Services

All projects begin with a review of your objectives and work that
you may have performed previously. To save you time and
money we also perform extensive scientific literature research.
We then submit a proposal of the time and number of plants we
estimate it will take to launch the project.

Green House Research and Product Testing

Let's say you are a manufacturer of a new soil amendment and
you want an independent third party to test the product's
efficacy to confirm your own research. You could contract
someone to perform field trials. However, more often then not,
outdoors trials are derailed by weather or disease and have to be
repeated. They also take more time and are more costly because
you have to test your product under different soil conditions on
multiple plant varieties.

This is where we come in. By performing the initial trials indoor in
a controlled environment, we provide you with more reliable data,
faster and for a lot less money.

In this case, depending on your budget, we would propose to
initially test your product on two or three plant varieties, with
the type of soils commonly found in the targeted region. This
would translate to a certain number of plants based on the
statistical accuracy you desire.

We offer great flexibility by renting green house space by the
bench. Each bench accommodates 320 containers of 1.5 gallons
to 5 gallons. More containers can be placed on the benches,
however the cost will be proportionally higher due to the higher
cost of production and supplies. The minimum rental is one bench
for two months (at $1,500 per month). The more benches you
rent, the more discount we provide.

As part of our fees, we supply the seeds, soil, containers,
fertilizers, amendments and other chemicals, available to growers
through normal supplier channels; and we grow the plants to
your specifications. We may charge you an additional fee for
acquisition of plant cuttings or starter plants if seeds are not
available.

We will apply any products you supply us for testing, provided
they are lawful and do not pose any environmental hazard to the
soil or workers.

If your goal is to increase solids content or certain
phytochemicals in the plant, we will perform the research by
altering factors such as temperature, moisture, pH, light, enzyme
activity, nutrition, soil, etc. to elicit a physiological change in the
plant.

We will provide updates of our research and tissue samples (if
you desire), at least once a month and more frequently upon
request. From time to time we may need laboratory tissue sample
analysis. In such case we will only charge you the cost of the
lab and shipping.

We work closely with our clients and encourage them to visit us
as often as they desire.

Upon termination of the project, we will submit a complete report
of our findings along with all supplemental data.

Confidentiality

We recognize that the results we provide our clients may give
them a significant competitive advantage. That is precisely why
they pay us to do research. Therefore, all our projects are
strictly confidential; and the research findings become the
property of the client.