{"id":24071,"date":"2018-02-26T14:00:05","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T22:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2018\/02\/26\/take-your-grow-operation-to-the-next-level-with-fluence-bioengineering\/"},"modified":"2018-02-28T12:44:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T20:44:00","slug":"take-your-grow-operation-to-the-next-level-with-fluence-bioengineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2018\/02\/26\/take-your-grow-operation-to-the-next-level-with-fluence-bioengineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Your Grow Operation to the Next Level With Fluence Bioengineering"},"content":{"rendered":"

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High-quality lighting by Fluence Bioengineering has helped this Alaskan grow maximize their return of bigger and better yields.<\/h4>\n
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J<\/span>uneau, Alaska isn\u2019t exactly known for its overabundance of sunlight. And there are difficulties to growing cannabis in the light-starved environment of a temperate rainforest. Paul V. Disdier Sr., owner and manager of the Fireweed Factory<\/a> understands this; he\u2019s been growing cannabis in Alaska since the 1970s.<\/p>\n

When he and his son, Paul Disdier Jr., decided to open the Fireweed Factory in Juneau in 2017, they knew that outfitting their operation with the highest quality lighting system was of the utmost importance. For their commercial grow space, the Disdiers renovated a small warehouse in Juneau. Because the square footage in this space was limited, two things were obvious.<\/p>\n

First, the Fireweed Factory was going to have to employ a vertical garden to grow enough product to supply the growing demand for high-quality cannabis<\/a> in Juneau. Second, efficiency and efficacy would be essential to making their limited square footage a profitable venture. As Paul Jr. put it, \u201cWe are always looking into the future and we know prices are going to drop substantially; it is important to deploy as efficient of a grow as possible to compete against larger operations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Working with Fluence Bioengineering to maximize yields, efficiency and space.<\/h4>\n

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In order to compete, the Fireweed Factory turned to Fluence Bioengineering for their lighting solutions, deciding on Fluence\u2019s SPYDRx PLUS<\/a> line of LED lighting. They initially ordered a limited amount to try out in order to compare them to high-pressure sodium (HPS) lights. The results were convincing enough that they decided to completely outfit their three-tiered vertical grow with SPYDRx PLUS lights. \u201cFluence allows us to produce a product at a lower cost while maximizing our square footage,\u201d says Paul Sr. \u201cThe fact that we can grow this product at a lower price is huge for our business.\u201d<\/p>\n

Because the SPYDR Series can be deployed just six inches above the plant canopy, the Fireweed Factory was able to get the most out of their space. \u201cGetting this close to the light allows us to maximize our vertical cubic space; it\u2019s not just about one plane anymore,\u201d says Paul Jr. Perhaps more importantly,<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the SPYDRx PLUS, we are getting amazing canopy penetration. We are seeing buds all the way down. We hardly have to take off any lower bud sites, which means we can really maximize the plant material that we have in a very small space.\u201d<\/p>\n

That canopy penetration has led to amazing results. \u201cThe yields have been great, but quality is probably the biggest thing that stands out with these lights,\u201d says Paul Jr. \u201cWe\u2019re getting better coloring with the buds. The buds are denser, they\u2019re more resinous, stronger aromas, the terpenes are better. Overall the quality is much better than with\u00a0high-pressure sodium. I mean, there\u2019s just no comparison in my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Visible results.<\/h4>\n

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Since implementing Fluence\u2019s lighting solutions, the Fireweed Factory\u2019s numbers<\/a> speak for themselves.<\/p>\n