Welcome to the Cannabis

Welcome to the Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast. I'm your host, Tad Hussey of Kiss Organics.

This is the podcast where we discuss the cutting edge of growing from a science-based perspective

and drawn top experts from around the industry to share their wisdom and knowledge.

My guest this week is Matthew DeBaco. Matthew received his bachelor's degree in pathology with a secondary degree in

horticulture, then went on to receive a master's degree in agronomy in 2011 and a master's in

education in 2014, both from the University of Connecticut. Then in 2020, he received his PhD

from Ashford University. Matthew started the first cannabis course at a public university at the University of

Connecticut.

I first found out about Matthew from his research on powdery mildew with cacurbitz using

raw milk as it was circulating around the giant pumpkin community.

Matthew also enjoys growing giant pumpkins and has held the state record twice with the

largest weighing 1,885 and a half pounds.

In this episode, we talk about the similarities between the giant pumpkin community and the

cannabis community and how we might be able to utilize some of the advancements across the

cultivation of these very different plants. Now on to the show. Hey Matthew, thank you so much for coming on the show today.

Thank you for having me. Glad to be here.

Yeah, I, you know, I've been a follower of you and I've seen your name on bigpumpkins.com for years.

I didn't, and this is on me, I didn't realize you were also producing content in the cannabis space

as well. So I'm so excited that we were able to connect when I reached out to you. And I wanted to

kind of hear a little bit about your journey, what you're up to. And then the topic you suggested,

which is diving in about the comparisons between giant pumpkin growing and cannabis,

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