High Plant Yield

Key Takeaways (TL;DR) VPD in your cultivation during flowering affects flower color, aroma and how resinous the buds are when you harvest. Start with this…

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…

Part 2: How They Form Written by Mike Steffes – Quest Dehumidifiers Cannabinoid synthesis pathway As mentioned previously, cannabinoids are produced via the joining of…

Part 1: Where they are located Written by Mike Steffes – Quest Dehumidifiers THC and other cannabinoids are produced in only one place on the…

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…

Part 2: Why is VPD Important? Written by Mike Steffes – Quest Dehumidifiers Why Vapor Pressure Deficit is Important Plants survive and grow using sunlight,…

Part 2: Why is VPD Important? Written by Mike Steffes – Quest Dehumidifiers Why is Vapor Pressure Deficit Important? Vapor Pressure Deficit, or VPD for…

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…

Part II: Effects of Root Oxygen Starvation, Methods of DO Production, and Effective Aeration and Nutrient Delivery Plants grown in a hydroponic system need dissolved…

Part I: What Is It and Why Do Plants Need It? There’s a lot to concentrate on if you’re to keep your plants healthy and…

Part III: Dew Point Temperature There are three ways to measure moisture in a grow. Relative humidity (%RH), grains per pound , and now, dew…

Part II: Grains per Pound (GPP) As we discussed last time, relative humidity (%RH) is a way to measure moisture in your grow room’s air.…

Part I: Relative Humidity Plants need airborne moisture. In addition, the water vapor (or humidity) in your grow room can determine how healthy your plants…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…