California Marijuana

Given the financial stakes of indoor cultivators’ operations primarily are rooted in the grow room , adequate biosecurity measures are essential to protect plant investments and harvest profits. Today, safeguarding the integrity of America’s fifth-most-valuable crop requires an intentional and ongoing strategy for defending against threats ranging from fungus gnats to powdery mildew. Like with many aspects of cultivation, growers have learned through plenty of real-world trials and the occasional error. According to Ron Goldman, founder of HGV Nutrients and vice president of innovation and commercial solutions at Hydrobuilder Holdings, the nation’s second-largest omnichannel platform in hydroponics, there is no substitute or fast track to starting a grow from scratch. “But the guy told me it was clean,” while a common refrain, is small comfort once a pest or pathogen infiltrates a grow room. In most cases, the best choice in such circumstances is to tear everything down and sanitize t...