The Ultimate Solventless Rosin Pressing Resource
The Pros and Cons of Single Source Operations for Solventless Hash and Rosin Production
Single source is a philosophy that goes beyond the traditional approach to creating solventless cannabis concentrates, as it brings every stage of production under one roof, leveraging a vertical integration model that tracks a product's journey from seed to final extract. Unlike traditional supply chains where materials are sourced from multiple vendors, single source producers maintain complete ownership and control over every step of the process. This means managing everything from genetic selection a
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Salt vs. Organic and How Your Nutrients Affect Your Hash
At The Press Club, we're obsessed with quality at every step of the process. That's why we're diving into one of the most heated debates in cultivation: salt-based versus organic nutrients. Whether you're washing fresh frozen or working with dried material, understanding how your feeding program affects trichome production could be the key to taking your hash game to the next level.
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DIY Cannabis Culture: How Home Growing, Hash-Making, and Rosin Fuel the Craft Cannabis Movement
The craft solventless movement is a powerful antidote to the corporatization of cannabis, encouraging individuals to return to the roots of the plant by cultivating, processing, and consuming it in its purest forms. Solventless cannabis production emphasizes quality, sustainability, and a personal connection with each step of the process. At the heart of this movement is a spirit of self-reliance
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Top Harvesting Tips for Solventless in 2024
Harvesting your cannabis flowers is one of the most critical stages in solventless cannabis concentrate production, with a direct impact on both resin yield and final extraction quality. Whether you're an outdoor grower dealing with unpredictable weather or an indoor grower with dialed-in precision, implementing the right pre-harvest and post-harvest strategies can make a significant difference in the solventless extracts that come from your plants.
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Defoliating Cannabis Plants Before Harvest for Solventless Processing
Defoliation before fall harvest is one of the final steps outdoor growers take for optimizing plant health and yield. By removing excess leaves, cultivators can redirect energy toward resin production. When done correctly, defoliation enhances airflow, reduces humidity around the buds, and allows more light to penetrate the canopy. This method both improves the overall quality of the cannabis and also helps prevent issues like mildew and botrytis, which can devastate a crop late in the growing season
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The Homegrown Hashishin Selecting For Solventless CBD with Secret Asian
The Homegrown Hashishin is the first podcast made specifically for single-source solventless home and hobby hash producers. This show is a celebration of craft hash making, and whether you're a seasoned solventless expert or just dipping your toes into the water, there’s always something to learn. Hosted by two passionate home hash makers, Sonoma Sungrown and Don't Worry Be Hashy
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What Are Mother Plants & Why They Are Important To Solventless
Push your winners, drop your losers! In the world of solventless extraction, consistency producing high-quality concentrates is key—especially when you're trying to replicate the same high-performing genetics that deliver optimal rein. Once growers discover a cultivar that checks all the boxes—potent yields, rich terpene profiles, and strong resistance to pests or diseases—it makes sense to preserve that specific plant’s genetics.
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What Is Terroir and Why Is it Important for Solventless Concentrates?
Terroir applies specifically to wine, but let’s think bigger. Consider the definition of terroir, which is the complete natural environment in which a particular wine is produced, including factors such as the soil, topography, and climate. Plug in cannabis for wine, and it still makes sense, right?
Cannabis that’s grown outdoors is exposed to such a vast interconnected web of environmental factors.
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How To Properly Lollipop Your Cannabis Plants for Maximum Resin Yield
Lollipopping is a specific way to trim cannabis plants, allowing the plant to focus on the winners and avoid diverting valuable energy to the underperformers. What are the winners and underperformers? Winners get all the best light from indoor lights, while underperformers literally sit underneath these top bud sites and get less light.
Bud sites toward the top of the plant are the winners, which receive the most direct light.
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How To Properly Soak & Germinate Seeds In Water
Germination is the sprouting of a seedling from a seed, the process through which the outer shell of the seed cracks and the plant radicle and plumule emerges. Germination is the first sign of life from a seed, and it’s good news for the cannabis grower, signaling that the genetics contained within have a good shot at showing their true colors. Germination is the very first phase of plant growth, and it’s an important step to get right. Properly germinating cannabis seeds gives the plant the highest chances of success.
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Best Cannabis Strains for Pressing Rosin
✅ Updated 1/13/21 The quality of your starting material is the biggest contributor to the final quality of your rosin. It’s crucial to ensure you’re starting out with trichome-rich flowers and high amounts of terpenes. Although the skill of the grower and the growing environment play a significant role in the quality of the cannabis, the cannabis cultivar, or strain, being grown is an important factor not to be overlooked.
While the same strains will perform differently in the hands of different growers
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How to Increase Terpene Production When Growing Cannabis
A good way to think about cannabis cultivation is that you’re actually farming trichomes, specifically the cannabinoids and terpenes they contain. Especially if you’re planning to use the flowers for making hash, it’s important to optimize for terpene production during the flowering phase of the cannabis plant’s life.
The following are some things to consider for your grow when aiming for increased terpene production:
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Cultivating Soil for Optimal Terpene Expression
Growing the best cannabis requires growing the best soil. Think about how you’re cultivating your soil and that intention will shine through in the end product. The goal is to create soil that gives roots the healthiest environment possible, and healthy roots lead to healthy flowers.
Here are 5 tips to help you grow the best soil for your plants
Correct pH (slightly acidic)
When using organic soil with only organic fertilizer, pH adjustment will likely not be needed. Most soil in nature is slightly acidic, and that’s what cannabis prefers. If you keep the pH between 6.0 and 7.0
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Do I Need to Grow My Own Cannabis to Press Rosin?
✅ Updated 12/31/20
On the journey to creating ever-better rosin, improving your knowledge and perfecting your skills is vital. As with any other technique or art, frequent practice, experimentation, and constant innovation will make you better (and lead to a better product). One of the best ways to supply yourself with enough material, while at the same time controlling the maximum amount of variables, is to grow your own cannabis.
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