Growing
Growing, drying and hemp production methods, from seed to flower: what each step changes in the profile of the harvested batch.
Growing
Growing16 September 2026·8 min
Hydro CBD flowers 2026: 14 pages read, one says hydroponics
Fourteen flowers carry “hydro” in their web address, yet only one page says hydroponics. What the other pages state, and three soilless batches compared figure by figure.
Growing16 September 2026·10 min
What is static hash? Sorted by charge, not by mesh
Static hash is a dry sift given a second sort by static electricity. How it is made, what 120u or 90u means, how it compares with other resins and how to read the lot analysis.
Growing17 August 2026·9 min
Drying and curing CBD flowers: what changes on the analysis
At 75 °C, drying converts 9% of CBDA into CBD; slow air drying, under 0.1%. How drying and curing affect the certificate, the aroma and the mould risk.
Growing4 August 2026·8 min
How to store CBD flower: 55-65% humidity, out of the light
CBD flower loses its aroma before its cannabinoids. Storage rules on humidity, light, heat and grinding, taken from published stability studies.
Growing4 August 2026·7 min
CBD flower: indoor, outdoor or greenhouse, what changes
Indoor, outdoor and greenhouse are three ways of growing, with no quality ranking. What a study on clones measured, and what French law requires.
Growing4 August 2026·8 min
Mould on CBD flower: the signs and their limits
Browning, grey fuzz, a musty smell: how to spot mould on CBD flower, why water activity must stay below 0.70, and what only a laboratory analysis can establish.
Growing21 July 2026·9 min
CBD pollen: sifted trichomes, not actual pollen
CBD pollen is a powder of dry-sifted trichomes with no actual pollen in it. How it differs from hash, its stated content, storage, and French law.
Growing18 May 2026·8 min
Hemp vs cannabis: one species, split by 0.3% THC
Cannabis sativa L. is one species under two legal regimes: hemp, capped at 0.30% THC, and cannabis, a controlled drug. Thresholds, seeds, growing rules, penalties.
Growing18 May 2026·9 min
Hemp farming in France: 5 facts and figures for 2026
France grows 61% of the EU's hemp, 22,930 ha in 2025. The growing calendar, where the crop ends up, the rules for farmers and where CBD really fits.
Growing18 May 2026·9 min
How CBD oil is made: 8 steps from field to bottle
The 8 steps of a CBD oil, from drying and CO₂ or ethanol extraction through winterisation, decarboxylation and dilution to testing, plus the maths behind the label percentage.
Growing18 May 2026·8 min
Where does CBD come from? From hemp trichome to bottle
CBD forms as CBDA in the trichomes of hemp flowers. From authorised varieties to flower, resin and CO₂ or ethanol extraction, here is the journey step by step.
Growing16 May 2026·8 min
How to dry hash: the 65% threshold and the jar test
Ice water hash is the only kind that comes out wet. How to dry it in a cool place, and the jar test that shows when it falls below 65% humidity, the mould threshold.
Growing16 May 2026·7 min
Homemade CBD hash: 2 methods and the THC trap
Dry sifting or ice water: how resin comes off a CBD flower, why purity costs yield, and why concentrating the resin raises THC along with CBD.
Growing16 May 2026·8 min
Indica vs sativa: 89,923 lab tests, no chemical divide
Indica and sativa describe a plant's shape and say nothing of its chemistry. What genetics and 89,923 lab tests show, and what to read before choosing a CBD product.
Growing16 May 2026·8 min
Strain hunter: the job of hunting cannabis landraces
A strain hunter gathers the seeds of local cannabis varieties before hybridisation erases them. What they look for, and what the law lets them do.
Growing16 May 2026·6 min
The 4 best types of CBD grinder in 2026: 2, 3, 4-piece or electric
A 2, 3 or 4-piece grinder, or an electric one: the job of each compartment, what the kief at the bottom contains, and how to choose for the way you use the flower.
Growing16 May 2026·18 min
Hemp trichomes: 3 types, and the gland where CBD is made
Trichomes are the glands in which hemp makes CBD, THC and terpenes. Their three types, their size in microns, what their colour means and their role in hash.