Grow Room Setup
There are plenty of considerations to weigh when you’re setting up your grow room. But the better informed you are, the better your yields will be.

Performance Curves: The conditions that matter most for your grow
May 27 2022
Key Takeaways Dehumidifier performance curves are data tables that indicate how a dehumidifier will perform at various temperatures and relative humidity levels. The table in…

Grow room dehumidifiers: Perfect your setup
Apr 16 2018
When the team at East Coast Cultivation set out to build its new indoor grow operation in Rhode Island, it knew it had to nail one thing: environmental controls.

The best grow room dehumidifier for your setup
Nov 20 2017
Here’s the thing about humidity: It doesn’t care if you’re a basement hobbyist or the biggest, commercial cultivator on the block. It will demand to…

Setting Up an Efficient Grow Room: 5 Key Considerations
Sep 08 2017
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
Aug 29 2017
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…

The Herbal Cure on creating the perfect grow environment
Jul 19 2017
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…
Basalt Mineral Wool: The Key to Perfect Irrigation in Your Grow Room
Jun 27 2016
Commercial growers use basalt (or basaltic) mineral wool in their hydroponic growrooms, and you should consider using it, too. What is mineral wool? Also known…

The Different Grow Room Lights and How You Use Them: Part IV: Fluorescent and LED Lights
Feb 11 2016
While HID lights are the heavy hitters in grow rooms when plants need the most light, both fluorescent and now LED grow room lights have…

The Different Grow Room Lights and How You Use Them – Part III: High Pressure Sodium Lights
Feb 01 2016
High Intensity Discharge (HID) lights are the most popular of the grow room lights used. There are two kinds: Metal Halide (MH) , which we…

The Different Grow Room Lights and How You Use Them – Part II: Metal Halide Lights
Jan 25 2016
HID lights , or High Intensity Discharge lights , are among the most popular of the grow room lights. That’s because they are proven to…

The Different Grow Room Lights and How You Use Them- Part I: An Overview
Jan 18 2016
Let there be Light In general, a grow room needs light, light, and more light. The indirect lighting many houseplants do fine with won’t work…

Water Vapor in Grow Rooms: Moisture, and How to Measure It Part III: Dew Point Temperature
Dec 10 2015
Relative humidity (%RH), grains per pound , and now, dew point temperature: All three are ways to measure moisture in the grow room. What is…

Water Vapor in Grow Rooms: Moisture, and How to Measure It – Part II: Grains per Pound (GPP)
Dec 01 2015
As we discussed last time, relative humidity (%RH) is a way to measure moisture in your grow room’s air. Today, we’ll talk about “grains per…

Water Vapor in Grow Rooms: Moisture, and How to Measure It – Part I: Relative Humidity
Nov 23 2015
Plants need airborne moisture, and the water vapor (or humidity) in your grow room can determine how healthy your plants are. Healthy plants require proper…