Jorie Lott

Here are some of the basics of starting your hydroponic growing environment from your growing experts at Monster Gardens.

Monster Garden hydroponics store does a demonstration of the Mobius M108S to share some of its powerful features. Watch the video or read the transcription to learn more.

For the grower at home, you’re watching this video, how does the 600 watt LED that we’re gonna test, compare to a 1000 watt? Well, the Manufacturer would like to say that information, but we’ll just say it: let’s compare it to something that’s more accurate. Comparing an apple to an orange is not an easy situation, cause they’re quite dynamically different.

Knowing your enemy is the first step to defeating your enemy so we’ve provided all you need to know about specific pests in our series within a series, “Knowing Your Enemy”, inside and out. Our second creature is the spider mite.

Knowing your enemy is the first step to defeating your enemy so we’ve provided all you need to know about specific pests in our series within a series, “Knowing Your Enemy”, inside and out. Our very first creature to explore is the dreaded fungus gnat.

Having a higher RH in your veg room is crucial for vigorous lush growth, many growers over look this fact once their cuttings are rooted but keeping the humidity somewhere between 60-70% will greatly benefit your plants which is why in many climates you will need a humidifier for veg and a dehumidifier in flower.

Because both dry and wet trimming have their advantages the method chosen ultimately depends on factors unique to the individual such as strain and the quantity of materials being processed. For example, large scale production growers often utilize both methods in order to bring their product to market as quickly as possible.

As California suffers through this great tragedy, we’re forced to hear stories of unimaginable loss by some of our fellow Farmers. It is important to put your best foot forward by maintaining sound Harvesting, Curing, and Manufacturing practices, despite the daunting nature of this disaster.

This time of year the discussion always turns to when you should harvest your plants. Some gardeners argue that waiting for 70-80% of the pistles on your plant to wilt or turn brown is the perfect time...

Welcome back to the TESTLAB. I’m Doctor Watt, here to shepherd you through the lunacy of illumination. I’m here today with a new segment which we call “WYNTKA”, which breaks down as: what you need to know about. With today’s knowledge nugget being how science handles measuring light.

By now we hope you’ve read through our article outlining integrated pest management, as well as our “Prevention” article (stay tuned for our upcoming our extensive “Knowing Your Enemy” series on particular pests). Maybe at this point you’ve also done everything to prevent a pest population from reaching unacceptable levels but things got out of hand anyway. Fear not, we’ve provided everything you need to know to get things back under control in this next section of our pest patrol series, “Elimination and Restoration”.

As we learned in the article on integrated pest management, maintaining an acceptable, manageable, level of pests is key to keeping things in check. This naturally requires maintaining an environment which is conducive to plant health but much less inviting to unwanted creatures so as to keep as many out as possible, allowing you to keep things under control. Preventing hoards of pests from entering the garden in the first place is the best defense against any pest and prevention starts with keeping an eye out.