The Sustainability Issue 2017

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DIRT BY COSMOS BURNIGHAM AS THE CANNABIS industry emerges from the shadows, cultivation practices are evolving rapidly. But some things remain unchanged. Compost and compost products will always remain a core component of intensive agriculture. Cannabis likes to be fed well and thrives in high-organic matter and free-draining soils, which compost […]

BACTERIA AND FUNGI – FRIENDS OF CANNABIS BY COLIN BELL, PHD AND MATTHEW WALLENSTEIN, PHD ALL GROWERS KNOW that plants need light, nutrients, and water to grow. But recent scientific advancements have revealed how soil microbes can take plant growth and health to the next level. It is increasingly clear that plants need beneficial microbes […]

FUNGAL FORM AND FUNCTION BY FELISA ROGERS FORM: OVER 400 MILLION years of coevolution between fungi and plants has resulted in one of the most complex and important associations in the natural world, which fueled the rapid land colonization of photosynthetic plants. This association between vascular plants and fungi is the foundation of the earth’s […]

MAXIMIZING RESULTS BY FINDING THE MIDDLE GROUND STORY BY GEORGE DOGOOD When it comes to growing organically indoors, there has always been the question of how organic an indoor grow actually is. Due to the numerous options available for different growing styles and grow mediums, indoor growers have a wide variety of opinions on this […]