Grow Lights
Dustin Davis
Best LED Grow Lights 2026: From Tent to Commercial Canopy
When you have decided to upgrade your indoor grow, you'll definitely want to learn about the best LED grow lights. LEDs are regarded as some of…
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Author
Dustin Davis
Grower & Content Lead, Hydrobuilder
Dustin came to Hydrobuilder in its early days and never stopped growing, literally. With 12+ years of hands-on experience across outdoor gardens, indoor setups, and post-harvest processing including extraction, he brings real cultivation perspective to every guide he writes. As lead content creator for the Learning Center, he works daily with the industry's top brands, giving him both the grower's eye and the insider's view on what actually works.
Guides
Extraction & ProcessingDustin Davis
Best Rosin Presses
Before we get into our detailed breakdowns of each press, we want to help you understand how we came up with these selections. We also want…
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Trimming & BuckingDustin Davis
The Complete Guide to Commercial Hemp Harvesting: Equipment, Methods & Best Practices
Harvest time is the most crucial — and labor-intensive — stage in hemp farming. Whether you’re growing CBD hemp, industrial fiber, or grain hemp, the way…
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Extraction & ProcessingDustin Davis
Best Pre-Roll Machines: Cone Fillers Ranked by Production Scale
The best pre-roll machines can fill 100 to over 450 cones per cycle — but choosing the wrong one for your production scale is an expensive…
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HarvestDustin Davis
How to Increase Terpenes: 8 Proven Techniques
Flat, muted flower usually isn't a genetics problem—it's a process problem. Learn the 8 techniques that separate standout harvests from average ones, covering nutrition, training, environment,…
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Trimming & BuckingDustin Davis
Wet Trim vs Dry Trim: Methods, Machines & Hand Trimming Guide
Wet trimming keeps trichomes intact and less fragile during the cutting process — they're still supple and adhere well. But the faster drying that follows a…
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Grow LightsDustin Davis
Grow Light Coverage Calculator: How Many Grow Lights Do You Need?
Calculating your grow lighting requirements really is just two steps – determine your plant’s lighting needs (watts/square foot), and your plant canopy dimensions. A common mistake…
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Ventilation, Odor & CO2Dustin Davis
Grow Room Odor Control: Tips For Fighting Smells From Your Plants
The smell of your plants could compromise your security in a few ways. The last thing you want is to make it painfully obvious you have…
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Training & TechniquesDustin Davis
Perpetual Harvest: Get More Grows Per Year
A perpetual harvest stages plants across veg and flower chambers so something is always coming down. Learn how to set up the rotation, time your clones,…
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Grow LightsDustin Davis
How To Measure Grow Light With A PAR Meter
In the past, lumens and lux meters have been used to measure light for plants, but we have since learned that these are not the best…
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Grow LightsDustin Davis
Grow Room Electricity Calculator: Estimate Your Running Costs
Grow Room Electricity Calculator: Estimate & Reduce Your Monthly Costs Your grow room electricity bill is one of the most predictable — and controllable — expenses…
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Soil & AmendmentsDustin Davis
Super Soil Recipe: How to Build Your Own Organic Living Soil
Build your own organic living soil with our complete 100 gallon super soil recipe, amendment breakdown, cooking timeline, and reuse tips for no till growers.
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