product spotlight
Skye Instruments Light Radiation Sensors
Skye Instruments has been designing and manufacturing instrumentation for
environmental monitoring, plant growth, and agricultural research since 1983.
Its product range includes light radiation sensors and meters for various plant
studies such as underwater measurements, greenhouse studies, controlled
environments, and plant growth chambers. Skye Instruments’ PAR Quantum,
PAR Energy, and PAR Special sensors all measure the photosynthetically
active radiation between 400-700 nanometers—the part of the solar spectrum
used by plants for photosynthesis and sugar production. Its red/far-red (RFR)
sensor is a two-channel radiometer, which is essentially two sensors in one. The
specially designed light-collecting head is fully cosine-corrected and randomly
splits light between two separately filtered photodiodes, giving a light intensity
output for each of the red and far-red channels that is ideal for measuring the RFR ratio. Skye
manufactures sensors that measure from UVB rays up to the shortwave infrared (SWIR).
Stretch-Tie
Stretch-Tie is a plant support device that is great for
vines, trellises, trees, citrus, espalier, houseplants,
grapes, hops, vegetable gardens, and more. It is
constructed much like a common bread or garbage
bag tie, but is made from expandable plastic and has
non-continuous metal so it stretches to accommodate
the growth of most plant materials. Stretch-Tie was
created by a nursery owner and lifelong farmer who
knows your needs. It is expandable, biodegradable,
UV stable, and will not
girdle your plants.
Stretch-Tie is
also available
in bulk. Give it
a try and you’ll
be hooked.
Grower’s Choice 315W CMH/LEC Fixture
Mighty Blend
Potting Mix
Professional-grade
Mighty Blend Potting
Mix is now available.
With a vision to
provide urban
gardeners with a
solution to low-quality,
incomplete substrate
formulas, the makers
of Mighty Blend precharged their premium
potting mix with Xtreme
Gardening Mykos. The addition of this powerful
mycorrhizal inoculant to Mighty Blend’s combination of
high-quality Berger peat moss and horticultural perlite
encourages serious root development and short,
sturdy stems, resulting in lush growth and a successful
transition to a prolific flowering stage.
Grower’s Choice is proud to introduce its new digital 315W Ceramic Metal
Halide Complete Fixture. Utilizing cutting-edge, 50/60Hz low-frequency,
square-wave technology, this fixture can maintain lumen output higher than
95 per cent at more than 30,000 hours while maintaining the initial spectrum, ensuring
both reliability and efficiency. The Grower’s Choice CMH Fixture is capable of operating at either
120V or 240V, making it ideal for both home and commercial applications. Its smart-dim technology
allows growers to dim and super charge the lamp depending on their specific needs. Grower’s Choice offers the broadest
range of 315W lamps, including the 3,100K Full Phase, 3,100K-R Red Enhanced, 4,200K Day Light, and 10,000K Finishing.
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Maximum Yield USA | January 2017