Study the effects of EcoGEM proprietary nutrient blend has on the growth of a specific strain of cannabis during both the vegetation and bloom stages.

Cannabis Strain: Lucy
Soil: Roots Organic 707

4 ounces or 1/2 cup of EcoGEM material was applied at the beginning of the planting and after four weeks during vegetation stage. This application was repeated during the bloom stage.

750 ml of water was applied during the application and then reduced to 600 ml weekly for each additional watering.

EcoGEM® Soil Enhancer has the unique distinction of being the only organic mineral blend marketed for agricultural and horticultural hemp growing that qualifies as a: (1) fertilizer, (2) soil amendment and (3) soil conditioner.

Major Benefits of the Addition of High-Quality EcoGEM® Mineral Blend to the Soils Growing Cannabis and Hemp

There are 16 essential minerals required or essential for plants. Calcium and sulfur are two of these minerals. Calcium and sulfur deficiencies are appearing more frequently in arid agricultural lands, and EcoGEM® Soil Enhancer is a practical and cost-effective source of these essential minerals. Calcium is essential for many hemp plant functions including:

• Proper cell division and elongation
• Proper cell wall and membrane development and integrity
• Nitrate-nitrogen uptake and metabolism
• Enzyme activity
• Starch metabolism

Sulfur is a component in three of the nearly two-dozen amino acids, and is, therefore, an essential part of hemp plant proteins.

Improve Hemp Growing Conditions

• Improves soil structure and compacted soils for hemp production. Calcium provided to the root zone bonds sand, silt, clay and humus particles together, improving water and air movement and hemp plant root growth in the medium. Water penetration problems cause ponding and runoff, depriving root systems of needed moisture and oxygen, while resulting in wasted water and minerals.
• Amends and reclaims soils high in destructive sodium and magnesium. Higher levels of soil sodium and magnesium will displace calcium and lead to calcium leaching from the hemp root zone. This results in poorer soil structure and possible sodium toxicity to hemp and cannabis plants.
• Replaces harmful sodium, chlorine, boron and many other chemicals found in arid soils which are detrimental to hemp plant growth and development since they rupture and destroy plant cells.
• Reduces runoff, erosion and soil crusting, problems often found in arid soils where hemp is grown. Erosion begins when rain or irrigation drops strike bare soil detaching soil particles. Aggregates stabilized by EcoGEM® Soil Enhancer is much less prone to crusting and erosion, and there is limited runoff due to larger, more stable aggregates.
• Counteracts acidity in subsurface soils. Calcium leaches into the subsoil replacing aluminum and other acid forming ions, thus allowing hemp roots to penetrate the hostile subsoil more readily.

Along with composts, manures, and other plant materials, use of EcoGEM® Soil Enhancer can act as a fertilizer that helps rebuild the supply of soil organic matter and is a major means for increasing the efficiency of its accumulation.