Verified Case Study By Jay Evans, Post-Harvest Expert

Published August 24, 2026 Updated August 24, 2026 4 min read

Twister Technologies

Case Study

2–3 staff hours a day, every day.
Gone.

From manual labor
to automated
excellence.

Q: What results did Green Canopy get with Cure Puck?

Green Canopy eliminated 2 to 3 daily labor hours, improved multi-strain consistency, preserved terpenes better, enhanced bag appeal and quality, reduced staffing requirements, optimized cure protocols per strain, and reports 94% A-grade bud consistency across harvests and 10/10 bag appeal.

Q: How much labor did Green Canopy save with Cure Puck?

Green Canopy eliminated the 2 to 3 staff hours a day that manual burping and monitoring previously required.

Q: What was Green Canopy doing before Cure Puck?

Before Cure Puck, curing was manual: 2 to 3 staff hours daily for burping and monitoring, with cure decisions left to staff judgement calls that varied between operators.

Green Canopy

Mid-Sized Cultivation Facility

Cure Puck early adopter since 2022 · 1,800 lbs/month · multiple strain portfolio

Green Canopy. Cure Puck running strain-specific protocols across overlapping harvests.

The Problem

Green Canopy’s manual curing process required 2–3 staff hours daily for burping and monitoring. At 1,800 lbs a month that is a recurring labor line that never gets smaller, and it buys no additional quality — it only keeps the containers from going wrong.

With multiple strains and overlapping harvests, consistency was challenging. Every burp was a judgement call, and judgement calls vary between operators and shifts. The team needed to reduce labor while improving quality and reliability, not trade one for the other.

The Solution

Cure Puck eliminated manual burping and provided automated monitoring across all batches. The system’s strain-specific protocols enabled optimal curing for different varieties, so a portfolio of strains no longer had to share one cure recipe.

Remote access through the app improved efficiency and reduced labor costs. The cure stopped depending on who was on shift and started depending on a protocol the whole team can follow.

The Results

Eliminated 2–3 daily labor hours burping and monitoring no longer done by hand.
Improved multi-strain consistency overlapping harvests held to their own protocols.
Better terpene preservation conditions controlled rather than checked.
Enhanced bag appeal and quality rated 10/10 by the team.
Reduced staffing requirements labor freed for work that adds value.
Optimized cure protocols per strain each variety cured to its own profile.
94% A-grade bud consistency across harvests repeatable, not batch-dependent.
New hires follow the cure SOP without being “experts on day one.”

Before Cure Puck vs. After Cure Puck

Metric	Before	With Cure Puck
Daily cure labor	2–3 staff hours daily for burping and monitoring	Eliminated — burping automated
Monitoring	Manual checks across all active batches	Automated monitoring across all batches
Decision-making	Staff judgement call variability	Controlled consistency to a set protocol
Multi-strain handling	One approach across a multiple strain portfolio	Strain-specific protocols per variety
Overlapping harvests	Consistency challenging	Improved multi-strain consistency
Quality outcome	Variable terpene and bag appeal results	Better terpene preservation, 10/10 bag appeal, 94% A-grade
Access	On-site, container by container	Remote access through the app
Onboarding new staff	Required experienced operators	New hires follow the cure SOP

“Consistency is the key. Will spend money on that. Dummy proofing is key. Makes me more comfortable hiring new people and they can just follow an SOP.”

“I’d give it a 9 out of 10. I’ve already told people there’s a lot of potential in it, especially if they pair it with proper water activity testing.”

Steven Chen

Green Canopy

Labor Efficiency — Before

2–3 Staff hours
daily

Manual burping and monitoring across every batch — and staff judgement call variability on top of it.

Now

Automated multi-strain management

Controlled consistency across overlapping harvests, with 94% A-grade flower and no daily burp round.

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Glossary

Cure Puck: App-connected curing device from Twister Technologies that monitors humidity in real time inside a cure container and runs the burp schedule automatically.
Burping: Opening a cure container by hand to release moisture and exchange air. Done manually it is a recurring daily labor cost and a judgement call.
Strain-specific protocol: A cure recipe set per variety rather than one schedule applied to every batch, so each strain cures to its own optimal profile.
Overlapping harvests: Multiple batches at different cure stages at the same time. It multiplies the number of manual checks and the chance of inconsistency.
A-grade flower: Top-tier saleable bud. Green Canopy holds 94% A-grade consistency across harvests.
Bag appeal: The visual and aromatic quality of finished flower as a buyer sees it. Green Canopy rates its bag appeal 10 out of 10.
Cure SOP: The written standard operating procedure for curing. Automation makes it followable by a new hire instead of dependent on an experienced operator’s judgement.

Frequently Asked Questions

What results did Green Canopy get with Cure Puck?

Green Canopy eliminated 2–3 daily labor hours, improved multi-strain consistency, preserved terpenes better, enhanced bag appeal and quality, reduced staffing requirements, optimized cure protocols per strain, and reports 94% A-grade bud consistency across harvests and 10/10 bag appeal.

How much labor did Green Canopy save with Cure Puck?

Green Canopy eliminated the 2–3 staff hours a day that manual burping and monitoring previously required.

How large is Green Canopy’s operation?

Green Canopy is a mid-sized cultivation facility producing 1,800 lbs per month across a multiple strain portfolio. It has been a Cure Puck early adopter since 2022.

Can Cure Puck handle multiple strains at once?

Yes. Green Canopy uses strain-specific protocols so each variety cures to its own optimal profile, which is what made consistency achievable across a multiple strain portfolio with overlapping harvests.

What was Green Canopy doing before Cure Puck?

Before Cure Puck, curing was manual: 2–3 staff hours daily for burping and monitoring, with cure decisions left to staff judgement calls that varied between operators.

Does Cure Puck help with training new staff?

Green Canopy reports that new hires follow the cure SOP without being experts on day one. Steven Chen describes the dummy proofing as what makes him comfortable hiring new people.

Does Cure Puck affect terpene preservation and bag appeal?

Green Canopy reports better terpene preservation, enhanced bag appeal and quality, and rates its bag appeal 10 out of 10 after moving to automated curing.

Can Green Canopy monitor cures remotely?

Yes. Remote access through the app lets the team check batch conditions without opening containers, which is part of how the operation improved efficiency and reduced labor costs.

Cite this case study

APA

Evans, J. (2026, August 24). Green Canopy: from manual labor to automated excellence in multi-strain curing. Twister Technologies. https://curepuck.io/success-stories/green-canopy-automated-multi-strain-curing/

MLA

Evans, Jay. “Green Canopy: From Manual Labor to Automated Excellence in Multi-Strain Curing.” Twister Technologies, 24 Aug. 2026, curepuck.io/success-stories/green-canopy-automated-multi-strain-curing/.

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