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Pathogen Spotlight: Fusarium
⚠️ Causes wilting + root rot
⚠️ Persists in soil for years
⚠️ Spreads fast through irrigation systems
🧪 The earlier it’s identified, the easier it is to control.
Which pathogen has caused you the most trouble?
⚠️ Causes wilting + root rot
⚠️ Persists in soil for years
⚠️ Spreads fast through irrigation systems
🧪 The earlier it’s identified, the easier it is to control.
Which pathogen has caused you the most trouble?
September 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Pathogen Spotlight: Fusarium
⚠️ Causes wilting + root rot
⚠️ Persists in soil for years
⚠️ Spreads fast through irrigation systems
🧪 The earlier it’s identified, the easier it is to control.
Which pathogen has caused you the most trouble?
⚠️ Causes wilting + root rot
⚠️ Persists in soil for years
⚠️ Spreads fast through irrigation systems
🧪 The earlier it’s identified, the easier it is to control.
Which pathogen has caused you the most trouble?
Pop quiz, cultivators 🌱:
Which of these spreads pathogens the fastest in a grow room?
A. Dirty scissors ✂️
B. Reused pots 🪴
C. Clothing/shoes 👟
D. All of the above
Comment your guess 👇
(Hint: it’s more common than most think.)
Which of these spreads pathogens the fastest in a grow room?
A. Dirty scissors ✂️
B. Reused pots 🪴
C. Clothing/shoes 👟
D. All of the above
Comment your guess 👇
(Hint: it’s more common than most think.)
September 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Pop quiz, cultivators 🌱:
Which of these spreads pathogens the fastest in a grow room?
A. Dirty scissors ✂️
B. Reused pots 🪴
C. Clothing/shoes 👟
D. All of the above
Comment your guess 👇
(Hint: it’s more common than most think.)
Which of these spreads pathogens the fastest in a grow room?
A. Dirty scissors ✂️
B. Reused pots 🪴
C. Clothing/shoes 👟
D. All of the above
Comment your guess 👇
(Hint: it’s more common than most think.)
Feeding time! 🍃
This or That: Nutrient Preference
This (Organics): Rich compost adds natural balance and builds soil health.
That (Bottled): Precision-formulated nutrients offer targeted uptake and consistent results.
Growers, where do you stand?
This or That: Nutrient Preference
This (Organics): Rich compost adds natural balance and builds soil health.
That (Bottled): Precision-formulated nutrients offer targeted uptake and consistent results.
Growers, where do you stand?
September 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Feeding time! 🍃
This or That: Nutrient Preference
This (Organics): Rich compost adds natural balance and builds soil health.
That (Bottled): Precision-formulated nutrients offer targeted uptake and consistent results.
Growers, where do you stand?
This or That: Nutrient Preference
This (Organics): Rich compost adds natural balance and builds soil health.
That (Bottled): Precision-formulated nutrients offer targeted uptake and consistent results.
Growers, where do you stand?
Tiny but mighty pests: cannabis aphids (Phorodon cannabis) spread fast, drain sap & leave sticky honeydew that invites mold. 🍃🪲
Spot early signs—pale green clusters, yellowing leaves, sticky residue—to protect your canopy! 🌱
Source: CSU 👉 agsci.colostate.edu
Spot early signs—pale green clusters, yellowing leaves, sticky residue—to protect your canopy! 🌱
Source: CSU 👉 agsci.colostate.edu
September 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Tiny but mighty pests: cannabis aphids (Phorodon cannabis) spread fast, drain sap & leave sticky honeydew that invites mold. 🍃🪲
Spot early signs—pale green clusters, yellowing leaves, sticky residue—to protect your canopy! 🌱
Source: CSU 👉 agsci.colostate.edu
Spot early signs—pale green clusters, yellowing leaves, sticky residue—to protect your canopy! 🌱
Source: CSU 👉 agsci.colostate.edu
Prevention is the key to plant health.
Verne Bio helps cultivators stay ahead with trusted genetic & pathogen testing:
🔍 Detect HLVd, Fusarium, Powdery Mildew
🧬 Verify genetics (sex testing + THCA)
🤝 Affordable Co-Op Program
🔬 Backed by science, powered by growers
👉 vernebio.com
Verne Bio helps cultivators stay ahead with trusted genetic & pathogen testing:
🔍 Detect HLVd, Fusarium, Powdery Mildew
🧬 Verify genetics (sex testing + THCA)
🤝 Affordable Co-Op Program
🔬 Backed by science, powered by growers
👉 vernebio.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Prevention is the key to plant health.
Verne Bio helps cultivators stay ahead with trusted genetic & pathogen testing:
🔍 Detect HLVd, Fusarium, Powdery Mildew
🧬 Verify genetics (sex testing + THCA)
🤝 Affordable Co-Op Program
🔬 Backed by science, powered by growers
👉 vernebio.com
Verne Bio helps cultivators stay ahead with trusted genetic & pathogen testing:
🔍 Detect HLVd, Fusarium, Powdery Mildew
🧬 Verify genetics (sex testing + THCA)
🤝 Affordable Co-Op Program
🔬 Backed by science, powered by growers
👉 vernebio.com
🔬 Diagnostics + IPM: the science behind clean stock.
Early pathogen detection means healthier plants, stronger yields, and fewer losses.
#VerneBio #IPM #CannabisPathogen #CannabisScience
Early pathogen detection means healthier plants, stronger yields, and fewer losses.
#VerneBio #IPM #CannabisPathogen #CannabisScience
September 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
🔬 Diagnostics + IPM: the science behind clean stock.
Early pathogen detection means healthier plants, stronger yields, and fewer losses.
#VerneBio #IPM #CannabisPathogen #CannabisScience
Early pathogen detection means healthier plants, stronger yields, and fewer losses.
#VerneBio #IPM #CannabisPathogen #CannabisScience
Boston’s startup scene is buzzing! 🚀
Catch our CEO, Nathan Johnson, at Startup Boston Week @ Suffolk University.
🗓Sept 2 | 2:30 PM ET
Topic: BIOLOGY REALLY BYTES: Scaling Life Science Software Right
Grab your free ticket right now ➡️ www.startupbos.org/sbw2025
#SBW2025 #VerneBio #BostonStartups
Catch our CEO, Nathan Johnson, at Startup Boston Week @ Suffolk University.
🗓Sept 2 | 2:30 PM ET
Topic: BIOLOGY REALLY BYTES: Scaling Life Science Software Right
Grab your free ticket right now ➡️ www.startupbos.org/sbw2025
#SBW2025 #VerneBio #BostonStartups
September 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Boston’s startup scene is buzzing! 🚀
Catch our CEO, Nathan Johnson, at Startup Boston Week @ Suffolk University.
🗓Sept 2 | 2:30 PM ET
Topic: BIOLOGY REALLY BYTES: Scaling Life Science Software Right
Grab your free ticket right now ➡️ www.startupbos.org/sbw2025
#SBW2025 #VerneBio #BostonStartups
Catch our CEO, Nathan Johnson, at Startup Boston Week @ Suffolk University.
🗓Sept 2 | 2:30 PM ET
Topic: BIOLOGY REALLY BYTES: Scaling Life Science Software Right
Grab your free ticket right now ➡️ www.startupbos.org/sbw2025
#SBW2025 #VerneBio #BostonStartups
Spider mites thrive in warm, dry environments and can multiply fast.
Signs of infestation:
Tiny white/yellow speckles on leaves
Fine webbing between nodes
Leaf curling & drop
Left untreated, they can devastate your canopy.
Have you ever walked into your grow and spotted that dreaded webbing?
Signs of infestation:
Tiny white/yellow speckles on leaves
Fine webbing between nodes
Leaf curling & drop
Left untreated, they can devastate your canopy.
Have you ever walked into your grow and spotted that dreaded webbing?
August 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Spider mites thrive in warm, dry environments and can multiply fast.
Signs of infestation:
Tiny white/yellow speckles on leaves
Fine webbing between nodes
Leaf curling & drop
Left untreated, they can devastate your canopy.
Have you ever walked into your grow and spotted that dreaded webbing?
Signs of infestation:
Tiny white/yellow speckles on leaves
Fine webbing between nodes
Leaf curling & drop
Left untreated, they can devastate your canopy.
Have you ever walked into your grow and spotted that dreaded webbing?
Your best cannabis genetics deserve more than just a mother room.
With tissue culture & biobanking, you can preserve your strains for years — safe from pests, pathogens, and environmental risks.
If you could protect one strain forever, which would it be?
With tissue culture & biobanking, you can preserve your strains for years — safe from pests, pathogens, and environmental risks.
If you could protect one strain forever, which would it be?
August 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Your best cannabis genetics deserve more than just a mother room.
With tissue culture & biobanking, you can preserve your strains for years — safe from pests, pathogens, and environmental risks.
If you could protect one strain forever, which would it be?
With tissue culture & biobanking, you can preserve your strains for years — safe from pests, pathogens, and environmental risks.
If you could protect one strain forever, which would it be?
They hide in plain sight… until it’s too late. 😬
Which of these cultivation threats do you think is the hardest to catch early? 👀
🦠 Hop Latent Viroid (HLVd)
🍄 Powdery mildew
🪱 Root aphids (vector-borne)
🦠 Fusarium
Cast your vote and see where growers stand!
Which of these cultivation threats do you think is the hardest to catch early? 👀
🦠 Hop Latent Viroid (HLVd)
🍄 Powdery mildew
🪱 Root aphids (vector-borne)
🦠 Fusarium
Cast your vote and see where growers stand!
August 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
They hide in plain sight… until it’s too late. 😬
Which of these cultivation threats do you think is the hardest to catch early? 👀
🦠 Hop Latent Viroid (HLVd)
🍄 Powdery mildew
🪱 Root aphids (vector-borne)
🦠 Fusarium
Cast your vote and see where growers stand!
Which of these cultivation threats do you think is the hardest to catch early? 👀
🦠 Hop Latent Viroid (HLVd)
🍄 Powdery mildew
🪱 Root aphids (vector-borne)
🦠 Fusarium
Cast your vote and see where growers stand!
HLVd: The Hidden Threat That Can Halve Your Harvest
📉 Yield Loss: Up to 50% in severe HLVd infections
🕒 Lost Time: Entire cycles wasted on disease management
💲 Financial Impact: Tens of thousands lost in potential revenue
Prevention and testing cost a fraction of a failed harvest.
📉 Yield Loss: Up to 50% in severe HLVd infections
🕒 Lost Time: Entire cycles wasted on disease management
💲 Financial Impact: Tens of thousands lost in potential revenue
Prevention and testing cost a fraction of a failed harvest.
August 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
HLVd: The Hidden Threat That Can Halve Your Harvest
📉 Yield Loss: Up to 50% in severe HLVd infections
🕒 Lost Time: Entire cycles wasted on disease management
💲 Financial Impact: Tens of thousands lost in potential revenue
Prevention and testing cost a fraction of a failed harvest.
📉 Yield Loss: Up to 50% in severe HLVd infections
🕒 Lost Time: Entire cycles wasted on disease management
💲 Financial Impact: Tens of thousands lost in potential revenue
Prevention and testing cost a fraction of a failed harvest.
🚨 Week 3 of flower. You spot early signs of disease on one plant.
What’s your move?
A) 🗑 Remove it immediately to protect the rest
B) 🛠 Keep it and try to manage symptoms
C) 🧪 Take clones and run tests later
Every decision has risks — what would you do?
Drop your answer below.
What’s your move?
A) 🗑 Remove it immediately to protect the rest
B) 🛠 Keep it and try to manage symptoms
C) 🧪 Take clones and run tests later
Every decision has risks — what would you do?
Drop your answer below.
August 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
🚨 Week 3 of flower. You spot early signs of disease on one plant.
What’s your move?
A) 🗑 Remove it immediately to protect the rest
B) 🛠 Keep it and try to manage symptoms
C) 🧪 Take clones and run tests later
Every decision has risks — what would you do?
Drop your answer below.
What’s your move?
A) 🗑 Remove it immediately to protect the rest
B) 🛠 Keep it and try to manage symptoms
C) 🧪 Take clones and run tests later
Every decision has risks — what would you do?
Drop your answer below.
Yikes. What Do You Think Happened Here? 😬
We already ran the test. 🧪
Let’s see who can guess right before we reveal the results tomorrow!
Drop your guess in the comments 👇
We already ran the test. 🧪
Let’s see who can guess right before we reveal the results tomorrow!
Drop your guess in the comments 👇
August 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Yikes. What Do You Think Happened Here? 😬
We already ran the test. 🧪
Let’s see who can guess right before we reveal the results tomorrow!
Drop your guess in the comments 👇
We already ran the test. 🧪
Let’s see who can guess right before we reveal the results tomorrow!
Drop your guess in the comments 👇
Cultivators, Let’s Talk Shop! 🌿
Whether you're dialing in VPD, battling HLVd, or just proud of your latest pheno—we want to hear from YOU.
👀 What’s one thing you wish more growers knew?
💬 Drop a photo of your grow or share a tip in the comments!
Whether you're dialing in VPD, battling HLVd, or just proud of your latest pheno—we want to hear from YOU.
👀 What’s one thing you wish more growers knew?
💬 Drop a photo of your grow or share a tip in the comments!
August 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Cultivators, Let’s Talk Shop! 🌿
Whether you're dialing in VPD, battling HLVd, or just proud of your latest pheno—we want to hear from YOU.
👀 What’s one thing you wish more growers knew?
💬 Drop a photo of your grow or share a tip in the comments!
Whether you're dialing in VPD, battling HLVd, or just proud of your latest pheno—we want to hear from YOU.
👀 What’s one thing you wish more growers knew?
💬 Drop a photo of your grow or share a tip in the comments!
Some growers spot subtle shifts in leaf color, structure, or growth rate within hours. Others don’t notice issues until it's too late.
🦠 Pathogens don’t wait and neither should your response.
What’s your first red flag that something’s off?
Drop your early warning signs below 👇
🦠 Pathogens don’t wait and neither should your response.
What’s your first red flag that something’s off?
Drop your early warning signs below 👇
July 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Some growers spot subtle shifts in leaf color, structure, or growth rate within hours. Others don’t notice issues until it's too late.
🦠 Pathogens don’t wait and neither should your response.
What’s your first red flag that something’s off?
Drop your early warning signs below 👇
🦠 Pathogens don’t wait and neither should your response.
What’s your first red flag that something’s off?
Drop your early warning signs below 👇
Every grower has that magic number—
Too cold and growth slows. Too hot and you’re risking pathogens and poor yields.
So what’s your ideal temperature for a healthy crop?
Let’s crowdsource the best climate tips. 👇
Too cold and growth slows. Too hot and you’re risking pathogens and poor yields.
So what’s your ideal temperature for a healthy crop?
Let’s crowdsource the best climate tips. 👇
July 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Every grower has that magic number—
Too cold and growth slows. Too hot and you’re risking pathogens and poor yields.
So what’s your ideal temperature for a healthy crop?
Let’s crowdsource the best climate tips. 👇
Too cold and growth slows. Too hot and you’re risking pathogens and poor yields.
So what’s your ideal temperature for a healthy crop?
Let’s crowdsource the best climate tips. 👇
Most plant symptoms are delayed.
What you’re seeing today likely started days—or weeks—ago.
🕒 Nutrient lockouts
🕒 Pathogen pressure
🕒 Root stress
🕒 Temperature swings
All leave fingerprints that show up later.
Pro growers track timelines. Hobby growers react to what’s visible.
What you’re seeing today likely started days—or weeks—ago.
🕒 Nutrient lockouts
🕒 Pathogen pressure
🕒 Root stress
🕒 Temperature swings
All leave fingerprints that show up later.
Pro growers track timelines. Hobby growers react to what’s visible.
July 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Most plant symptoms are delayed.
What you’re seeing today likely started days—or weeks—ago.
🕒 Nutrient lockouts
🕒 Pathogen pressure
🕒 Root stress
🕒 Temperature swings
All leave fingerprints that show up later.
Pro growers track timelines. Hobby growers react to what’s visible.
What you’re seeing today likely started days—or weeks—ago.
🕒 Nutrient lockouts
🕒 Pathogen pressure
🕒 Root stress
🕒 Temperature swings
All leave fingerprints that show up later.
Pro growers track timelines. Hobby growers react to what’s visible.
Cutting corners on testing always comes back to bite.
Don’t wait for symptoms—Verne Bio catches hidden threats like HLVd before your plants suffer.
#VerneBio #CannabisTesting #PathogenTesting #HLVdAwareness #CannabisScience #CannabisCommunity
Don’t wait for symptoms—Verne Bio catches hidden threats like HLVd before your plants suffer.
#VerneBio #CannabisTesting #PathogenTesting #HLVdAwareness #CannabisScience #CannabisCommunity
July 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Cutting corners on testing always comes back to bite.
Don’t wait for symptoms—Verne Bio catches hidden threats like HLVd before your plants suffer.
#VerneBio #CannabisTesting #PathogenTesting #HLVdAwareness #CannabisScience #CannabisCommunity
Don’t wait for symptoms—Verne Bio catches hidden threats like HLVd before your plants suffer.
#VerneBio #CannabisTesting #PathogenTesting #HLVdAwareness #CannabisScience #CannabisCommunity
Which do you hear most often?
💣 Myths = mistakes. Let’s clear them up.
💣 Myths = mistakes. Let’s clear them up.
July 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Which do you hear most often?
💣 Myths = mistakes. Let’s clear them up.
💣 Myths = mistakes. Let’s clear them up.
One leaf = a thousand plants?
Sounds like science fiction… or is it? 👀
Vote below and see if you’re right!
Sounds like science fiction… or is it? 👀
Vote below and see if you’re right!
July 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
One leaf = a thousand plants?
Sounds like science fiction… or is it? 👀
Vote below and see if you’re right!
Sounds like science fiction… or is it? 👀
Vote below and see if you’re right!
🚨 HLVd infections can devastate cannabis & hop facilities — but the cost varies.
💸 For a mid-sized grow, what’s your guess at the average cost of an outbreak (lost yield, cleanup, testing, downtime)?
Pick the range that feels right:
A) <$50K
B) $50K–$200K
C) $200K–$500K
D) Probably a lot
💸 For a mid-sized grow, what’s your guess at the average cost of an outbreak (lost yield, cleanup, testing, downtime)?
Pick the range that feels right:
A) <$50K
B) $50K–$200K
C) $200K–$500K
D) Probably a lot
July 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
🚨 HLVd infections can devastate cannabis & hop facilities — but the cost varies.
💸 For a mid-sized grow, what’s your guess at the average cost of an outbreak (lost yield, cleanup, testing, downtime)?
Pick the range that feels right:
A) <$50K
B) $50K–$200K
C) $200K–$500K
D) Probably a lot
💸 For a mid-sized grow, what’s your guess at the average cost of an outbreak (lost yield, cleanup, testing, downtime)?
Pick the range that feels right:
A) <$50K
B) $50K–$200K
C) $200K–$500K
D) Probably a lot
Tissue culture isn’t just a high-tech backup plan. Growers use it when they want to:
✅ Eliminate pests, viruses, or mold
✅ Rescue or clean up a prized cultivar
✅ Preserve elite genetics long-term
✅ Multiply clean clones at scale
✅ Reset old or declining mother plants
✅ Eliminate pests, viruses, or mold
✅ Rescue or clean up a prized cultivar
✅ Preserve elite genetics long-term
✅ Multiply clean clones at scale
✅ Reset old or declining mother plants
July 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Tissue culture isn’t just a high-tech backup plan. Growers use it when they want to:
✅ Eliminate pests, viruses, or mold
✅ Rescue or clean up a prized cultivar
✅ Preserve elite genetics long-term
✅ Multiply clean clones at scale
✅ Reset old or declining mother plants
✅ Eliminate pests, viruses, or mold
✅ Rescue or clean up a prized cultivar
✅ Preserve elite genetics long-term
✅ Multiply clean clones at scale
✅ Reset old or declining mother plants
🎆 Happy 4th of July!
Here’s to freedom, community, and the spirit of growth—today and every day.
Wishing you a safe and joyful celebration! ❤️💙✨
#VerneBio #IndependenceDay #July4th #4thofJuly #CelebrateFreedom
Here’s to freedom, community, and the spirit of growth—today and every day.
Wishing you a safe and joyful celebration! ❤️💙✨
#VerneBio #IndependenceDay #July4th #4thofJuly #CelebrateFreedom
July 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🎆 Happy 4th of July!
Here’s to freedom, community, and the spirit of growth—today and every day.
Wishing you a safe and joyful celebration! ❤️💙✨
#VerneBio #IndependenceDay #July4th #4thofJuly #CelebrateFreedom
Here’s to freedom, community, and the spirit of growth—today and every day.
Wishing you a safe and joyful celebration! ❤️💙✨
#VerneBio #IndependenceDay #July4th #4thofJuly #CelebrateFreedom
What’s more expensive than testing?
👉 A failed harvest.
👉 Reduced THC.
👉 Lost yield.
👉 Untraceable spread
📊 Pathogen testing isn’t a cost—it’s protection.
Don’t wait for symptoms—take control now.
📦DM us for help getting started!
info@vernebio.com
👉 A failed harvest.
👉 Reduced THC.
👉 Lost yield.
👉 Untraceable spread
📊 Pathogen testing isn’t a cost—it’s protection.
Don’t wait for symptoms—take control now.
📦DM us for help getting started!
info@vernebio.com
July 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
What’s more expensive than testing?
👉 A failed harvest.
👉 Reduced THC.
👉 Lost yield.
👉 Untraceable spread
📊 Pathogen testing isn’t a cost—it’s protection.
Don’t wait for symptoms—take control now.
📦DM us for help getting started!
info@vernebio.com
👉 A failed harvest.
👉 Reduced THC.
👉 Lost yield.
👉 Untraceable spread
📊 Pathogen testing isn’t a cost—it’s protection.
Don’t wait for symptoms—take control now.
📦DM us for help getting started!
info@vernebio.com
Genetics or Environment—What Drives the Grow?
🗳️ Choose one:
1️⃣ Genetics 🧬
2️⃣ Environment 🌡️
3️⃣ Nutrients 💧
4️⃣ All of the above equally ⚖️
💡 Even identical genetics can express differently depending on conditions
🗳️ Choose one:
1️⃣ Genetics 🧬
2️⃣ Environment 🌡️
3️⃣ Nutrients 💧
4️⃣ All of the above equally ⚖️
💡 Even identical genetics can express differently depending on conditions
July 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Genetics or Environment—What Drives the Grow?
🗳️ Choose one:
1️⃣ Genetics 🧬
2️⃣ Environment 🌡️
3️⃣ Nutrients 💧
4️⃣ All of the above equally ⚖️
💡 Even identical genetics can express differently depending on conditions
🗳️ Choose one:
1️⃣ Genetics 🧬
2️⃣ Environment 🌡️
3️⃣ Nutrients 💧
4️⃣ All of the above equally ⚖️
💡 Even identical genetics can express differently depending on conditions