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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…

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…

Part 3: Plant Breeding Plant Breeding as a Strategy Fungal infection resistance in any particular strain of plant can range from immunity (no infection at…

Part 2: Treatment Options Treatment Options Inorganic: Simple chemicals are often an effective and efficient method to prevent and manage fungal infections. Some chemical treatments…

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…

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…

Keep Dry Posted by Cannabis Product News – Solutions for a Growing Industry MADISON, Wis. – A long-time partner of the cannabis industry is looking…

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 IV: Fluorescent and LED Lights While HID lights are the heavy hitters in grow rooms when plants need the most light, both fluorescent and…

The Perfect “Red and Blue” Team. High Intensity Discharge (HID) lights are the most popular of the grow room lights used. There are two kinds:…

Part II: Metal Halide Lights HID lights, or High Intensity Discharge lights, are among the most popular of the grow room lights. That’s because they…

Part I: An Overview Let there be Light In general, a grow room needs light, light, and more light. The indirect lighting many houseplants do…

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 III Dehumidifier Condensate: Best Practices for a Clean Water Supply The last article focused on how dehumidifiers can provide a steady, renewable water supply…

Part II water reclamation Your Dehumidifier Can Provide You with a Steady, Renewable Clean Water Supply Regardless of Drought  Dehumidifiers are essential to healthy yields,…

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 CO2 at night? Don’t. Plants actually need oxygen, not CO2, at night—and they can provide…

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…

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.…

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%…

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…