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FEATURE

CANNABIS: INDOOR

VS OUTDOOR

GROWING

In this, the sixth in a series of articles on cannabis published
by Landscape SA, Gabriel Theron and Johann Slabber of
Cilo Cybin Pharmaceutical provide their views on indoor
versus outdoor growing. Theron is the CEO of the company
and Slabber is the COO.

ccording to Theron and Slabber, Theron and Slabber say there are A different view
there are three ways of growing advantages and disadvantages for all
Acannabis: indoors, outdoors and types of growing methods, but advocate In favour of outdoor growing is Zelig
in a greenhouse. In the first instance, that indoor growing is best as everything Kronberg, an American grower based in
the grower has full control of all aspects can be ideally controlled. When growing California. In an article in Forbes magazine
required to produce a consistent grade of outdoors, space is most often unlimited (August 2020), he said: “You can grow
cannabis for medical purposes. One HEPA but environmental factors bring additional cannabis anywhere, but for the finest
filter per indoor growing room ensures problems. “Every time there is a change in craft cannabis, a mixture of greenhouse
precise ventilation, humidity control outdoor temperature, the quality of the to the sun is the path I want to follow.
and temperature, ensuring no cross product is affected, and indoor growing is We are located in the second rainiest
contamination of the cannabis plants. therefore better for the growing of good spot in California, which adds to the
A HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) medicinal grade cannabis,” they explain. health and diversity of the biome for our
filter is a type of mechanical air filter used outdoor/greenhouse/mixed light growing
for contamination control, and is able Currently, Cilo Cybin is licenced to grow technique.” Kronberg’s Spring Creek is a
to remove 99% of dust, pollen, mould, and export cannabis. By early 2021, family owned cannabis farm located in the
bacteria and airborne particles from an they expect to have their licence to coastal redwood hills of Sonoma County.
environment or enclosed space. manufacture.

14 Landscape SA • Issue 97 2020