Quality control testing is a mandatory requirement everywhere that has a regulated cannabis industry. Testing not only ensures products are free from contamination and safe for human consumption but also confirms that the claims on the label match what’s inside. Quality control typically involves several separate tests to determine sample potency, phytochemical profile (cannabinoids and terpenes), residual solvents, heavy metals, pesticides, mycotoxins, and foreign materials. Of course, there are variations depending on the market. For example, the only microbial Oregon tests for is Escherich ..read more

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 up your grow room or are working on your next crop, a little research will help you avoid some of the most common mistakes. From overwatering to overfeeding to the drying process, here are seven of the most significant issues home growers face. 7 Common Cannabis Grow Mistakes i ..read more

Irrigation and fertigation systems are standard technologies used across commercial agriculture. And increasingly, cannabis cultivators are adopting this technology to streamline operations, automate manual processes, and scale profitably. Automated fertigation systems deliver preformulated nutrients and water to each plant on a set schedule. The business benefits? These systems help cultivators get labor costs under control, replicate perfect harvests, and create consistency.   The Premise Is Simple: Automation Allows Cannabis Cultivation at Scale Small-scale growers mix nutrients in s ..read more

What are Trichomes? Why does Trichome size matter? Trichomes are arguably the most important part of the cannabis plant. The resin glands of the plant, trichomes contain the cannabinoids and terpenes that can then be processed. Of the trichomes sought after for solventless processing, bulbous trichomes are the smallest trichomes; capitate-sessile are slightly larger; and capitate-stalked many times larger than sessile. As the largest, the large heads of capitate-stalked trichomes yield the greatest amount of cannabinoids and terpenes of the three and are of particular note to cultivators and ..read more

How Light Affects Cannabis Cannabis, like all plants, transforms light, water, and CO2 into energy through photosynthesis. While the photosynthetic process only happens during daylight hours, that doesn’t mean all biological processes go idle once the lights turn off. Your cannabis plants need a period of darkness to use carbohydrate energy stores that were tucked away during the day. At night, cannabis plants convert these stores into sugars, which continue to drive plant growth. Although it seems counterintuitive, darkness helps make photosynthesis more efficient by ensuring the excess ener ..read more

5 Tips for Flowering Cannabis LED Grow Lights: Spectrum, Intensity, and Timing No shocker to anyone growing indoors, lighting is a significant component to harvest success. The light spectrum, intensity, and photoperiod all work together to steer cannabis plants toward flower and encourage specific morphological changes including density, coloration, and terpene development. The key to this control is advanced LED grow lights. High-performance indoor LED grow lights allow you to shorten daytime to 12 hours and shift the spectrum toward red. LED grow lights make it possible to increase inten ..read more

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 up your grow room or are working on your next crop, a little research will help you avoid some of the most common mistakes. From overwatering to overfeeding to the drying process, here are seven of the most significant issues home growers face. 7 Common Cannabis Grow Mistakes i ..read more

Cannabis Education Overview & Introduction While cannabis, like other industries, is currently experiencing a downturn, the long-term prospects are still sky-high. Estimates vary considerably, but the total cannabis market is expected to be valued between 57 and 100 billion by 2030, depending on which reports you believe. Leafly recently reported that there are nearly half a million people working in the industry in the United States alone, with hundreds of thousands or even millions more people potentially entering various cannabis-related jobs in the coming decade. While there is al ..read more

What are Trichomes? Why does Trichome size matter? Trichomes are arguably the most important part of the cannabis plant. The resin glands of the plant, trichomes contain the cannabinoids and terpenes that can then be processed. Of the trichomes sought after for solventless processing, bulbous trichomes are the smallest trichomes; capitate-sessile are slightly larger; and capitate-stalked many times larger than sessile. As the largest, the large heads of capitate-stalked trichomes yield the greatest amount of cannabinoids and terpenes of the three and are of particular note to cultivators and ..read more

In the world of top shelf cannabis concentrates and SKUs, using fresh frozen cannabis to produce a “live” product that preserves the full profile of the strain is the gold standard. For many consumers, live concentrates, both solventless and solvent, tend to offer something special that other ones don’t—namely fresh, delicate terpene profiles that closely resemble the plant’s aroma prior to being harvested at its peak trichome ripeness. When made well, these extracts command higher price points than their non-live counterparts and are among the most popular products for connoisseurs today. In ..read more