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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 & seedlingsCloningTissue culture: clean geneticsTissue culture playbookTissue culture SOPMother / stock-plant managementTransplanting & potting up

2 · Vegetative growth

Build a big, healthy plant.
Light acclimationDefoliation & plant trainingVegetative management & timing

3 · Flowering

Steer the plant to yield and quality.
The flower cycle, week by weekPrecision coco cultivation: crop steeringRockwool crop steering: drybacks & saturationThe one steering law: coco, rockwool, soil & waterRipening, flush & harvest timing

4 · Harvest, dry, trim & cure

Turn flower into finished product.
Harvest, dry, trim & cureGMP hash manufacturingHash rosin: solventless pressingLab testing, potency & COAs

Runs every stage · Environment & climate

The conditions the plant lives in.
The grow room: a systems guideLighting: spectrum, PPFD & DLIAirflow designUnder-canopy & inter-canopy lightingTemperature, humidity & VPDCO2 enrichmentHVAC, cooling & dehumidification

Runs every stage · Water, substrate & feed

What the roots get.
Substrates compared: coco, rockwool, soil, hydroSource water, RO & alkalinitypH: hold it steadyMixing an Athena Pro Line stock tankNutrient deficiency & toxicity diagnosis

Runs every stage · Plant health

Keep them clean.
Auckland medicinal-cannabis IPM blueprintMould risk: bud rot & PMIPM: a working SOPPest identification & controlPPE & biosecurity (PPPE)Root diseases: pythium & fusarium

Runs every stage · Precision & automation

Dial it in and let it run.
Root-zone state (TEROS-12)Signal & noiseSmart watering (VRWE)The closed loopPlant-state dashboardF2 crop steeringIrrigation manualDIY plant-biosignal sensor

The operation · Facility & quality

Run it as a business.
Designing a facility in 3DDaily checks: the self-completing roundCompliance, licensing & track-and-traceEnergy, utilities & sustainabilityYield per watt & unit economics

Reference · Know the plant

Background worth having.
Cannabis plant biology & life cycleCannabinoids & terpenesGenetics, seeds & phenotype hunting