Growlink & Demeter Designs – E.24
We The Growers talks automation technology with Growlink. Join their Founder - Ted Tanner, Product Analyst - Marcus Baldinger, Demeter Designs Founder - Sean Sullivan, and Host - Brandon as they analyze new industry technology related to crop steering, irrigation strategy, reading data, and more!
Grow Better with Growlink:
Growlink creates automation technology for growers at any scale designed to optimize quality, maximize yield, and boost profitability.
Growlink Website: www.growlink.ag
Growlink Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growlinkcontrollers/
Demeter Designs:
Demeter Designs provides superior fertigation and irrigation plan sets and renderings proven to maximize efficiency when building out the heart of your facility.
Their team consists of growers with decades of experience in cannabis cultivation. While the continuous progression of automation systems may seem complex, our detailed plans provide the building blocks required for anyone to install a state of the art fertigation system.
Demeter Designs Website: www.demeterdesigns.ag
Demeter Designs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/demeterdesigns.ag/
Athena Ag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/athena.ag/
Visit our website: https://www.athenaag.com
We are also available to listen to on Spotify and Apple podcasts:
https://open.spotify.com/show/5VrbpGbAE9JYn3I0Vo8zSy?si=630b2eaa0e8a4ff2
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-the-growers/id1620427747
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00:00:00 Introduction to Growlink
00:04:32 Direct Relationships with End-users
00:06:24 Introduction to Marcus - Product Development
00:08:59 Growing in FL with Environment
00:09:29 Demeter Designs with Growlink
00:11:32 Growlink on the Benefits of Partnering with Demeter Designs
00:14:12 Foundation of Irrigation Strategy
00:15:37 Vegetative vs. Generative
00:20:06 Visual Effects When Switching to Generative
00:21:47 Different Weeks Steering Different Strategies
00:27:20 Breakdown P1, P2, P3
00:35:44 Ideal EC on Athena
00:37:40 Recommended Media to be Used
00:40:33 Ideal Media Pot Size in Rockwool
00:41:19 Media Pot Size in Coco
00:48:42 Veg on 4x4
00:49:26 Crop Steering 1.0 and Common Issues
01:04:26 Crop Steering 2.0 - Copilot
01:07:14 New User Interface Demonstration
01:22:12 Timer Based vs. Sensor Based
01:24:07 Interface Suggesting Updates to Program
01:25:13 Target EC Setting
01:32:35 Counteracting Variables of Environment and Climate
01:37:33 Growlink - Blueprint with Climate
01:50:09 Data Control
01:54:24 Technology for Hobby Growers
01:57:08 Core and Connect Controllers
02:04:38 Growlink to International
02:07:04 Substrate Monitoring Sensor
02:12:22 Capacitance Sensors
02:13:33 Sensor Placement
02:17:23 Readings in Coco
02:21:29 HE Anderson Fertigation Skid
02:26:49 Growlink & Demeter Designs
02:31:24 Closing