These four pests could harm your outdoor cannabis grow this season
It’s no secret that many insects love cannabis, but research shows that four main pests do the majority of damage to outdoor cultivation.
It’s no secret that many insects love cannabis, but research shows that four main pests do the majority of damage to outdoor cultivation.
Cannabis is prone to weeds, which can overrun a field, reduce crop quality and yield and spread thousands of seeds that will be a nuisance for years.
Canadian marijuana producer Canopy Growth Corp. said Thursday that it is appointing Martha Stewart as strategic adviser, a move designed to deepen the Ontario-based company’s business ties with the consumer packaged goods authority and CBD brand leader.
Delta-8 THC has become a runaway market hit – and more states across the country are responding by cracking down on access to the product commonly derived from hemp extracts.
Move over CBD. Make way for CBN and CBG.
Hemp and marijuana executives say the booming wellness market is a natural fit for cannabis-based medicine, and minor cannabinoids might play an even larger role in consumers’ health pursuits. That’s because of the effects that are possible through broad- or full-spectrum extracts as well as the unique benefits of each isolated molecule.
Cannabis is a heavy-feed crop, requiring plenty of nutrition to produce high yields.
Cannabis farmers and cultivation operators might need to hire seasonal workers to help fill labor demands and stay on schedule during peak season.
Conditions aren’t always ideal for hemp and marijuana growers to transplant young plants. Inclement weather, delayed labor or transplanting equipment and a host of other delays can leave cultivators facing a harrowing wait to get tender transplants in the ground.
Outdoor cannabis producers often have a brief window to get their seedlings and clones transplanted during planting season.
Crop nutrition is crucial to a successful start for marijuana and hemp farms, and depending on the cultivator’s location and preferred style of growing, there are several factors to consider.
As outdoor marijuana or hemp growers ready to sow seeds or plant clones or seedlings in the coming weeks, it’s important to prepare the soil via proper testing, conditioning and preparation.