This integrated solution continuously tracks key variables—including light intensity, air and substrate temperature/humidity, and CO₂ levels—specifically tailored for coir, rockwool, and other soilless media. By leveraging a reliable LoRa wireless network, it enables automated irrigation control and environmental optimization. This data-driven approach eliminates guesswork, ensuring perfect growing conditions for enhanced quality and yield.

Our substrate monitoring system delivers precise, data-driven control over the root zone environment—optimizing irrigation and climate for superior crops like tomatoes, strawberries, and cannabis.

What is Substrate Soil?

Substrate soil (or growing media) is an artificially formulated soilless cultivation medium composed of organic or inorganic materials. It serves as an alternative to traditional soil, providing root support, water retention, and nutrient delivery. Common substrate materials include:

Organic Substrates: Coco coir, peat moss, wood fiber, rice husk biochar, compost.

Inorganic Substrates: Perlite, vermiculite, rockwool, clay pellets, sand.

Precision in the Media. Excellence in the Harvest.

Compared to conventional soil, substrate soil offers several advantages:
✅ Superior Aeration: High porosity (30%–70%) ensures better root oxygenation, reducing rot risk.
✅ Controlled Water & Nutrient Retention: Adjustable composition (e.g., strawberries prefer moisture, tomatoes need drainage).
✅ Disease-Free: Minimizes soil-borne pathogens (e.g., root-knot nematodes, fusarium wilt).
✅ Lightweight: Ideal for vertical farming (e.g., rack systems, bag culture, trough cultivation).
⚠️ Requires Precision Management: Substrates lack inherent nutrients, necessitating fertigation with close EC/pH monitoring.

1.Tailored for Your Media: Specifically designed for coir, rockwool, and other common substrates, delivering insights that matter for your specific growing environment.

2.The Complete Climate Picture: Monitors key variables from light intensity and CO₂ to root-zone temperature and moisture, giving you unparalleled control.

3. Automate for Optimal Uptake: Integrates LoRa wireless networking with automated irrigation to deliver water and nutrients with perfect timing and efficiency.

4.Data-Driven Cultivation: Move beyond guesswork. Use real-time data to optimize drip irrigation and lighting schedules for crops like cannabis, basil, and strawberries.

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Recommended Setup for Small-Scale Substrate Cultivation (Strawberry Example)

System Overview

Cultivation Method: 3-tier vertical rack (20 pots/layer, coco coir + perlite substrate).

Area: 10㎡.

Automation: Fertigation triggered by EC/pH, cloud-based data logging.

Sensor Configuration

Automation Logic

Irrigation: Triggered when substrate moisture <30% (10-minute fertigation).

Nutrient Control: Reduce fertilizer if EC >2.5mS/cm; adjust pH if <5.5.

Environment Control: Inject CO₂ if <800ppm; activate grow lights if PAR <200μmol.