Mark Carroll takes a moment out of his garden walk with Aaron Field, Cultivation Manager for BFF Natural in Colorado, to discuss some of the improvements and success Aaron has achieved by including Ozadia Plant Science into his crop management strategy. They discuss micronutrients, pest pressure, plant sap analysis, and much more in this brief interview.   

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Christian and Mark share a few quick thoughts on critical practices when preparing a space or field for the next growing cycle. Important aspects of site sanitation, cleanliness, genetics selection, nutrient replenishment and more are discussed in this short podcast.

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Inside Ozadia Ep. 24 - The summer season brings heat waves that can put nearly insurmountable stress on crop production. In this podcast, Christian Young presents three key nutrients, Nitrogen, Potassium, and Silicon, that help plants mitigate high-temperature stress, and the physiological mechanisms upon which the nutrients act.   

For more information on the concepts presented, please visit the links below.  

Alleviation of temperature stress by nutrient management in crop plants: a review - https://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-95162012000200003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en 

Silicon-induced thermotolerance in Solanum lycopersicum L. via activation of antioxidant system, heat shock proteins, and endogenous phytohormones - https://bmcplantbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12870-020-02456-7#Fig8 

Silicon Alleviates Temperature Stresses in Poinsettia by Regulating Stomata, Photosynthesis, and Oxidative Damages - https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/9/1419/htm 

Mechanisms of ROS Regulation of Plant Development and Stress Responses - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2019.00800/full 

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Inside Ozadia Ep. 23 - In the height of summer, packaging and shipping plant tissue can become an exercise in futility. Mark and Christian discuss  the extra steps a grower should take when preparing a plant tissue sample to send off to a lab. They provide tips on keeping your plant material cool and dry, removing excess moisture and air from the sample's packaging, shipping times and priority, as well as when it may be best to wait to collect and ship a sample. 

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Inside Ozadia Ep. 22 - Transplanting can be one of the most stressful horticultural practices a plant will experience in its lifetime. Whether you're up-potting into larger containers, or planting young plant starts outdoors, there are a few easy steps that can help ease plants through the transition. We cover light and climate acclimation, microbial re-inoculation, and many other considerations for transplanting.

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Inside Ozadia Ep. 21 - With so many different factors to integrate and variables to consider, troubleshooting the problems of an indoor grow environment can sometimes be a frustrating task. In this podcast Mark and Christian break down aspects to consider and first things to look at when diagnosing the issues of your system. Topics include environmental management systems and communication, integrating systems, airflow and filtration, microbial and plant nutrition consideration, and much more!

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Inside Ozadia Ep. 20 - Alexis Hobbs, Soil Health Coordinator at Ward Laboratories, joins us for an in-depth discussion on the Phospholipid Fatty Acid (PLFA) soil test, and looks at two PLFA analyses over consecutive years as an example for our Q&A. Important considerations for sample collection, bio-makers used during analysis, and how farmers can best utilize PLFA analyses are just a few of the topics covered!

Link to the "PLFA Analysis Explained" video from Ward Labs: https://youtu.be/fuSstyKh3_o

PLFA from Ward Labs: https://www.wardlab.com/plfa/

For more info on Ward Laboratories, please visit, www.wardlab.com.

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Inside Ozadia Ep. 19 - Growers often reach out to us after feeling they could be growing healthier plants and producing better flower. In this podcast, Mark and Christian discuss some of the first aspects of an operation they look at when approached by growers. Troubleshooting the nutritional system and environment, implementing consistent testing, surveying and testing quality of inputs, altering poor management decisions, improving staff morale, and much more are covered. Thanks for joining us!

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Inside Ozadia Ep. 18 - Quick podcast covering foliar feeding practices, equipment selection, application timing, and other important aspects of spraying.  

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Inside Ozadia Ep. 17 - We answer a viewer question regarding long-term nutrition in a controlled environment, and discuss some of the factors to consider if you choose to grow in a raised bed within a controlled environment.

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