Was gone away for about a week but finally got both machines setup in their new home. We built a custom grow room. The picture you see is the back of it, but it’s about 12’ long. It’s likely as we add another machine that they will go against a side wall instead. Wires hanging from the ceiling are RJ45 ethernet (Cat 6) and will power an access solution (Ubiquiti Unifi AP Pro) as well as 2 X PoE security cameras. Door locks with a deadbolt powered by an August. @Stephen I’ll send you some additional pictures once all is said and done.
So, yesterday after setting up the units and connecting to the wifi (Grobo has already done 1 full grow), we moved into germination. Grobo - well, it’s dead simple. Plug in your recipe and the app walks you through it. Can’t be simpler. The Mary is still what I would consider as beta. The app doesn’t do much (but it’s super pretty) beyond controlling the lights. You can add a plant but all that does is allow you to name it. It doesn’t have any recipes, etc so it’s really just a single growing system. You do have a lot of capability to manually change the settings, but it’s not as automated as Grobo for sure. Germinating in the Grobo as you know is done in the cocopod. With Mary, it’s done on some plates and wet paper towls. You then move it to rock wool once the tap root comes out.
Anyway, Day 1. I’ll keep everyone posted. Some pictures below for you to see. So far, simplicity of grow and communication to someone who isn’t an expert in growing goes to Grobo. The adding of a new plant and walk through - and recipes are amazing in comparison. Great job to the team.
One thing the Mary has going for it though is how quiet it is. It’s dead silent compared to the Grobo which I find pretty loud.
id position the units father from each other like how u said on the side instead of the back and space them out. Does this room have its own a/c system, humidifier/dehumidifier? Mary does look fancy and light control looks interesting.
and this post you have created within the forum is the best way for this type of foot traffic, its open to everyone and labeled correctly. I’m excited for this topic and can’t wait to hear more!
the seedo is the better all around device with more lighting, co2 and environmental controls, but the grobo also works and if you have trouble and you will, they’re here to assist and replace parts during your warranty period. My understanding from seedo users is this is not the case and typical wait times for any issues is 72 hours.