Greenhouses rule Using a greenhouse is the most reliable method of germinating hemp seeds for outdoor production. Temperature, humidity, and soil moisture levels are much easier to regulate, and supplemental lighting can be added to lengthen day...
As we say at the farm, the best fertilizer seems to be a farmer's footsteps in the field. That said, everyone wants to give their plants the best in order to thrive. As with all aspects of hemp farming, there is no exact formula for all to follow –...
Oregon's best cannabis farmers and extractors battled it out for the states prestigious Oregon Growers Cup Awards last weekend. It's always a huge honor to see our varieties podium - but an even bigger testament to the farmers who earned them. ...
With the release of CBG-rich hemp cultivars come a few changes to the way farmers approach when and how to harvest, dry, and extract their plant material. If you are growing varieties such as our White CBG, Stem Cell CBG, or Sour G CBG, here are some...
Cannabinoid synthase genes are responsible for converting precursor chemicals into the cannabinoids we all love and benefit from. The genes are classified based on their nucleotide sequence similarity and the resulting compounds produced--CBGA, CBDA,...
It's a bit bittersweet to announce amidst a global pandemic, but after 9 months of seed production and a frenetic month of package preparation by our crack shipping team, initial seed orders departed from our facility today. A tremendous thanks to ou...
Compliance CBD dominant (Type III) cannabis plants exhibit CBD to THC ratios up to 28:1 on a crop-wide average. For example, if you grow flower that tests at 14% CBD, you can reasonably expect it to contain a minimum of 0.5% total THC.Why?&...
The Oregon Growers Cup is heralded as Oregon's biggest cannabis cup. It was incredible to see White CBG (Lemon Cream Diesel) and Special Sauce take home trophies for the expert farmers at Black Tie CBD and Grateful Beginnings Farm. Bla...
As many are about to learn, CBG breeding is not as simple as CBD breeding. After discovering our first needle in the haystack in 2016, it took us three full years, tens of thousands of labor hours, thousands of chemical/genomic tests, and 45 acres of...
For 2020, we are excited to finally offer our industry-first CBG-rich lineup to farmers across the nation. Three years of intensive laboratory and field testing have proven our varieties capable of producing flower with upwards of 20% CBG, but also r...
Some more great numbers rolling in from Whale House Organics. Not only are these incredible CBG numbers, but the flower is almost entirely devoid of CBD and THC.
Ever wonder how we pick out the plants we choose to breed with? This is how - lots and lots of R&D. We trial literally millions of plants before they ever reach farmers' hands. It's hard work for our crew but we are happy to see our hard work mak...
Getting all 60+ acres of CBG seed field trials in the ground this spring was a lot more work than we'd planned, but watching them flower has made it all worth it! These are an absolute industry first and we can't wait to get CBG seeds into ...