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Workers at R. Greenleaf Organics in Albuquerque, N.M., have to be committed to maintaining a clean, contaminant-free growing environment. Jacob White, chief of cultivation, makes sure nobody cuts corners when it comes to cleanliness.
“I have always believed the two most important things in medical cannabis production is No. 1, cleanliness, and No. 2, your environment,” White says. “You can have the best strains in the world, but if you don’t have a good environment you’re limited in what you can do.”
That’s why White knew he needed to make a change in late 2015. The presence of powdery mildew in 13 of R. Greenleaf Organics’ 14 cannabis grow rooms indicated something was wrong with the environment. Powdery mildew is a fungal disease that thrives in high-humidity conditions. The disease reduced overall yields by at least 25 percent. In one room, 70 percent of the plants were lost, says White.
To read the full article in our July/August edition, click here.
Workers at R. Greenleaf Organics in Albuquerque, N.M., have to be committed to maintaining a clean, contaminant-free growing environment. Jacob White, chief of cultivation, makes sure nobody cuts corners when it comes to cleanliness.
“I have always believed the two most important things in medical cannabis production is No. 1, cleanliness, and No. 2, your environment,” White says. “You can have the best strains in the world, but if you don’t have a good environment you’re limited in what you can do.”
That’s why White knew he needed to make a change in late 2015. The presence of powdery mildew in 13 of R. Greenleaf Organics’ 14 cannabis grow rooms indicated something was wrong with the environment. Powdery mildew is a fungal disease that thrives in high-humidity conditions. The disease reduced overall yields by at least 25 percent. In one room, 70 percent of the plants were lost, says White.
To read the full article in our July/August edition, click here.
