US (WA): LED lighting increases quality at pesticide-free cultivation facility

Contender Gardens, a regulated I-502 producer/processor company in Washington state, has been using the Illumitex PowerHarvest since 2015 across their facility. The facility was able to implement the technology with little upfront capital by utilizing local rebates with the assistance of rebate consultants, growrebates.com. The success they saw from the first cycle exceeded expectations.

“When we made the decision to incorporate LED lighting, we were optimistic that we could continue to grow quality product more efficiently,” says Casey Connell, owner and head grower of Contender Gardens. “We were surprised that in the first cycle we saw a mark improvement of resin production. Our plant’s bag appeal is the best it’s ever been.”

Casey Connell has been cultivating since 2001 and has a striving desire to provide products that are not only of the highest quality, but effective, safe, and available at a reasonable cost to his consumers. Committed to keeping his grow chemical free with the end user in mind, Connell has always placed a high premium on product research and development. Over the years, he has created several innovative and proprietary techniques, using the latest cutting-edge technologies to maximize product yields and reduce costs including the integration of LED lighting from Illumitex.

“We are always excited to see the success of our over 200 cultivators across the country,” says John Spencer, SVP of Sales and Marketing for Illumitex. “We firmly believe in the benefits of LED grow lighting in both efficiency and product quality.”

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