Episode 31: Gabe Pena, Engineered Essentials- Plant Bender Inventor

We got to meet with Gabe Pena, of Engineered Essentials recently for episode 31 of The Growing Revolution. He is an entrepreneur who invented the Plant Bender, a product designed to help growers of all types of plants, bend and manipulate stems and branches. This leads to improved growth, more flowering sites, higher yield, and less reliance on trellis netting.He used his brain to create a product initially with a 3D printer, that is now produced in larger batches, still here in the USA. In his previous life, he was working for a company that had Hawthorne Garden Co as a customer. He was blown away by the size of their distribution center in Michigan and was inspired to get his products in the mix. Besides his Plant Benders, he has a Smart Cure lid, which fits onto mason jars and tells you the internal humidity without even needing to open the jar. Oh, he sells Smart Pot planters as well!It's awesome to see folks coming up with solutions to personal problems, and then making a business/ product out of it!These are the types of stories that we hope to bring you more of on The Growing Revolution. If you enjoyed this episode, please Like this video, Subscribe to The Growing Revolution channel, and Share with your friends!More great episodes coming soon!