Bud Rot in Cannabis Plants

Discover the intricacies of Bud Rot (Botrytis cinerea), a pervasive challenge in cannabis cultivation. This comprehensive guide explores its various names, historical context, preventive measures, and innovative strategies to manage and combat this fungal adversary. From the vineyards to your cannabis garden, understand

Feed Schedules – Strengths and Weaknesses

While it's perfectly fine to use the directions on a bottle of fertilizer any grower who would like to maximize the potential of their garden should consider using a feed schedule.  This is a week by week summary of all of the fertilizers

Growing with Hydrogen Peroxide

Hydrogen Peroxide is a common additive in hydroponics and can be used to prevent disease, as an oxygenator, and as a disinfectant / cleaner.  It is a very potent additive and should be handled carefully. Here we will go through the pros and

The Best Soilless Growing Mediums

Soilless gardening allows the grower to be in full control of what nutrients the plant receives during its various stages of growth. Here we'll discuss the various types of soilless media, their advantages and disadvantages.

Everything you need to know about Organoponics

Using Organic Fertilizers in a Hydroponics System. This article will explore using some of the theory of hydroponics in order to push up yield, while at the same time attempting to be mindful of restrictions placed on organic production by various regulatory agencies.

What to do When Your Nutrients Freeze

Facing nutrient freezing in your grow? This guide addresses the challenge of fertilizers freezing in cold climates, highlighting the roles of temperature and salt concentration. Discover how to revive frozen fertilizers and preventive measures to ensure your plants receive the nutrients they need,

Kratky Method with 3-part Hydroponic Nutrient Solutions

The Kratky method is a simplified hydroponic technique becoming increasingly popular with vegetable growers. One of the main fertilizer components is not available everywhere and in this blog post we show you how a 3 part hydroponic fertilizer can easily be substituted.

Top 10 Heavy Metals in Soil and Fertilizer

Heavy metals are a growing concern for our food supply, they can be assimilated by plants grown on contaminated land and more rarely contaminated fertilizer.   The purpose of this article is not to spread fear but rather help to the public to understand

Plant Pathology: An Introduction

While the public typically thinks of human pathogens when they think of disease, plant disease should not be overlooked. With our dependence on only a few crops for most of our nutrition, a virulent plant disease could also have the potential to seriously

Resistance Isn’t Futile: Genetic Resistance in Plant Pests

Resistance Isn't Futile: Genetic Resistance in Plant Pests - Future Harvest