Month Archives: May 2025

Growing Science

Plant Respiration
All living organisms need food for energy, but to use that energy, they must first release it through respiration. In plants, food is created through photosynthesis, which uses captured light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into complex molecules like glucose and starch. These compounds are stored in plants, but the energy is not immediately available. Respiration allows plants to tap into that stored energy to power growth and other biological processes. In this blog post, we’ll explain how respiration works, …
Growing Science

How Plants Feed
Plants produce their own food through photosynthesis, using energy from light to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbohydrates.[1] Understanding the factors involved in photosynthesis and how they interact is essential for ensuring plants photosynthesize effectively, resulting in healthy, high-yielding crops. In this blog post, we’ll explore the science behind photosynthesis, including the critical role played by nutrients, and discuss how growers can support this vital process.The photosynthesis equationPhotosynthesis is a light-driven process. Plants capture light energy and use …
Advanced Tips

Preparing Stock Solution
When feeding cannabis crops in hydroponic systems, growers must first prepare a stock tank solution—either using a complete fertilizer line from a reputable manufacturer or by mixing and matching fertilizers themselves. With a complete fertilizer line, creating a stock solution is straightforward: simply follow the manufacturer’s instructions. But for those who prefer to mix their own fertilizers, the process is more complex. Growers must understand the nutrient concentrations in each fertilizer, how much they want to feed and the dilution …
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Flushing in Cannabis Cultivation
Flushing is the practice of halting fertilization before harvest and irrigating plants with plain water instead. The goal is to remove excess salts from the growing medium and the plant.[1] Growers typically flush for two reasons: First, nutrient deprivation is believed to trigger secondary metabolite production as a stress response, indirectly increasing the quality (i.e., color, fragrance, flavor and potency) of the end product. Second, reducing the plant’s nutrient content may degrade chlorophyll, which some believe contributes to the harshness or …
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