GrowSpan Blog
Setting Up for Market
June 23, 2017 Â Â Â Â The Farmers Market is a great place for local farmers and artisans to come together, sell their products and interact with their communities. Growing for market can be very rewarding, and the farmers market model is a great place to exchange ideas between small business owners and farmers. There are […]
New Structures at Blue Sky Organic Farms
June 14, 2017 Â Â GrowSpan provides growers with a diverse line of commercial and professional greenhouse growing structures. From commercial greenhouses to cold frames used in a backyard, there is something for every grower, and with so many structures available some customers find themselves purchasing multiple GrowSpan products that compliment each other and the business […]
Rosenthal and Growers Supply to Appear Together at Cannabis Summit Next Week
June 8, 2017   Ed Rosenthal, the Guru of Ganja, and Growers Supply will again team up at next week’s Cannabis Business Summit & Expo. The event will take place June 12-14, in Oakland California. No matter if attendees are interested in growing or the industry, they can bring their cannabis questions to the Guru […]
Things to Keep in Mind When Designing Greenhouse Displays
June 7, 2017 Â Â Greenhouses can be a fantastic place to set up a nursery or retail space and using the greenhouse in this way helps growers make the most of their space throughout the season. Greenhouses should be outfitted with the proper climate control tools whether it is a heater or an exhaust system […]
Success and Expansion in Cannabis Production
May 23, 2017 Â Â Now that the legal cannabis industry has taken off, growers are coming out of the basement and looking to move towards sound agricultural practices. With the benefits of greenhouse growing year-round, many cannabis operations are finding a way to create a product that costs less to grow, with the advantage of […]
Ed Rosenthal: How Fertigation Can Improve Your Drip Irrigation Cannabis And More
Fertigation is the method of supplying dissolved nutrients through an irrigation system. Since they are already in solution, the nutrients are immediately available to the roots. This gives growers the opportunity to provide the exact amount of nutrients required to promote high level plant performance. Compare this to an enriched planting mix or dry fertilizers. […]
Improving Grow Operations with a Commercial Greenhouse
Every commercial or professional grower wants to maximize their business’ capabilities, but often lack the tools to run an effective growing operation. From old high tunnels that don’t offer enough growing space to primitive growing techniques, GrowSpan Greenhouse Specialists have seen it all. Utilizing the proper growing structure can make all the difference, and growers […]
Ventilation Methods: Low-Tech to Automated High-Tech
May 3, 2017 Â Â Within a few muggy or sweltering hours, greenhouse crops can be shocked and damaged during vital stages of growth and development. Greenhouse humidity and temperature can quickly become the enemy of production if growers do not implement proper ventilation within their system. Humidity and heat can be combated using a wide […]
One Potato, Two Potato
April 27, 2017 Â Â Potatoes are the fifth largest food crop produced in the world. Human beings have been cultivating potatoes since somewhere around 8,000 to 5,000 B.C. With such a global and versatile history, potatoes have survived it all, and they have an interesting history that includes: Around 1532, Spanish Conquistadors brought the potato […]
Integrated Pest Management and How Our Farms Benefit from its Application?
April 25, 2017 Â Â When temperatures cool, an old house can be an inviting source of warmth for mice. And where there is one, there are more. Introduce a cat into your home and it become less inviting to Mickey, Fievel and Jerry. This is an example of a biologically controlled environment. On the farm, […]