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Keeping Bud Rot at Bay with Humidity Control
The fungus Botrytis cinerea is a common cause of crop loss. The first signs might be yellowing leaves, followed by white mold on colas. As…
Understanding bud rot: Signs, symptoms and how to avoid it
Signs, symptoms and how to avoid it Bud rot, or botrytis, is a common fungus many cannabis growers face at some point, especially those who…
Vapor Pressure Deficit and Why it Matters
The gardening world is filled with trends and phrases that come and go as quickly as they’re created. Sometimes these concepts are thrown around without full understanding, especially with the more scientific processes. One of the most misunderstood concepts is vapor pressure deficit, or VPD, as it’s commonly called.
Setting Up an Efficient Grow Room: 5 Key Considerations
Growing indoors generates a lot of expenses, and electricity bills are at the top of most growers’ list of villains. That’s why we’ve outlined these…
Protecting Your Investment with Energy Efficient Grow Rooms
It’s no secret: Declining wholesale prices are a big problem for growers. “But that’s exactly why efficiency is so important,” said Dan Kibbin, a Maine-based…
Grow Room Climate Control: Five Steps for Better Yields
Five Steps for Better Yields NEED HELP OR JUST WANT TO TALK SHOP? We stand behind our products. That means if you have questions or…
Negative Effects of Mold on Durable Goods
Mold is bad for your health and it’s bad for your home, but did you know that mold is also bad for durable household goods?…
Q&A: Avoiding Powdery Mildew Before it Strikes
With Melaney Watson Powdery mildew is a common—yet avoidable—cause of crop loss on cannabis. To learn more about powdery mildew and how it can be avoided,…
Smart Humidity Report: 20 tips from expert growers
20 tips from expert growers Top growers from around the U.S. and Canada offer their best tips you can use to master humidity in your…
Smart Humidity: A Special Report with Cannabis Business Times
Tips for grow room humidity This all-in-one report, full of tips, original research, and case studies, is your one-stop shop for information that will give…
4 Humidity-Control Tips from Medicine Man
Tyler Schneider, director of operations at Colorado-based Medicine Man, shares his top tips for handling humidity as part of the Smart Humidity Report from Cannabis…
The Herbal Cure on creating the perfect grow environment
Don Newman from The Herbal Cure shares his secrets for achieving optimal cultivation conditions with Cannabis Business Times in its Smart Humidity Special Report. From…
3 Innovative Trends in HVAC Design
HVAC design has changed drastically over the years as heating and cooling systems have evolved. One of the major benefits of this change and evolution…
Powdery Mildew and Fungicides Part 3: Plant Breeding
Part 3: Plant Breeding Plant Breeding as a Strategy Fungal infection resistance in any particular strain of plant can range from immunity (no infection at…
Powdery Mildew and Fungicides Part 2: Treatment Options
Part 2: Treatment Options Treatment Options Inorganic: Simple chemicals are often an effective and efficient method to prevent and manage fungal infections. Some chemical treatments…
Powdery Mildew and Fungicides: Part 1: Background
Part 1: Background the basics Powdery mildew is a common fungal disease of angiosperms (basically, any plant but conifers). The growing fungus looks grayish white…
Terpenoids, Trichomes & Cannabinoids Part 2: How they form
Part 2: How They Form Written by Mike Steffes – Quest Dehumidifiers Cannabinoid synthesis pathway As mentioned previously, cannabinoids are produced via the joining of…
Terpenoids, Trichomes & Cannabinoids Part 1: Where they are located
Part 1: Where they are located Written by Mike Steffes – Quest Dehumidifiers THC and other cannabinoids are produced in only one place on the…
Vapor Pressure Deficit and Indoor Growing Part 3: Different Stages of VPD
Part 3: Different Stages of VPD Written by Mike Steffes – Quest Dehumidifiers VPD Range Now that we’ve established the importance of transpiration and have…
Vapor Pressure Deficit and Indoor Growing Part 2: Why is VPD Important?
Part 2: Why is VPD Important? Written by Mike Steffes – Quest Dehumidifiers Why Vapor Pressure Deficit is Important Plants survive and grow using sunlight,…
Vapor Pressure Deficit and Indoor Growing Part 1: What is VPD?
Part 2: Why is VPD Important? Written by Mike Steffes – Quest Dehumidifiers Why is Vapor Pressure Deficit Important? Vapor Pressure Deficit, or VPD for…
One Way Not to Spray: Keep Dry
Keep Dry Posted by Cannabis Product News – Solutions for a Growing Industry MADISON, Wis. – A long-time partner of the cannabis industry is looking…
Basalt Mineral Wool: The Key to Perfect Irrigation in Your Grow Room
The Key to Perfect Irrigation in Your Grow Room Commercial growers use basalt (or basaltic) mineral wool in their hydroponic growrooms, and you should consider…
Creating a cleaner, high-quality cannabis
Date: June 13, 2016Contact: Jake Miller, 608-268-5318, jake@lsb.com Editor’s note: Clif Tomasini, Quest Dehumidifier product manager, is available for phone interviews as well as in…