Category: News
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A Must Read: Aquaponics LED Success with South Mountain MicroFARM
In every industry, there are a handful of ‘game-changers’ that take it into their own hands to revolutionize long-time, tried-and-true processes, positively. In an industry as old as farming, it’s taken quite some time for technology to catch up with the old-time methods of the past. Today, new generations are connecting old-school traditions with innovative…
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Optics Matter with Greg Selby
Watch this video with our cultivation guru Greg Selby getting into LED grow light optics. #OpticsMatter
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HID vs Dragon Alpha (LED) – Planet 13 / Medizin Las Vegas
FACILITY/GROWER: Planet 13 / Medizin Las VegasPROJECT: HID vs. Dragon Alpha (LED)DATE: Q4 – 2021PROJECT MANAGER: Chris Wren, VP of OperationsGOAL: To assess the ability of Scynce LEDs lights to achieve an increased yield, both in weight and inquality as traditional HPS with a historically known strain. Stage: Full cycle flower – LEDLights: 24 Dragon…
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Greenhouse Farming: Everything You Need to Know
Are you laser-focused on developing the perfect cannabis strain? Greenhouse farming is considered the future of modern agriculture. With high-tech innovations, greenhouse production has become the ‘go-to’ method of choice for growing all manner of crops, including cannabis. An agricultural greenhouse is very different from the original 13th-century incarnations, but the principle is the same:…
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A Huge Milestone for Scynce
We have been looking for a partner in the research space to put our claims to data. Today, we have finally materialized our partnership with Utah State University’s Crop Physiology Laboratory. “While we have been actively working with several enterprises, particularly in the cannabis arena, this is a unique opportunity to connect with an academic…
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Types of Grow Lights 101 – Everything You Need to Know for Indoor Plants
Let’s face it – once you start growing it’s hard to stop. But for those who live in regions with cooler temperatures in the fall and winter, all good things must come to an end. Fortunately, if you’ve caught the itch to grow, there have never been so many types of grow lights to choose…
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Stages of Growing Weed 101 – The Top Things You Need to Know
Weed is a highly complex plant in comparison to most considering it has distinct stages of cannabis growth stages. Unlike other plants that typically grow with just sun, soil, and water – each weed plant stage requires its own specific protocol of nutrients, light, and environmental conditions to survive and thrive. Which makes knowing these…
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Vertical Farming: Pros and Cons
Our population, and in particular our urban population, is growing at an alarming rate. According to United Nations statistics, the global populace will increase by 2.2 billion by 2050, by which point 68% will be living in urban areas. This prompts questions about the sustainability of our food supplies. Enter vertical farming. Sustainable urban development…
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Growing Cannabis Indoor: Considerations and Basics on How To Grow Marijuana in a controlled environment.
There’s a lot of discussion on the particulars of “how to grow weed?” However, regardless of the debate-friendly details, there is a process that should be followed, and this document will provide valuable information that can help you learn the ins and outs of growing cannabis. Basic Stages Growing weed has a fairly defined and…
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The Future of Agriculture
Agriculture is the backbone of societies across the world. But several factors are forcing farmers to change their approach. With the global population expected to peak at 9.7 billion by 2050, experts predict worldwide production must increase by 70% within the next 30 years. With the looming threat of climate change, it’s clear that the…
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Planet 13 Canna Cribs episode
We’ve been featured.See our cannabis led grow lights and learn a ton about the craft of growing. Watch the episode below (we get a shout at around 9:00)
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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,…