Interesting piece from Terpenes & Testing magazine..
When it comes to cannabis growing, fierce debates are going on regarding the ways of mitigating the environmental impact of both indoor and outdoor growing. Alongside these debates, growers are often even wondering whether sustainable cannabis farming is possible to achieve considering the immense resource consumption, mostly pertaining to electricity, water, and soil. We are here to shed light on alternative, sustainable growing methods. On the AskGrowers platform, you can find many guides written by experts practicing cannabis growing on their own and we’re ready to reveal the most efficient sustainable cannabis growing methods. Check them out!
Understanding that former practices of growing cannabis were (and still are) responsible for an immense environmental impact due to power consumption, water usage, and pollution of wastewater, the question of sustainability has become an exceptionally topical issue. With a shocking amount of electricity used to support the commercial growing industry across the United States, the costs of maintaining a homegrow can also be expensive for growers. Many growers are becoming more concerned with caring for the plant and a few marketing trends of sustainable growth are helping to change the mood.
One of the most noticeable changes was a series of debates regarding the merits and flaws of outdoor and indoor growing. As legal cannabis markets mature, the more growers join the market. It basically means that the bottom line of running a business gets pinched due to increased competitiveness in the field, whereas growers slowly but surely look forward to cutting expenses and unnecessary facilities responsible for pollution or power use.
Read full article: https://terpenesandtesting.com/sustainable-cannabis-growing-methods-are-the-future-of-the-industry/
