Maximum Yield Cannabis Canada July/August 2019

bare ROOTS Featured Contributors JM Jennifer Martin is an indoor cultivation consultant who specializes in custom nutrients, propagation, and vertical LED facility design. She is the winner of the 1998 Bay Area Cannabis Cup and currently advises and educates cultivators on the West Coast and in Hawaii. She can be reached at marijuanapropagation.com CB Chris Bond’s research interests are with sustainable agriculture, biological pest control, and alternative growing methods. He is a certified permaculture designer and certified nursery technician in Ohio and a certified nursery professional in New York, where he got his start in growing. Contributors Sebastian Carosi Isaac Cedillo Lindsay Engle Karen Lloyd Nancy Hamilton Rich Hamilton Lee G. Lyzit Alan Ray Andrew Taylor Eloise Theisen Watermelon VEGANICS VOLUME 2 NUMBER 4 July/August 2019 Maximum Yield Cannabis is published bi-monthly by Maximum Yield Inc. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without permission from the publisher. If un- deliverable please return to the address below. The views expressed by columnists are personal opinions and do not necessarily reflect those of Maximum Yield or the editor. Publication Agreement Number 40739092 Printed in Canada 2339 A Delinea Place, Nanaimo, BC V9T 5L9 Phone: 250.729.2677; Fax 250.729.2687 Maximum Yield Cannabis is now available on magazine stands across Canada! Maximum Yield Cannabis will be at: LIFT Toronto Toronto, June 6-9 MJBizCon New Orleans, June 12-14 Toronto, September 4-6 Las Vegas, December 11-13 Grow Up Conference and Expo Niagara Falls, September 12-14 Maximum Yield Cannabis is distributed direct to retailers, medical clinics, and dispensaries with distribution support from our partners: Quebec Imports quebec-import.com Rhubarb Kush photos courtesy of Broken Coast Cannabis Veganics is a growing method that uses zero animal-based by-products. As legal- cannabis jurisdictions continue to expand, veganic growing methods are gaining traction with growers interested in a more potent product and more sustainable growing methods. Evidence suggests that veganic growing results in an enhanced flavour profile, largely due to higher terpene development levels. Veganic nutrition can provide a more bio-availabile nutrient profile. The resulting higher plant growth-rate is the result of less energy spent on the metabolization of nutrients; more energy can be spent on the development of terpenes. For veganic growing, the soil and fertilizer/nutrients used are generally plant- and rock-based, and the materials to be used are either OMRI Listed or OMRI listable. For growers, the superiority of the finished cannabis product and its flavour profile are often secondary (a nice bonus!) to the ease and sustanability of the growing method. Check out “Veganic Weed: Superior Method, Superior Product?” by Jennifer Martin on page 30 for more information. 16 Maximum Yield brokencoast.ca Photo by Gary Lund

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