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Harley Beauchamp joins us Agrotech Consulting based in Eugene, Oregon where he works for Omega Blends as one of the master growers there. As a 3rd generation farmer coming from Humboldt County, Harley always found joy in helping people with their wide-ranging medical problems with medical cannabis and now helps people find joy with adult use cannabis. Harley’s currently working at a Tier 2 farm in Oregon called Omega Blends, where he’s managing 10,000 sq. ft. of flowering space. He talked about maintaining quality in a 78 light facility, where they typically place 1 plant per square foot of growing space. He digs into the set up a little bit where they use a built to suit flood to drain system and HPS lighting to bring out a bit more potency to keep the customers happy. What is the most impactful thing a grower needs to pay attention to when it comes to overall plant health (15 minutes)? He covers lots of topics here since it was hard for him to commit to just one answer, but I got him to commit to keeping a healthy root zone. He’s noticed an increase in “root porn” and people admiring a nice, healthy root zone. Healthy roots are critical to having a healthy plant. Also, the more roots a plant can generate in a vegetative state will result in more nutrient uptake and faster growth. 18 minutes we start a discussion in improving yield. What’s his first tip? Keep things as neat and tidy as possible. Ensure that you clean your rooms thoroughly in between each grow, and don’t let unclean people into or around your grow rooms. You get a dirty hood in between your lights and plants can reduce the overall lumens by over 20%. Right around the 23-minute mark, we talk about not “over trying” new products in your grow. If you want to try a new product, do a side by side comparison with 1 plant to ensure that the product does what is expected, and you don’t ruin your entire crop with a crappy product. 25 minutes: Harley digs into what tissue culture cloning is all about. Tissue culture clones plants not only carry genetics over just like typical cloning does, but doesn’t carry pests or disease because it’s taken from a cellular level not a systemic level. Check out @phinestcannabis on Instagram for some more details and pictures. We’re also working on getting a guest to talk about this technique on Growcast, if you’d like to learn more. What type of people make the best growers? Harley shares his thoughts right at the 30-minute mark. Drive to succeed and desire to learn while growing. The moment you start to think that you know everything, or you stop sharing knowledge, is the moment you start to die as a grower. Keep your ears and eyes open so you can continue to improve and learn from the next person that might be doing something amazing. Harley talks about the type of people that are going to be successful in the cannabis industry. Be humble, be nice, be helpful and appreciate the fact that we are able to have these conversations about growing this wonderful plant. The episode is brought to you by our amazing membership program, GroPass! We have worked with all your favorite vendors to get you deeper discounts than you’ll find anywhere. Along with exclusive access to show hosts and guests, Ask-Me-Anythings you’ll be able to completely start and stock your grow room from our vendor partner such as: Gorilla Grow Tent, VividGro, SuiteLeaf, SoHum Living Soils, Mammoth Microbes, Fish Head Farms, Atlas Plant Trainer, Rooted Lyfe, Nute Tools, Humble Garden, Danny Danko, Harvest Mutual Seed Bank, Dealzer.com, Kokonaut Weather Sensors, and many more we’re working on securing. These discounts are so amazing, but you can only gain access to them by being a member. Hit up http://thehomegrownhelpers.com/members to learn more! If you liked this interview, and want to hear more from this week's Homegrown Helper please head over to http://thehomegrownhelpers.com/bonus and download the rest of the show! If you liked the way Harley talked about growing cannabis, and want to learn more from Jake you can find Jake at @banishedfarms on IG, www.banishedfarms.com or email him at banishedfarms@gmail.com. Ready to hire on a consultant to help you take your grow to the next level? Reach out to us here at thehomegrownhelpers@gmail.com and we can ensure you get the best Homegrown Helper for your needs!