Professional Marijuana Grower March-April 2018 Issue | Page 18

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but one reason in particular is the ability to harvest
cannabis at a time of year when other growers still
have their plants in the ground. Like other commodities,
there are times of the year when marijuana is more
or less available, which affects its price. The ability to
harvest marijuana during a time of the year when the
supply of marijuana is low means a higher price for
the product and a higher return on investment for the
grower.
Multiple Harvests Per Growing Season
Another huge advantage of light deprivation in a
greenhouse is being able to harvest multiple times per
year. Before light deprivation techniques, only indoor
gardeners had the ability to harvest multiple times
per year. Outdoor cannabis growers were always at
the mercy of Mother Nature and could only harvest
once per growing season. Light deprivation allows
most growers to harvest at least twice during a typical
growing season. Marijuana growers who use light
deprivation methods will typically have a fi rst harvest
in late July and a second harvest at the geographical
location’s normal harvest time (usually in October or
November). For growers in warmer climates, three or
even four harvests per year are possible when using
light deprivation techniques.
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Many growers using light deprivation believe that the
(relatively) smaller outdoor plants produced in their
light deprivation greenhouses tend to produce higher
quality buds than the typical monster outdoor plants.
This is because the smaller plants are much less likely
to suffer from bud rot, powdery mildew, or other types
of molds that fi nd the moisture pockets of large fl owers
conducive to growth. Many light deprivation growers
also believe splitting up the growing season into two
harvests of smaller plants increases the overall quality
on average. The lower likelihood of molds also makes
the marijuana more marketable; especially when con-
sidering the fact that quality control testing of marijua-
na is becoming the norm for most dispensaries.
March/April 2018