Seth and Cian held things down and dug into a bunch of cultivation essentials this week! From the benefits of keeping airflow optimal and tracking VPD (our VPD calculator is here to help!) to dealing with aphids and overall pest management plus so much more, our community came through with some lively topics!
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“Airflow is extremely important, we want to try to maintain as much of a homogeneous environment as possible….And there are a few reasons that you want airflow. I mean, number one, that's helping give us heat control over the plants. It helps reduce issues like mold because we're again, homogenizing that environment, not having these pockets of high humidity around.” – Seth
“It is a critical metric for making sure that your plant is breathing, basically is the best way to put it. And it's a great way to double-check those temperature and humidity metrics that you're using to try and modulate that vapor pressure deficit.” – Cian
“Number one, don't ever bring soil or media into your grow. Start there, really hammer down on your biosecurity, learn from the fact that you got them and don't do that again. If I'm going to go bring cuts into my space…I will ask for unrooted cuts because I can dunk, sanitize, recut those and make sure that I'm not introducing any pests or pathogens into my environment. Obviously, short of getting them thyroid tested and quarantining them that way. And a quarantine is a good idea. But beyond that, things like pyrethrin, drenches, beauveria bassiana, and really nailing down your biosecurity protocols.” – Seth