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Master Grower

This Candidate has over 25 years of Cannabis Cultivation experience
He's a self-taught cannabis horticulturalist specializing in controlled environment, soilless culture; a tinkerer who is fond of designing, building, and experimenting with various equipment configurations and cultural methodologies
He has extensive experience using various substrates (perlite, rock wool, hydroton, coconut coir); various lamps (high pressure sodium, metal halide, plasma, T5 fluorescent); and, various feed systems (flood and drain, top feed, aeroponics)
Apart from cultivation, he knows how to correctly cure, trim, and package flower for long term shelf life; many growers do not

"I place much attention to detail with the view of improving performance and efficiencies. In order to consistently produce superior results, an indoor grower must have the ability to juggle multiple variables and make appropriate adjustments as required by circumstance. I have that ability and the knowledge required for systems design for controlled horticultural environments."

Key Info

Job Title

Master Grower
Top 3 Skills

Cannabis Cultivation, Master Grower, System Design
Location

Northern California
Will relocate?

Yes
Education

Cascadia Leadership Training, graduate, 2000; Humboldt State University, Communication Studies, Bachelors of Arts, 1995

Key Skills + Experience

Employment

Cannabis Cultivation, 2005-2016
Hydroponics Company, sales/technical support, 2003-2005
Cannabis Cultivation,1998-2003
FM radio, advertising sales, 1996-1998
Cannabis Cultivation, 1993-1998

Selected Cultivation Projects
2004-2006
Cultivar: Romulan
Lamp: 600-watt, mogul base sodium
Yield: 476 grams per square meter of canopy
Feature: water-cooled, propane CO2 generator

2006-2007
cultivar: Strawberry Cough
lamp: 600-watt, mogul base sodium
yield: 522 grams per square meter of canopy
feature: 20 kW diesel generator with power transfer switching between two rooms

2011-2013
cultivar: Blue Dream
lamp: 1000-watt, mogul base sodium
yield: 764 grams per square meter of canopy
feature: indoor plants grown to a height of two meters

2015
cultivar: Star Dawg
lamp: 500-watt double end sodium and 470-watt plasma (3000K)
yield: 971 grams (sodium) and 904 grams (plasma) per square meter
feature: propylene glycol heat exchanger and trial of sodium versus plasma

Forthcoming Project
Aeroponic horticulture has much potential to streamline efficiencies. While yield and quality may not improve, some of the advantages are outlined below:

First, aeroponic horticulture does not require the purchasing, handling, and disposal of planting substrate nor their associated costs.
Second, aeroponic horticulture facilitates early detection of macroscopic pathogens which inhabit the rhizosphere (i.e. root aphids).
Third, aeroponically grown plants have shorter internodal spacing as compared with any other cultural method. This feature will increase the ratio of top-grade flower to off grade flower, thereby increasing the crop value of cultivars which have wide internodal spacing.

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