Site Upgrades

You may notice TheModern.Farm is now using SSL, and is considerably faster. I’m still around, I’ve just been working as a full stack web engineer. Figured it was time to fix this place up. I’m going to start spending sometime redoing this platform. I wont promise anything, as life’s been intense as can be lately, but I’ve had some upgrades… Read more →

Photosynthesis and Cannabis

Photosynthesis is the basis for all plant life, yet most gardening guides only mention it in passing, if at all. If you’re unfamiliar, photosynthesis is the process plants (as well as some bacteria, algae, prokaryotes, and some ) use to turn energy from sunlight, in combination with water, and CO2 into essential sugars (and as a byproduct we get oxygen).… Read more →

Day Length in Veg

If you’ve ever cracked open a so called ‘grow bible’ you’ve undoubtedly come across sections discussing the merits of 18hr of light vs 24hrs. During these discussions, I’ve read things such as ’18 hrs of light is better because it’s more natural’, or ‘plants need the dark to do dark cycle reactions’, as well as things like ‘It just uses… Read more →