{"id":190,"date":"2018-08-09T22:05:54","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T22:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ridgetopgardens.com\/?page_id=190"},"modified":"2026-01-10T20:40:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T01:40:25","slug":"consultation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ridgetopgardens.com\/index.php\/consultation\/","title":{"rendered":"Consultation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ridgetop specializes in the following areas:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lighting<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lighting Layouts (AGI32)<\/li>\n<li>Spectrum Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Light Recipe Development<\/li>\n<li>UVB and UVC research<\/li>\n<li>LED vs. HPS vs. CMH studies<\/li>\n<li>Fixture Design \/ Design for Manufacturability<\/li>\n<li>UL \/ DLC regulatory compliance expertise<\/li>\n<li>Photometry and lab setup<\/li>\n<li>On-site photometric lab\u2014Gonio and Spheres<\/li>\n<li>Distributed high voltage DC design<\/li>\n<li>Prototyping<\/li>\n<li>Go-To-Market Strategies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>IoT and Data<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best practices in system setup<\/li>\n<li>Assist growers in developing system Strategies<\/li>\n<li>Assist manufacturers in developing strategy and architecture<\/li>\n<li>Design layouts for grow rooms and greenhouses<\/li>\n<li>Control system design and integration<\/li>\n<li>Ridgetop Gardens has developed Intellectual Property in the Data Collection and Recall space.<\/li>\n<li>Product Vision, Cloud architecture, and SaaS models created by growers to meet industry needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Science<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We understand what it takes for a successful grow:\n<ul>\n<li>Photosynthesis starts when light strikes the plant.<\/li>\n<li>When you change the type of energy the plant receives, you have to change the other parameters of photosynthesis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>We have been using FLIR equipment and microscopes to show customers how light affects plant health.<\/li>\n<li>People often attribute plant problems to the lighting when it is often an environmental or nutrient issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Grow Testing<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ridgetop Gardens can perform side-by-side grow testing with tightly controlled parameters.<\/li>\n<li>We are a certified farm with the State of Tennessee<\/li>\n<li>We manage our own genetics and produce our own clones for all testing.<\/li>\n<li>Indoor \/ Outdoor \/ Greenhouse.<\/li>\n<li>Hydroponic \/ Soil \/ Cocoa \/ Rockwool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Communication<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With both an Engineer and a Commercial Master Grower on staff, we can speak everyone\u2019s language.<\/li>\n<li>We have traveled the world for speaking engagements.<\/li>\n<li>We frequently consult with Universities and Certification Bodies to create Industry Standards.<\/li>\n<li>Expertise on industry trends and how to prevent erosion of your bottom line.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our team is always happy to discuss how we can help you overcome problems you are having.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ridgetop specializes in the following areas: Lighting Lighting Layouts (AGI32) Spectrum Analysis Light Recipe Development UVB and UVC research LED vs. HPS vs. CMH studies Fixture Design \/ Design for Manufacturability UL \/ DLC regulatory compliance expertise Photometry and lab setup On-site photometric lab\u2014Gonio and Spheres Distributed high voltage DC design Prototyping Go-To-Market Strategies IoT [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-190","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PaaYWp-34","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ridgetopgardens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ridgetopgardens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ridgetopgardens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ridgetopgardens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ridgetopgardens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/ridgetopgardens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4798,"href":"https:\/\/ridgetopgardens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/190\/revisions\/4798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ridgetopgardens.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}