Month Archives: February 2024

Growing Methods

Choosing a Growing Method
Cannabis can be cultivated outdoors, in an open field, or indoors, either within the protection of a greenhouse or in a grow room, a sophisticated indoor controlled growing space that uses artificial light and other inputs. Deciding which growing method to use depends on climatic conditions, available resources and cost.Differences between growing methodsThe primary difference between outdoor and indoor cannabis cultivation is the level of control growers have.Outdoors, cannabis is grown like most traditional agricultural crops: in soil, often unmulched, …
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Choosing the Right Strain
The choice of strain, or cultivar,[1] primarily depends on customer preferences. Factors to consider include intended use and desired effects, as well as preferred fragrance, color and flavor. For commercial growers, yield potential is another important consideration. These factors also align with the grower’s commercial needs. After all, quality determines price per weight and yield determines quantity, or sales volume. Selecting for quality By quality, we mean fragrance, flavor, color and potency—all of which are significantly determined by genetics. Let’s talk about potency first, …
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What Happened to the Cannabis Industry?
What happened to the cannabis industry? For most of the twentieth century, constrained by the slim profit margins of commoditized agricultural produce such as corn or wheat, very little R&D was earmarked for improving agricultural inputs. The notable exception was genetics; the lion's share of research went into improving yields via seeds, including GMOs. However, in the final decades of the last century, incentivized by the high profit margins of cash crops like cannabis, hydroponic R&D took off, yielding leading-edge fertilizers and …
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