Deep Water Culture (DWC) Hydroponics

There are 5 critical parts of DWC technology:

1. Water: Think of this system as if you’re growing in soil and permanently watering your plants.
2. Nutrients: we have no soil, so we need to supplement the oxygen-rich water and well-balanced nutrients so our plants can grow.
3. Oxygen: roots are submerged in water and not soil (which has gaps and holes where air resides), the water needs to be well oxygenated.
4. Water Flow: maintaining optimal plant growth requires oxygen and nutrient rich water flow at the roots using water circulation pumps.
5. LED Lights: Indoor CEA requires light. LED (Light Emitting Diode) grow lights are the light technology source for indoor CEA (Controlled Environment Agriculture).

Drip Irrigation Hydroponics

A drip system is an active hydroponic grow system that uses a pump to feed the plants with balanced nutrients and water. The drip system uses small emitters and timers to drip the nutrient solution near the plant root. Designed for growing vine crops, root crops, strawberries, onions, flowers, and tree seedlings.

There are 4 critical parts to a drip irrigation system.

1. Plants are housed in a container using a substrate (or soil) and a hydroponic solution reservoir that contains the nutrient solution.
2. A water pump sends the nutrient solution through a drip manifold, which has several drip lines corresponding to the number of plants in the system.
3. Drip irrigation technology requires a grow media (substrate) for use in drip hydroponics for the plants to grow
4. LED Lights: LED (Light Emitting Diode) grow lights are used with Drip irrigation

Dutch Bucket Hydroponic Technology

Dutch Bucket growing technology uses one large bucket/reservoir that holds substrate, a bottom draining water (nutrient) reservoir, combined with drip irrigation and drip emitters. Dutch Buckets are used for long term plants that require large area for root development area, like potatoes. Excellent for root crops like potatoes, carrots, radishes, turnips and beets and vine crops like tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and grapes.

There are 4 critical parts to Dutch Bucket grows systems:

1. Each bucket is for deep long term root plants like potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, & grapes. Also used for carrots & radishes.
2. Designed to retain a specific amount of nutrient in the bottom of the bucket.
3. Drip system: The drip lines to feed slowly feed the plants. Nutrient & Substrate designed specific for each type of crop.
4. Drainpipe: is attached to each bucket, then connected to a main manifold to collect and re-circulate the nutrient.

Mushroom Kit Technology

Growing Mushrooms in a CEA environment is a great addition to a food sustainable complex like the AGG CEAPlex modular. Mushrooms are a healthy addition to any diet. Mushrooms are best grown indoors where the air flow, humidity, temperature, and light conditions can be more readily managed.

There are 4 critical parts to grow oyster mushrooms in the CEAPlex

1. The growing technology is supplied in a very simple to use kit.
2. All natural ingredients. The kit contains a mushroom culture grown on pure hardwood sawdust and organic Canadian wheat bran.
3. One kit (block) can produce mushrooms 3-4 times.
4. After the first harvest, the second, third, and fourth harvest will be a bit smaller than the first one.

CEAPlex™ Training & Support

TRAINING:
a 60 -day comprehensive hands-on grower operations and technology training program is available at the Alta-CEA Training Center for your grower techs and management while your modular unit is being built, delivered, and assembled.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT:

24/7 Technical and Advisor support is a available by phone, and internet streaming.

GROWER SUPPLIES:

Customer Service & On-line order processing for all grower supplies including seed, germination trays, substrate, grow rafts, and nutrient.

EQUIPMENT SUPPORT:

Customer Service & On-Line support for grower equipment, parts and warranty.