The grow, in order

Start here: the whole grow, stage by stage

Every paper, grouped by where it sits in a grow: propagation, vegetative growth, flowering, then harvest through to cure, plus the systems that run across every stage. Green dots are published now. Greyed rows are written and on the way.

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1 · Propagation

Start the plants.

Seeds, germination & seedlings Cloning Tissue culture: clean genetics

Mother / stock-plant managementsoon

Transplanting & potting upsoon

2 · Vegetative growth

Build a big, healthy plant.

Light acclimation Defoliation & plant training

Vegetative management & timingsoon

3 · Flowering

Steer the plant to yield and quality.

The flower cycle, week by week Precision coco cultivation: crop steering Rockwool crop steering: drybacks & saturation The one steering law: coco, rockwool, soil & water

Ripening, flush & harvest timingsoon

4 · Harvest, dry, trim & cure

Turn flower into finished product.

Harvest, dry, trim & cure GMP hash manufacturing

Extraction & concentratessoon

Lab testing, potency & COAssoon

Runs every stage · Environment & climate

The conditions the plant lives in.

The grow room: a systems guide Lighting: spectrum, PPFD & DLI Airflow design Under-canopy & inter-canopy lighting

Temperature, humidity & VPDsoon

CO2 enrichment

HVAC, cooling & dehumidificationsoon

Runs every stage · Water, substrate & feed

What the roots get.

Substrates compared: coco, rockwool, soil, hydro Source water, RO & alkalinity pH: hold it steady Mixing an Athena Pro Line stock tank Nutrient deficiency & toxicity diagnosis

Runs every stage · Plant health

Keep them clean.

Mould risk: bud rot & PM IPM: a working SOP Pest identification & control PPE & biosecurity (PPPE)

Root diseases: pythium & fusariumsoon

Runs every stage · Precision & automation

Dial it in and let it run.

Root-zone state (TEROS-12)Signal & noise Smart watering (VRWE)The closed loop Plant-state dashboard F2 crop steering Irrigation manual DIY plant-biosignal sensor

The operation · Facility & quality

Run it as a business.

Designing a facility in 3D Daily checks: the self-completing round

Compliance, licensing & track-and-tracesoon

Energy, utilities & sustainabilitysoon

Yield per watt & unit economicssoon

Reference · Know the plant

Background worth having.

Cannabis plant biology & life cyclesoon

Cannabinoids & terpenessoon

Genetics, seeds & phenotype huntingsoon