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Maintaining Grow Room Yields During Drought: Part I
Part I: 3 Keys to Keeping Your Water Needs Modest Drought has recently become a major concern for some growers. States like Washington, California, and…
Grow Room Dehumidifiers: Capacity and Settings
Capacity and Settings This grower installed a dehumidifier system and wasn’t sure that the dehumidifier had enough capacity. The grower also had questions about the…
Dude Grows Podcast with Quest
Demystifying Dehumidification: A Chat with QUEST’s Clif Tomasini- Are you using a standard residential dehumidifier in your growroom? Beware; you’re setting yourself up for failure,…
Carbon Dioxide and Better Indoor Harvests: Part 3
Part 3 Are you making the mistake of supplementing with CO 2 at night? Don’t. Plants actually need oxygen, not CO 2 , at night—and…
Carbon Dioxide and Better Indoor Harvests – Part 2
Part 2 With carbon comprising as much as 40% of the plant material in harvest yields, CO 2 is a major plant nutrient that significantly…
Carbon Dioxide and Better Indoor Harvests – Part 1
Part 1 Most of us think of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) as “bad,” thanks to today’s news of global warming, but without CO 2…
Control Humidity to Best Fight Powdery Mildew
April 23, 2015 Confusion Over Pesticide Rules Presents Conundrum for Colorado Growers “John Andrle, the owner of Denver rec shop L’Eagle Services, estimated that 95%…
Laboratory Test Results: Condensate Water
Condensate Water Ever wonder what is in the water that comes out of a dehumidifier? Some might guess heavy metals, but what does a lab…
Let There Be Light – the Right Light
the Right Light Robust Plant Growth and High Yields If you want healthy, robust plants that give you the best yields, you need the right…
For Robust Plant Growth Use the Right Temperatures
In order to grow properly, plants need proper humidity, temperature, and light. Too little or too much of any of these elements could mean overly…
For Robust Plant Growth Maintain Proper Humidity Levels
To grow properly, plants need proper humidity, temperature, and light levels. If plants get too much or too little of these elements, the resulting stress…
The Scourge of Powdery Mildew: Prevention Is Best
Prevention Is Best Once powdery mildew develops, there’s always a chance that traces of it will remain in your harvest — even if you treat…
The Scourge of Powdery Mildew: How Do You Treat It Once It’s Occurred?
How Do You Treat It Once It’s Occurred? Let’s Talk! Quest is the industry leader in energy-efficient dehumidification solutions in the agriculture industry. If you’ve…
The Scourge of Powdery Mildew: An Overview
related articles This is first in a series of articles related to powdery mildiew. Part II: how do you treat it once it’s occurred? Part…
Look For Powdery Mildew
Some powdery mildew fungi, especially those on rose, apple, and cherry are favored by high humidities. Overcrowding and shading will keep plants cool and promote…
The Dangers of Mold
You can add an optional subheadline here or delete this. Quest has compiled definitions provided by expert resources on molds, botrytis and other issues in…