Growing Greener with SoL Cannabis
by Amit Deo
Posted on January 3, 2020 at 12:00 PM
Growing high-quality organic crops under the hot Nevada sun is no easy feat - especially when that crop is cannabis.
For growers like Ed Alexander at SoL Cannabis, however, it’s all part of a day’s work, and a Rimol greenhouse is a key tool in getting that work done.
When we last spoke to Alexander and his team from their operation in New Washoe City, we saw how he has transformed a thousand square feet of dry, scrubby brushland into a highly-productive growing area for fully sun-grown cannabis.
Now, we’re taking a closer look at how he’s put his Rimol Greenhouse to use as an environmental ally, helping to reduce their impact on their local environment and setting the standard as “stewards of the industry,” without sacrificing the quality or consistency of their cannabis product.
Reducing Environmental Impact from a Cannabis Greenhouse
“There’s a misconception among consumers that most of the cannabis you buy is largely grown outdoors, and that just really isn’t the case,” says Alexander, reflecting on the state of agriculture in the cannabis industry. “In reality, the majority of customers don’t realize that most cannabis is grown indoors, in a warehouse - and that has implications on your environmental footprint, and on your environmental impact.”
For a cannabis grower like Alexander, those ecological impacts have economic effects as well. Environmental control within a grow space can often constitute the number one expense for indoor cannabis growers, split predominantly between air conditioning and lighting. These expenses raise the cost of growing cannabis and reduce a grower’s margins - and they can have a serious impact on the surrounding environment.
But by implementing key energy-saving and environmentally-sound growing practices within their Rimol cannabis greenhouse, Ed Alexander and his SoL Cannabis team have managed to mitigate many of those issues - all while drastically improving the quality and efficiency of their cannabis grow.