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As we learned in Microbial Growers, the soil we use as a growing medium is full of beneficial microorganisms that are essential to plant health. In this post, we’ll dig deeper into the soil microbial community, learning about the products…

There is a common misconception in agriculture, that organic farming can’t sustain our growing population. Most people understand the benefits of organic growing, but are misguided to believe that it is a luxury only for those who can afford it.…

Since legalization in October 2018, Health Canada has designated a variety of licences that facilities can obtain to cultivate and process cannabis. Among these licences, we find the unique class of micro licences, specifically constructed with the craft producer in…

It’s easy to think of hydroponics as a process that ignores the environment, removing plants from their native habitat, the soil. How could a soil-less growing medium be considered organic? Isn’t our precious soil the basis of ecological sustainability? The…

In Soil Remediation with Cannabis we saw that cannabis is a resilient plant, with the ability to draw up toxins from the soil and remediate contaminated land. Though often touted as a “superweed’ with healing pharmaceutical abilities and numerous industrial…

If you were to dig into the soil of a natural, thriving garden, you wouldn’t be surprised to come across at least one soil-coated worm. Earthworms in the garden are not a new concept, and their benefits have been recognized…

It’s pretty easy to tell if a plant is healthy: lush leaves, rich harvests, and rapid growth. But what about your soil? How do you measure the health of a soil? You may think of yourself solely as a cannabis…

Well fellow growers, the smoke has literally settled after cannabis legalization day, forever etching October 17th as a monumental date in Canadian history. Canada is the second country in the world to legalize recreational cannabis, following only Uruguay in its…

In the Significance of Soil, we learned that, if soil loss continues at its current rate, then all of the world’s topsoil could be gone in 60 years. Two questions that naturally arise are, (1) how are we losing soil at…

Welcome, budding soil scientists. We have arrived at the Significance of Soil – Part II, and we are about to get our hands dirty in defining soil. In our previous post, The Significance of Soil – Part I, we took a trip…