7 Common Cannabis Growing Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)

7 Common Cannabis Grow Mistakes Feature

As a beginner, chances are you will make a few cannabis growing mistakes. Not every harvest will come out as expected, but practice makes perfect. The more cycles you run through, the better you’ll understand the plant and the impact of the growing environment. But why go into the process blind? Whether you’ve just set…

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Cannabis Crop Protection

Cannabis Crop Protection and Integrated Pest Management

What is Cannabis Crop Protection? Cannabis crop protection describes techniques and technologies used to safeguard plants from disease and pests. All growers rely on crop protection, albeit to varying degrees. For example, the at-home grower may rely on simple canopy monitoring, while the commercial cultivator will likely roll out an entire facility of equipment and…

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Ideal Temperature for Cannabis

Ideal Temperature for Cannabis

Temperature is a core component of indoor cannabis cultivation. While it’s true that cannabis can grow like a weed in certain places, the consistency and repeatability of a controlled indoor environment are what produce perfection and ensure commercial profitability.  Unregulated temperature, humidity, or lighting in a grow room leads to unpredictable harvests and variability from…

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Pest Control for Cannabis

Pest Control for Cannabis

How do we control cannabis pests? Cannabis cultivators aren’t alone in their fight against pests in the indoor environment. Growers from all industries face the same ongoing issues with aphids, thrips, and mites. But in cannabis, scientific research lags decades behind other more conventional indoor crops. Thanks in part to the years of prohibition, pest…

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How to Create a Perfect Grow Environment for Cannabis

cannabis grow room environment

The perfect indoor grow environment for cannabis cultivation is the topic of endless debate. Cultivators have been tinkering with humidity, temperature, lighting, and other climate variables for decades, trying to dial in the optimal conditions to increase yields, potency, and profits.  As cannabis transitions from the realm of backrooms and black markets into a viable…

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