High Plant Yield
Improve efficiency, quality and production rates. Produce more with energy efficient growing trends and tips.
Why Your RH Control Strategy Should Match the Rest of Your Grow
Why Your RH Control Strategy Should Match the Rest of Your Grow Indoor cannabis environments aren’t static. Lights cycle on. Plants transpire. Irrigation events hit.…
Data Driven Growing: How Endless Cultivation Maximizes Yields with Precision Humidity Control
Data Driven Growing: How Endless Cultivation Maximizes Yields with Precision Humidity Control
Mar 24 2025
Endless Cultivation routinely pulls 100–150 grams per square foot, doubling or tripling industry averages.
VPD: A focus on flowering
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…
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…
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…
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…
Dissolved Oxygen for Better Growth: Part II: Effects of Root Oxygen Starvation, Methods of DO Production, and Effective Aeration and Nutrient Delivery
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…
Dissolved Oxygen for Better Growth: Part I: What Is It and Why Do Plants Need It?
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…
Water Vapor in Grow Rooms: Moisture, and How to Measure It Part III: Dew Point Temperature
Water Vapor in Grow Rooms: Moisture, and How to Measure It Part III: Dew Point Temperature
Dec 10 2015
Part III: Dew Point Temperature There are three ways to measure moisture in a grow. Relative humidity (%RH), grains per pound, and now, dew point…
Water Vapor in Grow Rooms: Moisture, and How to Measure It – Part II: Grains per Pound (GPP)
Water Vapor in Grow Rooms: Moisture, and How to Measure It – Part II: Grains per Pound (GPP)
Dec 01 2015
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.…
Water Vapor in Grow Rooms: Moisture, and How to Measure It – Part I: Relative Humidity
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…
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…
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 CO2 at night? Don’t. Plants actually need oxygen, not CO2, at night—and they can provide…
Carbon Dioxide and Better Indoor Harvests – Part 2
Part 2 With carbon comprising as much as 40% of the plant material in harvest yields, CO2 is a major plant nutrient that significantly drives…
Carbon Dioxide and Better Indoor Harvests – Part 1
Part 1 Most of us think of carbon dioxide (CO2) as “bad,” thanks to today’s news of global warming, but without CO2, plants wouldn’t thrive.…
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…