Professional Marijuana Grower September-October 2018 Issue | Page 20

Professional Marijuana Grower Product Review FEATUREARTICLE by Eric Hopper The ÆssenseGrows Ætrium-2.1 SmartFarm-72 I n recent years, automated hydroponic growing systems have allowed cannabis growers to increase production with enhanced effi ciency. There is one company in particular that continues to lead the industry in designing and manufacturing the most advanced automated systems for cannabis cultivation; that company is ÆssenseGrows. ÆssenseGrows specializes in software based auto- mation systems which allow growers to remotely monitor and control just about every aspect of their growing systems. (the most effi cient and effective delivery of nutrients and oxygen to the roots), but with the added benefi ts of complete automation thanks to the Guardian Grow Manager software. The Guardian Grow Manager automation software, combined with an ÆssenseG- rows grow system, provides an easy, seamless path to consistent, repeatable, high-yield results. ÆssenseGrows’s Ætrium grow systems utilize the precision of controlled aeroponic growth and enable horticulturists to produce 40% more yield in the same space as growing in soil. The ÆssenseGrows’s automation platform is comprised of three major components: the Ætrium-2.1 Smart- Farm for cloning and vegetative growth, the Ætrium-4 for blooming, and the Guardian Grow Manager automation software. ÆssenseG- rows’s ag-tech equipment provides the inherent benefi ts of aeroponics The ÆssenseGrows Ætrium-2.1 SmartFarm 20 • Professional Marijuana Grower September/October 2018 The foundation of every perpetual cannabis garden is a regular supply of healthy, rooted clones and vegeta- tive plants. Without a steady stream of clones and vegetative plants, there is a break in production in the blooming room. This is why it is so