Confused about “reheat” in your grow room? Learn why efficient dehumidification matters, how Quest’s purpose-built systems outperform retrofitted A/C units, and what smart growers are doing to cut energy costs while protecting yields.
Grow Room Setup
There are plenty of considerations when setting up your grow room. The better informed you are, the better your yields—read our tips, tricks, and updates.
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Water in, water out. It’s a simple – and often effective – way to determine how much dehumidification you need in your grow room. But…
Grow room dehumidifiers: Perfect your setup
April 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
November 20, 2017
Hobbyists and humidity A hobbyist is anyone growing a few plants in their home, perhaps in the basement or a small grow tent. When it…
Setting Up an Efficient Grow Room: 5 Key Considerations
September 8, 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
August 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
July 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…
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
February 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
February 1, 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 discussed…
HID lights, or High Intensity Discharge lights, are among the most popular of the grow room lights. That’s because they are proven to be effective,…
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
December 10, 2015
There are three ways to measure moisture in a grow. Relative humidity (%RH), grains per pound, and now, dew point temperature. What is dew point…
Water Vapor in Grow Rooms: Moisture, and How to Measure It – Part II: Grains per Pound (GPP)
December 1, 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
November 23, 2015
Plants need airborne moisture. In addition, the water vapor (or humidity) in your grow room can determine how healthy your plants are. Healthy plants require…