INSIDE OUR GREENHOUSES
20 ACRES. YEAR-ROUND PRODUCTION.
From seed to sale, in the heart of the Salinas Valley.
2500 Mothers Grown From Seed
2500 Mothers Grown From Seed
It all starts with our Mother Plants, which we cultivate directly from seeds. We use the art of pheno-hunting to create the strongest varieties, which produce the most consistent yield combined with the highest possible potency.
Fresh Water From Our Well
Fresh Water From Our Well
Our fresh water comes from our own wells on property. Tested regularly by outside laboratories to ensure safety and cleanliness, our wells are over 870 ft deep and require no filtration system. Our water is so clean we could bottle and sell it… literally!
Custom Nutrient Blends
Custom Nutrient Blends
We blend all of our own nutrients in-house daily to ensure the perfect recipe for each varietal. We adjust each level of nutrient to accommodate the plants specific needs, allowing us to ensure each strain meets its full potential.
Natural Pest Control
Natural Pest Control
The most natural way to combat “bad” bugs that could harm our plants is by releasing “good” bugs to overpopulate them. Using natural biologicals combined with the application of organic sprays keeps our plants pest free. Our on-site team has 40+ years of experience in this game and are always working to perfect the timing to maximize our control.
We Use Neutral "Virgin" Soil
We Use Neutral "Virgin" Soil
We don’t purchase any soil with additives or fertilizers. We start with high grade neutral soil that we then custom blend in-house. No shortcuts here, we do as much in-house work as possible to ensure we meet RVF expectations.
Automation Helps Us Grow
Automation Helps Us Grow
With a monitoring solution from HortiMaX/Ridder, our team can ensure the perfect temperature and humidity. Automatic louvers, fans, blackout curtains and heaters help our greenhouses achieve a peak growing environment, 365 days a year.
WE GROW SUSTAINABLY
Cannabis is a naturally grown plant that comes from this Earth, so it’s important to us to do our part to preserve our planet. Reducing our waste and carbon footprint is an essential consideration for all steps of our operation.
HOW RVF GROWS
10 Steps. 16 weeks.
Even with our scale, we deliver fresh product every month.
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Mother Stock Selection
We have close to 2500 Mother Plants in a variety of different strains. These plants are pruned about every 30 days to keep them nice and healthy. We keep our moms on-site for 3-6 months before refreshing inventory.
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Cloning
The key to successful cloning and optimal rooting is keeping a clean, sanitized, controlled environment for our fresh cuttings. Our nursery team can take up to 6000 cuts in one day. It takes about two weeks for the clones to root and they spend two weeks in the nursery before transplant.
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Teens
Plant care is necessary to shape healthy plants going into our flowering room. We maintain a consistent watering and daylight schedule to ensure good growth. Our plants stay in this space for up to 8 weeks total to ensure they are strong enough to move into the flowering phase.
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Flowering
Our cannabis plants get 12 hours of natural sunlight and 12 hours of total darkness to activate maximum flowering. We use our state-of-the-art blackout curtain system to manipuate the light cycle to begin generating big, fluffy buds.
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Harvesting
We constantly check the plants for ripeness of flower so we are harvesting at peak time. This procedure is the most delicate time in our process and takes two days to harvest an entire flowering room.
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Hang Drying
This next step in our process takes roughly 10 to 12 days to complete. We manipulate the environment to ensure proper preservation and maximum drying.
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Bucking
Our main objective in this step is to separate our buds from the stem. This is one of the most time consuming tasks in the process and we buck roughly 300+ pounds of untrimmed product in one day.
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Trimming
We have 12 ladies per trim line with a total of 4 lines. They output 100+ pounds of trimmed buds per day. Trimming an entire flowering room can take 2-3 weeks to finish. There are three grades of product coming out of our trim line: A Buds, Budlets and Trim.
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Curing
Allowing our buds to breathe and remain in a controlled environment ensures the ultimate freshness. Each strain puts out a a different aroma and high depending on its lineage.