Improving Water Quality in Vertical Farming

A crucial aspect of any indoor agriculture setup is the quality and composition of its water. Crops in vertical farming succeed and fail based on the careful balance and timing of nutrient delivery. If any nutrient is thrown off at any time, yields can shrink, and existing plants may weaken, making them vulnerable to disease, failure, or shorter shelf life. However, when the proper balance of nutrients is delivered and maintained throughout a growth cycle, crops can grow faster and stronger, with improved taste and longer shelf life.

Previously, vertical farmers had to rely on third-party labs or manual testing, leaving the process of monitoring and maintaining water quality susceptible to human error or information delays. Having a solution on hand that can automate the water monitoring process in real-time takes the guesswork out of nutrient balance in your water infrastructure. It ensures that readings are pulled regularly so that water quality is no longer a guessing game.

With KETOS, growers in vertical farming get:

• Lab accurate readings of 30+ parameters (including potassium nitrogen, calcium, and others)
• A customizable threshold-based alerting system
• Historical data and analysis
• Prescriptive and predictive analytics

This all-in-one system uploads data to a cloud-enabled dashboard so that growers can get real-time readings that allow them to act on actionable data. This ensures the right nutrients are delivered and balanced at the exact right time for robust, successful crops and less waste.