Irrigation control systems for every high-value crop
Greenhouse vegetables, cannabis, vineyards, orchards, and berries. One closed-loop stack from substrate sensing to valve and dosing pump.
Uniform dry-backs across every bench.
Greenhouses live or die on uniformity. Microclimates between zones, sun on one wall, drip lines that drift over a season: all of it shows up as variance in yield and shelf life. Growbud closes the loop bench by bench so every zone hits the same target.
Substrate readings drive irrigation decisions automatically. AI predictions anticipate dry-down. Edge keeps controlling even if the office router goes down. Labor that used to walk rows with a moisture probe goes back to higher-value work.
Zone-by-zone control
Drive each bench independently from one dashboard. No more averaging across non-uniform conditions.
Labor savings
Replace manual probe rounds and timer adjustments with control logic that runs 24/7 on-site.
Substrate + climate together
Combine root-zone data with environmental readings so feed and irrigation track plant demand, not the clock.
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Closed-loop crop steering, room by room.
Serious cannabis operators don't irrigate on a schedule. They steer the plant. Growbud runs that strategy automatically: dry-back targets per stage, pulse irrigation by zone, and Pore EC tracked in real time across stone wool, coco, and peat substrates.
Sensors don't drift in saline hydroponic systems, Edge runs the loop on-site even when WiFi flakes, and AI predictions catch dry-down trends hours before a manual check would. The same stack scales from a single room to a multi-facility operation.
Automated dry-back targets
Hit gen/veg dry-back curves without watching the dashboard. Pulses fire off real VWC, every cycle.
Pore EC under control
Track and steer feed strength continuously. Catch lockout and salt buildup before they show up on the plant.
No drift, no excuses
Probes hold calibration in high-salinity slabs and reservoir-fed systems where standard sensors fail in months.
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Block-level irrigation for premium fruit.
Premium wine grapes are grown on the edge: controlled deficit, plant water status, varietal-specific targets per block. Growbud replaces calendar-based irrigation with substrate-driven control that matches what the canopy is actually doing.
Sensors land in the root zone of every block, LoRa carries data back without trenching, and Edge drives irrigation valves to the deficit curve you set. AI forecasts where dry-down will land so the deficit stays controlled, not catastrophic.
Controlled deficit, on the curve
Match RDI strategies to actual root-zone moisture instead of estimating from the calendar and heat units.
Per-block strategies
Different varietals, different soils, different targets, all managed independently from one platform.
Coverage without trenching
LoRa reaches across the property; Edge keeps controlling at the pump house even when the cell tower drops.
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Salinity, water ROI, and acres of coverage.
Almonds, pistachios, citrus, stone fruit: large irrigated acreage where every inch of applied water is a budget line, and where salinity creep ends careers. Growbud measures what's actually in the root zone and runs the irrigation system around it.
Solar-powered LoRa gateways span the orchard without WiFi or trenching. Edge sits at the pump house and drives existing valves, fertigation skids, and BMS through Growbud's open API. No rip-and-replace, no stranded data.
Salinity in the root zone
Watch EC where the roots actually are. Catch leaching needs and water-quality drift before the orchard shows it.
Demand-driven irrigation
Stop irrigating on the schedule. Apply when the substrate calls for it. Growers in arid regions report 25-40% water savings.
Works with what you own
Open API integrates with existing irrigation controllers, fertigation skids, and BMS. Add control without rip-and-replace.
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Use water stress as a yield lever.
Berry yield and quality move fast with water stress. A few hours too dry or too wet, and brix, size, and pack-out all shift. Growbud puts that lever in your hands: drip control by block, with substrate feedback you can trust even in saline soils.
Long-range LoRa covers the field without WiFi, Edge runs the irrigation logic from the pump house, and AI predictions flag a stress event before the plant shows it. Your scout time goes to the blocks that actually need eyes on them.
Drip control by block
Run different irrigation strategies per block: early-season establishment, peak-set deficit, recovery. All on the same stack.
Brix and pack-out gains
Hold target VWC bands during flowering and fruit set. Pull off the bigger lever without overshooting into stress.
Trustworthy in salinity
EC readings stay accurate where reclaimed water and high-salt soils trash standard sensors.
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Ready to close the loop?
Whether you're running a cannabis facility, a vegetable greenhouse, or thousands of irrigated acres, the same sensor-driven control stack runs underneath.