Indoor Garden
Air purification is one of the most overlooked variables of an indoor garden because most airborne pathogens are invisible, but ignoring...
3 Aquaponic Stress Factors
What should you do when fish hit their heads on the walls? When growing fish for food in aquaponics, it's important to consider 3 major...
Growing Marijuana: Starting From Seeds VS Clones
Seeds or clones? There are two ways of growing and you need to pick a side before you begin. Each comes with its own set of advantages of...
Help Your Plants Help Themselves: Enhancing Natural Defenses
Plants have evolved their own natural defense systems to fight pests and disease.
10 Common Marijuana Leaf Problems and How to Fix Them
A closer look at how to tackle 10 of the most common problems cannabis growers may face in the grow room.
Dealing with Pythium Root Rot
Microorganisms are routinely introduced and cultivated in our hydroponic set-ups and gardens, but one such organism you don’t want to see...
11 Common Pests That Can Destroy Your Cannabis Crop
Many of the same pest species that are the bane of many greenhouse and field growers of traditional crops can affect cannabis crops just as...
How Your Cannabis Plants Respond to Stress, the Good and the Bad
The phrase ‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’ can also apply to your plants. By providing ‘good’ stress to your crop, you can...
How to Detect, Treat, and Prevent Bud Rot in Your Cannabis Grow Room
Bud rot starts inside of a bud, so it is not easily seen until it has started to spread. It favors dense colas and densely leafed plants....
How to Detect, Treat, and Prevent Powdery Mildew on Your Cannabis Plants
In small amounts, powdery mildew is mostly a cosmetic issue, but if left untreated for a long enough period of time, it can kill your...
Bacteria? Virus? Fungi? Diagnosing Common Cannabis Diseases
Like marijuana plants that have fallen victim to a pest infestation, diseased cannabis plants will have visual symptoms as well.
Interview: How Cannabis is Helping People Overcome Opioid Addiction
Opioid consumption in the US has reached such an alarming level that experts are talking about in terms of being a pandemic. Some have...
Grow It: 3 Products To Help Boost Your Cannabis Yields
In this post we are featuring One Way to Grow nutrients, Sierra Natural Science disease and fungal control, and Nature's Nectar terpene...
Lock Up the Biosecurity of Your Grow Op
The importance of physically securing your facility is established knowledge among growers, but failing to secure your high-grade crop...
The Benefits of Bio-control for Growing Cannabis Plants
When it comes to pest control and your crop, it pays to arm yourself with good bugs before the bad bugs take over. Crop protection...
