In this week's episode of Cultivation Cast, Kevin and Noah discuss managing genetics. From seeds and clones to maintaining mother plants learn the ins and outs of keeping your best genetics for future grows. Your browser does not support the audio element. Have a topic or question? Contact us at podcast@blackdogled.com .... Read More

To showcase growing with multiple lights at higher light intensity levels to maximize yield per square foot, we ran a test with 4 of our PhytoMAX-2 600 lights in a 6x6 foot area. Yielding just short of 8 pounds (2 pounds per light), we got 100 grams per square foot, more than 2.5 times the industry average. See the complete breakdown of this gro .... Read More

Thanks for joining us today on Cultivation Cast. In this episode Kevin and Noah discuss potential pitfalls of giving your plants a little too much love. Learn some of the common mistakes we all have made as growers and how to avoid them. Your browser does not support the audio element. Have a question or an idea for a show topic? contac .... Read More

For this Grow-Along we started with 4 different strains: 'Blackberry Fizz', 'Super Lemon Haze', 'Harlequin' and a mystery plant from a random seed. Follow along as we use a 4'x4' Complete Grow Kit with a PhytoMAX-2 1000 LED Grow Light from late veg through harvest! Episode 1: End of Vegetative Growth, Transplanting We started with various p .... Read More

This week on the Cultivation Cast, Kevin and Noah discuss light movers and the role they can play in your grow. Your browser does not support the audio element. Have a question for Cultivation Cast? Send them in to podcast@blackdogled.com .... Read More

An experiment in excessively high light levels We ran an experiment with our PhytoMAX-2 800 in a 3x3 foot tent to show what happens when plants get too much light. While some of the strains we regularly work with can handle this level of light, most plants like this 'Rainmaker' start suffering and don't maximize their yield when lig .... Read More

This week Kevin and Noah discuss the advantages to supplemental lighting in a greenhouse setting. Your browser does not support the audio element. Got a topic you would like us to discuss? Have a question? Contact us at podcast@blackdogled.com   .... Read More

We did a side-by-side grow test to show how different light intensities and different spectrums affect your final harvest. We often get questions about what light should be used in a 4x4 foot space, and this test shows how light intensity affects yield. In one room we set up 3 4x4 foot bays with the only difference being the light. Each bay had .... Read More

In this week's Cultivation Cast, Kevin and Noah talk about the importance of air exchange and CO2 (carbon dioxide) inside a grow. Your browser does not support the audio element. As always, if you have questions or topic ideas, contact us at podcast@blackdogled.com. Happy Gardening! .... Read More

For this Grow-Along we're running high-CBD, low-THC hemp plants. Follow along as we use a 4'x4' Complete Grow Kit with a PhytoMAX-2 800 LED Grow Light to grow 4 'Lava Rock' hemp plants from seed through harvest! Episode 1: Starting Seeds We plant seeds, let them germinate, and pot them up into larger pots as they grow. .... Read More