Botanical pilot — technical spec

Flower Duel
& the greenhouse stack.

Concept review for the Flower Duel pilot — species shortlist, the environment and equipment it needs, and how to coordinate plant control between the central AI and the customer app.

Flower Duel Greenhouse climate Drip & fertigation LED lighting Central AI + app One combined zone

Baseline conditions

The same numbers every concept rides on — microgreens, tea garden, and flowers can all share this envelope.

Temperature 20–25°C 17–20°C at night · day 20–25°C
Humidity 50–70% Stable across the whole shared zone
Light exposure 14–18 h / day High-intensity LED supplemental

Species shortlist

Fast-cycling flowers suited to greenhouse production and a short, photogenic competition.

Calendula

5–8 weeks

Very hardy and easy to grow.

Zinnia

6–8 weeks

Rapid biomass growth.

Nasturtium

4–6 weeks

One of the fastest flowering plants.

Marigold

6–8 weeks

Excellent for greenhouse production.

Alyssum

~6 weeks

Compact and very fast. (Sweet Alyssum)

Dwarf Sunflower

~8 weeks

Fast turnover crop.

Scabiosa

2–3 weeks to buds

Suitable for intensive greenhouse systems.

Morning Glory

60–90 days

Fast-growing vine.

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Environment recipe

Temperature20–25°C (68–77°F)
Humidity50–70%
Light exposure14–18 h / day
LightingHigh-intensity LED
IrrigationDrip
Nutrients (budding)Higher P + K
CO₂ enrichmentTo accelerate growth
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Light recipe

Three spectra, adjusted by growth phase. 14–18 hours of daylight per day, intensity scaled to the moment.

RED Accelerates flowering
BLUE Promotes leaf + root growth
FAR-RED Hastens bud formation

Technical & maintenance

What the greenhouse needs to run a flower duel — and any of the other vibe-growing concepts — under stable conditions.

Place

  • Polycarbonate greenhouses
  • Industrial glass greenhouses
  • Double-layer film greenhouses with an air cushion

Lighting

LED grow lights with intensity adjusted to the growth phase.

  • Blue — promotes root and leaf growth
  • Red — stimulates flowering
  • Far-red — accelerates the transition to bud formation
  • 14–18 hours of daylight per day

Climate control

The system automatically controls temperature, humidity, ventilation, and airflow.

Equipment

  • Fans
  • Exhaust fans
  • Circulation systems
  • Heating
  • Evaporative cooling
  • Heat pumps

Optimal conditions

Day20–25°C
Night17–20°C
Humidity50–70%

Automatic watering & fertilization

Methods

  • Drip irrigation
  • Fertigation — fertilizer in water

Parameters monitored

  • pH
  • EC (electrolyte concentration)
  • Fertilizer dosage

Key elements

  • Nitrogen — rapid growth
  • Phosphorus — buds
  • Potassium — flowering

CO₂ enrichment

Not worth it at the beginning. Revisit once the rest of the loop is stable.

Greenhouse AI control

The central controller manages everything: lighting, temperature, irrigation, humidity, and schedules.

Customer-app coordination

How control should be split between the central AI and the customer app, given the long cycles and the need for automation.

1 · Watering

Drip + fertigation gives the app control. Hydroponics doesn't.

With drip + fertigation, the customer can move water in the app — save water, keep soil moisture stable, avoid overwatering, automate the schedule. With a full hydroponic system, watering stays out of the customer's hands.

Drip (soil)Inexpensive · simple · slow
FertigationBalance of cost & efficiency
HydroponicsMax speed & control · complex · costly
2 · Lighting & schedules

Customer drives lighting. AI keeps the rest in line.

A separate LED lighting system gives the customer attractive lighting design — and costs separate timers. The rest stays beyond human control: the central AI runs temperature and humidity, with a linked AI handling lighting schedules / intensity and irrigation.

Central AITemperature · humidity
Linked AILighting schedules + intensity · irrigation
App ↔ CentralLimit user interaction · enable automatic mode

e.g. set the "pet's" lighting for 14 hours, set the "pet's" water for 14 hours.

Reference vendors

Three companies that specialize in centralized plant monitoring. Useful for the build-vs-buy decision.

02 · Netherlands

Ridder

Greenhouse automation and climate.

ridder.com →
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What these systems do

  • Collect real-time data from sensors
  • Monitor climate conditions 24/7
  • Automatically adjust heating, irrigation, CO₂, and light
  • Optimize plant growth using software + AI

Build vs. buy: analyze how these work, then choose between building from scratch and building on top of their template with our own app layered on.

Best way — one combined space.

Touching the other concepts: a single greenhouse paired with the cafeteria.

One greenhouse, shared conditions, app-driven nuance.

Create a single greenhouse space combined with the cafeteria area. Same general temperature and humidity for all plants, same app-mediated interaction. Drip irrigation, fertigation, and lighting are controlled differently per customer in the app. The flowers are striking — use them as the guide when choosing the rest.

Day temperature 20–25°C
Night temperature 17–20°C
Humidity 50–70%
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Lives in the greenhouse

Same conditions, all controlled via app through cameras and the central system.

  • Microgreens
  • Tea garden
  • Flower duels
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Outdoor season / cafeteria workshops

Concepts that live outside the greenhouse cycle.

  • Outdoor growing & care during the season — "Planting Intentions" workshop series
  • Outdoor crops: vegetables, fruits, berries
  • Cafeteria workshops: The Living Terrarium and other tabletop concepts