Maximum Yield USA April 2017 | Page 134

OFFERED BY MODULAR GROW SYSTEMS IS THE ABILITY TO SPREAD OUT THE TYPICAL BURDENS BROUGHT ABOUT BY HARVEST TIME .
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THE LARGEST

BENEFIT

BENEFIT

OFFERED BY MODULAR GROW SYSTEMS IS THE ABILITY TO SPREAD OUT THE TYPICAL BURDENS BROUGHT ABOUT BY HARVEST TIME .

Modular systems also offer the chance to keep a plant or group of plants in place but disconnected from the others and fed on a different schedule or regimen if necessary . Finally , perhaps the largest benefit offered by modular grow systems is the ability to spread out the typical burdens brought about by harvest time , allowing for businesses and their labor demands to more easily operate on a weekly or daily schedule instead .

How it all works :

Quick Connect

Quick-connect fittings are unique in that they clamp onto tubing for a watertight fit and they just as easily unclamp for disassembly . Due to their durability and versatility , they are ideal for use in modular hydroponics and aeroponics . A complete large-scale modular farm can be built with repeatability , reusing the same tubing components and quick-connect fittings over and over again throughout the garden . Modern growers that maintain high crop turnover for the highest profitability understand the need to keep things moving , and by using modular components such as quickconnect fittings , this can be achieved with little or no downtime . Another reason to use these components is for easy cleanup that occurs simultaneously instead of in between crops . This valuable capacity , maximizing competitive advantage , is utilized by commercial modular farms to increase efficiency by purchasing extra sets of quick-connect fittings to use in production while the old sets are being cleaned .

Adaptability

Adaptability of the grow system is a key advantage offered by modular hydroponic systems , which minimize downtime to the operation . Individual growth chambers may be removed for any reason and at any time with ease . Further adaptability is often paramount to saving time and reducing the need to physically move the growth system when everything is going smoothly . When growth is thriving , experienced gardeners do not want to transplant or change much of anything at all . A system capable of various ranges of adaptability , such as adjusting drain levels to control flood depth and
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