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Powdery Mildew and Fungicides: Part 2: Treatment Options Powdery Mildew and Fungicides: Part 2: Treatment Options
Jun 19 2017
Treatment Options Inorganic: Simple chemicals are often an effective and efficient method to prevent and manage fungal infections. Some chemical treatments are safe to use…
Powdery Mildew and Fungicides: Part 1: Background Powdery Mildew and Fungicides: Part 1: Background
Jun 12 2017
Part 1: Background the basics Powdery mildew is a common fungal disease of angiosperms (basically, any plant but conifers). The growing fungus looks grayish white…
Vapor Pressure Deficit and Indoor Growing: Part 3: Different Stages of VPD Vapor Pressure Deficit and Indoor Growing: Part 3: Different Stages of VPD
May 22 2017
Written by Mike Steffes – Quest Dehumidifiers VPD Range Now that we’ve established the importance of transpiration and have some idea of how it happens,…
Vapor Pressure Deficit and Indoor Growing: Part 2: Why is VPD Important? Vapor Pressure Deficit and Indoor Growing: Part 2: Why is VPD Important?
May 15 2017
Written by Mike Steffes – Quest Dehumidifiers Plants survive and grow using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water plus a number of inorganic elements (N, P,…
Vapor Pressure Deficit and Indoor Growing: Part 1: What is VPD? Vapor Pressure Deficit and Indoor Growing: Part 1: What is VPD?
May 11 2017
Written by Mike Steffes – Quest Dehumidifiers Vapor Pressure Deficit, or VPD for short, helps growers identify healthy air moisture conditions over the full range…
One Way Not to Spray: Keep Dry One Way Not to Spray: Keep Dry
Jun 30 2016
Posted by Cannabis Product News – Solutions for a Growing Industry MADISON, Wis. – A long-time partner of the cannabis industry is looking to dry…
Dissolved Oxygen for Better Growth: Part I: What Is It and Why Do Plants Need It? Dissolved Oxygen for Better Growth: Part I: What Is It and Why Do Plants Need It?
Mar 15 2016
There’s a lot to concentrate on if you’re to keep your plants healthy and reap the best harvests: The right light , proper humidity ,…
The Different Grow Room Lights and How You Use Them: Part IV: Fluorescent and LED Lights 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 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 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 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 I: Relative Humidity 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…
Maintaining Grow Room Yields During Drought: Part III Maintaining Grow Room Yields During Drought: Part III
Oct 27 2015
Dehumidifier Condensate — Best Practices for a Clean Water Supply In the last article , we talked about how your dehumidifier can provide you…
Maintaining Grow Room Yields During Drought: Part II Maintaining Grow Room Yields During Drought: Part II
Oct 09 2015
Did You Know? Your Dehumidifier Can Provide You with a Steady, Renewable Clean Water Supply Regardless of Drought Dehumidifiers are essential to healthy yields,…
Maintaining Grow Room Yields During Drought: Part I Maintaining Grow Room Yields During Drought: Part I
Oct 01 2015
Drought has recently become a major concern for some growers. States like Washington, California, and Oregon are seeing major drought issues- water is becoming increasingly…
Dude Grows Podcast with Quest Dude Grows Podcast with Quest
Jul 28 2015
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 Carbon Dioxide and Better Indoor Harvests: Part 3
Jul 07 2015
Are you making the mistake of supplementing with CO 2 at night? Don’t. Plants actually need oxygen, not CO 2 , at night—and they can…
Carbon Dioxide and Better Indoor Harvests – Part 2 Carbon Dioxide and Better Indoor Harvests – Part 2
Jun 29 2015
With carbon comprising as much as 40% of the plant material in harvest yields, CO 2 is a major plant nutrient that significantly drives plants’…
Carbon Dioxide and Better Indoor Harvests – Part 1 Carbon Dioxide and Better Indoor Harvests – Part 1
Jun 16 2015
Most of us think of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) as “bad,” thanks to today’s news of global warming, but without CO 2 , plants…
Control Humidity to Best Fight Powdery Mildew Control Humidity to Best Fight Powdery Mildew
May 15 2015
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%…
Let There Be Light – the Right Light Let There Be Light – the Right Light
May 13 2015
For Robust Plant Growth and High Yields: Let There Be Light – the Right Light If you want healthy, robust plants that give you the…
For Robust Plant Growth Use the Right Temperatures For Robust Plant Growth Use the Right Temperatures
May 01 2015
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 For Robust Plant Growth Maintain Proper Humidity Levels
Apr 23 2015
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 The Scourge of Powdery Mildew: Prevention Is Best
Mar 11 2015
Once powdery mildew develops, there’s always a chance that traces of it will remain in your harvest — even if you treat and try to…