Bumper Cannabis Crop in 2021 for Some
Craft Cannabis Outdoor Growers in BC Expecting Bumper Cannabis Crop after Recent Heat Wave – LPC
Tyler Bigattini, master grower at Potanicals Green Growers Inc., said he’s expecting a bumper cannabis crop after the recent BC heatwave.
“They definitely do like the heat,” Bigattini told Glacier Media (please see link below). The Peachland, BC-based craft cannabis producer is in the heart of the Okanagan Valley, one of the warmest climates in Canada.
For Bigattini, both indoor-grown cannabis and outdoor-grown cannabis are flourishing for him. But, it does require some extra care. For outdoor plants, keeping the soil moist is a must, he said. And indoors: “You can use it to your advantage and use a little more CO2.”
The climate on Salt Spring Island, just off the south-east coast of Vancouver Island, is decidedly cooler. But even they are getting warmer-than-average temperatures.
“We’re used to something we call ‘Juneuary’ where a month on Salt Spring you get… overcast and cooler weather,” said Tyler Rumi. The CEO and co-founder of Good Buds said they could expect a bumper cannabis crop from their 10-acre organic cannabis farm too. “This year, it was a much more hard and fast growth because there was so much sun available. The more sun they get, the better.”
Rumi said that heat is good – as long as it doesn’t last too long.
“When I was walking out there on the record-breaking 41-degree day, sweating out there with the plants, I could tell and they could tell it’s not something you could do forever,” he said.
Bumper Cannabis Crops for Years to Come?
You might think that climate change could be a good thing then, triggering bumper cannabis crops for years to come. But not so fast. Climate stability is much better in the long run.
“Technically, nothing has been greener,” Bigattini said.
But, with over 300 forest fires now burning in the province, wildfire is a real threat. Even if the flames don’t reach them, the smoke will. Rumi and Good Buds experienced that in 2020.
“Last year, we got a lot of smoke. It was not good for the plants, and even worse for our staff, trying to work outside,” Rumi said.
Other factors include cooling for greenhouse cannabis. Bigattini said their AC units ran continuously to keep up. “Indoor, the heat has put strain onto the working system, HVAC and electrical. I didn’t have the cooling capacity to cool my rooms.” Cooling is also important during shipping, which is more difficult when the temperatures are too hot outside.
Extra watering can bring its own problems at flowering time.
“As the flowering stage comes in, your risk of mould increases significantly,” Bigattini said.
Many believe that small batch, outdoor-grown cannabis patches are the way to go for craft cannabis. And, although “the hotter the better” might be a good general rule, it’s simplistic. Too much of a good thing isn’t always great – especially if that heat is destroying everything else around it.
BC craft cannabis growers might see a bumper cannabis crop this year – but it will be a hard-fought win.
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