Q&A: Avoiding Powdery Mildew Before it Strikes
July 24, 2017
To start off, can you tell us what powdery mildew is? Answer: It’s actually a fungal disease, which means it’s spread by spores. When it’s…
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Smart Humidity Report: 20 tips from expert growers
July 19, 2017
Top growers from around the U.S. and Canada offer their best tips you can use to master humidity in your grow room. The tips, gathered…
This all-in-one report, full of tips, original research, and case studies, is your one-stop shop for information that will give you the insight needed to…
4 Humidity-Control Tips from Medicine Man
July 19, 2017
Tyler Schneider, director of operations at Colorado-based Medicine Man, shares his top tips for handling humidity as part of the Smart Humidity Report from Cannabis…
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…
Powdery Mildew and Fungicides Part 3: Plant Breeding
June 26, 2017
Plant Breeding as a Strategy Fungal infection resistance in any particular strain of plant can range from immunity (no infection at all) to resistant (some…
Powdery Mildew and Fungicides Part 2: Treatment Options
June 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
June 12, 2017
the basics Powdery mildew is a common fungal disease of angiosperms (basically, any plant but conifers). The growing fungus looks grayish white and powdery. It…
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,…
Written by Mike Steffes – Quest Dehumidifiers Why Vapor Pressure Deficit is Important Plants survive and grow using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water plus a…
Written by Mike Steffes – Quest Dehumidifiers Why is Vapor Pressure Deficit Important? Vapor Pressure Deficit, or VPD for short, helps growers identify healthy air…
One Way Not to Spray: Keep Dry
June 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…
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, correct temperatures…
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 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…
Maintaining Grow Room Yields During Drought: Part III
October 27, 2015
Dehumidifier Condensate: Best Practices for a Clean Water Supply The last article focused on how dehumidifiers can provide a steady, renewable water supply for “free”…
Maintaining Grow Room Yields During Drought: Part II
October 9, 2015
water reclamation Your Dehumidifier Can Provide You with a Steady, Renewable Clean Water Supply Regardless of Drought Dehumidifiers are essential to healthy yields, thanks to…
Maintaining Grow Room Yields During Drought: Part I
October 1, 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
July 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
July 7, 2015
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 it fine…
Carbon Dioxide and Better Indoor Harvests – Part 2
June 29, 2015
With carbon comprising as much as 40% of the plant material in harvest yields, CO2 is a major plant nutrient that significantly drives plants’ growth…