Category: Deep Thoughts
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Unlocking Cannabis’ Full Potential: The Case For and Against UV
What is the true UV and Cannabis relation? There are few more heated topics in the cannabis industry than the potential of UV light to improve the quality of cannabis plants. Some growers insist that it is an undeniable fact that UV is necessary to grow high quality cannabis, period. The demonstrable data to date,…
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Scynce LED launches the next generation of vertical cannabis lighting with their Raging Kush 2
The Kush 2 utilizes Scynce’s patented Full Power Spectrum Tuning technology allowing the grower to select from an unlimited number of spectrums without the loss of any power or PPFD output. Especially for cannabis, the need to give each cultivar a slightly different type of light is critical. The Kush 2 puts the power into the…
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Podcast Alert!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our fearless leader leaves it all on the table on the “Thinking Outside the Bud” podcast. It is a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space. During each episode, they speak with founders, investors, thought leaders, researchers, advocates, and policy makers who are finding new and exciting ways for cannabis to positively…
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The Horticulture Lighting Industry’s Greatest Lie: You’re Buying Lights Based On The Wrong Metrics (But, Your Not Alone)
A paradigm shift is underway and is catching steam at an unprecedented pace. We’re talking hockey stick growth. The shift to LEDs from traditional lighting is in full bore beast mode. Gone are the stigmas and fears that have riddled the industry for decades and we are way past the point of validation by innovators…
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Light Adaptability & Plant Biofeedback
There are theories that hypothesize that strains which emanate from tropical latitudes grow better with a different wavelength of light compared to those from more northern latitudes, such as strains that have originated and flourished from the Emerald triangle. What evidence, if any, supports this theory either scientifically or anecdotally? The short answer is that…
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Light Delivery in Greenhouses – An Inevitable Evolution of Technology
The purpose of indoor agriculture is to provide plants with a protected and controlled environment allowing for year-round crop production, optimal growth, and maximum profits. Greenhouses are the best way to maintain a controlled environment yet also harness the (free) power of the sun. Even with the sun piping in its rays there is a…
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Fireside Chat on the Dragon Alpha and the future of LEDs
Part 2 in our series of unscripted conversations about cultivation tools and techniques with some behind-the-scenes looks and insights into development at Scynce LED. Garrett Halbert, Horticultural Specialist at Scynce LED, discusses the new Dragon Alpha single-level and greenhouse LED lights with President, Brent Perkins (aka @scynce.head on IG). Much of this discussion is on…
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Fireside Chat on Spectrum Tuning Techniques
This is the first in a series of unscripted conversations about cultivation tools and techniques with some behind-the-scenes looks and insights into development at Scynce LED. Garrett Halbert, Horticultural Specialist at Scynce LED, discusses spectrum tuning as a tool for growers with President, Brent Perkins (aka @scynce.head on IG). Cultivators have had to adjust their…
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Full Power Spectrum Tuning II
When growing any plant, there are very few variables that cultivators have at their disposal to affect the way a plant grows. Some of these “tools in the toolbox” are water, temperature, humidity, CO2, nutrients, and LIGHT! Growers spend an immense amount of time and money fine tuning the first three, but very few do…
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Full Power Spectrum Tuning
We recently read on a forum that, “Spectrum tuning is a gimmick, if you want to change the color, you turn some knobs, yet you sacrifice total power (ouptut).” Not anymore! When growing any plant, there are very few variables that cultivators have at their disposal to effect the way a plant grows. Some of…
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Standard LEDs vs Scynce LEDs Optics
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Greetings, fellow growers. This is your Yield Scynce engineer and today I’m gonna be discussing the difference between standard LEDs and Scynce Optic LEDs. Here’s a diagram of a standard LED:[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1273″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The standard LED creates a light output known as Lambertian Pattern. What you see here is that there’s a hot spot directly underneath…
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Grass Roots Marketing interviews Scynce LED
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] an innovative lighting company that developed the first LED lights that both increase yield and save energy. Listen to the interview HERE or read it below [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Announcer: CannabisRadio.com presents Grassroots Marketing on location. Featuring exclusive one on one interviews with those impacting and evolving the cannabis industry. We now take you on location…