🐞Symbiotic, Mutualistic, and Parasitic Plant Relationships, Brix, Pest Resistance, and More, with Matthew Gates

03/28/22 • 52 min

The one and only Matthew Gates from Zenthanol consulting is back on GrowCast to drop some serious knowledge! Today Matthew talks about the wide range of relationships between pest, insect, and microbe. He goes on to discuss the different types of relationship, some desirable to the gardener, while others are detrimental. This leads to a conversation about insects who aren't considered pests, but can often become problems if their population gets out of control or the ecosystem becomes unbalanced. Matthew also extrapolates on the cannabis plant's natural defense systems, and how we should be looking at pest dispersal. Matthew wraps up the show by talking about the relationship between brix levels and pest resistance, while also discussing the canopy aphids ability to digest high levels of sugar without any harm being done to them- despite a common misconception that their digestive systems cannot handle those levels of sugar...

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🦏New Strain Reviews, Peachquake Pollination, Living Soil Containers vs Beds, and More, with Rhizo Rich

The Rhino is BACK baby! Rhizo Rich returns to the main podcast after a long hiatus trapped in the lab, breeding and working his tail off for the GC Members. Rhizo talks about the insane pollination he undertook for the Peachquake drop, and the guys do some in depth strain reviews from some of this seasons strains- including everything from Pink Certs, to Tropicana Smash Melons, Grandaddy Cherry, a classic Gorilla Glue, and many more. Rhizo also discusses the next EVEN MORE INCREDIBLE pheno hunt he is embarking on, and also how he is changing up his gardening setup. This leads to a conversation about organic soil container size, and Rich discusses why after many years of doing organic container growing, he will be moving back to a living soil bed type setup. *Rhizo Rich will also be donating a portion of the Peachquake Pollination profits to a Rhinoceros Wildlife Preservation charity- something we neglected to mention in this episode!*

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⚗️Compost Extract, Craft Cannabis, CBG Flower, and More, with Joshua Steensland

Expert microbe driven cultivator Joshua Steensland joins the podcast for a show all about compost teas, extracts, microbiology, and more. Joshua talks about how he applies his compost to his garden, and discusses the difference between a compost tea, and a compost extract. Joshua emphasizes why a compost extract may be a better choice, and how extract can better penetrate into the deeper parts of the root zone that it's applied to. Steensland goes on to share some of the incredible work he's doing with organic CBG flower cultivation in Ohio, what it takes to get in to legal markets on the ground floor, and the future of low THC craft cannabis.

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