Nichole, who goes by PurpleLungz on TikTok and Instagram, was our guest for Episode 76 of The Growing Revolution. She's in the now, legal home growing state of Virginia, where he's been chronicling her cannabis growing journey online, and garnering a lot of views in the process. She has been growing in Smart Pot containers for almost the whole time and noticed a big difference after starting her journey using plastic pots from Walmart.

We talked about where she learned her growing knowledge from and her some of her secrets of success as to how to do well on social media. She's not full time as a content creator, but she's getting close to the point where she could be if she wanted to.

This was a very fun interview to conduct and it's not hard to believe that she has so many followers online because she has a great personality. We've always enjoyed viewing her posts, and we greatly appreciate her being a Smart Pot grower.

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For Episode 75 of The Growing Revolution Smart PotCast, we got to speak with Danny Murr-Sloat, co-founder of AlpinStash, a Colorado based genetics provider, and consultancy service for the cannabis industry.

Danny's career in cannabis started as a major turnaround point in his life, which up until that point was stuck in an upside down world of using opiates to try and manage the chronic stomach pain that he started experiencing after High School. Doctors couldn't really understand the problem and instead of treating the issue, they just masked the symptoms by prescribing ever increasing amounts of opiate pain killers. At one point, Danny explains that he was taking 3X the lethal dose of fentanyl, but his tolerance to that drug left him feeling like he was a productive member of society.

In 2009 his Dad suggested that he obtain a medical marijuana recommendation as a treatment option to deal with his condition. He was reluctant to try, but after the urging by a friend, he purchased some flower from a local dispensary and immediately felt relief.

This started him down the path of learning about the cultivation of cannabis where he worked for a local hydroponic equipment retailer, working for a cannabis cultivation operation, then taking that knowledge and launching AlpinStash in 2014, growing flower for the newly recreational market.

Eventually, Danny pivoted and took his knowledge and started providing consulting and genetics services. Through this, he was hired by SNDL, a large cannabis licenses producer in Canada, first as a consultant, and eventually as their Director of Production where he was in charge of a 400K sq ft growing operation. It was a large upshift from what he was used to, but he quickly learned the ropes there and increased their yields significantly, while implementing an IPM program that drastically cut their losses to disease and pests.

Danny has been a long-time user of Smart Pot containers and loves how they keep the roots from spiraling, where he notes in our conversation that Smart Pots help to produce more root "tips," which is where most of the nutrient uptake happens.

Danny, and his wife Kristen have a great relationship and have built a great legacy in cannabis.

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In our latest installment of The Growing Revolution Smart PotCast, we spoke with Rebecca who goes by @happyheartgardens on social media. She is an enthusiastic backyard gardener who grew up on a dairy farm in northern Pennsylvania, but for the recent past has lived in Southern Alabama.

She's been gardening hard for the last 15 years or so and had to overcome a slight learning curve after moving down south with her husband. The heat, humidity and pressure from pests and disease presented a challenge but Rebecca learned how to adapt and overcome.

We discuss what she learned from having such a large change in gardening climate, and what kept her going, not giving up. One of her suggestions is to choose the right plant for your climate. Not all plants can do well in the South, and there isn't much point in growing them. Or, if you do, grow a variety that can handle the heat.

Rebecca has been a longtime user of Smart Pot containers and loves how easy they are to move, which helps to extend her growing season when frost threatens her sensitive plants. She is one of our influencers, and to get a 10% discount at http://smartpots.com/shop, enter the discount code "happyheartgardens" at checkout.

To learn more about Rebecca, check her out on Instagram: Rebecca 💚 Your New Garden Friend (@happyheartgardens) • Instagram photos and videos

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