The man himself, head breeder of GrowCast Seed Co and long time friend of the show Rhizo Rich is back on the program! Today Rich is here to share some info on his current amazing pheno hunt, and to talk about his low cost oriented gardening style. Rich gets an update on how the Molokai pheno hunt is going, and how vigorous genetics really are the most important thing when it comes to surviving multiple environmental pressures. The conversation turns towards low cost growing, and Rich shares some of his favorite money saving techniques. From DIYing your own cannabis grow products at home, to searching the depths of Home Depot and Amazon to find the cheapest possible purchase. Rich also warns of the biggest money WASTERS, including throwing away your medium every time, inefficient equipment, and more...

Good friend of the show Matthew Gates of Zenthanol Consulting joins the podcast for a TOP FIVE episode which covers the MISTAKES you should certainly avoid in your IPM practices. Matthew talks about the problem with improper scouting or even lack of scouting at all, and how people tend to bury their head in the sand when it comes to infestations. This leads to a conversation about proper treatment when you do see a pest, and how some people tend to only try and treat an infestation with one spray application. The boys cover some other big mistakes including not knowing the natural pest pressure in your area, and not applying pesticide applications to the correct area of your plant/garden... GrowCast Membership Weekly Live Streams - Personal Garden Advice- 100s of HOURS of Bonus Content  - MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNTS! Join the greatest community in cannabis! GrowCast Seed Co If you are reading down this far... Go to Seed Co page, you may find a new drop live right now! *Rooted Leaf Carbon Based Nutrients - liquid organic nutrients with NO NEED to PH! Visit www.rootedleaf.com and use code GROWCAST for 20% off, just add to filtered water and watch the EXPLOSIVE growth!*

Good friends of the show but first time GrowCast guests Pharrmerjohn and Terp Burper from Pharmer's Phenos joins us for a show all about their amazing lineup of strains! John shares the story of how he grew his legendary collection of strains over time, and what prompted him to start Pharmer's Phenos with the help of Terp Burper. They describe some of their favorite strains from the lineup, the amazing aromas and flavors they produce, and how they grow. The boys also talk about how to fill out a stable of genetics with a wide variety of flavors, and different morphologies for different types of growers. The conversation turns to HLVD and how to avoid the pesky viroid- as well as Pharmers Phenos best practices when it comes to taking healthy and vigorous cuttings from vegging plants. Shout out to THE BUBBLEHIVE in Loves Park IL! For all your heady glass and CBD needs- The Bubblehive supports cannabis community by hosting all sorts of events including the GrowCast Cult Cup! Thank you Bubble Hive of Loves Park! GrowCast Membership Weekly Live Streams - Personal Garden Advice- 100s of HOURS of Bonus Content  - MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNTS! Join the greatest community in cannabis! GrowCast Seed Co APES IN SPACE IS LIVE! Members get $20 off PER PACK! Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now REFILLABLE FILTERS!

Brand new guest and friend of GrowCast Crzylgz from Canna Capable joins us for the very first time! Crzylgz shares his personal story of battling with a severe disability, and discovering cannabis as a major source of relief. This leads to a conversation about home growing, and how illegalities put people with severe disabilities between a rock and hard place. Crzylgz shares the story of how Canna Capable came into existence, and how the organization was sparked during a GrowCast Cult Cup event. Crzylgz talks about the importance of encouraging those around you with disabilities to start growing their own, and highlights how much of an incredible difference it can make in their lives. He also gives tips on how to make your gardening easier, which is especially important for those who are gardening while physically limited. GrowCast Membership Weekly Live Streams - Personal Garden Advice- 100s of HOURS of Bonus Content  - MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNTS! Join the greatest community in cannabis! GrowCast Seed Co If you are reading down this far... Go to Seed Co page, you may find a new drop live right now! *Rooted Leaf Carbon Based Nutrients - liquid organic nutrients with NO NEED to PH! Visit www.rootedleaf.com and use code GROWCAST for 20% off, just add to filtered water and watch the EXPLOSIVE growth!*

Brandon Rust is back on GrowCast- apologies for the extra foul language as Brandon comes in hot while discussing the incredible injustice that is taking place in the Oklahoma Cannabis Community. Brandon emphasizes the need for the industry to organize, mobilize, and put legal pressure on the entities that are virtually extorting and destroying countless cannabis businesses, one after another. The conversation shifts towards Brandon's breeding work including the long list of lime work he's done- and Brandon discusses what he thinks about the classic topic of "old school weed vs new school weed." Brandon gives us a sneak peek of what's to come from his breeding work before moving on to maybe his favorite subject: humic and fulvic acids. Brandon talks about how these products are NOT created equally, the different processes they may or may not undergo, and how that determines the effectiveness in our gardens. GrowCast Membership Weekly Live Streams - Personal Garden Advice- 100s of HOURS of Bonus Content  - MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNTS! Join the greatest community in cannabis! GrowCast Seed Co APES IN SPACE IS LIVE! Members get $20 off PER PACK! Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now REFILLABLE FILTERS!

OKCalyxx is back on the show! Today he is updating us on all his breeding projects, Gasoline Alley, and more! OKC gives us a sneak peek of his Beleaf collab, and talks about the variety of strains he is using from that lineup including lots of work with the Chimera. Calyxx takes us through his upcoming pollination menu and tells us about some of the delicious expressions he's experiencing from hunting through his current selection of phenos. He also gives an update on the Peach Dosi work that came from the GrowCast Community, and how it's going to make another appearance in this upcoming drop. We also tease some upcoming in person education that will be going down later this year- a hands-on farming class with OKCalyxx on his property! GrowCast Membership Weekly Live Streams - Personal Garden Advice- 100s of HOURS of Bonus Content  - MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNTS! Join the greatest community in cannabis! GrowCast Seed Co If you are reading down this far... Go to Seed Co page, you may find a new drop live right now! *Rooted Leaf Carbon Based Nutrients - liquid organic nutrients with NO NEED to PH! Visit www.rootedleaf.com and use code GROWCAST for 20% off, just add to filtered water and watch the EXPLOSIVE growth!*

Nik from Rooted Leaf Nutrients (use code GROWCAST) is back on the show to continue our nutrient deep dive series! This time we take a step away from soil fertilizer elements and instead discuss PH, EH, and nutrient uptake. Nik talks about what PH is (potential of hydrogen) and why the amount of hydrogen can be used to deduce how available nutrients will be in the solution. Nik talks about the donation of hydrogen atoms and how chelation works inside a solution- highlighting that these availability processes take place totally independently of each other. This leads to conversation about EH, and Nik talks about the redox cycle as well as how oxygenation plays a role in plant health. Nik ties it all together back to photosynthesis and nutrient availability as a whole, and emphasizes how PH is NOT the only determining factor in nutrient availability, just one among other factors that may even be more important in certain scenarios... GrowCast Membership Weekly Live Streams - Personal Garden Advice- 100s of HOURS of Bonus Content  - MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNTS! Join the greatest community in cannabis! GrowCast Seed Co If you are reading down this far... Go to Seed Co page, you may find a new drop live right now! *Rooted Leaf Carbon Based Nutrients - liquid organic nutrients with NO NEED to PH! Visit www.rootedleaf.com and use code GROWCAST for 20% off, just add to filtered water and watch the EXPLOSIVE growth!*

The wave of cannabis patents ARE COMING! Today we have a brand new guest Caleb from Copyleft Cultivars- he joins us with mutual friend Steve Raisner to talk about the implications of patenting cannabis genetics. Copyleft explains his mission of open sourcing as many genetics as possible, while also building an open to anyone cannabis genome galaxy. Caleb highlights the difference between his project and other similar projects in the past- and how he is looking to reshape patent law both inside AND outside of cannabis. This leads to a conversation about patent trolls- people who engage in lawsuits around budding new industries and use lawsuits over intellectual property as extortion to get paid off. These groups are incredibly harmful to a variety of industries and cannabis is RIPE for this type of legal attack- which is why it's so important to open source our genetics. Caleb and Steve wrap the show by showcasing their new Natural Farming AI Bot that will produce answers and solutions to garden problems using natural farming inputs. GrowCast Membership Weekly Live Streams - Personal Garden Advice- 100s of HOURS of Bonus Content  - MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNTS! Join the greatest community in cannabis! GrowCast Seed Co If you are reading down this far... Go to Seed Co page, you may find a new drop live right now! *Rooted Leaf Carbon Based Nutrients - liquid organic nutrients with NO NEED to PH! Visit www.rootedleaf.com and use code GROWCAST for 20% off, just add to filtered water and watch the EXPLOSIVE growth!*

Good friend of the show Dr. Coco is BACK! This time he's on the line for a deep dive exploration of vapor pressure deficit. Coco recaps what VPD really is- an environmental metric of how "thirsty" the air is. This leads to a conversation about ideal VPD range charts, and how the charts give you a guideline to follow, but no specific instructions on how or why to achieve specific VPD in veg and flower. Coco reiterates that temperature is king, and you should never sacrifice optimal temperature in order to achieve specific VPD levels. The conversation turns towards what's happening to those trichomes on a micro level, with the pressure deficit or "vaccum" affecting how the plant transpires, grows, feeds, and maybe even how it dries and cures. The two wrap up the show by talking about the upcoming new years grow challenge, and the cloning side challenge where people are taking their best, biggest, and smallest clones. GrowCast Membership Weekly Live Streams - Personal Garden Advice- 100s of HOURS of Bonus Content  - MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNTS! Join the greatest community in cannabis! GrowCast Seed Co FIRE genetics straight from Rhizo Rich! Members get $20 off PER PACK! Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now REFILLABLE FILTERS!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from GrowCast! Grab yourself the new Apes in Space GrowCast Seed Co Drop by Rhizo Rich for a little present to yourself: www.growcastpodcast.com/growcast-seed-co See you here with more GrowCast Podcast in 7 days! Be safe out there!

GrowCast Seed Co Drop: APES IN SPACE DROP IS LIVE! Several already sold out, grab them now before they're gone: www.growcastpodcast.com/growcast-seed-co Jason from Filtr is back on the program for an entire episode about resetting grow rooms between runs, the best ways to KEEP IT CLEAN, and more! Jason talks about how the majority of cleaning activity takes place between runs inside the grow, and how we should be approaching this reset period. The conversation turns to vectors, or possible pathways of pest attacks, and how to prevent some of the lesser known vectors in your grow. This leads to a conversation about places that we often forget to clean during the reset, including the outside of the grow tent, the insides of equipment like ventilation fans, and more. Jason wraps the show with some very applicable and interesting facts about cleaning solutions- including how to avoid making your bleach ineffective, how soap should be used upon initial cleans, and thoughts on iso alcohol of different percentages. GrowCast Membership Weekly Live Streams - Personal Garden Advice- 100s of HOURS of Bonus Content  - MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNTS! Join the greatest community in cannabis! GrowCast Seed Co If you are reading down this far... Go to Seed Co page, you may find a new drop live right now! *Rooted Leaf Carbon Based Nutrients - liquid organic nutrients with NO NEED to PH! Visit www.rootedleaf.com and use code GROWCAST for 20% off, just add to filtered water and watch the EXPLOSIVE growth!* Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now REFILLABLE FILTERS!

First time guest and creator of the brand new Soil Microscopy Course Matt Powers is on the program! Matt joins us for an episode all about soil biology, and how we think about the soil food web. Matt talks about some of the biggest misconceptions that students of the soil make, highlighting how often times when observing and testing soil for analytics, we take approaches that can lead to inaccurate and skewed data sets. This leads to a conversation about home growers, and Matt points out some of the common mistakes he sees when thinking about the function of soil microbes in our garden. Matt discusses how every student of the soil is always learning and growing, and he gives us some good tips to get started on our own journey of soil discovery, including microscope recommendations and more. Matt wraps the show by talking about IMO, and how we need to study the microbes that evolved alongside feral cannabis found outside in the wild! PROUD NEW PARTNERS of HYGROZYME! Check out www.hygrozyme.com for their amazing suite of all natural products that will TRANSFORM your garden! Hygrozyme, Hyclean, Hyshield, and their new Hygroben- pick them up today at your local grow store and tell them GC sent you! GrowCast Membership Weekly Live Streams - Personal Garden Advice- 100s of HOURS of Bonus Content  - MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNTS! Join the greatest community in cannabis! GrowCast Seed Co FIRE genetics straight from Rhizo Rich! Members get $20 off PER PACK! Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now REFILLABLE FILTERS!

Breeder for GrowCast Seed Co and great friend of the show Rhizo Rich is back on the program for an episode all about the state of the industry, and the state of Rhizo's Garden! Rich extrapolates on some of the strains he's got lined up to get hit by the Apes in Space Pollen, and talks about which cultivars he is most excited about. He highlights the Purple Urkel Cake he has going which will produce the cross Purple Quasar, and how unique some of the new work is in his garden. This leads to a conversation about pheno hunting, and Rich talks about which grow style he thinks is most suitable for pheno hunting large numbers of plants. The conversation turns towards the state of breeding cannabis in 2023, and the state of the cannabis community at large. Rich gives his thoughts on the schism created by cannabis companies not being able to grow, and growers not being able to compete with the corporate forces... GrowCast Membership Weekly Live Streams - Personal Garden Advice- 100s of HOURS of Bonus Content  - MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNTS! Join the greatest community in cannabis! GrowCast Seed Co APES IN SPACE DROPPING SOON! Members get $20 off PER PACK! Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now REFILLABLE FILTERS!

Legendary Northern California breeder Maddfarmer is back on the program! Madd joins us again to give an update on his health and family, the build out in Oklahoma, and more! Maddfarmer talks about how much things have changed in the cannabis industry in just the last few years, from the cultural changes to the vastly different cultivation setups... The cannabis industry is moving at light speed! Oklahoma is an example of this, and Maddfarmer shares stories from the boom and bust of Oklahoma regulation. Madd shares his thoughts on the current state of the cannabis gene pool, and expresses his fondness of home breeding, while lamenting the fact that classic strains and traits tend to be lost to time. This leads to a conversation about "old school strains" and how everyone has their different definition of what strains were the high quality "old school" weed... PROUD NEW PARTNERS of HYGROZYME! Check out www.hygrozyme.com for their amazing suite of all natural products that will TRANSFORM your garden! Hygrozyme, Hyclean, Hyshield, and their new Hygroben- pick them up today at your local grow store and tell them GC sent you! GrowCast Membership Weekly Live Streams - Personal Garden Advice- 100s of HOURS of Bonus Content  - MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNTS! Join the greatest community in cannabis! GrowCast Seed Co FIRE genetics straight from Rhizo Rich! Members get $20 off PER PACK! Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now REFILLABLE FILTERS!

42% off ROOTED LEAF NUTRIENTS BLACK FRIDAY SALE! Grab the best nutrients around, no PHing, eco friendly, and LOADED with carbon! We continue our nutrient deep dive from a different angle this time- Nik from Rooted Leaf is BACK! Today we are taking a look at light independent cycles, how our plants metabolism changes during the lights off period, and more. Nik recaps photosynthesis for us and talks about how the role of photosynthesis plays into what happens in the dark period. This leads to a conversation about the Calvin cycle, which is a metabolic process that plants utilize independent of light. Nik talks about how the main energy source for the plant changes during this cycle, highlighting the role of mitochondria in producing energy for the plant as a whole. Nik also discusses the history of the Calvin Cycle, as well as other cycles such as the Krebs, or citric acid cycle. Nik lets us know what this means as far as our grow strategy, and when the optimal time is to feed your plants, chop them down, etc. GrowCast Membership Weekly Live Streams - Personal Garden Advice- 100s of HOURS of Bonus Content  - MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNTS! Join the greatest community in cannabis! GrowCast Seed Co FIRE genetics straight from Rhizo Rich! Members get $20 off PER PACK! Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now REFILLABLE FILTERS!

GrowCast Team Member and legendary natural farming expert Marybeth Sanchez is back on the program! MBS is wrapping up her harvest on her amazing property, and talks about her full season cycle and regenerating her land. The conversation turns towards helping growers identify issues in their garden, and Marybeth shares some important tips on identifying problems. She starts by focusing on soil borne pathogens and how they attack your plant tissue DIFFERENTLY than nutrient issues. This is an important distinction because many growers misdiagnose a pathogen as a deficiency, and try to treat the issue with more minerals- which will only worsen the problem. This leads to a larger conversation about how to approach a deficiency in general, and how you should address all other possible solutions before just adding more nutrients. GrowCast Membership Weekly Live Streams - Personal Garden Advice- 100s of HOURS of Bonus Content  - MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNTS! Join the greatest community in cannabis! GrowCast Seed Co Only 6 Lo-Hi Thai left! FIRE genetics straight from Rhizo Rich! Members get $20 off PER PACK! *Rooted Leaf Carbon Based Nutrients - liquid organic nutrients with NO NEED to PH! Visit www.rootedleaf.com and use code GROWCAST for 20% off, just add to filtered water and watch the EXPLOSIVE growth!* Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now REFILLABLE FILTERS!

Korean Natural Farming expert and regenerative evangelist Chris Trump is back on the show for a whole episode about organic farming! Chris talks about the most important aspects to focus on when starting out KNF and incorporating it into your setup. He goes on to explain some of the finer points of IMO collection, composting temperatures, and the complex consortium of microbes that is required to drive a thriving living soil garden. Chris discusses the "sweet spot" when it comes to temperature and microbiology, explaining what happens to the biology when we go too cold, or too hot beyond that point. Chris wraps up the show by talking about his travels and his work outside of cannabis, and how he sees the world shifting to a more sustainable, regenerative mindstate. GrowCast Membership Weekly Live Streams - Personal Garden Advice- 100s of HOURS of Bonus Content  - MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNTS! Join the greatest community in cannabis! GrowCast Seed Co Only 6 Lo-Hi Thai left! FIRE genetics straight from Rhizo Rich! Members get $20 off PER PACK! Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now REFILLABLE FILTERS!

First time guests Doug and Leanne from Hygrozyme are on the program! Today they are here to discuss the inception of Hygrozyme, how enzymes interact with the soil food web, and more. Doug and Leanne talk about the enzymes that are contained in Hygrozyme, the secret recipe, and how these specific enzymes like cellulase operate in and benefit a living soil system. This leads to a conversation about chitin and chitinase, and how this hormone inducer will benefit the immunological processes in your plant such as terpene and flavanoid production. Team Hygrozyme wrap up the show by talking about home grow tips, and how soil growers specifically can boost the microbiome in their garden for heavier, stickier harvests! GrowCast Membership Weekly Live Streams - Personal Garden Advice- 100s of HOURS of Bonus Content  - MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNTS! Join the greatest community in cannabis! GrowCast Seed Co Only 6 Lo-Hi Thai left! FIRE genetics straight from Rhizo Rich! Members get $20 off PER PACK! Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now REFILLABLE FILTERS!

Friend of GrowCast but first time guest Sun God Seeds joins us! Today he is on the line to discuss his epic breeding work, selecting for harsh environments, and more! Sun God extrapolates on what it's like to grow in a desert climate, and what techniques he employs to ensure his cannabis plants are thriving under the desert sun. This leads to a conversation about utilizing what's around you, and growing for your environment. The conversation turns towards pheno hunting, and Sun God explains what drives his selection process when he does large scale 100+ plant hunts. He also talks about how he views breeding, and how to intentionally and quickly bottleneck certain traits that you are looking to isolate. Sun God wraps up the show by going in depth into some of his new strains, how they express, and what's next on the menu for Sun God seeds. GrowCast Membership Weekly Live Streams - Personal Garden Advice- 100s of HOURS of Bonus Content  - MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNTS! Join the greatest community in cannabis! GrowCast Seed Co FIRE genetics straight from Rhizo Rich! Members get $20 off PER PACK! Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now REFILLABLE FILTERS!

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Good friend of the show Miles of WeedShouldTasteGood is back on the program! Today Miles discusses all of the natural farming, education, and breeding work that he has been up to since we last spoke- and he gives some amazing tips on soil growing as well! Miles breaks down how the bacteria in his ferments work, and how he applies a variety of recipes to the same fermentation process to see their different results on cannabis. Miles shares some recent shifts in perspective when it comes to growing with these ferments, and he also points out several common mistakes and misconceptions that he thinks many soil growers of the world hold. Miles wraps up the show by discussing his breeding work, and highlights some of the new pollinations and hunts where he is working with both landrace strains and poly hybrids. GrowCast Membership Weekly Live Streams - Personal Garden Advice- 100s of HOURS of Bonus Content  - MEMBERS ONLY DISCOUNTS! Join the greatest community in cannabis! GrowCast Seed Co FIRE genetics straight from Rhizo Rich! Members get $20 off PER PACK! Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now REFILLABLE FILTERS!

Nik from Rooted Leaf (use code GROWCAST) is back on the line to wrap up the soil nutrient elements in our Nutrient Deep Dive series! Nik catches us up with a quick recap and then dives into a few of the most important micronutrients, or the nutrients that are required in very small quantities. Nik talks about what those nutrient ratios should look like, and how minerals like Potassium will be needed in vastly greater quantities than the micronutrients we discuss today. Silica is first up, as Nik explains how it plays into cell structure and more. This leads to a conversation about Boron, and what causes plants to develop hollow stems. Iron and Manganese are next on the list, and Nik tells us what we need to do to ensure that these minerals are not only present, but also available in solution- highlighting the importance of proper PH, and understanding how nutrients antagonize one another. GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) *Rooted Leaf Carbon Based Nutrients - liquid organic nutrients with NO NEED to PH! Visit www.rootedleaf.com and use code GROWCAST for 20% off, just add to filtered water and watch those plants explode!* *PROUD PARTNERS: Pulse Grow Room Monitors, industry leader in grow room data and monitoring! Visit www.pulsegrow.com and grab their Pulse One or Pulse Plus to UPLEVEL your grow room tracking! Receive alerts, analyze data, and improve your garden with data driven strategies!*

Potent Ponics Steve is back on the show! Our good friend returns from Thailand to do some gigging around the US while Thai politics and turmoil shakes out in the cannabis industry. Steve tells us stories from his time doing large scale soil grows in Thailand. He talks about the different strains that he got to observe and experience while traveling the Thai countryside, and he talks about the different profiles he experienced as well as the interesting local names. Steve discusses the struggles of growing in the Thai setting, with heavy pest pressure from insects like thrips and more. This leads to a conversation about IPMO, or indigenous predatory micro organisms, and how we can utilize the natural pest devouring microbes found all around us. Steve wraps the show by diving into soil microbiology in general, and where he thinks many growers hold misconceptions. GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) *Rooted Leaf Carbon Based Nutrients - liquid organic nutrients with NO NEED to PH! Visit www.rootedleaf.com and use code GROWCAST for 20% off, just add to filtered water and watch those plants explode!* *Thank you to MIGHTY HYDRO SAN DIEGO for hosting PESTAPALOOZA!Mighty Hydro is our choice hydro store in the San Diego area, with a great selection, knowledgeable staff, and truly supportive to our community!

Our good friend Chitown Canna Chica is back on the program for the first time in while- and she has plenty of updates to share! Canna Chica talks about what she has been up to since last we spoke, and how many different strains she's gone through in the mean time. She talks about some of the standout strains that she has worked with in recent memory, and breaks down some of their flavor profiles and growth habits. This leads to a conversation about a special cut that got mauled by a rabbit that had intruded in her indoor grow space... Remember that pests can come in many shapes and sizes :D Chitown wraps the show by talking about her growing style, how she likes to switch up different nutrient regimens, and how she also likes to bring plants from outside into her grow room during certain parts of the year... She also talks about the experiments she's done with electroculture, and how it's a fun addition because it couldn't really hurt to try! GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) LIMITED TIME CODE FOR BLUMAT! Save 10% with code GROWCAST at www.sustainablevillage.com - the sale has ends in just a FEW DAYS! Grab em quick yall... Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now REFILLABLE FILTERS!

Dr. Grenskye formerly from Red Scare Seed Co now of Garden Goblin Genetics joins the show again! Grenskye tells us about his brand switch, and how he is moving away from his old name and onto a new project with some new genetics to boot. He talks about resurrecting some of his old Kashmir work, and how he is going to drop a variety of crosses with his new brand. The good doctor goes on to discuss his work in peppers- both growing and breeder. He talks about his fondness of different species, and how he incorporates them into his garden and diet. Dr. Grenskye also elaborates on the work he has done on his farm- referencing all the way back to his first appearance when he was first starting the regeneration process on his farm. Now, his farm is starting to take off, and the soil is becoming both rich with nutrients and alive with microbiology... GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (Breeding Class in VA! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off and members get 25% off!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) NEW ROOTED LEAF LUSH GREEN! Use code GROWCAST for 20% off your entire order of the plant based, carbon rich Rooted Leaf Nutrients- NO MORE PHing, just apply the dank sauce and rip! Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now REFILLABLE FILTERS! LIMITED TIME CODE FOR BLUMAT! Save 10% with code growcast at www.sustainablevillage.com - the sale has ends in just a FEW WEEKS! Grab em quick yall...

[Re-uploaded with fixed sound] First time on the GrowCast Podcast feed- Jacob AKA OklahomaFungi joins the program! Jacob is a fungi expert and today he is here to talk to us about soil dwelling fungi, and why they should be on your mind as a cannabis gardener. OKFungi delves into the world of mycorrhizal fungi and explains to us what this classification means, and the many benefits that plants see from their presence- from making minerals soluble to transporting water and more. Jacob goes on to discuss trichoderma in depth, and why this aggressive fungi is so useful in the garden- and so damaging in the mushroom grow. This leads to a conversation about grow products, where OKFungi tells us how to distinguish different types of products and their potency. Jacob wraps the show by discussing the use of salt fertilizers in conjunction with beneficial fungi, and also promotes his upcoming Mushroom Festival at www.okmushfest.com  GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (Breeding Class in VA! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off and members get 25% off!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) LIMITED TIME CODE FOR BLUMAT! Save 10% with code growcast at www.sustainablevillage.com - the sale has ends in just a FEW WEEKS! Grab em quick yall... NEW ROOTED LEAF LUSH GREEN! Use code GROWCAST for 20% off your entire order of the plant based, carbon rich Rooted Leaf Nutrients- NO MORE PHing, just apply the dank sauce and rip! Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now REFILLABLE FILTERS!

Blu Mat code GROWCAST is LIVE at www.sustainablevillage.com for 10% off  Michael Box from Sustainable Village is BACK! Today Michael is here to talk about his favorite subject- WATER, and how to administer it. Michael gives us an update on what he's been up to since he was last on the show, and some of the advancements he's implemented with the Blu Mat system. The conversation turns to water conservation, which is an incredibly important yet often overlooked part of cultivation. Michael gives some tips on  how to save water, and how to think about hydration in your garden. Then, Michael shares why he's such a big fan of rainwater collection (within your local guidelines) in order to both save water and to harness the mineral content and microbe content of the rain. Michael wraps the show by talking about new pre dialed Blu Mats that are basically plug and play, and how to install them into your new system! GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (TAMPA TERPENE CLASS THIS WEEKEND! BREEDER CLASS coming to VA Sept 16+17) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!)

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Matthew Gates of PESTAPALOOZA is back on GrowCast! Today he joins the program to talk about biological controls- specifically bio control sprays. Gates shares his thoughts on biocontrols in general, and talks about how we need to take a specific approach to selection and application of these products. He talks about pest killing fungi, and how different species tend to operate. Gates goes on to extrapolate on a few of the most common biocontrol sprays, including BTI, BTK, spinosad, and more. This leads to a conversation about biocontrol extracts versus living applications, and how things like enzymes and bacterium extracts differ. Matthew wraps the show by discussing specific applications of these species, and how to work them into your IPM schedule without having redundancies or knocking back your own beneficial bio controls... GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (IPM CLASS IS LIVE! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off and members get 25% off!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) NEW FOOP CODE- FREE SHIPPING AUG ONLY! Use code GROWCASTF2 at www.thefoop.com and get 15% off your nutrients, clone gel, and foliar spray- ALL certified organic and Earth friendly! Grab it while it's hot at www.thefoop.com 

FREE TV: Check out a Members Only GCTV teaser episode at www.growcastpodcast.com/gctv with Terp Wizard and Touched by Cannabis CLASS FLASH SALE  Terpene Tasting and Education at The Flavor Pharm, September 9th, Tampa FLA - use code FLASH Breeder Workshop, Richmond and Virginia Beach, September 16th and 17th - use code FLASH New Streaming Content Coming! Drop us a line: contact@growcastpodcast.com

Good friend of the show and creator of Bokashi Earthworks Brandon Rust is back! Today he joins the program to discuss dealing with extreme heat, nutrient exchange, and more. Brandon expounds on the important role of silica when dealing with extreme heat, and also emphasizes that having adequate silica available helps deal with both extremely hot AND extremely cold temperatures. This leads to a conversation about bottled silica products, and how depending on the form of the silica provided, you should be adding these products at different stages of growth. Brandon also talks about silicic acid and how the more processed a form of silica, generally the more expensive it becomes. Brandon wraps the show by talking about his Calsil+ and how silica plays with other minerals in a solution. NEW ROOTED LEAF LUSH GREEN! Use code GROWCAST for 20% off your entire order of the plant based, carbon rich Rooted Leaf Nutrients- NO MORE PHing, just apply the dank sauce and rip! GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (Breeding Class in VA! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off and members get 25% off!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now REFILLABLE FILTERS!

Rhizo Rich from GrowCast Seed Co is back on the program for an episode about cloning, breeding, and more! Rich gives us an update on his new Apes in Space pollination, and we highlight on of his more popular recent strains, the Peaches En Regalia (named by Wolfman). Rich shares the different expressions he's observed in the PER as well as the other Peachquake crosses, and how well each of them seems to wash. The conversation turns towards taking cuttings, and Rich dives deep into his favorite cloning techniques, which lights and plugs to use, and how to apply additional nutrition early to keep your cuttings extra healthy. This leads to a discussion about adding compost into your soil mixes early, and which composts on the market are some of the most active and effective. Rich also discusses his upcoming breeding work, and we tease our upcoming VA Breeding Class... Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now REFILLABLE FILTERS! GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (Breeding Class in VA! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off and members get 25% off!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!)

The Flavor Pharm: A Terpene Tasting and Education Experience Tampa, FLA, Sept 9 (Use code GROWCAST) Rhizo Rich Breeder Workshop Richmond and VA Beach, Sept 16+17 (Use code GROWCAST) Today's episode is an audio from a Member's Only live stream from July 15th for an Ask Me Anything! Every other Saturday we go live for the members and answer all of their gardening and cannabis questions, you can find the entire video version in membership as well. On this AMA, Wolfman, Rich and MBS join me as we answer a variety of questions from members including questions about nutrient balancing and excess potassium, home breeding, and more. MBS and the team give some great advice on keeping rodents and mammals out of your garden, which takes a different approach to IPM than traditionally insect focused strategies. The crew also discusses using electrostatic sprayers, and how well microbiology could survive the spraying process with these devices- which is an important fact to note when applying things like biocontrols and beneficial microbes to your garden's foliage. The team also covers member questions about deficiency ID, proper up potting, and more. GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (IPM CLASS IS LIVE! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off and members get 25% off!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) NEW FOOP CODE! Use code GROWCASTF2 at www.thefoop.com and get 15% off your nutrients, clone gel, and foliar spray- ALL certified organic and Earth friendly! Grab it while it's hot at www.thefoop.com 

Rooted Leaf Nutrients has BOOSTED code GROWCAST to 30% discount for AUGUST ONLY! Nik is back to discuss possibly the most important soil fertilizer nutrient for cannabis: Potassium! Nik extrapolates on the incredible variety of biological processes that require potassium within our cannabis plants, and how it's a crucial building block when it comes to producing the compounds that we care about in the trichome head. Nik also expounds on the link between potassium expenditure and the plant's ability to take up  water- which leads him to reiterate the importance of water uptake when it comes to hydrogen utilization during terpene and cannabinoid synthesis. Nik wraps up the show talking about balancing potassium, and how it's less important to continue to add potassium- and more important to make sure it's applied in the correct ratios. GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (IPM CLASS IS LIVE! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off and members get 25% off!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!

Pestapalooza! www.pestapalooza.com NOW ON ZOOM! Zoom link will be emailed the day of the class! Code ZOOM for $5 off Zoom Ticket Code  GROWCAST for $20  off Live Ticket San Diego - Mighty Hydro - Saturday July 29th Los Angeles - Pulse Labs - Sunday July 30th

Grower Joe from The Basement Grow Show joins us for the first time on GrowCast Podcast! Joe is here to share his personal journey into cannabis cultivation, and what eventually led him to be a cannabis content creator full time. Joe talks about growing up in Canada, and how cannabis was treated pre legalization. This leads to a conversation about how wild the legalization of cannabis was in Canada, and the strange differences to compare to USA- such as the ability, and at times requirement, to mail cannabis through the postal system. Joe tells us all about what good weed was like growing up north of the border, and how now that cannabis culture has expanded they are running many of the same strains as us in the states. Grower Joe also breaks down his MUST HAVE items in the grow room, including his very favorite electrostatic sprayer by Petra Tools. GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (IPM CLASS IS LIVE! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off and members get 25% off!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) FOOP has RAISED code GROWCAST to 20% OFF! This month only, show FOOP our support as they continue to champion organic fertilization in cananbis! Nutrients, clone gel, mist and more- find it at www.thefoop.com and use code GROWCAST! *Rain Science Grow Bags the BEST grow containers on Earth! Use code GROWCAST to save 10% today on pots, beds, cones and more! Simply the BEST containers!*

About to leave The Biodome and head to Michigan for Legacy Michigan where I'll be speaking Saturday Lots of updates and teasers in this mini ep... PESTAPALOOZA! San Diego and LA July 29+30 DON'T MISS THIS EVENT! Grab your tickets now or attend via ZOOM - the most unique event in cannabis is coming to California! USE CODE GROWCAST for $20 off New Rhizo Rich pollination in the works - brand new male, new crosses before working on GC gear further! Limited time code boost at www.thefoop.com use code growcast for 20% off this month only! See you soon in a town near you my growmies!!!

Kyle from The FOOP is BACK BABY! Today he's here to discuss growing at scale during the extreme summer heat, cloning tips, and lots of veggie talk. Kyle talks to us about dealing with extreme heat in our cannabis gardens, and how to change your watering schedule to keep your plants cool in the intense sun. This leads to a conversation about temperature above and below ground, and how your container's material will influence things like dryback.  Then Kyle shares his top veggies to grow during the hot hot summer months, and also discusses indoor growing of a variety of plants. Kyle wraps the show by sharing his TOP TIPS for getting PERFECT CLONES, from adding biology early and often, to selecting the right cloning setup and materials- Kyle breaks down how he produces thousands and thousands of healthy, organic clones. GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (IPM CLASS IS LIVE! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off and members get 25% off!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) FOOP has RAISED code GROWCAST to 20% OFF! This month only, show FOOP our support as they continue to champion organic fertilization in cananbis! Nutrients, clone gel, mist and more- find it at www.thefoop.com and use code GROWCAST! *Proud partners of Rimrock Analytical, fast and easy sex testing! Use code growcast for free shipping on your tests, easy and fast collection process, cull your male seedlings! Visit www.rimrockanalytical.com and use code growcast for free shipping!*

LEGACY MICHIGAN! Hartford, MI, July 21-23. I will be there, the team will be there, and TERP WIZARD will be there! The Wiz is back! Terp Wizard returns to the show to update us on aaaaall the work he has been up to. Wizard talks to us about his new pollination, where he is working with a sour profile he found in Top Dawg's work. The Wiz explains his fondness for sours, and the guys talk about old school Midwest dank. Terp Wizard also explains his shift in approach when it comes to releasing his work- where he is now doing long term testing and study to release just one or two at a time. The conversation turns to hashing, and Wiz tells us how to look for a good hasher, how to do a test wash, and how trichome structures influence the end product. Wizard gives us his top hashing strains as well, from his own work, and from others- while Jordan sings the praises of his Duck Confit which was grown by amazing member Okiestoney and processed by the incredible Chromsix of Oklahoma. Terp Wizard surprises us with a forgotten compost plant pollination update as well, and tells us to stay tuned to his IG for the upcoming drops! GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (IPM CLASS IS LIVE! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off and members get 25% off!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!

PESTAPALOOZA! Come to the one of a kind IPM Masterclass and all day Pest Fest- complete with catered dinner and LOADED GOODIE BAG! Socal July 29-30, Florida October 7-8 - NOW ON ZOOM! Cannabis IPM Specialist Matthew Gates is back on the show for an episodes all about BUGS! Today Matthew discusses his top three beneficial organisms to introduce to your garden. From insecticidal fungi to predator mites, Matthew explains why these creatures are beneficial to us in our gardens, and how to apply them with success. Matthew talks about the killing power of parasitoid wasps, and how they are able to kill so many pests like aphids in such a short period of time. This leads to a conversation about when to apply your beneficials, and how to introduce them in conjunction with sprays as to not harm the beneficial population. Matthew wraps the show by talking about insectaries, middle-man bug dealers, and how to attract beneficials to your outdoor garden naturally... GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (IPM CLASS IS LIVE! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off and members get 25% off!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!

Identifying issues quickly and accurately in your grow can be the difference between a successful harvest, and total crop loss- on this episode of GrowCast, fan favorite Marybeth Sanchez joins the program to help you identify FOUR COMMON PROBLEMS that plague growers. MBS starts with two common deficiencies: magnesium, and potassium- she walks us through how to accurately ID these issues, why they are important to address, and how to quickly fix them. This leads to a larger conversation about making sure that everything else is dialed in before adding more nutrients- being sure to optimize your temperature, humidity, watering, and light saturation before piling on more minerals. MBS then informs us how to identify and treat septoria, a nasty plant pathogen that can devastate a crop. MBS rounds out the show by talking about an insidious pest that could be lurking in your garden without you even knowing it... www.thefoop.com CODE GROWCAST20 for 20% OFF ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT! PLUS FREE SHIPPING! DON'T miss this amazing deal for my fans only, if you have been meaning to try FOOP hit up www.thefoop.com and use code GROWCAST20 TODAY! GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (IPM CLASS IS LIVE! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off and members get 25% off!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!)

Great friend of the show OKCalyxx is back again on GrowCast Podcast! Today he is here to discuss his preparations for a potentially blazing summer, followed by a cooling autumn season. Calyxx highlights the importance of avoiding mold and mildew during the hot muggy summer months, with an an emphasis on the need to properly prune your plants right around flowering time. Avoiding heat in the summer is also critical, and getting those shade cloths up can be a life saver. OKCalyxx goes on to say just because the fall and winter comes quickly, don't let that stop your natural farming work. Prepping for winter, and then working throughout winter to prep for the new year- that's the secret to natural farming success. Calyxx wraps the show by talking about the crosses that he is currently working on, including some work with our own Peach Dosi which was born from GrowCast Membership using Rhizo Rich's Peach Pie Dumpster Cut pollen. GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (IPM CLASS IS LIVE! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off and members get 25% off!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!

www.pestapalooza.com now ONLINE! Grab your tix today for our July 29th class! FREE Rockford, IL Meetup on Monday June 19th, 7pm-10pm, @ the Bubblehive Code GROWCAST20 is active at www.thefoop.com for JUNE ONLY! Still a few limited strains left at www.growcastpodcast.com/growcast-seed-co 

Rhizo Rich is BACK to discuss some of the more RARE and LIMITED GrowCast Seed Co Strains (some of which just left the vault)... Rich talks about how far his breeding work has come, from giving away thousands of seeds for free, to becoming a full time breeder with demand for his amazing work. This leads to a little history lesson about Rhizo Rich, what he was involved in before becoming a breeder, and how he got the Rhino monicker. Rich and Jordan dive deep into some rare GC strain reviews including the super rare and frosty covered Magma Monster, the prolific and funky Moon Monster, and the resurging and massively yielding Earth Monster. Rich teases his upcoming pollination where he is about to lock down his final male, and hit it to a variety of his most impressive female stock... GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (IPM CLASS IS LIVE! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off and members get 25% off!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!

As we continue our nutrient deep dives, Nik from Rooted Leaf (use code growcast) is back on the show to discuss all things SULFUR! From it's role as an antioxidant to how it moves in nature, Nik let's us know what we need to know about this important mineral. Nik talks about how sulfur is not needed in as high as quantity as one might think, but he emphasizes that your plant will require more sulfur in order to deal with stressors- stressors like increase in light saturation, environmental pressure, and more. This leads to a conversation about how sulfur is truly utilized as the main anti oxidant within plants, and how it affects the redox cycle. Nik also discusses the important compounds known as thiols- which are not only the molecules that could shift a plant's aroma into the realm of skunk, but are also utilized within the plant's growth process itself... GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (IPM CLASS IS LIVE! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off and members get 25% off!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!

PESTAPALOOZA NEW YORK THIS SATURDAY! Grab your tickets NOW and I'll see you soon NYC... IPM Masterclass, pest fest, and afterparty :D First time guest Mark from GreenGro is on the program for an amazing deep dive into biochar, soil microbiology, and what comprises a thriving rhizosphere. Mark shares the idea of mimicking Terra Preta- the rich black earth that is found in the Amazonian Rainforest. This leads to a discussion of how ancient indigenous people's understood and utilized microbiology, and how the Amazon itself could be the result of a permaculture garden. Mark discusses why microbial diversity is so important, and how biochar plays such a big role in the life of your soil. He does however caution adding too much biochar, and talks about how he came up with the formula for his GreenGro Earthsine product (use code GROWCAST10). Mark and Jordan wrap the show by talking about the similarities between the human microbiome and the plant's rhizosphere, and how important it is to look at our own health as intently as we look after our plants' health... !FOOP BUY TWO GET ONE FREE! Only til Wednesday! Code growcast reactivates after Wednesday- GRAB ANY TWO PRODUCTS AT www.thefoop.com and RECEIVE ONE FREE!* Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!

Tune into a FREE Member AMA from The Biodome HERE. Join The Order of Cultivation for 7 days FREE TRIAL for hundreds of hours of bonus content. PESTAPALOOZA! New York, LI Hydro on JUNE 3rd! All day pest fest, masterclass, goodie bag and catered afterparty! Also coming to SAN DIEGO July 29th FOOP is  doing a buy 2 get 1 FREE deal. Don't miss it, code GROWCAST is deactivated! NOT available on Amazon only at www.thefoop.com RARE PACKS are UP! www.growcastpodcast.com/growcast-seed-co grab the Peachquake F1 or Rhinos Delight before they're gone

PESTAPALOOZA! Long Island on JUNE 3rd! All day Pest Fest with Matthew Gates and Jordan River - In depth IPM Class - QnA Learn n' Burn - Fully Catered Afterparty - Gift bag LOADED with goodies! Grab your tickets today! The man himself from www.cocoforcannabis.com and the Dr MJ Coco Youtube Channel - Dr. Coco is back! He's on the program today to give an in depth overview of how we should think of light spectrum when we are growing cannabis. Dr. Coco highlights the different attributes of specific spectrums, including how efficiently they deliver photons, how deeply they penetrate your canopy, and what their inherit affects on the plant are. The conversation transitions into a new style of LED grow light that uses lenses to redirect the small light's spread- and Dr. Coco talks about sacrificing some efficiency in exchange for better coverage from your fixture. Coco wraps up the show by talking about growing the biggest "sticky dicky" auto, and how to grow a plant to maximum size without skipping a beat through veg. Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS! *Cloning season? Jump start your microbiology with FOOP Clone Gel and Mist! On top of their organic nutrients, you can see all their cloning products and offerings by visiting www.thefoop.com/cloning and remember use code GROWCAST*

PESTAPALOOZA NEW YORK, JUNE 3rd! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off - Members be sure to use that member discount! *Email contact@growcastpodcast.com for a special discount for those coming from out of state*  FREE VENDOR DAY MAY 20th! Come see me and Rhizo Rich! Next Level Indoor Garden Supply, Rockford IL.  VA Breeder Class on the way... Where else should we go? $6K Giveaway due for a return? Stay tuned for the BIG ONE coming up... As well as some brand new content the likes of which you have never seen!

PESTAPALOOZA! is coming to Long Island and San Diego! All day Pest Fest with Matthew Gates and Jordan River - In depth IPM Class - QnA Learn n' Burn - Fully Catered Afterparty - Gift bag LOADED with goodies! Grab your tickets today! Wonderful GrowCast Team Member and IPM specialist Marybeth Sanchez is back on the program for an IPM overview just in time for spring! Marybeth talks about getting your garden started outside, and timing both your cannabis planting and your flower/veggie planting. This leads to a conversation about companion plants, and which plants are good for repelling pests as well as attracting pollinators. The discussion turns towards pest sprays, and MBS gives a power ranking from most nuclear to most gentle and effective. From sulfur sprays to oil sprays and enzymes and more, Marybeth extrapolates on some pest management nuances that may change the way you garden forever... MBS wraps up the show by talking about her favorite spray, The Amazing Doctor Zymes, and how to best utilize this unique and gentle pest spray... Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS! *Cloning season? Jump start your microbiology with FOOP Clone Gel and Mist! On top of their organic nutrients, you can see all their cloning products and offerings by visiting www.thefoop.com/cloning and remember use code GROWCAST*

What's up growmies? It's time for another classic Rhizo Rich GrowCast episode! This time Rhizo is back to share FOUR EASY WAYS to extract that big bag of trim that's been sitting in your freezer! Rich begins the episode by updating us on his breeding ventures with GrowCast Seed Co, and tells us about the males that he is considering working with for the next pollination. Then Rhizo shares 4 easy ways to use that big bag of trim that's been sitting in your freezer- and transform it into powerful FECO, delicious bubble hash, potent cannabutter, or quick and easy dry ice hash. Rhizo gives some game changing pointers when it comes to home extraction, including recommending tools like magnetic stirrers, and a Buchner funnel. Rhizo wraps the show by describing some of the standout females from his current hunt... GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (IPM CLASS IS LIVE! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off and members get 25% off!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!

**COMMUNITY CUP OK THIS SUNDAY! Come see me and OKCalyxx! CODE FLASH for $25 off a JUDGET KIT TODAY ONLY! OK med card required for judges kit- not for gen admission** Good friend of the show OKCalyxx is back! Today he is discussing all the awesome natural farming experiments that he has been working with, and also the breeding work he has been immersed in. OKC explains how much OHN was created from his last back, and explains the many benefits and uses of OHNs. He also talks about different types of OHN, and not being afraid to switch up ingredients depending on your need. This leads to a conversation about some of his other experiments, incuding his bokashi input tests. From bo-coffee, to poo-kashi, OKC explains how these different materials work when being innoculated by the fermentation process. Calyxx also talks about his bamboo IMO, and even talks about the natural function of bamboo sticks themselves, acting as a carrier for the IMO collection and easily stored into a bamboo imo spear! OKCalyxx also discusses his dope breeding work, using his blueberry and cherry terps to cross into GrowCast's Peach Dosi and create some powerful new sweet strains... Community Cup: Oklahoma! Education - Cannabis Cup - Homegrower Showcase GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (IPM CLASS IS LIVE! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off and members get 25% off!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!

Soil Guru will be at Community Cup: Oklahoma! Education - Homegrower Showcase - People's Choice Cup! Back on the show after a long break- the one and only Soil Guru AKA Valin Bodie is back on the program! Soil Guru gives us an update on all the of new happening in his world, including his soil line, consulting on licensed grows, and running a living soil grow of his own. Valin discusses his passion for all thing sustainability, and emphasizes the need for low cost microbially driven growing practices. This leads to a conversation about switching from salt nutrients to a living soil, and Valin gives his top tips on how to make that transition easily and successfully. Soil Guru also talks about container size, and watering practices, before wrapping the show by sharing his own grow style that he scales up for commercial cultivation - all based around soil of course! LAST WEEK FOR BLUMATS! Save 10% with code growcast at www.sustainablevillage.com - the sale has ends in just 7 days! Grab em quick yall... *BUY TWO GET ONE FREE WITH FOOP! On top of their organic nutrients, you can see all their cloning products and offerings by visiting www.thefoop.com/cloning and  BUY TWO GET ONE FREE!

BLU MAT 10% off APRIL ONLY: use code GROWCAST at www.sustainablevillage.com The great Doctor Coco from www.cocoforcannabis.com is back on the show for an episode about optimal consistent environments, and maximizing your grow space production. Coco starts by diving deeper into some concepts that have been brought up on the show before- specifically the idea of increasing your productivity per square foot by adding more plants and vegging them for less time. While this isn't an optimal method for those in low plant count situations, the idea of only vegging for a short period of time not only increases overall production- but also reduces manual labor and labor costs... Doctor Coco also discusses the importance of consistency, calling back to an episode where he had discussed leaving your plants alone as much as possible. This leads to an interesting conversation about how it's even more important to leave your plant alone the later in life it advances. The conversation turns towards harvest, and Coco has an interesting take to share when it comes to the differences in home grown harvests depending on the season in which you're cutting down... Community Cup Oklahoma! Sunday, May 7th: A day of AMAZING education, a people's choice cannabis cup, and home grower showcase- make the drive down for one of the greatest events in cannabis! Or use your med card to be a JUDGE in the cup... *Cloning season? Jump start your microbiology with FOOP Clone Gel and Mist! On top of their organic nutrients, you can see all their cloning products and offerings by visiting www.thefoop.com/cloning and remember use code GROWCAST*

Nik from Rooted Leaf Nutrients (use code GROWCAST for 20% off) is BACK for another installment of his nutrient deep dive - this time focusing on phosphorous and magnesium. Nik shares his beliefs around the myth of the PK booster, and why phosphorous has been mislabeled as a nutrient that should be overapplied during the flowering stage. Nik instead encourages to think more about the relationship between MAGNESIUM and phosphorous, tracing these minerals all the way back to the very beginning of the photosynthetic process- where magnesium helps capture energy from light and transfers into the tri-phosphate bond known as ATP. Nik extrapolates on what this means to us cannabis growers, and how we can maximize our plants biomass production when we full understand the link between magnesium, phosphorous, and light intensity. Community Cup: Oklahoma! Education - Cannabis Cup - Homegrower Showcase GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (IPM CLASS IS LIVE! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off and members get 25% off!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!

Michael Box is back on the show for quite possibly the best episode he has appeared on yet- today's episode is all about dialing in the PERFECT watering technique and moisture ratio, tips for Blumats, and the best way to care for your reservoirs. Michael explains the concept of moisture retention curve, as he has been diving deep into exactly how drybacks occur and what the perfect pressure is in your specific media. This leads to a conversation about different moisture retention curves in coco vs soil for instance, and how the constituents of your media will heavily affect the optimal mbar reading. Michael gives some amazing tips for using the Blumat automated watering system (my favorite system, code GROWCAST now active again for April) including how to reset your moisture meters, how to dial in your blumats before you even put them into your soil, and the best way to run nutrition through a Blumat system. Michael wraps up the show by sharing the do's and dont's of maintaining a reservoir- covering enzymes, nutrients, microbes and more! Community Cup: Oklahoma! Education - Cannabis Cup - Homegrower Showcase GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (IPM CLASS IS LIVE! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off and members get 25% off!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!

Wife of the late great Frenchy Cannoli is on the program for an incredible episode about traditional hashish, stories from Frenchy's past, and the upcoming documentary Frenchy Dreams of Hashish! Madame shares some personal stories about Frenchy and his mission, as well as what he was immersing himself in just before his passing. This leads to a larger conversation about the direction the cannabis community is headed, and how the hashish culture has changed at warp-speed over the past few decades (especially in North America). Kimberly opens up about producing the new Frenchy Dreams of Hashish documentary, and how that project changed and evolved during the time of production. Madame also talks about her time in Japan, and what her upcoming schedule looks like with the doc tour! GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (IPM CLASS IS LIVE! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off and members get 25% off!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS! *Cloning season? Jump start your microbiology with FOOP Clone Gel and Mist! On top of their organic nutrients, you can see all their cloning products and offerings by visiting www.thefoop.com/cloning and remember use code GROWCAST*

PESTAPALOOZA! is coming to Long Island and San Diego! All day Pest Fest with Matthew Gates and Jordan River - In depth IPM Class - QnA Learn n' Burn - Fully Catered Afterparty - Gift bag LOADED with goodies! Grab your early bird pricing tickets today!* World renowned cannabis IPM expert Matthew Gates is back on the show to do an in depth exploration of all things RUSSET MITES. These worm-like little creatures wreak havoc on your grow and can cause total crop loss if not handled correctly. Matthew gates talks about mites in general and how they behave, as well as the differences between the two most common cannabis oriented microscopic mites- broad mites and russet mites. This turns the conversation towards insect identification, and Matthew shares exactly how to identify the worm shaped russet mite under a scope, as well as the fatter, football shaped broad mite. Actual plant symptoms are also discussed, with the first infected plants to exhibit the worst leaf clawing, warping and twisting - followed by the telltale "rust" that accompanies the russet mite (sometimes also called the rust mite). Synchangel also extrapolates on how these microscopic mites breed, highlighting the importance of understanding the reproductive cycle of the pest you're trying to combat. Dormancy and hibernation is a threat as well, with the russet mite producing a particular type of female when environmental factors are reached that allow the population to overwinter. Matthew wraps the show by talking about environmental factors such as heat influencing how fast the pests in your tent reproduce- and how fast they decimate your precious flowers... Community Cup: OKLAHOMA! Education - Cannabis Cup - Homegrower Showcase - Grab your early bird tickets for just $20! (med card required for Judges Pass and Homegrower Showcase - NO CARD REQUIRED for general admission!) Speakers: Brandon Rust, OK Calyxx, Touched by Cananbis, Nik Nikolayev, Pharmerjohn and MORE! Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS! *Cloning season? Jump start your microbiology with FOOP Clone Gel and Mist! On top of their organic nutrients, you can see all their cloning products and offerings by visiting www.thefoop.com/cloning and remember use code GROWCAST*

Grab your early bird price tickets NOW for The Community Cup: Oklahoma! Sunday May 7th at the OKC Public Farmers Market www.growcastpodcast.com/communitycup Get your GCTV FREE today and tomorrow ONLY! Join our membership today or tomorrow and be refunded your join fee, enjoy 30 days FREE! Check out the most recent GCTV on plant training with the great TK... PESTAPALOOZA tickets are LIVE! Come see me and Matthew Gates, enjoy an in depth pest class, fully catered afterparty, and leave with a BOATLOAD of IPM goodies- use code GROWCAST for $20 off! Vaulted packs of GC Seed Co about to DROP stay tuned! Madame Cannoli, MBS, Rich and Nik are all scheduled to be on the show- don't touch that dial : )

Community Cup: OKLAHOMA! Grab your tickets before they're GONE! Judges kits come with 14g of flower. Education ALL DAY. Bring your homegrown flower for the showcase! Touched by Cannabis will be speaking- along with Brandon Rust, OKCalyxx, and more! First time guests Jace and Jules from Touched by Cannabis have joined the show for an episode about natural farming, utilizing fan leaves, CHICKENS, and more! Jace and Jules discuss their background in cannabis and what brought them out of the world of cultivation and into cannabis education. The pair expound on their natural farming styles, and what differentiates the traditional KNF practices from their NICE system. This leads to a conversation about applied nutrition in the late stages of flowering, and Jace shares his late stage feeding strategy which includes a plethora of late stage nutrients, plant hormones, and microbiology. Jules talks about using cannabis leaves and not letting those fan leaves go to waste- utilizing the nutrition instead for your next run of plants, your pets/chickens in your own home, and even shares a recipe on juiced fan leaf ice cubes that are perfect for your own healthy green smoothies... GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more!) GrowCast Classes (IPM CLASS IS LIVE! Use code GROWCAST for $20 off and members get 25% off!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs are up!) Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS! *Proud partners of Rimrock Analytical, fast and easy sex testing! Use code growcast for free shipping on your tests, easy and fast collection process, cull your male seedlings! Visit www.rimrockanalytical.com and use code growcast for free shipping!*

Second generation horticulturalist and talented grower of all types of plants Kyle from The FOOP is on the show! Today Kyle is here to talk about both indoor and super large scale veggie production, home grower tips, soil mixes and more. Kyle shares what he thinks are the TOP THREE best veggies to transition into for a home cannabis grower- and how you can craft a grow style that works for multiple species of plants. The conversation turns towards home cannabis growing, and Kyle shares his super simple grow style based around Pro Mix, some dry amendments, and FOOP. Kyle also emphasizes the importance of proper watering technique for home growers, with many growers hampering themselves by either overwatering and suffocating their plants OR underwatering them- worrying about runoff- and leaving the bottom of their pots dry. GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more) GrowCast Classes (IPM CLASS IS LIVE!) GrowCast Seed Co (Vaulted Packs Posted!) Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS! *Photontek Lighting - High efficiency, magnetic, water resistant grow lights! Use code growcast to save 10% on the NEW c02 1000W pre-order the most POWERFUL light you'll ever need!*

⚠️ROCKFORD BREEDER CLASS THIS WEEKEND! Grab your tickets now Illinois: www.growcastpodcast.com/breederclass Cannabis activist and independent journalist Grant Smith-Ellis is on the program to discuss some recent revelations that have come to light regarding a powerful brand in the cannabis space- who has previously positioned themselves against homegrow; Curaleaf. Grant expounds on the now multiple investigations that have been launched into this company from multiple states- highlighting alleged employee testimony citing the use of nuclear remediation machines without proper certifcation or proper protective gear, unlicensed testing of new products on employees of Curaleaf, and maybe the biggest rabbit hole of all... The alleged link between the investment capital behind Curaleaf, and the oligarchs of Russia... While it's important to focus on cultivation education and our mission of overgrow, we must also keep an eye on those who have actively stood against home grow rights- and do our best to prevent those efforts! GrowCast Seed Co (New Oreoz FEMS and limited packs are LIVE!) GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more) GrowCast Classes (Breeder Class coming to more states! Shout out to Grow Depot in Virginia Beach - a veteran owned, community focused hydro store with an emphasis on education! Get what you need for your grow along with any help for what ails your plants! We love Grow Depot!

The one and only Wolfman is back on the line and this time he brings his friend Sean from Cutting Edge Solutions! Wolfman catches us up on all his recent travels and exploits, and gives us the backstory on what finally brought him to work with Cutting Edge Solutions. Sean and Wolfman talk about how the west coast market is rapidly changing, with pack prices plummeting and cultivators fleeing states like Oregon and California due to an inability to stay afloat. The conversation turns towards breeders, and how the legacy cultivator and the legacy breeder are becoming more and more endandgered. Conversely, other countries around the world are coming online, and are building their cannabis industry in ways that are much more effective and efficient than how we've done it in North America. Home grow laws, free international trade- these are the methods that countries like Columbia are employing to build a better legal market... And North America may end up being left behind entirely... GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more) GrowCast Classes (Coming to VA, MA, and MO!) GrowCast Seed Co (Grab the Tech Truffle before it's gone!) *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!*

Florida Meetup Saturday February 25th at Battle Buds USA in Tampa, FLA! Follow @theflowerpharm on IG and DM him for more info! Shout out Canna Queen Genetics and CEO Grow! Every attendee gets free GrowCast Community Seeds. FREE MEMBERSHIP this weekend only - join up at www.growcastpodcast.com/membership and get your join fee REFUNDED so you can enjoy 30 days TOTALLY FREE! Come check out the 100s of hours of bonus content, members only discounts, community, events, and more :)  Community Cup Tickets are ON SALE NOW! Grab a Judge's Pass before they SELL OUT- speakers include Brandon Rust, OKCalyxx, Touched by Cannabis, PharmerJohn, SoilGuru and More! Rhizo Rich and I will be in attendance! See all our classes and meetups at www.growcastpodcast.com/classes and check out the ILLINOIS BREEDER CLASS on March 4th! Oreoz pollination is also LIVE- our very first FEM drop! Huge shout out to Rhizo Rich for all his hard work providing seeds to the community!

We are back with another badass Breeder Feature on GrowCast Podcast! Today we have the one and only Cap'n from Seattle Chronic Seeds on the line for a return feature after over a year away from the show. Seattle Chronic Seeds updates us on what he's been up to over the past year plus, the move from Seattle to Oklahoma, and the breeding projects that he's been focusing on. SCS talks about returning to his roots of passion breeding projects after spending some time on the cultivation side of things in Oklahoma. He expounds on his work studying varins, and breeding for these specific cannabinoids like THCV and CBDV. He goes on to explain some of the known medical science behind these compounds, and why they can be so beneficial. The Captain rounds out the show by talking about his own living soil garden, his favorite strains this year, and the future of Seattle Chronic Seeds. GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more) GrowCast Classes (Breeder Class in IL, March 4th!) GrowCast Seed Co (New Oreoz Drop is LIVE!) *Cloning season? Jump start your microbiology with FOOP Clone Gel and Mist! On top of their organic nutrients, you can see all their cloning products and offerings by visiting www.thefoop.com/cloning and remember use code GROWCAST* *SHOUT OUT HOMEGROWN VA! The BEST hydro store in Richmond! We love Homegrown VA because they support education and community- GREAT selection and VERY knowledgeable, support Homegrown VA Richmond!*

TON of killer updates for y'all today! Las Vegas living soil cultivation facility tour at Fleur Cannabis is now LIVE at www.growcastpodcast.com/videos Oreoz Fem Line drops THIS SATURDAY! A whole new line of feminized Oreoz crosses will be available first thing on Saturday at www.growcastpodcast.com/seedco Membership is open, if you want to check out tonights GCTV with 808 Genetics and Maddfarmer LIVE! www.growcastpodcast.com/membership Website contact form is FIXED! Sorry for any unanswered emails growmies OKLAHOMA! Mark your calendars for The Community Cup: OK on May 7th at The Public Farmers Market! We have a BANGER of a lineup of speakers, you won't want to miss this one! Stay tuned for more updates, tickets go on sale THIS WEEK! Next Class: Rhizo Rich Breeder Workshop, March 4th, Next Level Garden Supply Rockford IL - visit www.growcastpodcast.com/rhizo and grab your tickets today!

Today Jordan sits down with friend of the show and head breeder of GrowCast Seed Co Rhizo Rich for an episode about what to AVOID doing in your garden! From jumping the gun and adding more nutrition every time your plants seem the list bit sad, to pigeonholing yourself with genetics that simply don't play well in your environment- these eye opening topics will have you looking at your garden different from here on out! Rhizo and Jordan also cover how to distinguish fungal pathogen damage from a nutrient deficiency, their upcoming Home Breeding Workshop in IL, and the feminized Oreoz pollination that Rich is about to drop any day now. Rich also expounds on the current hunt that he just popped - over 50 plants to look through for keepers for the next round of breeding... Many of them being his own GrowCast Seed Co work... *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!* *Cloning season? Jump start your microbiology with FOOP Clone Gel and Mist! On top of their organic nutrients, you can see all their cloning products and offerings by visiting www.thefoop.com/cloning and remember use code GROWCAST* *Photontek Lighting - High efficiency, magnetic, water resistant grow lights! Use code growcast to save 10% on the NEW c02 1000W pre-order the most POWERFUL light you'll ever need!*

Nik from Rooted Leaf is BACK to continue our individual nutrient explorations- this time focusing on CALCIUM. Nik explains how calcium is absorbed and utilized by the plant, and how cannabis calcium consumption changes throughout the cannabis grow cycle. He goes on to expound on different forms of applicable calcium, and compares the sources based on solubility, nitrogen content, and more. Nik goes on to explain a few mind blowing phenomena involving calcium; the first being the intracellular exchange of calcium - making it pretty agile for an immobile nutrient - and also the production of calcium waves that originate from a point of stress and ripple throughout the plants entire cellular being. Nik also talks about the upcoming INDUSTRY NIGHT and GROW CLASS (with Jordan River speaking) which you can find tickets to at www.rootedleaf.com (code growcast for 20% off products) GrowCast Classes (IL Breeding Workshop on sale now! Living Soil Masterclass coming to MA, and MO!) GrowCast Seed Co (Fems dropping soon!) *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!*

Today's episode features the one and only JB from 808 Genetics broadcasting straight from Hawaii! JB joins us a combination of breeder feature and history lesson- he starts by telling some incredible stories of the OG Hawaiian cannabis growers who paved the way to make Hawaii the cannabis haven that it is. JB talks about being a second generation grower, and how closely held some of the cultivars were by the old heads. JB then discusses his breeding work, including his overall philosophy, why he thinks back-crossing cannabis is some of the most important work to be doing, the history of some of the most iconic strains like crippy - and also his all-time top strains from 2022. JB wrapst he show by sharing stories from strains lost to time, his favorite strains that he no longer has access to- but still remember fondly... *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!* *Cloning season? Jump start your microbiology with FOOP Clone Gel and Mist! On top of their organic nutrients, you can see all their cloning products and offerings by visiting www.thefoop.com/cloning and remember use code GROWCAST* *Photontek Lighting - High efficiency, magnetic, water resistant grow lights! Use code growcast to save 10% on the NEW c02 1000W pre-order the most POWERFUL light you'll ever need!*

First time guest and founder of Seedsherenow James Bean joins the program for an incredible episode! James shares the story of his cannabis journey and enlightens us on the evolution of the cannabis genetic marker. James reminisces on some of his favorite members of the breeding community from back in the day, and emphasizes just how rapidly the market has changed. This leads to a conversation about big breeder collaboration deals, from Bodhi and Berner to the Seedjunky drama- one thing is for sure, there are more collabs coming! James tells some of his favorite stories of meeting breeders in person, as well as some of the biggest struggles he's faced while building his brand- including whack seeds, banking scammers, and more... GrowCast Classes (IL BREEDING WORKSHOP is LIVE! Soil Class coming to MA, and MO!) GrowCast Seed Co (Fems dropping soon!) *Photontek Lighting - High efficiency, magnetic, water resistant grow lights! Use code growcast to save 10% on the NEW c02 1000W pre-order the most POWERFUL light you'll ever need!*

An instant classic episode today- good friend of the show Molokai Kevin debuts on the main podcast for the first time! Kevin is a multi decade cannabis grower who specializes in outdoor soil gardening- and is currently living on the Hawaiian desert island of Molokai. Kevin talks about how Hawaii has changed over the years, and shares some wild stories of guerilla growing and running from the law back before legalization swept over the state. He also discusses the differences between growing on Molokai and other islands, emphasizing the incredible power of the rich jungle soil on islands like Oahu. This leads to a conversation about microbes, and Kevin gives a history lesson his favorite microbial input known as BAM (beneficial anaerobic microbes) and how it impacted the soil growers of Hawaii. Kevin wraps the show by talking about some legendary Hawaiian strains like Molokai Frost and Hawaiian Duckfoot... GrowCast Classes (Coming to VA, MA, and MO!) GrowCast Seed Co (Grab the Tec Truffle before it's gone!) FREE FOOP MIST! New FOOP MIST REFILL GALLONS available, FREE MIST AND REFILL with any order over $100 at www.thefoop.com OR order via Amazon Prime at www.amazon.com/foop ALWAYS USE CODE GROWCAST! *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!*

We are starting a whole new episode series about plant nutrition! Nik from Rooted Leaf (use code growcast) is back on the show to explore minerals individually- starting with nitrogen! Nik explains how complex the many roles that nitrogen plays actually are, while emphasizing that 80% of your nitrogen goes towards a few primary processes. This leads to a conversation about the rubisco enzyme, and how nitrogen plays into photosynthesis and energy production. Nik also explains how nitrogen deficiency and toxicity work, and how too high levels of nitrogen can lead to nutrient burn. This leads to a conversation about how nitrogen moves throughout media and throughout nature- and how it acts when we water to runoff. Nik extrapolates on the difference in nitrogen needs between the vegetative stage and the flowering stage, and how the balance of nitrogen in the bloom cycle is extremely delicate... Stay tuned for more mineral deep dives with Nik coming to this feed soon! GrowCast Membership (bonus content, member discounts, member discord and more) GrowCast Classes (Coming to VA, MA, and MO!) GrowCast Seed Co (Grab the Tech Truffle before it's gone!) *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.comuse promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!* *PROUD NEW PARTNERS: Pulse Grow Room Monitors, industry leader in grow room data and monitoring! Visit www.pulsegrow.com and grab their Pulse One or Pulse Plus to UPLEVEL your grow room tracking! Receive alerts, analyze data, and improve your garden with data driven strategies!*

Follow along with our viroid resource at www.growcastpodcast.com/viroid Contributor to the Human Genome Project and cannabis viral expert Kevin McKernan debuts on the show for a DEEP DIVE into viral cannabis pathogens! Kevin starts by breaking down the science of what a viroid is, how it differs from a virus, and what it's role in the natural world is. He discusses hop latent viroid in cannabis, and explains the mechanisms by which it replicates itself using the plant's energy, and stops the expression of desirable traits like potency, terpene expression, and more. This leads to a conversation about the hops industry, where instead they opted to breed cultivars that would carry the virus but resist it- as opposed to the cannabis approach of testing for viruses and culling any positives. Kevin wraps up the show by talking about tobacco mosaic virus, why it's so misdiagnosed, and just how many varieties there are of these types of plant virals... GrowCast Membership (100s of hours of bonus content and more) GrowCast Classes (Coming to VA, MA, and MO!) GrowCast Seed Co (Grab the Tech Truffle before it's gone!) *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Organic certified, clone gel, foliar spray, and nutrients! www.thefoop.com USE CODE: GROWCAST be healthy go organic use FOOP! www.thefoop.com * *Photontek Lighting - High efficiency, magnetic, water resistant grow lights! Use code growcast to save 10% on the NEW c02 1000W pre-order the most POWERFUL light you'll ever need!*

HAPPY NEW YEAR! No more themed months??? More current content, and harder hitting episodes to come! 25% off Living Soil Masterclass SALE ENDS TUESDAY! Virginia, Boston, Missouri! Use code NEWYEAR at www.growcastpodcast.com/classes GrowCast Seed Co Raffle going on right now for the New Year! Grab your ticket now for this $1,400 one of a kind box set - just DM Rhizo Rich in our member Discord www.growcastpodcast.com/discord BIG GIVEAWAY coming... Do we need to bring back the $6k Giveaway?? As always get on the Greenlist FREE to stay up to date on everything GrowCast www.growcastpodcast.com/list Stay safe out there growmies and have a great New Year's Eve!

The one and only WOLFMAN is back on the podcast! Today Jordan and Wolfman wrap up this year's content with a podcast reminiscing on the good old days of growing in Humboldt County. Wolfman and Jordan discuss the story of how they originally connected out in Eureka California, and how Wolfman set up Jordan's Humboldt grow. The duo also discuss all the strains that were going around during their time growing in the iconic region, from Matanuska Mist all the way to Purple Mister Nice and more... Wolfman talks about his growing history, and how he got into the hydro retail industry to begin with. He also discusses how legalization has largely ruined much of what made this region great, and hypothesizes on the future of the industry and retail as a whole... *Join The Order of Cultivation - 100s of Hours of Bonus Content - Personalized Garden Support - Community Events - Members Only Discounts - Giveaways - Join The Order of Cultivation www.growcastpodcast.com/membership * *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! get $50 OFF when you use code FOOPFIFTY on orders $99 or more! www.thefoop.com FOR A LIMITED TIME: CODE FOOPFIFTY at www.thefoop.com * *Shout out to Ohana Greenhouse Garden Supply! The BEST hydro stores in Hawaii! Support hydro stores that support home grow- our family at Ohana Greenhouse Garden Supply have the knowledge, know how, and product selection to make your garden thrive! Thank you for hosting us Ohana Greenhouse!*

Long time behind the scenes friend of GrowCast Tony G is on the show for the first time to discuss the cannabis culture in Sin City- Las Vegas Nevada! Tony shares his backstory which starts in the emerald triangle as he grew up in a traditional legacy cannabis community. He talks about the juxtaposition to enter the white market cannabis space- in Nevada specifically- and what the state has done well and what it's done poorly. Tony expounds on the state of home growing culture in NV, and how the laws tend to keep growers hidden and in low numbers. Tony also shares some tales of cannabis corruption and scandal in Sin City, including producers lying about using nuclear remediation to clean up their mold-ridden cannabis products before puttin them out on the shelves for Nevada consumers... *Join The Order of Cultivation - 100s of Hours of Bonus Content - Personalized Garden Support - Community Events - Members Only Discounts - Giveaways - Join The Order of Cultivation www.growcastpodcast.com/membership * *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients!Certified organic nutrients, clone gel, mist, NEW BLOOM PACK and more! Find them on Amazon or visit www.thefoop.com and use code growcast - only at www.thefoop.com * *Proud partners of Rimrock Analytical, fast and easy sex testing! Use code growcast for free shipping on your tests, easy and fast collection process, cull your male seedlings! Visit www.rimrockanalytical.com and use code growcast for free shipping!*

Our Canadian friend and co host of the High on Homegrown Podcast Temple Grower is on the program! Today Temple joins us to share stories about growing in Saskatchewan, Canada, and how the Canadian cannabis culture has evolved over the years. TG talks about cold climate growing, and how to deal with the combination of short growing seasons, low temperature, and super low humidity. Temple Grower explains how the laws have progressed in Canada, with multiple phases of legislation that both legalized and re-illegalized many growers in the process. TG also talks about the grow scene, and some of the strains that are super popular to grow north of the border. Temple Growers wraps up the show by expounding on his own breeding (or seed making) work, having created some sought after strains after an very happy accident type pollination... *Rain Science Grow Bags the BEST grow containers on Earth! Use code GROWCAST to save 10% today on pots, beds, cones and more! Simply the BEST containers!* *Join The Order of Cultivation - 100s of Hours of Bonus Content - Personalized Garden Support - Community Events - Members Only Discounts - Giveaways - Join The Order of Cultivation www.growcastpodcast.com/membership * *PROUD NEW PARTNERS: Pulse Grow Room Monitors, industry leader in grow room data and monitoring! Visit www.pulsegrow.com and grab their Pulse One or Pulse Plus to UPLEVEL your grow room tracking! Receive alerts, analyze data, and improve your garden with data driven strategies!*

Worldwide December is heeeeeere! That's right, today we are traveling all the way to THAILAND to discuss what's happening in the cannabis scene in Southeast Asia... But today's guest is a recognizable one! Our friend Potent Ponics Steve is currently working on a large scale grow in the heart of the Thai countryside. Join Jordan and Steve as they talk about the medical legalization wave, the ever evolving laws surrounding cultivation, and more. Steve shares stories from visiting local farms where Thai growers have been cultivating for decades. He discusses some of the more interesting Thai heirloom strains that he's come across, and expounds on some of the more unique attributes that these plants carry. He also talks about growing other genetics in the Thai climate, and what challenges this environment poses to cannabis growers and traditional farmers alike... *Join The Order of Cultivation - 100s of Hours of Bonus Content - Personalized Garden Support - Community Events - Members Only Discounts - Giveaways - Join The Order of Cultivation www.growcastpodcast.com/membership * *PROUD NEW PARTNERS: Pulse Grow Room Monitors, industry leader in grow room data and monitoring! Visit www.pulsegrow.com and grab their Pulse One or Pulse Plus to UPLEVEL your grow room tracking! Receive alerts, analyze data, and improve your garden with data driven strategies!* *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!*

*CORRECTION: FOOP Black Friday deals DO NOT stack with the discount code- enjoy the BF savings and use the growcast code after the holdays!* Good friend of the show Matthew Gates returns to the program for an entire episode about viroids and viruses! Matthew explains the difference between a virus and viroid, and shares how those differences result in different behaviors between them. The guys talk about viral vectors, and how many different ways these pathogens can infect the plants within your garden. They also discuss specific viroids and viruses that plague the cannabis industry, like the hop latent viroid, which can devastate a harvest and leave buds dudded and lacking potency. Matthew also expounds on the tobacco mosaic virus which is known for it's visual symptoms- and while viruses like these won't necessarily kill your plants, they can be lethal, which is why it's best to clean your genetics through tissue culture cloning if you suspect an infection... *Join The Order of Cultivation - 100s of Hours of Bonus Content - Personalized Garden Support - Community Events - Members Only Discounts - Giveaways - Join The Order of Cultivation www.growcastpodcast.com/membership * FOOP BLACK FRIDAY SALE IS ON! BUY ONE GET ONE on FOOP products THIS WEEK ONLY at www.thefoop.com OR order via Amazon Prime at www.amazon.com/foop *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!*

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Our good friend from The Midwest Terp Wizard rejoins the program for another jam-packed episode! Today the Wiz is here to discuss his recent pollination, growing in Michigan outdoors, harvest timing, and more. Wizard shares a story about how drying in the barn on his property led to some unforeseen pest issues when apparently a gang of rats infiltrated his dry space and ate a few thousand dollars worth of seeds! Terp talks about the strains that survived, and what's included in this next drop. He also shares an update on his gardens, where he is growing both indoor in tents as well as outdoor using organic hugelkultur practices to produce both cannabis and veggies. Terp Wizard also talks about hash rosin color, timing harvest, and more... *Join The Order of Cultivation - 100s of Hours of Bonus Content - Personalized Garden Support - Community Events - Members Only Discounts - Giveaways - Join The Order of Cultivation www.growcastpodcast.com/membership * FOOP BLACK FRIDAY SALE IS ON! BIG SAVINGS on FOOP products at www.thefoop.com OR order via Amazon Prime at www.amazon.com/foop PLUS code growcast STACKS! get it while it's hot! *Photontek Lighting - High efficiency, magnetic, water resistant grow lights! Use code growcast to save 10% on some of the most powerful and efficient lights around!*

Alexandria Irons AKA Queen of the Sungrown is back on GrowCast! Today she is on the line for a NO NONSENSE discussion about... Poop. Alex extrapolates the power of the great poop loop in this episode, the cycle of consumption and excretion that powers so much of our soil's mineral content. She talks about different manures, and how and why NPK ratio differ from species to species. Alexandria also addresses how to best incorporate manures and guanos into our composting process, so that we can safely apply the microbes and minerals in these inputs without worrying about tainting our garden with things like animal hormones, dewormers, and other toxins. Alex wraps the show by talking about a tissue culture challenge that she is putting on in her Patreon, and how viroids are remediated by this specific cloning technique. *Join The Order of Cultivation - 100s of Hours of Bonus Content - Personalized Garden Support - Community Events - Members Only Discounts - Giveaways - Join The Order of Cultivation www.growcastpodcast.com/membership * *PROUD NEW PARTNERS: Pulse Grow Room Monitors, industry leader in grow room data and monitoring! Visit www.pulsegrow.com and grab their Pulse One or Pulse Plus to UPLEVEL your grow room tracking! Receive alerts, analyze data, and improve your garden with data driven strategies!* *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!*

Back again on the show is the one and only Dr. Coco from Coco for Cannabis! The good Doctor joins us after completing an in depth YouTube episode where he shares everything there is to know about LED grow light diodes! Those little dots on your lights mean a lot when it comes to the overall performance and efficiency of your light- and Dr. Coco shares the most important things you need to know about LED light builds! This leads to conversation about lighting schedule where Dr. Coco talks about how plants operate during the lights off period, how to switch your plants into flower with minimal stress, and what just how in tuned plants are with the rhythms of the on/off light cycles. Dr. Coco also discusses non 12/12 schedules, theorizing that an 11/13 schedule could in fact encourage plants to finish sooner than a full 12/12 schedule... *Join The Order of Cultivation - 100s of Hours of Bonus Content - Personalized Garden Support - Community Events - Members Only Discounts - Giveaways - Join The Order of Cultivation www.growcastpodcast.com/membership * ---NEW PARTNER SD Microbes! Use code growcast at www.sdmicrobeworks.com and get 10% off the best compost money can buy, plus bokashi and more! We LOVE SD Microbes!--- *PROUD NEW PARTNERS: Pulse Grow Room Monitors, industry leader in grow room data and monitoring! Visit www.pulsegrow.com and grab their Pulse One or Pulse Plus to UPLEVEL your grow room tracking! Receive alerts, analyze data, and improve your garden with data driven strategies!*

New GrowCast Seed Co Website (with card processing) IS LIVE! www.growcastpodcast.com/seedco BIGGER Meetups... Competitions, prizes, and charity events... FREE 30 DAYS Membership if you sign up this weekend: www.growcastpodcast.com/membership No-Nonsense November coming up, along with some Hawaii content live from the islands... www.growcastpodcast.com/classes Hawaii Class December 10th - Virginia Classes January 14+15

Nik from Rooted Leaf (use code growcast) is back on the show for another cannabis nutrition deep dive! Today Nik joins the program and discusses how calcium is taken up and deposited by the plant, and what that means for cannabis growers. He contrasts this nutrient cycle to something like phosphorous, which requires less reapplication and isn't deposited into the plant structure the same way. This leads to a conversation about the different pathways that nutrients and plant phenols take, and how flavonoid production plays into the nutritional cycle. Nik talks about flavonoids, what they are, how they're produced, and how they end up affecting the overall cannabis consumption experience. The guys also discuss tea- the master of flavonoid production- as well as coffee, and what we can learn from these two plants as cannabis growers. *Join The Order of Cultivation - 100s of Hours of Bonus Content - Personalized Garden Support - Community Events - Members Only Discounts - Giveaways - Join The Order of Cultivation www.growcastpodcast.com/membership * ---NEW PARTNER SD Microbes! Use code growcast at www.sdmicrobeworks.com and get 10% off the best compost money can buy, plus bokashi and more! We LOVE SD Microbes!--- ---DYNOMYCO is BACK! Use code growcast at www.dynomyco.com for the greatest granular myco in the game! Harvested in nature, get your DYNOMYCO and increase your yield and plant health! Members also receive 20% DYNOMYCO---

The one and only irreplaceable Marybeth Sanchez is BACK! MBS updates us on all the wonderful things happening in her garden as the end of the season approaches, and what she has planned for harvest time and the winter beyond. Marybeth tells us about growing outdoor full term, and highlights how different that is than how many growers operate with multiple back to back indoor runs. This leads to a conversation about long cures, and MBS shares how she appreciates a long cure with full term flowers so she can experience all the different evolution of expressions that come from aging. She goes on to talk about harvest, dry and cure techniques- as well as the flavors she's experiences from this year's cultivars like Peach Armageddon. MBS Also discusses some old school cannabis stories from back in the day before she wraps up the program. *Join The Order of Cultivation - 100s of Hours of Bonus Content - Personalized Garden Support - Community Events - Members Only Discounts - Giveaways - Join The Order of Cultivation www.growcastpodcast.com/membership * *PROUD NEW PARTNERS: Pulse Grow Room Monitors, industry leader in grow room data and monitoring! Visit www.pulsegrow.com and grab their Pulse One or Pulse Plus to UPLEVEL your grow room tracking! Receive alerts, analyze data, and improve your garden with data driven strategies!* *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!*

CLONE DROP STILL GOING! DM @growcast on IG before Nov 1st if you want in on THE HEAT. 25% off Toronto Living Soil Masterclass www.growcastpodcast.com/classes HUGE THANK YOU to Indoor Gardens Buffalo for hosting our class Area 420 VLOG Dropped: www.growcastpodcast.com/area420 THREE MEETUPS Oct 29th Three Mile Hideaway, Harrisburg IL Oct 30th Cannabus Picnic, Oklahoma City Oct 30th The Coffee Joint, Denver CO

Legendary friend of the show OK Calyx is back again for an amazing Croptober episode about prepping for winter, late season crops, breeding work, and much more! OKC shares an update on his garden, and lays out his plans for how he intends to overwinter parts of his property, as well as do some winter gardening in other areas. He goes on to discuss how the winter time and freezes affect his JADAM work, and what to do when a freeze is coming. This leads to a conversation about how long to take your plants before harvest, and how OK Calyx times the harvest on his own cannabis plants. The guys also discuss OKC's newest breeding work as he continues to work down multiple blueberry terp lines into his own unique cultivars. ---NEW PARTNER SD Microbes! Use code growcast at www.sdmicrobeworks.com and get 10% off the best compost money can buy, plus bokashi and more! We LOVE SD Microbes!--- *PROUD NEW PARTNERS: Pulse Grow Room Monitors, industry leader in grow room data and monitoring! Visit www.pulsegrow.com and grab their Pulse One or Pulse Plus to UPLEVEL your grow room tracking! Receive alerts, analyze data, and improve your garden with data driven strategies!* *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!*

Today's episode resource: www.growcastpodcast.com/microbecontrol Jason from Lighthouse Solutions and Filtr is back on the program for Croptober! Today Jason is here to discuss the optimal ways to approach cleanliness in your grow, and how to keep those pesky pathogens out. Jason dives deep into the different ratings and types of filtration systems, and also expounds on how these filters actually function and remove particles from the air. Jason goes on to talk about different pathogens and their sizes, including small airborn viruses and large dust particles that can carry other pathogens. He expands on the idea of both air cleanliness and surface cleanliness, and how they interact- which leads to a larger conversation about biofilm. Jason talks about what biofilm is, how it reproduces, and how the organisms within the slimy biofilm bubble actually communicate with one another on a microscopic level... ---FOOP Croptober sale is going down yall! Get 20% off at www.thefoop.com AND get 20% off Prime at www.amazon.com/foop PLUS FREE SHIPPING!!! Limited time only, be healthy, go organic, use FOOP!--- ---NEW PARTNER SD Microbes! Use code growcast at www.sdmicrobeworks.com and get 10% off the best compost money can buy, plus bokashi and more! We LOVE SD Microbes!--- ---DYNOMYCO is BACK! Use code growcast at www.dynomyco.com for the greatest granular myco in the game! Harvested in nature, get your DYNOMYCO and increase your yield and plant health! Members also receive 20% DYNOMYCO---

Clone drop going down in our Discord for members only! Rhizo Rich has a TON of fire cuts on deck, from Key Lime Madness to Truffle Cake and more! Also- FREE MEMBERSHIP til Oct 13th sign up at www.growcastpodcast.com/membership and be refunded your join fee! Make sure to watch the welcome video after you join : ) THANK YOU SoCal and SD Microbes (code growcast) we love you : ) GIVEAWAY this Friday on The Green List, sign up it's free! www.growcastpodcast.com/list BioVast by SD Microbes going down. OKC Meetup! October 30th, venue TBA! Mark those calendars Oklagrowmies : ) Next stops for the Living Soil Masterclass: Buffalo, Toronto, Honoulu, and Virginia! Visit www.growcastpodcast.com/classes to find out more

The great and powerful Matthew Gates AKA Synchangel is back on the show for an episode about Croptober pest prevention! Matthew dives deep into the most common and detrimental pests that affect our gardens late in the harvest cycle- and how to prevent them. He covers all things bud worms and moths, including their breeding and behavior- which is crucial to understand in order to stop them. The bud worm conversation leads to a discussion about botrytis- which goes right along with the bud worm damage- and Matthew Gates gives us a great overview on how to avoid this powerful and undesirable fungus. Synchangel also touches on the less vigorous but still undesirable powdery mildew, and how to reduce the environmental stimuli that trigger this powdery pest! FOOP CROPTOBER SALE IS ON! 20% FOOP products PLUS free shipping at www.thefoop.com OR order via Amazon Prime at www.amazon.com/foop 20% off for Croptober get it while it's hot! *Photontek Lighting - High efficiency, magnetic, water resistant grow lights! Use code growcast to save 10% on some of the most powerful and efficient lights around!* *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 10% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!*

THREE MILE HIDEAWAY MEETUP Last Sunday of every month 4pm-Close 22 S. Main St. Harrisburg, IL OK Meetup in OCTOBER! Stay tuned! LAST CALL for San Diego Soil Class This Saturday, @ Mighty Hydro, 11am-4pm Code BEACH for 25% off $100 in prizes to EVERY student www.growcastpodcast.com/sandiego Giveaways coming!!! Get on the LIST for FREE! www.growcastpodcast.com/greenlist Find ALL our classes: www.growcastpodcast.com/classes

Rhizo Rich is back again! Today we get an update on The Rhino's health and where he is at with his breeding work. Jordan and Rhizo talk about the state of the cannabis community as a whole, how it's intertwined with social media and Instagram specifically, and how the dilution of those platforms with scammers and bots is ruining both the social media experience and the ability for the cannabis community to interact. Rhizo also talks about his impersonator, and how they're still running a giveaway scam. This leads to a discussion about a recent breeder controversy, and brings up the question of whether or not it's moral for ex law enforcement to work within the industry. Rhizo also of course gives some detailed updates on the work he's doing, including some new strain reviews, an upcoming clone drop, and he even teases the next pollination from GrowCast Seed Co, which you may not expect... *Thank you to MIGHTY HYDRO SAN DIEGO for hosting our LIVING SOIL MASTERCLASS THIS WEEKEND! Mighty Hydro is our choice hydro store in the SD area, great selection, knowledgeable staff, and truly supportive to our community! *Shout out to Rooted Leaf Carbon Based Nutrients - liquid organic nutrients with NO NEED to PH! Visit www.rootedleaf.com and use code GROWCAST for 20% off, just add to filtered water and watch those plants explode!* *PROUD NEW PARTNERS: Pulse Grow Room Monitors, industry leader in grow room data and monitoring! Visit www.pulsegrow.com and grab their Pulse One or Pulse Plus to UPLEVEL your grow room tracking! Receive alerts, analyze data, and improve your garden with data driven strategies!*

OKC Meetup TONIGHT! Brick House Saloon in Shawnee, OK 7pm - 11pm! San Diego Class 25% off THIS WEEK ONLY, PLUS receive a $55 bag of BioVast Compost and $45 FOOP Mist FREE for ALL attendees! USE CODE BEACH or email contact@growcastpodcast.com to pay via paypal/cashapp/venmo GIVEAWAYS! Get on the list at www.growcastpodcast.com/list  LIVE for the members tonight at Brickhouse for GCTV! See you there!

First time guest and talented breeder Chemma Lab joins the show for an episode that was intended to be all about breeding environment, but Chemma was so easy to talk to we spoke on all sorts of subjects- from transitioning from growing for flower to breeding seeds, to what drives Chemma's work, and more. Chemma and Jordan break down how they approach flavor and taste testing, and categorizing flavors in high and low end notes- like sound frequencies. This leads to a conversation about all the "yummy" weed that people have been breeding for- driven by popularity and the consumer market... But Chemma and Jordan talk about the nostalgia for good old OG strains, noxious chem strains, and funky foul fucked up nasty cultivars. Chemma of course also extrapolates on the strains she has available for purchase, and what you can expect from her work with chems, OGs, and more. *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!* *BIG THANK YOU to The Coffee Joint in Denver for hosting our amazing Living Soil Masterclass! The Coffee Joint is our favorite consumption lounge in Denver, with a LOW $5 fee, and TONS of fun events going on! Check out The Coffee Joint!* *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients!Certified organic nutrients, clone gel, mist, NEW BLOOM PACK and more! Find them on Amazon or visit www.thefoop.com and use code growcast - only at www.thefoop.com *

LAST CALL FOR DENVER SOIL CLASS Plus dates in San Diego, Buffalo, Toronto, Hawaii and Richmond! www.growcastpodcast.com/classes FREE RESOURCE: Beginner's Breeding Tips www.growcastpodcast.com/breeding GET ON THE GREENLIST SD Microbes BioVast Compost Giveaway coming to a Green List Member! www.growcastpodcast.com/list SEED CO PACKS GOING INTO VAULT www.growcastpodcast.com/seedco  

You know her, you love her, Marybeth Sanchez is back on the main podcast! Today Marybeth shares her deep passion for outdoor gardening, and gives us some incredible tips on how to control your environment (as best you can) in an outdoor setting. Marybeth discusses the importance of mulching through the entire episode, and she emphasizes the variety of benefits it brings from shielding the soil from sun, to reducing root temperatures, and more. She talks about a variety of mulch options, and which ones you should and shouldn't apply to your garden beds. This leads to a larger conversation about root zone temperature, and how in an outdoor grow it is often most beneficial to focus on shading and cooling your POTS rather than your CANOPY. MBS also discusses shade cloths before wrapping the show, which percentage of shading is right for you, and when it's best to grow your plants under stippled shade instead of a full blown shade cloth! *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!* *PROUD NEW PARTNERS: Pulse Grow Room Monitors, industry leader in grow room data and monitoring! Visit www.pulsegrow.com and grab their Pulse One or Pulse Plus to UPLEVEL your grow room tracking! Receive alerts, analyze data, and improve your garden with data driven strategies!* *Proud partners of Rimrock Analytical, fast and easy sex testing! Use code growcast for free shipping on your tests, easy and fast collection process, cull your male seedlings! Visit www.rimrockanalytical.com and use code growcast for free shipping!*

LAST DAY FOR BLUMATS! Save 10% with code growcast at www.sustainablevillage.com - the sale has been extended through Labor Day and ends TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT! Grab em quick yall... The great and powerful Dr. Coco from www.cocoforcannabis.com is back on the show! Today he joins us for our inaugural Habitat September episode- and the topic is all about environment! Dr. Coco doubles back and does some more in depth exploration of two hot topic abbreviations in the grow world: VPD and DLI. He discusses the misconception around DLI and how it's often misused as a LIMITING measurement, when in reality it's simply a TOTAL measurement of how much light a plant receives per day. Dr. Coco also dismisses some VPD myths, and talks about how some aspects of our environment are simply more important than others- temperature for instance. Dr. Coco also shares his thoughts on veg times, and how increasing plant count and reducing pot size for a quicker veg cycle can drastically improve your garden's overall efficiency and productivity. Dr. Coco wraps the show by speaking on his plant training grow challenge, which you can find at Coco for Cannabis with a category for everybody- even misfits and leaf strippers! *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!* *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients!Certified organic nutrients, clone gel, mist, NEW BLOOM PACK and more! Find them on Amazon or visit www.thefoop.com and use code growcast - only at www.thefoop.com * *Shout out to Urban Roots Garden Supply Tampa - our CHOICE hydro store in the Tampa Florida area! Great selection, knowledgeable staff- they have everything you need and they support home growers! Thank you Urban Roots for all your support*

DENVER SOIL CLASS (Sep 17) and SAN DIEGO SOIL CLASS (Oct 1) are LIVE FOLKS! We're giving out free seeds AGAIN to the next FIVE people who sign up, PLUS you can use code CAST for $10 off! Our good friend from The Banyan Tree Jameson Welbourn returns to the show to wrap up Cultivar-gust! Jameson sits down to share from his extensive pool of knowledge, and gives us some prognostications as far as where the cannabis industry is headed- specifically when it comes to solventless extract consumption. Jameson discusses how hash making has evolved so quickly over the past few years, and which direction the global market is currently headed. Jordan and Jameson discuss good hashing strains, and some of the best rosin cultivars they have come across in their travels trying hash across the country. This leads to a conversation about home rosin pressing, and how home producers can implement some tips and tricks to make their home made hash higher quality, and yield better as well. Shout out to Way To Grow Hydro! GrowCast's choice hydro store for the Denver and Colorado area. Huge selection, knowledgeable staff, and most importantly a company that SUPPORTS home grow and the community as a whole. Be sure to shop Way to Grow CO! *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!* *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Certified organic nutrients, clone gel, mist, NEW BLOOM PACK and more! Find them on Amazon or visit www.thefoop.com and use code growcast - only at www.thefoop.com *  

New FREE episode of GCTV is now up: www.growcastpodcast.com/gctv GCTV Live every Wednesday night for members of The Order of Cultivation Living Soil Masterclass coming to Denver and San Diego next! NEXT 5 PEOPLE TO SIGN UP GET FREE SEEDS UPON ATTENDING! Get on The Green List - BOGO for GrowCast Seed Co coming tomorrow! Stay tuned for an Area 420 + GrowCast FESTIVAL spring 2023!

*Alexandria and Jordan are headed to DENVER CO and SAN DIEGO CA next! Come attend our Living Soil Masterclass WORLD CLASS EDUCATION- now accepting all payment methods... Next 3 people to sign up to these two classes get FREE SEEDS* We've got a brand new guest! Natural farming enthusiast, breeder, and creator of the prolific Weed Should Taste Good brand; Miles is on the program for the very first time! Miles and Jordan talk about their recent travels, and the grow scene in Colorado. Miles shares the story of what brought him into the world of cannabis, and how he conceived the Weed Should Taste Good Brand. This leads to a conversation about breeding, and Miles discusses his philosophy and goal with his breeding work. He extrapolates on his hit cross Mesa Cookies, emphasizing it's complex flavor and hard hitting high which has led it to become a crowd favorite. Miles wraps up the show by talking about heirloom genetics, and where you can find him and his classes as he continues to educate and teach Korean Natural Farming practices. *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!* *PROUD NEW PARTNERS: Pulse Grow Room Monitors, industry leader in grow room data and monitoring! Visit www.pulsegrow.com and grab their Pulse One or Pulse Plus to UPLEVEL your grow room tracking! Receive alerts, analyze data, and improve your garden with data driven strategies!* *Rain Science Grow Bags the BEST grow containers around! Use code GROWCAST to save 10% today on pots, beds, cones and more! Simply the BEST containers!*

The great and powerful Rhizo Rich is back on the podcast- having just dug himself from the grave after a bout with the kahuna virus, the Rhino returns! Today Jordan and Rich do a couple deep dive reviews into recent strains that they've cultivated. From the doughy, sweet and syrupy Pancakes that Rhizo Rich just did an open pollination with, to the Hawaiian cultivars that Jordan just took down. Rich also discusses more about the GAWD cut that he was super impressed with during his pheno hunt, and how he will almost certainly be working with that female in the future. Jordan talks about the Molokai Citrus Kush and how impressed he was with the exotic yet non traditional tropical terpenes that were expressed- this leads to a conversation about heavy feeding cultivars, and how to keep up with those monster eaters in your grow tent! *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!* *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Certified organic nutrients, clone gel, mist, NEW BLOOM PACK and more! Find them on Amazon or visit www.thefoop.com and use code growcast - only at www.thefoop.com * *Shout out to Chicago Roots Hydroponics and Organics, our choice hydro store in Chicago! Be sure to visit one of their locations and tell them GrowCast sent you!*

*Tampa Class THIS WEEKEND! Living Soil Masterclass with Queen of the Sun is coming to Tampa THIS SATURDAY- grab your tickets today and use code CAST for $10 off* The man with the mat is BACK! Great friend of the show Michael Box joins the program again for an update on all things Sustainable Village. Michael gives us an update on his bottomless pot tech, and how the team is still dialing in cap mats to work with this interesting plug and play soil bed style. This leads to a conversation about new BluMat technology, where they are allowing the carrots to trigger a circuit to activate a solenoid switch- allowing for a high outflow of water for irrigation... Michael discusses the new irrometers available on his website, and how they differ from a traditional hygrometer - being far more accurate at measuring actual soil water tension, but also far more delicate and frail. Finally Michael also gives us a little history lesson when it comes to the BluMat system, and highlights a story where the owners visited his headquarters all the way from Austria! *Code GROWCAST is now LIVE AGAIN for a LIMITED TIME at www.sustainablevillage.com - grab yourself a Blumat now while they're on sale, use code GROWCAST for 10% off!* *PROUD NEW PARTNERS: Pulse Grow Room Monitors, industry leader in grow room data and monitoring! Visit www.pulsegrow.com and grab their Pulse One or Pulse Plus to UPLEVEL your grow room tracking! Receive alerts, analyze data, and improve your garden with data driven strategies!* *Photontek Lighting - High efficiency, magnetic, water resistant grow lights! Use code growcast to save 10% on some of the most powerful and efficient lights around!*

Brand new guest Bless Coast Seeds is on the podcast! Tune in to this awesome breeder feature as we enter Cultivar-gust for a whole month of strain and cultivar discussion! Bless Coast talks about what brought him into the world of seedmaking and breeding. He talks about what he focuses on when making selections, and what traits he likes to look for when he's going through extensive hunts. This leads to a conversation about intersex stability, and how much you can or cannot expect a specific strain of cannabis to hold stable and not throw pollen under any environmental circumstances. The boys also discuss the future of cannabis breeding and genetic variation- leading to a conversation about CRISPR and where gene editing could fit into the cannabis breeding world. *Looking for a positive place to connect with other growers and expand your knowledge of cultivation? Welcome home. Check out our amazing GrowCast Grow Classes, and join our membership The Order of Cultivation to become part of the biggest, baddest cannabis family on the planet.* *Special shout out to NEXT LEVEL GARDEN SUPPLY in Rockford Illinois, the BEST garden supply store in the Chicago Suburbs! Please support this family owned, cultivator focused hydro store, they are great friends of GC and have an amazing selection!* *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!*

*DENVER MEETUP THIS SUNDAY JULY 31st! Come on down to The Coffee Joint in Denver, CO at 1130 Yuma Court from 4:20pm to 7:10pm! It's a GrowCast Meetup and genetics swap- bring some rosin to consume inside legally :D See you Sunday growmies!* Today's episode is a WILD one folks- we are happy to introduce two new guests, Mike and Matt, who hail from a very unique place. Area 420 is a collective grow operation comprised of 420 acres of cannabis cultivation land in the high alpine desert of Colorado. Listen to the incredible story of Mike, who strives to create an incredible coalition of craft cannabis farmers who can go toe to toe with the big corporate multi state operators. Mike also shares the history of the towns local to Area 420, and points out the incredible benefits that the cannabis industry revenue has brought to these long forgotten towns. We also speak to Matt, the creator of Brainstrap Genetics and a lead grower at The Flower Factory Area 420. Matt is a great friend of GrowCast, and he talks about his incredible story going from a humble breeder who's given away thousands of seeds to now running The Flower Factory at Area 420 and helping push the entire project forward as well! Be sure to stay tuned for an Area 420 travel vlog dropping soon too... *BRAND NEW Pancakes Pollination is LIVE! Get the new GrowCast Seed Co drop TODAY when you visit www.growcastpodcast.com/seedco and experience that sweet and doughy pancake goodness!* *PROUD NEW PARTNERS: Pulse Grow Room Monitors, industry leader in grow room data and monitoring! Visit www.pulsegrow.com and grab their Pulse One or Pulse Plus to UPLEVEL your grow room tracking! Receive alerts, analyze data, and improve your garden with data driven strategies!* * www.ceogrow.xyz use code GROWCAST for all your bad-ass tent upgrades! LST clips, solo cup tent pole shelfs, custom plant tags, smoking accessories and SO MUCH MORE. Grow like a boss at www.ceogrow.xyz use code growcast*

First time guest Austin from Boone Farms joins the program for an in depth and informative interview all about taking healthy clones, growing at scale outdoors, and what it's like running the cultivation at Boone Farms. Austin discusses the absolute BEST cloning tips and tricks he uses to make sure he takes healthy cuts that root at a high success rate. This leads to a conversation about cloning products, from clone gels to scissors and trays, and the guys discuss which brands are their favorite and least favorite. Austin also shares how he grows organically at scale, and what it's like to care for thousands of plants at a time, as well as prepare for the next harvest... *BRAND NEW Pancakes Pollination is LIVE! Get the new GrowCast Seed Co drop TODAY when you visit www.growcastpodcast.com/seedco and experience that sweet and doughy pancake goodness!* *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Certified organic nutrients, clone gel, mist, NEW VEG PACK and more! Visit www.thefoop.com and use code growcast - and be sure to enter the FOOP megagiveaway!!! www.thefoop.com * *Photontek Lighting - High efficiency, magnetic, water resistant grow lights! Use code growcast to save 10% on some of the most powerful and efficient lights around!*

LAST CALL FOR ILLINOIS SOIL MASTERCLASS! Do NOT miss this epic educational masterclass with Queen of the Sungrown! Saturday July 23rd at Next Level Garden Supply Rockford Sunday July 24th at Chicago Roots Wentworth Grab those tickets, use code SEEDS for $10 off AND a free pack of seeds upon attending! Find all our classes including Tampa, Denver, Buffalo, and more at www.growcastpodcast.com/classes ------- Come see me in Denver Colorado! I'll be at the Dude Grows Cup Saturday July 30th, and then the next day I will be at the GrowCast Meetup at The Coffee Joint on Yuma way in Denver! Come say high, I'd love to smoke and swap seeds :) ------- Our Pancakes Pollination just went LIVE at GrowCast Seed Co! www.growcastpodcast.com/seedco is where you can find the drop OR come visit me at a meetup or class and I'll hook you up with some free seeds for sure- maybe even these Rhino's Flapjacks that everyone is after :D ------- Hey my Southwest growmies- does anyone know a great hydro store or smoke lounge in Las Vegas and/or Los Angeles? We are looking for a partner to put on some world class cultivation education! Please write me if you have any good leads! Thank you!

*LAST CHANCE FOR ILLINOIS TICKETS! Grab tickets now or reserve your spot to pay at the door: Rockford, THIS SATURDAY July 23rd Chicago, THIS SUNDAY July 24th Use code: CAST for $10 off! (Members check Discord for code) Alexandria Irons is back on the line! Fan favorite Queen of the Sungrown is on the podcast again for an entertaining and informative episode about biochar, microbes, heavy metals and more. Queen and Jordan talk about the presence of heavy metals in cannabis gardens- where we have to be careful of how cannabis can act as a bio accumulator and store these elements that are toxic to humans. Alexandria explains how they are both found naturally in the Earth's crust, and also find their way into our soil through the inputs we use. This leads to a conversation about sea products, and how they are often contaminated with high levels of heavy metal- though not always. Jordan and Queen go on to talk about bio-char, and how useful biochar can be in a system where you're establishing and regenerating soil for long term use. This leads to a broader conversation about creating an in ground permaculture type grow, and how some theorize the Amazon Rainforest may have been a permaculture planted by indigenous peoples local to the area from the past. The duo also discuss their upcoming grow classes, where they cover so much of this info and more, make sure to visit www.growcastpodcast.com/classes to see where we will be next! *PROUD NEW PARTNERS: Pulse Grow Room Monitors, industry leader in grow room data and monitoring! Visit www.pulsegrow.com and grab their Pulse One or Pulse Plus to UPLEVEL your grow room tracking! Receive alerts, analyze data, and improve your garden with data driven strategies!* * www.ceogrow.xyz use code GROWCAST for all your bad-ass tent upgrades! LST clips, solo cup tent pole shelfs, custom plant tags, smoking accessories and SO MUCH MORE. Grow like a boss at www.ceogrow.xyz use code growcast* *Rain Science Grow Bags the BEST grow containers around! Use code GROWCAST to save 10% today on pots, beds, cones and more! Simply the BEST containers!*

SO many fun updates! Dever Meetup July 31st at The Coffee Joint indoor consumption lounge... Living Soil Masterclasses are coming up! Grab your ticktes TODAY and come see me and Queen of the Sun Grown! www.growcastpodcast.com/classes Rockford IL, Saturday July 23rd Chicago IL, Sunday July 24th Tampa FL, Saturday August 13th Denver CO, Saturday September 3rd Use code: SEEDS or code: CAST ---- GrowCast Seed Co about to drop some HEAT with the London Pound Cake x Kush Mints crosses - GCTV tonight for the members all about it ---- Dude Grows Cup in Denver July 30th, I'll be there if any GC fam is there make sure to come say high!

OK Calyx is back for part two of his interview, perfect for Plant Health July! OK Calyx discusses some of his favorite natural farming techniques to employ when growing cannabis and other plants. He starts by talking about composting, and how learning to compost really led him down the road of microbiology forward, closed loop farming. OKC gives us some great composting tips, differentiating between static piles and turned piles. He also talks about some minimal turning experiments he is doing, to see how much he can speed up his compost pile with just a few turns a year. OK Calyx goes on to talk about JADAM farming, and specifically what JADAM means versus KNF. This leads to a conversation about his cannabis specific JLF- a water steeping based fertilizer that is made from cannabis plant waste. OK Calyx talks about why you should never let your plant scraps go to waste, tips as to how you can create a powerful cannabis specific JLF at home, and which input he has kept around steeping the longest. *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!* *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Certified organic nutrients, clone gel, mist, NEW VEG PACK and more! Visit www.thefoop.com and use code growcast - and be sure to enter the FOOP megagiveaway!!! www.thefoop.com * *Photontek Lighting - High efficiency, magnetic, water resistant grow lights! Use code growcast to save 10% on some of the most powerful and efficient lights around!*

Sorry for the late upload everyone, hope you had a spectacular 4th of July! As we transition from Cannabis History June into Plant Health July, we have a wonderful guest on the line with our old friend Breeder Steve! Steve has been hard at work down in Colombia of all places, and he updates us on all the incredible cannabis advancement going on south of the border. He talks about breeding strains that work in an equatorial climate, and what traits he is looking to select for in order to have a thriving, replicable cannabis crop. Steve shares how he brought many modern poly-hybridized strains down to Colombia, and how some adapt to the local climate much better and more quickly than others. Steve then takes the conversation back towards his homeland of Canada, and gives us an update on where Canada fits in the global market scene. He also talks about the good old days in Canada, and what the cannabis culture was like when he was growing up. *Looking for a positive place to connect with other growers and expand your knowledge of cultivation? Welcome home. Check out our amazing GrowCast Grow Classes, and join our membership The Order of Cultivation to become part of the biggest, baddest cannabis family on the planet.* *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!* * www.ceogrow.xyz use code GROWCAST for all your bad-ass tent upgrades! LST clips, solo cup tent pole shelfs, custom plant tags, smoking accessories and SO MUCH MORE. Grow like a boss at www.ceogrow.xyz use code growcast*

First time guest and old school Oklahoma grower OK Calyx joins the podcast for an awesome episode about the history of cannabis in Oklahoma, and how it shifted from a harsh black market state to the current cannabis epicenter. OK Calyx talks about the days of growing underground, how hard the police were on cannabis, and how limited the genetic availability was to cultivators. He also talks about how he had to live in secret with his own medicinal use of cannabis, having transitioned from harmful pharmaceuticals and alcohol to medical cannabis usage. Calyx also discusses the breeding work that he is doing, largely revolving around multiple blueberry crosses- working with both the BlueBerry Muffin and Blueberry TrainMac, among other strains. OK Calyx has a "hard out" as they say in broadcasting- but assures us he will return for a part two soon to discuss more about his KNF work! *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!* *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Certified organic nutrients, clone gel, mist, NEW VEG PACK and more! Visit www.thefoop.com and use code growcast - and be sure to enter the FOOP megagiveaway!!! www.thefoop.com * * www.ceogrow.xyz use code GROWCAST for all your bad-ass tent upgrades! LST clips, solo cup tent pole shelfs, custom plant tags, smoking accessories and SO MUCH MORE. Grow like a boss at www.ceogrow.xyz use code growcast*

If you were already signed up for our IL or Rockford Classes and haven't purchased your Eventbrite ticket yet, CHECK YOUR EMAIL for your special code! Please reach out if you cannot find it and we will take care of you: contact@growcastpodcast.com Rare Pack Seed Co Box Set Raffle going down this weekend, get on our mailing list FREE to see the details tonight: www.growcastpodcast.com/list Stay tuned for a possible Dude Grows Collab as we nail down a date for an interview, very excited to be collabing with this awesome crew! Enjoy Plant Nutrition July as we move into a summer of hot weather and tents full of HEAT!

The one and only Dr. Coco from www.cocoforcannabis.com joins the show for an incredible explanation of the history of horticultural lighting. Starting all the way back with incandescent technology in the 1800s, Dr. Coco talks about the lighting advancements that took us into the 1900s like fluorescent technology, and eventually HPS high intensity discharge bulbs. Dr. Coco talks about the development of street light techonology, and how grow lights originated from this tech that was intended to put a lot of light into large areas at night. He also breaks down the exact differences between metal hallide, ceramic metal hallide, high pressure sodium, and more. This of course all culminates in the creation of LED technology which is now far and away the best lighting option- Dr. Coco explains why that is unlikely to change for some time, but also speculates on new lighting tech stating: it's hard to imagine what we can't imagine yet! *New PEACHQUAKE Pollination is LIVE at GrowCast Seed Co - experience the incredible Tectonic Truffle cross with the GC Cup winning Truffle Cake lineage, available now while supplies last at GrowCast Seed Co!* * www.ceogrow.xyz use code GROWCAST for all your bad-ass tent upgrades! LST clips, solo cup tent pole shelfs, custom plant tags, smoking accessories and SO MUCH MORE. Grow like a boss at www.ceogrow.xyz use code growcast* *Photontek Lighting - High efficiency, magnetic, water resistant grow lights! Use code growcast to save 10% on some of the most powerful and efficient lights around!*

Friend of the show and creator of Jinxproof Genetics- the one and only Jinx is back on GrowCast! He and Miss Rose are on the line today to discuss some of the their awesome new crosses that are dropping soon, and share some old school stories from their time influencing cannabis history on the west coast. Jinx talks about the Seattle grow scene back in the 1990s, and explains how there really was no way to get quality cannabis seeds or cultivation education. He talks about how some of the most prolific strains that he crossed came from bag seed early on, but how Seattle was still hungry for more genetics. Jinx tells the story of how he met the late Subcool, and the huge impact that these two figures had in the Pacific Northwest cannabis seed scene. Jinx emphasizes the importance of head shops during this time, and talks about how the cheapening of the glass industry is driving out these classic venues, and depriving the next generation of an entire genre of cannabis establishment... *Illinois Classes! Soil Microbiology Class with Queen of the Sun- July 23rd at Next Level Rockford, July 24th at Chicago Roots (Wentworth)... Visit www.growcastpodcast.com/classes and sign up today before they're sold out!* *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!* *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Certified organic nutrients, clone gel, mist, NEW VEG PACK and more! Visit www.thefoop.com and use code growcast - and be sure to enter the FOOP megagiveaway!!! www.thefoop.com * * www.ceogrow.xyz use code GROWCAST for all your bad-ass tent upgrades! LST clips, solo cup tent pole shelfs, custom plant tags, smoking accessories and SO MUCH MORE. Grow like a boss at www.ceogrow.xyz use code growcast*

*LAST CALL on Oklahoma Classes! Soil Microbiology Class with Queen of the Sun- THIS FRIDAY: Tulsa.... THIS SATURDAY: OKC... Visit www.growcastpodcast.com/classes and sign up today* Brand new guest and organic cultivator Harry Rose joins the show for the first time to talk about making hash, and NorCal cannabis history- as well as his place in it. Harry shares stories from the old school Northern California days, giving massive credit to some players in the breeding scene who created some of the world's most renowned CBD strains for medical consumption. This leads to a conversation about his precious cut of Ringo's Rose, which Harry almost lost at one point. Harry also discusses how important organic cultivation is to him as a person and as a grower, emphasizing that although he encourages people to grow in all mediums- microbiologically driven organic cannabis is his hands down favorite product to consume. *Double mid-roll ad was an error, not our new ad schedule* *Join www.growcastpodcast.com/membership - The Order of Cultivation. Community Meetups+ Discord. Hundreds of hours of bonus content. Weekly Live Streams. The greatest community in cannabis.* *New PEACHQUAKE Pollination is LIVE at GrowCast Seed Co - experience the incredible Tectonic Truffle cross with the GC Cup winning Truffle Cake, available now while supplies last at GrowCast Seed Co!* *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!*

Our Soil Microbiology Masterclass is ON! See all the dates and sign up at www.growcastpodcast.com/classes we are in Oklahoma in June- OKC is almost sold out, Tulsa has space... SIGN UP TODAY! Wolfman episode is available for FREE at A Slice of Cannabis Podcast! Check out the Wolfman and learn more about this elusive creature... GCTV episode is free at www.growcastpodcast.com/gctv and live every Wednesday night for members. Check out www.growcastpodcast.com/membership and join today to check it out free! (You'r join fee will be refunded)

*Soil Biology Masterclass - Tulsa, OK- June 10th - Queen of the Sun and GrowCast - visit www.growcastpodcast.com/tulsa to sign up TODAY! Space is limited* RHINO in the house. The great breeder and cultivator Rhizo Rich joins the program to wrap up Nug Mashin' May. He's here to recap some of the best rosin we've tasted over the course of our travels, as well as do some in depth reviews on hash strains. Rich and Jordan also share the story of their Colorado trip, where so much fun and merriment was had- however, the treacherous Loraine had other impressions of the GC boys... The conversation turns towards the recent Cultivators Cup event, and the strains that took down the top prizes- including Truffle Cake by Crzylgs, Ice Cream Wolfman by JT, and Jordan's personal favorite: Gary Payton by Handscold. The guys also tease their upcoming classes including a home breeding masterclass on the way, and Rhizo Rich's ongoing RSO class. The Rhino also gives us a detailed update on the upcoming pollinations, and talks to us about working with the Seed Junky London Pound Cake cross, as well as Beleaf's GAWD cut. * www.ceogrow.xyz use code GROWCAST for all your bad-ass tent upgrades! LST clips, solo cup tent pole shelfs, custom plant tags, smoking accessories and SO MUCH MORE. Grow like a boss at www.ceogrow.xyz use code growcast* *Photontek Lighting - High efficiency, magnetic, water resistant grow lights! Use code growcast to save 10% on some of the most powerful and efficient lights around!* *Proud partners of Plant Revolution! www.plantrevolution.com try their new King Crab beneficial bacteria today! Increase nutrient uptake, photosynthesis, soil breakdown, and more! This product will be a game changer for you in ANY cultivation setup!*

*Did you like the idea of our Soil Microbiology Masterclass Tour in today's episode?? Well, IT'S ON ALREADY! Sign up for now for OKC and Tulsa in June, Rockford IL in July, and more dates already listed! Visit www.growcastpodcast.com/classes and sign up today before they fill up- SPACE IS LIMITED!* The great and powerful Queen of the Sun is back on the show for an episode in Nug Mashin' May that you won't soon forget! Alexandria updates us on all her recent exploits, and the big move from her old farm to her new spot. She talks about some of the hash processing that she has done recently, and speaks on the idea that processing trim becomes a massive undertaking in and of itself when you get to a point of true large scale production. This leads into a conversation about easy ways to process non flower plant material- from a simple alcohol extraction, to a bubble hash process, or even throwing your material right into the compost pile. Alex gives some best practices on making bubble hash, and shares her NorCal rooted strategy. Alexandria also discusses some of her favorite strains that she has produced for hash washing, shouting out such NorCal classics as Jilly Bean and work by the great Purple Caper. Queen of the Sun and Jordan wrap the show by talking about their "upcoming" tour of classes around the country- which may actually already be in the works as we speak... *Rain Science Grow Bags the BEST grow containers around! Use code GROWCAST to save 10% today on pots, beds, cones and more! Simply the BEST containers!* *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Certified organic nutrients, clone gel, mist, NEW VEG PACK and more! Visit www.thefoop.com and use code growcast - and be sure to enter the FOOP megagiveaway!!! www.thefoop.com *

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*Soil Biology Masterclass - Oklahoma City- June 11th - Queen of the Sun and GrowCast - visit www.growcastpodcast.com/okc to sign up TODAY! Space is limited* Dr. Daniel Hayden PHD from Extractioneering is on the line for a deep dive episode into all things cannabis and extraction. Dr. Hayden talks about the evolution of cannabis extraction, from the old school hashish days to the solvent era and now the modern solventless scene- and Dr. Hayden discusses where Extractioneering fits into that picture. Daniel discusses cured flower/trim product used for extraction, versus the live extraction craze that is so prevalent across the US today. He emphasizes the difference in sugar leaf vs bud extraction, cured versus live, and the positives and negatives of each. He also warns us not to shop with our eyes, highlighting the wide variety of colors and tones that can arise from cured hash production- with many darker products even turning out to be some of the most potent and delicious around... *FREE MEMBERSHIP TODAY + TOMORROW ONLY. Join www.growcastpodcast.com/membership and enjoy The Order of Cultivation FREE. Join fees refunded for Mon May 16th and Tues the 17th ONLY! Come check out all the dope member content :D* *Photontek Lighting - High efficiency, magnetic, water resistant grow lights! Use code growcast to save 10% on some of the most powerful and efficient lights around!* *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Certified organic nutrients, NEW VEG PACK, clone gel and more! Visit www.foopcanna.com and use code growcast15 for 15% off- try the FOOP sweetener and experience the amazing flavor THE FOOP brings! *

*Thank you to Nik for activating code: growcast for 20% off at the Rooted Leaf website!* Friend of the show and recent GCTV guest Nik from Rooted Leaf is on the podcast! Nik talks about his extensive background in a variety industries in the fields of chemistry and science, and what led him to eventually study agriculture and microbiology full time. He talks about carbon forward nutrition, and the difference between loading the atmosphere with C02 versus loading the root zone with supplemented carbon. This leads to a conversation about carbon and terpene production within cannabis trichomes, with Nik emphasizing that since so much of desirable compounds are made of carbon that we should absolutely be supplementing more carbon into the rhizosphere. Nik talks about the effect of this type of farming on the end product, and discusses the best ways to grow for hash and rosin production. *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!* *Proud partners of Rimrock Analytical, fast and easy sex testing! Use code growcast for free shipping on your tests, easy and fast collection process, cull your male seedlings! Visit www.rimrockanalytical.com and use code growcast for free shipping!* *Proud partners of Plant Revolution! www.plantrevolution.com try their new King Crab beneficial bacteria today! Increase nutrient uptake, photosynthesis, soil breakdown, and more! This product will be a game changer for you in ANY cultivation setup!*

DENVER- See you this Saturday May 7th at Tetra Lounge! 2-6pm. Gonna be BIG! Tampa, FLA in August Still working on SoCal in June/July, please recommend some venues my growmies! Queen of the Sun classes coming soon!

It's NUG MASHIN' MAY everybody! This whole month we are talking about extraction, hash, rosin and all things concentrate. Today's episode is with great new friend of the show Terp Wizard, who is here to share a very detailed walk through of his process of bubble hash extraction and rosin pressing. The Wiz also gives some general dos and dont's from years of experience and research. He goes on to talk about strains that are good for making hash and rosin, and he also discusses his own hash focused breeding work that you can now find available for purchase. Jordan and The Wiz also talk about the lovely time they all had at the MI regenerative conference, how regenerative agriculture impacts hash making, and the legendary Bickett OG cut that is circulating.... *The Order of Cultivation - come experience the greatest community in cannabis! Weekly live streams, daily interaction and collaboration between growers in our Discord, plus 100s of hours of archived content! See you inside The Order growmies...* *Photontek Lighting - High efficiency, magnetic, water resistant grow lights! Use code growcast to save 10% on some of the most powerful and efficient lights around!* *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!*

World renowned Korean Natural Farming expert and friend of GrowCast Chris Trump returns to the show for an all new episode about a variety of advanced gardening subjects. Chris gives us an update on all his recent travels including his participation in the recent Science of Regenerative Cannabis Cultivation Conference tour. This leads to a conversation about how his overarching views on natural farming has shifted over the years, and Chris extrapolates on the importance of proper micro organism balance to achieve any means of real success in natural farming. Chris also shares his thoughts on molasses- specifically when used in the brewing of compost tea. Chris explains why he doesn't like to use molasses in his brews, and also shares why he prefers liquid sea bed derived humic acids over solid humic acid products. *The healthiest coffee I've ever found. Lab tested, mold and pesticide free, roasted for maximum antioxidants. No one comes close to Purity. www.puritycoffee.com code: GROWCAST for 20% off... Say NO to coffee mids!* *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Certified organic nutrients, clone gel and more! Visit www.foopcanna.com and use code growcast15 for 15% off- try the FOOP sweetener and experience the amazing flavor! * *Proud partners of Rimrock Analytical, fast and easy sex testing! Use code growcast for free shipping on your tests, easy and fast collection process, cull your male seedlings! Visit www.rimrockanalytical.com and use code growcast for free shipping!*

Saturday May 7th is SET for Denver Colorado- come see us at the Tetra Lounge from 2pm-6pm! Florida is set for August. BIG content collaboration coming soon with Queen of the Sun... Thoughts and prayers to the Red Scare Family

*Apologies for rough audio, we are rebuilding the studio as we speak- we will be back to our normal workflow shortly!* Not only do we have Nathan from Red Scare Seed Co back on the line, but we also have his amazing partner Kendall from Fractile Ridge Farms on the show! Today Nathan and Kendall are here to discuss how medicinal cannabis saved their lives, and the work they are doing in both breeding and medicinal product production. Kendall talks about her personal health journey, which brought her to a place where she would study and master the art of making medicinal cannabis tinctures and salves. She discusses some of the more unique strategies she employs to create these products, and also briefly discusses some of the other most effective plant medicines that she employs. Nathan and Kendall also discuss afghan cannabis lineage, and they express just how special the afghan lines are to them when it comes to hunting and finding the true pain relieving medicine that they need. The conversation turns to self care and avoiding burnout before the trio wrap the show with a discussion about the upcoming cultivator's cup... *The healthiest coffee I've ever found. Lab tested, mold and pesticide free, roasted for maximum antioxidants. No one comes close to Purity. www.puritycoffee.com code: GROWCAST for 20% off... Say NO to coffee mids!* *Code growcast15 now works with grow KITS from AC Infinity! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights, and now GROW KITS!* *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Certified organic nutrients, clone gel and more! Visit www.foopcanna.com and use code growcast15 for 15% off- try the FOOP sweetener and experience the amazing flavor! *

*This episode dropped 4/11/22, there was a distribution issue that has since been resolved!* The one and only Dr. MJ Coco from www.cocoforcannabis.com swings by the podcast for another informative episode just in time for Educational April! Today the good doctor is educating us on the challenges of scaling up a cannabis grow. The challenges that a gardener faces when scaling up from a small home tent grow to a large scale facility are numerous and complex. Dr. Coco dives deep into maybe the biggest difference: labor. This leads to a huge conversation about agricultural labor, and how the cannabis industry tends to operate when it comes to setting up grows and implementing folks to run them. The boys also talks about materials, and the cost differences in certain grow strategies- like replacing your grow medium, or switching nutrient lines. Dr. Coco also, of course, discusses grow lights- focusing on the future of the technology and what we can expect from light manufacturers in the coming years... *The healthiest coffee I've ever found. Lab tested, mold and pesticide free, roasted for maximum antioxidants. No one comes close to Purity. www.puritycoffee.com code: GROWCAST for 20% off... Say NO to coffee mids!* *Photontek Lighting - High efficiency, magnetic, water resistant grow lights! Use code growcast to save 10% on some of the most powerful and efficient lights around!* *Proud partners of Plant Revolution! www.plantrevolution.com try their new King Crab beneficial bacteria today! Increase nutrient uptake, photosynthesis, soil breakdown, and more! This product will be a game changer for you in ANY cultivation setup!*

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. *The healthiest coffee I've ever found. Lab tested, mold and pesticide free, roasted for maximum antioxidants. No one comes close to Purity. www.puritycoffee.com code: GROWCAST for 20% off... Say NO to coffee mids!* *Photontek Lighting - High efficiency, magnetic, water resistant grow lights! Use code growcast to save 10% on some of the most powerful and efficient lights around!* *Proud partners of Plant Revolution! www.plantrevolution.com try their new King Crab beneficial bacteria today! Increase nutrient uptake, photosynthesis, soil breakdown, and more! This product will be a game changer for you in ANY cultivation setup!*

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... *LAST DAYS FOR BLU MAT CODE! Code growcast saves you 10% on your Blu Mat auto watering systems at www.sustainablvillage.com grab them before the code expires!* *The healthiest coffee I've ever found. Lab tested, mold and pesticide free, roasted for maximum antioxidants. No one comes close to Purity. www.puritycoffee.com code: GROWCAST for 20% off... Say NO to coffee mids!* *Proud partners of Plant Revolution! www.plantrevolution.com try their new King Crab beneficial bacteria today! Increase nutrient uptake, photosynthesis, soil breakdown, and more! This product will be a game changer for you in ANY cultivation setup!* *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Certified organic nutrients, clone gel and more! Visit www.foopcanna.com and use code growcast15 for 15% off- try the FOOP sweetener and experience the amazing flavor! *

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!* *The healthiest coffee I've ever found. Lab tested, mold and pesticide free, roasted for maximum antioxidants. No one comes close to Purity. www.puritycoffee.com code: GROWCAST for 20% off... Say NO to coffee mids!* *Rain Science Grow Bags the BEST grow containers around! Use code GROWCAST to save 10% today on pots, beds, cones and more! Simply the BEST containers!* *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Certified organic nutrients, clone gel and more! Visit www.foopcanna.com and use code growcast420 - and be sure to enter our FOOP giveaway EVERY WEEK at www.growcastpodcast.com/foop *

Good friend of the show Michael Box returns to the program for quite possibly his best episode to date! On this appearance Michael gives an update on his recent work with The Regenerative conference. Michael and Jordan discuss some of the more memorable moments from the conference they both attended in Michigan, and what knowledge really stuck with them. The boys also discuss more in depth Blu Mat tips, as well as an exploration on the Blu Mat moisture meter. Michael goes on to reveal a really interesting grow style to the audience, where the implementation of bottomless pots and capillary mats allows you to transplant on TOP of a living soil bed without disturbing the top soil at all. This leads to a conversation about root growth and bottom feeding, before Michael rounds out the show with an update on all things Sustainable Village. *Code: GROWCAST is BACK ON at www.sustainablevillage.com grab your Blu Mats now before the code ends in just a few days!* *Join the Order Today. No Garden Struggles, Never Grow Alone. www.growcastpodcast.com/membership - PLUS get at the Peachquake Pollination now available from GrowCast Seed Co* *The best coffee around. Lab tested, mold and pesticide free, roasted for maximum antioxidants. www.puritycoffee.com code: GROWCAST for 20% off... Say NO to coffee mids!*

Brand new guest and long time professional cultivator/consultant Jameson Welbourn is on the line to discuss the evolution of the cannabis industry in North America, and the future of cannabis cultivation. Jameson talks about his experience entering the corporate cannabis world from a starting place of a legacy cultivator with a love for the plant. He talks about some of the pitfalls of corporate cannabis, and where many cultivators have been taken advantage of by the "Chads and Brads" of the neo cannabis industry. Jameson speaks on the evolution of the Canadian cannabis market, and how that may foreshadow many markets coming online in the future. He also discusses international cannabis trade, and how that may not look quite like what we imagine it to be... *Blu Mats are BACK for a limited time! Use code growcast at www.sustainablevillage.com and receive 10% off your Blu Mats MARCH ONLY! Get the best watering system in cannabis TODAY* *Medic Grow LED lights- top notch power and efficiency at an affordable price! Use code GROWCAST for 10% off your Medic Grows... Did you know Seed Co is powered by Medic Grow??* *Proud partners of Plant Revolution! www.plantrevolution.com try their new King Crab beneficial bacteria today! Increase nutrient uptake, photosynthesis, soil breakdown, and more! This product will be a game changer for you in ANY cultivation setup!*

Code GROWCAST is live again at www.sustainablevillage.com THIS MONTH ONLY! Grab yourself a Blu Mat 10% off, and upgrade your watering game- you will NEVER go back, I'm telling you. Peachquake crosses available for purchase. Don't sleep on this fire folks, you will regret it if you do! www.growcastpodcast.com/seedco Cultivator's Cup is FULL. We will be doing more cups, with higher capacities, so don't fret sweet listeners! Appreciate all the support, truly, and excited to make this cup a total blast! Coming to Colorado in May. Prepare yourselves CO growmies! After that, it's Los Angeles in June. More definitive dates on the way, better stay tuned and sub to the Green List www.growcastpodcast.com/list Thanks yall, grower love!

We've got a brand new guest coming to us all the way from Michigan- Matt from Lake and Leaf as well as Midori Products is on the line! Matt talks about how he worked his way up from a black market grower all the way to the heights of large scale legal Michigan cannabis cultivation. Matt discusses all the different grow styles he's tried during his storied career, from aquaponics to aeroponics or living soil- and he goes on to compare the benefits and drawbacks of each. He also highlights the importance of starting with what works, and then moving onto the things you want to accomplish from a value standpoint. Matt also offers advice to those who are looking to get into a professional cultivation position, and what the state of white market cannabis growing is in MI... *GrowCast CONSULTING is launching! Get personalized one-on-one consulting for your cannabis brand or grow. Visit www.growcastpodcast.com/consulting to see how we can transform your business and bud!* *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Certified organic nutrients, clone gel and more! Visit www.foopcanna.com and use code growcast420 - and be sure to enter our FOOP giveaway EVERY WEEK at www.growcastpodcast.com/foop * *Thicc canvas n thicc-er poles on ACI tents! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights and more!*

Great "Fiend" of the show Terp Fi3nd is back to talk about his new Mecha Godzilla drop, hash making cultivars and more! Terp talks about the Mecha Godzilla male he is using, and why he made the female selections he did for this particular drop. This leads to conversation about dry bud weight cultivars vs hash making cultivars. He talks about the Mecha Godzilla trichome structure, and what you can expect from his variety of crosses. Terp also talks about his limited cereal milk crosses that are also dropping with this release, and why he chose to include these two extra bonus strains. Terp and Jordan also discuss the inspiration for the names of this line- with the Japanese "kaiju" monster movie themes- and how naming strains originally is going to become more and more difficult. *Personal Garden Support- Hundreds of Hours of Member Content- Give Aways... Come join the CULTfam. Join the Order of Cultivation TODAY!* *Medic Grow LED lights- top notch power and efficiency at an affordable price! Use code GROWCAST for 10% off your Medic Grows... Did you know Seed Co is powered by Medic Grow??* *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Certified organic nutrients, clone gel and more! Visit www.foopcanna.com and use code growcast420 - and be sure to enter our FOOP giveaway EVERY WEEK at www.growcastpodcast.com/foop *

We have a brand new guest on the podcast today! Jason H from Filtr and Lightouse Solutions joins us for a podcast all about microbe control, testing, and more. Jason talks about pathogenic microbes whether they be airborne or brought in by physical vectors, and how we should be approaching microbial control. He goes on to talk about different grow styles, and how microbial testing levels may differ in different setups. Jason highlights the importance of responsible growing practices regardless of cultivation style, and shares what he thinks are some of the most common mistakes and oversights when it comes to clealiness and grow standards. Jason also disucsses filtration and the critical need for HEPA filtration- whereas other less effective filters may fail to keep out the pathogens we as cannabis growers are looking to avoid... *Community, Guilds and Chatpers- Personal Garden Support- Hundreds of Hours of Member Content- Give Aways... Come join the CULTfam. Join the Order of Cultivation TODAY!* *Proud partners of Plant Revolution! www.plantrevolution.com try their new King Crab beneficial bacteria today! Increase nutrient uptake, photosynthesis, soil breakdown, and more! This product will be a game changer for you in ANY cultivation setup!* *Thick canvas n thicc-er poles on ACI tents! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights and more!*

From Good Gear Seed Co we have Bruce and Chris on the line for the very first time! Straight from the Hawaiian Islands, the Good Gear guys educate the GrowCast Universe on the history of Hawaiian genetics, and their incredible impact on California, and the rest of the weed world. The boys discuss the many big players in Hawaii who helped propel the scene forward, including The Flyin' Hawaiian and a man from Molokai known only as "The General." This leads to a great conversation about the legendary Molokai Frost, a strain from Molokai which has been coveted for years. Chris and Bruce discuss how Molokai Frost differs from other cultivars, when it comes to it's light cycle needs, and apparently down to a genomic level. The guys also discuss the great work that they have available through the Good Gear website, and where they plan on taking the company in the coming years as the cannabis industry expands further and further. *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Certified organic nutrients, clone gel and more! Visit www.foopcanna.com and use code growcast420 - and be sure to enter our FOOP giveaway EVERY WEEK at www.growcastpodcast.com/foop * *Thicc canvas n thicc-er poles on ACI tents! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights and more!* *Rain Science Grow Bags the BEST grow containers around! Use code GROWCAST to save 10% today on pots, beds, cones and more! Simply the BEST containers!*

SoCal Meetup this Friday, Feb 18th! 4:20-6:20 at The Metta Sun Shop in Oceanside CA- thank you Metta Sun Shop for hosting us! Come on down to swap seeds, share buds and hang out with the GrowCast Crew- plus a super secret guest! *bring a grower friend, no entry fees for these GC meetups* Jordan and Rhizo are coming to Michigan! We will be covering The Science of Regenerative Cannabis Cultivation Conference on the last weekend of this month, and have we will have a meetup on the back end of that event! Stay tuned... Rhizo Rich is also coming to VA- be sure to follow his IG @rhizo_rich_icc to stay up to date! See you at a meetup soon growmies!

The great and powerful Dr. Coco returns to GrowCast for an incredible episode about cannabis breeding and how it differs from other crops large scale breeding practices. Dr. Coco starts by updating us on all the grow light work he's been doing, highlighting the Medic Grow Smart Series and how well he likes the fixture. This leads to a conversation about how light works in a grow tent, and Dr. Coco gives a good analogy to understand light distribution. The conversation turns towards breeding, and Dr. Coco gives his thoughts on how the constant hybridization of cannabis results in a different outcome than the inbred style of breeding many other crops employ. Dr. Coco explains how to create a uniform crop seed, and also explains exactly how genetic traits are passed from cananbis parents onto the progeny of what is crossed. *Join the Order of Cultivation.  Community - Live Streams - Garden Support - Giveaways... Not to mention hundreds of hours of archived GrowCast TV episodes and Members Only Podcasts. Come join the CULTFAM TODAY* *Proud partners of Rimrock Analytical, fast and easy sex testing! Use code growcast for free shipping on your tests, easy and fast collection process, cull your male seedlings! Visit www.rimrockanalytical.com and use code growcast for free shipping!* *Proud partners of Plant Revolution! www.plantrevolution.com try their new King Crab beneficial bacteria today! Increase nutrient uptake, photosynthesis, soil breakdown, and more! This product will be a game changer for you in ANY cultivation setup!*

Jeff Lowenfels and Dr Judy are live on GCTV tonight- join www.growcastpodcast.com/membership TODAY ONLY for FREE access! Super secret special guest is coming down to our SoCal meetup... Will you be there? Free to attend. Seed swap, pizza, what more could you ask? It goes down Friday Feb 18th, 4:20-6:20 at The Metta Sun Shop in Oceanside, CA... See you there! Cultivators Cup April 23rd, The Hideaway in Harrisburg, IL... 22s Main St. Open to members and listeners alike!

Today we have the return of a great friend of the show- Dr. Greensky from Red Scare Seed Co! He's back on the show to talk about the crazy lawsuit that he got caught up in that may be leading a landmark cannabis ruling... This leads to a conversation about current legislation and the state of the cannabis industry as a whole. Dr. Greenskye also discusses his thoughts on testing- which he insists is more of "intersex selecting" than actual agricultural testing. Greenskye also goes deep on his new Afghan work, where he is hunting though two Maruf packs- the red and the black phenos. He talks about his favorite regions and what types of flavors and profiles he gets from the cultivars of said regions- and insists that if you want to find winners, you'll want to stick to the silk road... *Personal Garden Support- Hundreds of Hours of Member Content- Give Aways... Come join the CULTfam. Join the Order of Cultivation TODAY!* *Medic Grow LED lights- top notch power and efficiency at an affordable price! Use code GROWCAST for 10% off your Medic Grows... Did you know Seed Co is powered by Medic Grow??* *Thick canvas n thicc-er poles on ACI tents! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights and more!*

Today we have the famous breeder, creator of Dominion Seed Co, "fresh out the joint..." Duke Diamond joins the show! Tune in to hear how Duke has been doing since his release, his future plans for Dominion Seed Co, and more. Duke and Jordan talk about some of his favorite work, from Granny Skunk to his Munson cross. This leads to a conversation about the controversy surrounding "skunk weed" right now, and Duke shares his thoughts on focusing on the skunky profiles rather than the specific genotypes. Duke also dives into the importance of sulfur, extrapolating on the link between high dosages of sulfur throughout the veg and bloom cycle and the ability for the plant to produce volatile sulfur compounds that contribute to the skunk aroma so many of us know and love... *Thick canvas n thicc-er poles on ACI tents! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights and more!* *Proud partners of Plant Revolution! www.plantrevolution.com try their new King Crab beneficial bacteria today! Increase nutrient uptake, photosynthesis, soil breakdown, and more! This product will be a game changer for you in ANY cultivation setup!* *Need a cannabis website, platform, or marketing solutions? Cannaplanners has you covered! Powerful and affordable- visit www.cannaplanners.com/growcast to receive your quote with a whopping $420 off- just cause you heard it on GrowCast!*

Wonderful friend of the show Alex AKA Queen of the Sun returns for an entire episode about implenting money saving strategies into your cannabis garden. Alex talks about making your own inputs, from compost teas to ferments and more, and how this can make a meaningful impact on your bottom line. She also discusses different ways that growers can band together and form cooperatives, which may help the profit margins of all the farms involved. The conversation turns towards cannabis facing products, and how to avoid the ever present cannabis tax. Alex also discusses the importance of humic acids in cannabis gardneing, and gives a wonderful analogy for how humic acids actually work within the soil and root system. *Thick canvas n thicc-er poles on ACI tents! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights and more!* *Rain Science Grow Bags the BEST grow containers around! Use code GROWCAST to save 10% today on pots, beds, cones and more! Simply the BEST containers!* *Full spectrum FOOP Mist will BOOST your seedlings, clones, and vegging plants! Grab it at www.foopcanna.com and use code growcast15 for 15% off PLUS organic nutes, sweeteners, clone gel and more!*

On the line from Cultured Biologix, microbiology and organic fertilizer expert Tim join the program to talk about the inception of his line, the importance of carbon in cannabis farming, and more. Tim discusses how carbon is often overlooked in his mind as a necessary soil input that is drastically underutilized in traditional agriculture. He extrapolates on the liberal use of humic acids, and the benefit that comes from applying this form of carbon to the soil with regularity. He also talks about where his work differs from that of traditional academic agriculture, and how he is specifically working on formulations for cannabis production. Tim also dives deep into sourcing of humic acid, and what it means to get a high quality humic and fulvic product. He also shares a story about a grower who is mixing two different organic nutrient lines (FOOP and Cultured) to see amazing results in his cannabis garden... *Thick canvas n thicc-er poles on ACI tents! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights and more!* *Proud partners of Rimrock Analytical, fast and easy sex testing! Use code growcast for free shipping on your tests, easy and fast collection process, cull your male seedlings! Visit www.rimrockanalytical.com and use code growcast for free shipping!* *Proud partners of Plant Revolution! www.plantrevolution.com try their new King Crab beneficial bacteria today! Increase nutrient uptake, photosynthesis, soil breakdown, and more! This product will be a game changer for you in ANY cultivation setup!*

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*Since the recording of this episode Hawthorn has also acquired Luxx Lighting in a $215m acquisition.. Thought I'd drop in this little interesting note here in the description* Today WOLFMAN IS BACK! Wolfman and Jordan are going deep today into who owns who in the grow gear game... That's right, the objectively terrifying Mon-Satan has made huge strides in gobbling up positions in the cannabis sector. Scott's Miracle-Gro Cop, under their sub corp "Hawthorne Gardening Company" have acquired a laundry list of grower household names under their umbrella. Wolfman also talks about the major distributing players in the grow gear game, and the people behind the scenes who run them. The boys also discuss the few handful of USA based grow brands, and where they are located. *Medic Grow LED lights- top notch power and efficiency at an affordable price! Use code GROWCAST for 10% off your Medic Grows... Did you know Seed Co is powered by Medic Grow??* *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Certified organic nutrients, clone gel and more! Visit www.foopcanna.com and use code growcast420 - and be sure to enter our FOOP giveaway EVERY WEEK at www.growcastpodcast.com/foop * *Hey Illinois! Check out our GrowCast Grow Class series at Next Level Indoor Garden Supply Rockford come on down to check out one of our beginner's courses or grow workshops!*

GrowCast is coming to Oklahoma City! GC listener meetup scheduled for Friday, January 21st. Join The Green List to keep up to date on location and time! To wrap up Worldwide December and transition into Grow Gear January, we've got Photontek Lighting's Martim on the line all the way from Portugal! Martim joins the show for an incredible podcast all about grow light science, how horticultural lighting is manufactured, and the future of lighting. Martim talks about the European lighting powerhouse Lumatek, and how the company evolved and changed multiple times- including with the creation of Photontek. Martim goes on to discuss why he settled on the PTK designs that they have, and why things like component choice and spectrum determine how grow lights perform differently. He also gives a fascinating take on the future of grow lighting, insisting that artificial intelligence, or specifically machine learning, will be the key to understanding and unlocking the optimal processes of lighting and cultivating cannabis plants. *Join the Order of Cultivation.  Community - Live Streams - Garden Support - Giveaways... Not to mention hundreds of hours of archived GrowCast TV episodes and Members Only Podcasts. Come join the CULTFAM TODAY* *Steve Raisner's Aquaponic Masterclass www.apmjclass.com EVERYTHING you need to succeed in aquaponics! Use code growcast for BIG savings on the best aquaponics course ever!* *Thicc canvas n thicc-er poles on ACI tents! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights and more!*

To wrap up Worldwide December and move into Grow Gear January, Team Member Rhizo Rich jumps on the podcast to reminisce about the 2021 grow year. Rich and Jordan discuss some of the best grow products that dropped in 2021, all the soils Rich tried, and more. Rich also talks about switching entirely to LEDs, and the temperature changes that come with it. This leads to a conversation about leaf surface temperature, and how you may need to alter your grow to help with lower LED temps. Jordan and Rich also prognosticate on the future of grow light technology, as more on board interfaces show up on the market. The guys also dive into the best strains they grew and smoked over 2021, including our very own Peach Typhoon, as well as some stunningly delicious autoflowers that they tried... *Thick canvas n thicc-er poles on ACI tents! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights and more!* *Proud partners of Rimrock Analytical, fast and easy sex testing! Use code growcast for free shipping on your tests, easy and fast collection process, cull your male seedlings! Visit www.rimrockanalytical.com and use code growcast for free shipping!* *Proud partners of Plant Revolution! www.plantrevolution.com try their new King Crab beneficial bacteria today! Increase nutrient uptake, photosynthesis, soil breakdown, and more! This product will be a game changer for you in ANY cultivation setup!*

For the next episode of Worldwide December we are headed all the way to Port Elizabeth, South Africa- this time to speak with long time cultivator and grow store owner Hugo! Hugo owns The Grobro in Port Elizabeth, and shares an overview of the entire South African cannabis scene. He goes on to discuss some of the most popular South African strains, such as those who were proliferated like Durban Poison, but also some of the nearby landrace strains from places like Malawi and others. He also shares the fable of the Rooibaard or "Redbeard" strain local to Southern Africa, but insists that it's hard to find the authentic, true Rooibaard genetics. Hugo also dives into how he deals with the wicked South African climate, from whippping winds to humid sea air- and he also reveals the types of pests he battles in SA, which funnily enough are the same cannabis pests we deal with worldwide! *Join the Order of Cultivation.  Community - Live Streams - Garden Support - Giveaways... Not to mention hundreds of hours of archived GrowCast TV episodes and Members Only Podcasts. Come join the CULTFAM TODAY* *Need a cannabis website, platform, or marketing solutions? Cannaplanners has you covered! Powerful and affordable- visit www.cannaplanners.com/growcast to receive your quote with a whopping $420 off- just cause you heard it on GrowCast!* *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Certified organic nutrients, clone gel and more! Visit www.foopcanna.com and use code growcast420 - and be sure to enter our FOOP giveaway EVERY WEEK at www.growcastpodcast.com/foop *

Free episode of GCTV can be found at www.growcastpodcast.com/gctv Brought to you by our membership The Order of Cultivation GrowCast will be in Oklahoma in January! GC meetup scheduled for Friday January 21st- stay tuned for more details! GC is also coming to SoCal in Feb! Meetup scheduled for Friday Feb 18th- more details to come... GrowCast Cultivators Cup still scheduled for April 23rd! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!

We're continuing our Worldwide December exploration, this time with a quick trip to the east coast and the great state of Virginia! Today we speak with Justin who has grown cannabis in Virginia for years, and also runs his own large scale legal hemp company called Cannabreeze Hemp. Justin talks about the climate challenges on the east coast, and the need to select very resilient and specific genetics if you want a successful run outdoors. He talks about some of his favorite hemp strains, and how the hemp market is accelerating. Justin also talks about his use of FOOP nutrients, and how applying them to his boutique hemp flower was a massive improvement for his large scale soil setup. *Join the Order of Cultivation. Cultfam is waiting to bring you into the family, and elevate your garden. Community - Live Streams - Garden Support - Giveaways... Not to mention hundreds of hours of archived GrowCast and Member Podcast. Remember- you can't spell cultivation without CULT* *Thick canvas n thicc-er poles on ACI tents! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights and more!* *Proud partners of Plant Revolution! www.plantrevolution.com try their new King Crab beneficial bacteria today! Increase nutrient uptake, photosynthesis, soil breakdown, and more! This product will be a game changer for you in ANY cultivation setup!*

GrowCast Cultivators Cup - April 23rd, 2022 The Hideaway, Harrisburg IL New Peachquake (Mac Stomper x Peach Pie) LINE drops soon... Members get first dibs as always- follow @rhizo_rich_icc on IG for more updates! Shout out to Coast of Maine for their generous product contribution, it will be distributed to growers and members in need! Thank you all for subscribing, stay tuned, and have a happy holiday season!!!

We continue our Worldwide December quest to speak to growers from around the globe- this time we're headed back to the heart of the USA to speak with Chitown Cannachica, who has been growing in the windy city for several years now. Cannachica talks about her journey into growing medicine for a family member, and how she deals with the BS Illinois cultivation guidelines. She also discusses the huge climate swings that occur in the Midwest, from bone dry sub zero winter temperatures, to muggy and humid 90 degree summer days. This leads to a conversation about having TWO WAY climate control, and how important that is for grows in regions with four seasons. Cannachica also shares an interesting strategy of vegging plants outside in the Midwest summer, and bringing them in for the flowers stage. Cannachica also shares some strain and grow gear reviews to round out the program. *Join the Order of Cultivation. Cultfam is waiting to bring you into the family, and elevate your garden. Community - Live Streams - Garden Support - Giveaways... Not to mention hundreds of hours of archived GrowCast and Member Podcast. Remember- you can't spell cultivation without CULT* *Proud parters of Photontek- top of the line, efficient and powerful LED grow lights- use code growcast at www.photontek-lighting.com to save 5% off your high-end full spectrum grow lights! www.photontek-lighting.com code growcast* *Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Certified organic nutrients, clone gel and more! Visit www.foopcanna.com and use code growcast420 - and be sure to enter our FOOP giveaway EVERY WEEK at www.growcastpodcast.com/foop *

We're kicking off worldwide December with an EPIC episode from across the pond! Fervent cannabis activist and host of Martin's World Podcast Martin Condon joins the program for an in depth exploration of Irish cannabis cultivation in their unique climate, growing laws in Ireland and the EU as a whole, plus much more. Martin talks about battling the misty marshy Irish climate, and which regions became notable for cannabis cultivation. He also discusses some of the strains that the old heads in Ireland were working with, and his previous experience growing. The conversation turns towards activism and Martin gives several inspiring accounts of activism by himself and some of his European peers, which has finally put the legislators in a position to confront their atrocious medical program. *Join The Order of Cultivation- our membership program has a fancy new name, slick new look, and all new community features! Connect in our community, rise in rank, earn prizes, and of course enjoy hundreds of hours of Member Content* *Need a cannabis website, platform, or marketing solutions? Cannaplanners has you covered! Powerful and affordable- visit www.cannaplanners.com/growcast to receive your quote with a whopping $420 off- just cause you heard it on GrowCast!* *Thick canvas n thicc-er poles on ACI tents! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights and more!*

*Episode correction! Orca is not JUST mycorrhizae, as it also has a few beneficial bacteria in the blend as well* Rhizo Rich, the man with the plan, is back again! Today he gives us a rundown of all the breeding work he's been doing with GrowCast Seed Co, including the upcoming Peachquake line. Jordan and Rhizo break down some of their favorite new strains in Rich's garden, including the Peach Maraschino by Lovin' and Truffle Cake by In House. The conversation then turns towards popular microbial inputs, and the guys break down what you're getting with many of these microbe products, and where redundancies may lie. Jordan also talks about non cannabis facing brands, and how cannabis farmers can often save money by going to big ag sources for the same active ingredients. The guys also reveal the long awaited myco brand that a previous guest was too polite to mention ;) ---LIMITED TIME CODE ENDING SOON! www.sustainablevillage.com is offering 10% off for my listeners on BluMat products until the end of Nov! Use code growcast at www.sustainablevillage.com and save 10% off your BluMats!--- ---Proud partners of Rimrock Analytical, fast and easy sex testing! Use code growcast for free shipping on your tests, easy and fast collection process, cull your male seedlings! Visit www.rimrockanalytical.com and use code growcast for free shipping!!!--- ---Proud partners of Plant Revolution! www.plantrevolution.com try their new King Crab beneficial bacteria today! Increase nutrient uptake, photosynthesis, soil breakdown, and more! This product will be a game changer for you in ANY cultivation setup!---

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**Black Friday: Photontek Lighting is offering 15% off PLUS code GROWCAST for an additional 10% off- get your brand new bar style PTK light for 25% off! One lucky Black Friday code user will even win free seeds! Email us your code contact@growcastpodcast.com** A slight departure from Crobe-vember (don't forget pests are an important pathogen vector to address too!) with a beloved guest; Marybeth Sanchez returns to the podcast to discuss an area of her expertise that we haven't visited in a while- integrated pest management. MBS discusses the life cycles of the most common insect pests we face in the garden, and the importance of understanding how they breed. The fungus gnat (born pregnant) requires a different approach to treatment than, say, the spider mite, where sprays can be more effective in halting the entire pest cycle. This leads to a conversation about where pests like to congregate and reproduce, and how proper treatment relies upon understanding the movement patterns of insect pests as well. MBS also discusses general IPM strategies, her new toy The Microbiometer, and more... ---Master the power of microbes with home testing from www.microbiometer.com the only affordable home microbe test! Code GROWCAST saves you 15% on your Microbiometer- no more guessing which product takes hold in your garden, order a Microbiometer today and master the microbes in your garden!--- ---Brand new sexy iongrid lights at! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights and more!-- ---Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Certified organic nutrients, clone gel and more! Visit www.foopcanna.com and use code growcast420 - and be sure to enter our FOOP giveaway EVERY WEEK at www.growcastpodcast.com/foop ---

We're keeping 'Crobe-vember going strong! You all loved the last appearance by Dr. Judith Fitzpatrick, so she's back again- and this time she brought her friend Jeff Lowenfels! Jeff and Judy are both back for a second appearance, and today they dive DEEP into microbiology. Jeff talks about his new book Teaming with Bacteria, and the rhizophagy cycle that is so important for the generational continuation of cannabis benefiting bacterial organisms. Of course Jeff talks about the Microbiometer (code growcast still active) and the revolutionary capabilities of home testing. Judy and Jeff talk about maximizing soil microbiology, fungal dominance versus bacterial dominance, and much much more! ---BIG CHANGES are coming to GC Membership- join today so you don't miss out! Our Discord server ensures your harvest's success, we have hours of bonus content, interactive live streams, and more! Come try the friendliest community in cannabis!--- ---Proud partners of Rimrock Analytical, fast and easy sex testing! Use code growcast for free shipping on your tests, easy and fast collection process, cull your male seedlings! Visit www.rimrockanalytical.com and use code growcast for free shipping!!!--- ---Brand new sexy iongrid lights at! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights and more!--

Winter is coming... But 'Crobe-vember is now! You know her, you love her, Queen of the Sun is back on GrowCast! Today we are discussing the approach of winter, and what that means to outdoor cannabis farmers- as well as microbes in the soil. Alexandria talks about overwinter cover crops, and why it's so important to keep that biology thriving in the soil through the winter months and into the spring. She discusses the different companion plants and cover crops she likes to utilize, and what their primary purposes are. The Queen also talks about genetics that are suitable for outdoors, versus some of the more finicky hype indoor strains that might cause you severe problems when exposed to the elements... ---Proud partners of Rimrock Analytical, fast and easy sex testing! Use code growcast for free shipping on your tests, easy and fast collection process, cull your male seedlings! Visit www.rimrockanalytical.com and use code growcast for free shipping!!!--- ---Brand new sexy iongrid lights at! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights and more!-- ---Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Certified organic nutrients, clone gel and more! Visit www.foopcanna.com and use code growcast420 - and be sure to enter our FOOP giveaway EVERY WEEK at www.growcastpodcast.com/foop ---

It's Crobe'vember all month long here at GrowCast, and we're focusing on MICROBIOLOGY! Today's guest is Dr. Judith Fitzpatrick from the Microbiometer team (code growcast), and she's here today to dive deep into home microbe testing. Judith starts by talking about her incredible background experience in the medical testing field of all things, and how her many advances in the health field led her down the path of studying soil microbiology and regenerative agriculture. Judith talks about why microbiology is so important to cannabis growers, and she talks about the unique needs of cannabis and how it relates to the soil. She also discusses home testing with the microbiometer, her work with Jeff Lowenfels, and the importance of a robust microbial system in order to achieve a healthy organic garden. ---Proud parters of Photontek- top of the line, efficient and powerful LED grow lights- use code growcast at www.photontek-lighting.com to save big on your high-end full spectrum grow lights! www.photontek-lighting.com code growcast--- ---Brand new sexy iongrid lights at! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game, plus tents, pots, scissors, LED lights and more!-- ---Proud partners of Plant Revolution! www.plantrevolution.com try their new King Crab beneficial bacteria today! Increase nutrient uptake, photosynthesis, soil breakdown, and more! This product will be a game changer for you in ANY cultivation setup!---

Once again we have powerful friend of the show Brett from Heart and Soil back on the podcast! Tune in to hear all about his new afghan punch line as Heart and Soil starts taking their own crosses to the next level. Brett goes into detail on several crosses, including the wild Freakshow and Siberian landrace genetics he's included. Brett goes on to talk about his upcoming skunk hunt, where he will be popping some 30+ packs of skunk seeds to see what the current state of skunk genetics looks like. Brett also discusses landrace vigor in general, the future of Heart and Soil crosses, and his immense love for the GrowCast Community- whom he offers special deals on his packs... ---Why haven't you tried GrowCast Membership yet? Get 24/7 grow advice in our member discord, attend GCTV (the greatest show in cultivation) LIVE and get access to hundreds of hours of bonus content, resources, genetics, prizes and more! Visit growcastpodcast.com/membership so you don't miss out!--- ---Proud partners of Rimrock Analytical, fast and easy sex testing! Use code growcast for free shipping on your tests, easy and fast collection process, cull your male seedlings! Visit www.rimrockanalytical.com and use code growcast for free shipping!!!--- ---WE LOVE AC INFINITY! Industry ventilation leaders, now with tents, pots, scissors and more! www.acinfinity.com use promo code growcast15 for 15% off the BEST grow fans in the game!---

You know him, you love him! From www.cococforcannabis.com Dr. Coco returns for another eye-opening episode about cultivation! Dr. Coco begins by goin' off on home grown plants (of various species) versus large scale agriculture produce- and shares a very poignant and analogous story about how tomatoes are harvested, treated, and processed for sale in the USA. This leads to a conversation about certifications, and the unintended consequences of different agricultural certifications. The discussion turns towards the wonderful and magical powers of humic acids, and Dr. Coco gives an overview of all the incredible uses humic acids have... From dechlorination to increasing nutrient uptake and even binding harmful heavy metals in the soil- be sure to use humic acids in your garden early and often! ---Proud partners of Rimrock Analytical, fast and easy sex testing! Use code growcast for free shipping on your tests, easy and fast collection process, cull your male seedlings! Visit www.rimrockanalytical.com and use code growcast for free shipping!!!--- ---Proud partner of FOOP Nutrients! Certified organic nutrients, clone gel and more! Visit www.foopcanna.com and use code growcast420 - and be sure to enter our FOOP giveaway EVERY WEEK at www.growcastpodcast.com/foop --- ---Proud partners of Plant Revolution! www.plantrevolution.com try their new King Crab beneficial bacteria today! Increase nutrient uptake, photosynthesis, soil breakdown, and more! This product will be a game changer for you in ANY cultivation setup!---