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Written by Gardyn’s Head of Plant Health and Nutrition & Food Scientist, Lindsay Springer<\/i><\/h5>\n

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From our Gardyns to yours<\/h4>\n

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\nIn the heart of Bethesda, Maryland lies an oasis of Gardyns in an unassuming office space. Inside, a wave of floral aromas, the cheery glow of LEDs<\/a>, and an entire wall of plants soothes your senses\u2026what is this place?
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\nWelcome to The Hyve, Gardyn\u2019s buzzing research and development headquarters. Here, our Plant Health and Nutrition Team conducts experiments, gathers data, and finds plant varieties that are not only unique, but have also proven to grow beautifully on our indoor hydroponic growing system<\/a>.\u00a0
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\nOur goal is to bring you new plants that have exotic flavors and textures, gorgeous blooms and scents, and elite nutritional or medicinal powers. They may also be heirloom plants\u00a0grown by your great grandmother or novel compact varieties that break the boundaries of what we can grow – we explore them all.\u00a0It\u2019s a rigorous journey to launch new plants each month, so we decided to give our Gardyners a “behind the leaf\u201d look at how we deliver the best tasting and most nutritious plants you can grow with confidence on your Gardyn.\u00a0
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Only the best for our Gardyners!<\/h4>\n

\nOur Gardyn Portfolio Manager, Nicole Holland, orchestrates our monthly plant releases to ensure our constantly evolving portfolio offers plants for every experience level and taste bud. As an avid gardener, plant scientist, food lover, and mom of 2, Nicole merges creativity with her gardening experience to create Gardyn\u2019s Portfolio<\/a> vision. Once Nicole identifies new varieties for testing, the candidate plants enter the validation pipeline, led by Master Gardyner Victoria Mirowski.\u00a0
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\nAs a Master of Urban Agriculture, Victoria manages all of the Hyve\u2019s many thriving Gardyns. There, she uses a 4-phase validation system that includes seed germination, plant growth and health, harvest, and (very importantly) taste. While the plants you see in our Plant Shop have passed this rigorous vetting, what you don\u2019t see are the droves of varieties that didn\u2019t make the cut. Our list of rejects include tasteless tomatoes, a fruitless squash, and even a mammoth morning glory that swallowed an entire Gardyn! Victoria has seen, and tested, it all.<\/p>\n

Monitoring the Gardyn Fleet<\/h4>\n

\nOur Plant Scientist and Technical Data Specialist, Clarice Matt, takes the wheel (alongside Kelby<\/a>) to monitor new plants on Gardyners\u2019 devices after we release them. As a former Kelby team member and plant scientist, Clarice leverages Gardyn\u2019s artificial intelligence and data systems to complete the feedback loop on new plants\u2019 success and gain insight on further variety improvements or opportunities.
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Gardyn’s Plant Scientist, Clarice Matt, actively monitors plant trends on the fleet. The chart above is just one way we gain insight on plant issues and identify ways to improve our customers’ Gardyning experience. <\/figcaption><\/center><\/figure>\n

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“Our goal is to bring you new plants that have exotic flavors and textures, gorgeous blooms and scents, and elite nutritional or medicinal powers.”<\/h2>\n

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Innovation and sustainability<\/h4>\n

The Plant Health and Nutrition Team\u2019s founding member, Lindsay Springer, ties the team together. Lindsay leverages her Ph.D in Food Science, product innovation<\/a> expertise, and over a decade of growing experience to drive Gardyn\u2019s new plant-based product development, technological advancements, and nutrition initiatives. With so many new and exciting ideas to work on, Lindsay ensures her team\u2019s efforts continue to elevate Gardyn\u2019s role in sustainability<\/a> and human health<\/a>.
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\nEach new Gardyn Portfolio plant has a robust story behind it and an exciting future of possibility on your Gardyn. Our Plant Health and Nutrition Team can\u2019t wait to share the journey with you!
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Do you have any unique and interesting varieties growing in your Gardyn that you would love to see offered in a yCube?\u00a0<\/em><\/h4>\n

Tag us on Instagram @GardynTech\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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