AI Greenhouse Lessons Learned
A curated operations playbook distilled from Verdify’s planner lesson table. The public page leads with durable greenhouse knowledge; noisy machine extraction rows stay out of the reading path.
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Operating Priorities
- Gas heat is 3.9x cheaper per BTU than electric for sustained cold.
- Direct relay control stays in firmware.
- Shade cloth, not software, is the missing hot-day fix.
- VPD is the dominant spring constraint.
- Stale plans must be replaced when forecast regime changes.
Those lessons constrain the bounded control surface listed in AI Tunables Traceability.
Generated 2026-08-17 from 168 active rows and 84 retired rows in planner_lessons.
Operational Playbook
These are the operating rules the AI planning agent should read first. They are curated from validated lessons; machine extraction details are intentionally pushed into audit tables.
Heat With Gas; Let Thermal Mass Work
- Use electric heat for mild dips and gas heat for sustained cold; gas remains the efficient overnight BTU source.
- Do not chase every spring-morning cold-stress hour with higher heat setpoints. Some score loss comes from crop-band alignment, not plant danger.
- Plan around a 62-66F overnight equilibrium on 48-55F spring nights, especially when humidity can sag VPD below band before dawn.
Evidence: lesson 2 (High, 13x), lesson 91 (High, 6x), lesson 96 (Medium, 1x), lesson 87 (Medium, 2x).
Cooling Is Physics-Limited
- Shade cloth is the real hot-day fix; software can pre-cool, mist, and ventilate, but cannot erase 90F+ solar gain.
- Do not seal the house for humidity trapping when indoor temperature is near the safety ceiling.
- VENTILATE plus misting is the safe outcome when sealed misting cannot overcome solar load.
Evidence: lesson 4 (High, 9x), lesson 89 (High, 6x), lesson 95 (High, 7x).
Tune Misting To Weather Regime
- Reserve aggressive misting for warm, dry, high-VPD days. Cold-dry air can still produce manageable indoor VPD.
- Use moderate mist/fog settings on moderate-dry days to avoid VPD-low overshoot.
- On cool, cloudy, high-RH days, suppress mist and favor ventilation/dehumidification rather than water-use optimization alone.
- Treat the 900s closed-vent experiment as an extreme-dry tool, not a general humidity strategy.
Evidence: lesson 1 (Medium, 9x), lesson 10 (Medium, 4x), lesson 27 (Medium, 10x), lesson 88 (Medium, 4x), lesson 90, lesson 93 (Medium, 1x), lesson 98 (Medium, 8x), lesson 99 (High, 8x), lesson 100, lesson 101, lesson 102 (Medium, 1x).
Keep Planner Control Bounded
- Use canonical DB parameter names; ESP32 object IDs create duplicate active-plan rows.
- Never set timer parameters to zero. Firmware minimums exist to avoid relay chatter.
- Do not push unconfirmed zone-specific VPD targets. Use firmware-confirmed global misting tunables instead.
- Replace stale plans when the forecast regime changes, even if the original plan window has not expired.
Evidence: lesson 5 (High, 3x), lesson 7 (High, 11x), lesson 8 (High, 7x), lesson 94 (High, 1x), lesson 97 (Medium, 1x).
Read Scores Through Structural Constraints
- Some cold, heat, and combined compliance loss is structural when crop bands are narrower than the greenhouse’s spring operating envelope.
- Use VPD compliance as the meaningful optimization axis on warm spring days where low temperature compliance is physically unreachable.
- Separate controller failures from crop-band scoring artifacts before changing tunables.
Evidence: lesson 87 (Medium, 2x), lesson 91 (High, 6x), lesson 92 (Medium, 3x).
Current Validated Signals
Active machine lessons are collapsed by operational signal. Duplicate confirmations count as evidence, not separate public guidance.
| Signal | Operational reading | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| On cool saturated dawns followed by solar near or above 900 W/m2 and RH near or below… | On cool saturated dawns followed by solar near or above 900 W/m2 and RH near or below 20%, guardrail-aware moisture must be fully band-coupled during live VPD-high VENTILATE… | High; 11x; lesson rows 131, 134 |
| On overcast-forecast dry-ramp days where actual solar materially exceeds forecast… | On overcast-forecast dry-ramp days where actual solar materially exceeds forecast, guardrail-clean band-coupled moisture can reduce dispatcher clamp/hold counts and avoid… | Low; 3x; lesson rows 143, 145 |
| On forecast dry-ramp days with repeated same-day forecast deviations showing observed… | On forecast dry-ramp days with repeated same-day forecast deviations showing observed VPD/solar below forecast, keep the next SUNSET recovery shoulder band-coupled only while… | Low; 3x; lesson rows 155-156 |
| Humid midnight resets can be scored as safety-preserving but not compliance-successful… | Humid midnight resets can be scored as safety-preserving but not compliance-successful when VPD-low exceeds about 1h before the next full plan; keep the dry-ramp handoff explicit… | Low; 2x; lesson rows 160, 164 |
| Gas heat economics | Gas heater (heat2, 75K BTU, USD 0.623/hr) is 3.9x more cost-effective per BTU than electric (heat1, 5K BTU, USD 0.167/hr). | High; 13x; lesson rows 2 |
| Canonical parameter names | ALWAYS use canonical DB parameter names: vpd_high (not set_vpd_high_kpa), mister_engage_kpa (not vpd_mister_engage_kpa), mister_all_kpa (not vpd_mister_all_kpa), temp_low (not… | High; 11x; lesson rows 7 |
| Cooling physics limit | Physics-limited: 55,600 BTU/hr solar gain vs 15,000-22,000 BTU/hr cooling capacity. | High; 9x; lesson rows 4 |
| Mist suppression plus ventilation | Mist/fog suppression alone can preserve dew-point safety but leave VPD below band for most of the day. | High; 8x; lesson rows 99 |
| Timer zero safety | Never set timer parameters to 0. | High; 7x; lesson rows 8 |
| Sealed mist cycles to ventilation | SEALED_MIST will cycle to THERMAL_RELIEF within 10 min at these conditions — solar gain outpaces single-zone mister cooling ~7:1. | High; 7x; lesson rows 95 |
| Sealed mist thermal risk | Never seal the greenhouse for humidity trapping when indoor temp exceeds safety_max - 5°F. | High; 6x; lesson rows 89 |
| Morning crop-band cold scoring | Cold stress hours are dominated by crop profile band alignment on spring mornings, not actual plant danger. | High; 6x; lesson rows 91 |
| Dispatcher owns temp_high | temp_high is enforced by the band dispatcher from crop profiles. | High; 3x; lesson rows 5 |
| On clear spring mornings with high solar gain, pre-stage before the greenhouse reaches… | On clear spring mornings with high solar gain, pre-stage before the greenhouse reaches the high edge. | High; 3x; lesson rows 104 |
| Unconfirmed zone VPD targets | Zone-specific VPD target setpoints (vpd_target_south, vpd_target_west, vpd_target_center, vpd_target_east, mister_center_penalty) are NOT confirmed by ESP32 readback — they… | High; 1x; lesson rows 94 |
| When a severe dry-day SUNRISE plan keeps VPD-low near zero but evening VENTILATE… | When a severe dry-day SUNRISE plan keeps VPD-low near zero but evening VENTILATE VPD-high remains active with healthy dew margin, the next SUNSET should maintain a short… | Medium; 15x; lesson rows 135 |
| For severe dry-day recovery, do not unwind moisture by clock while live VPD remains… | For severe dry-day recovery, do not unwind moisture by clock while live VPD remains above the firmware high band and dew margin is healthy. | Medium; 13x; lesson rows 105 |
| 900s closed-vent extreme-dry experiment | Extreme-dry evidence supports a longer closed-vent mist window, but superseded duplicates are historical confirmations rather than separate guidance. | Medium; 10x; lesson rows 27 |
| Warm-dry misting posture | On dry days, lower mister_engage_kpa to 1.3 (from 1.6) before the morning VPD ramp (6 AM waypoint). | Medium; 9x; lesson rows 1 |
| Cool high-RH recovery posture | Cool, cloudy, high-RH recovery days are VPD-low and condensation problems; suppress mist and use ventilation when dew-point margin allows. | Medium; 8x; lesson rows 98 |
| Cold-dry misting posture | Cold-dry days (outdoor <55F with <25% RH) produce minimal VPD stress because temperature is the dominant VPD driver, not humidity alone. | Medium; 4x; lesson rows 10 |
| Moderate-dry fog overshoot | fog_escalation 0.3 kPa + aggressive misting (engage 1.3-1.4, gap 15-35s) eliminates VPD_high stress but creates 6-7h VPD_low stress on moderate dry days (70°F peak). | Medium; 4x; lesson rows 88 |
| Warm-side crop-band scoring | On warm days (outdoor >65°F), the narrow crop band upper limit (69.3°F) guarantees low temp compliance regardless of planner actions. | Medium; 3x; lesson rows 92 |
| When current indoor humidity is already high on a mild day, prioritize avoiding VPD-low… | When current indoor humidity is already high on a mild day, prioritize avoiding VPD-low over preempting forecast dry-window VPD-high unless outdoor RH is actually below ~30% and… | Medium; 3x; lesson rows 103 |
| Structural overnight heat score loss | Overnight heat stress (3-4h) when slab retains 62-63F but nighttime temp_high band is 62-65F from crop profiles is structural. | Medium; 2x; lesson rows 87 |
| On multi-day hot/dry plans, safe dew outcomes are not sufficient evidence of success… | On multi-day hot/dry plans, safe dew outcomes are not sufficient evidence of success: verify that guardrail-clean ClimateIntent actually materializes into an open VENTILATE… | Medium; 2x; lesson rows 261 |
| On convective/variable-cloud days, an accurate outdoor-temperature forecast does not… | On convective/variable-cloud days, an accurate outdoor-temperature forecast does not validate the solar forecast: solar can exceed the predicted peak by more than 3x and create… | Medium; 2x; lesson rows 264 |
| Overcast cold misting | On overcast cold days, use conservative misting posture (engage 1.6, gap 45s). | Medium; 1x; lesson rows 93 |
| Slab overnight equilibrium | Slab thermal mass delivers 62-65°F overnight equilibrium when outdoor is 48-55°F, not the commonly predicted 65-70°F. | Medium; 1x; lesson rows 96 |
| Stale plan regime changes | Plans must be replaced when forecast regime changes (e.g., extreme-dry to cool-overcast cold front). | Medium; 1x; lesson rows 97 |
| Cloudy high-humidity dry-ramp avoidance | When cloud cover and outdoor humidity are both high, avoid dry-ramp misting posture and raise mist thresholds early enough to prevent VPD-low accumulation. | Medium; 1x; lesson rows 102 |
| When a SUNSET recovery shoulder is still producing VPD-high guardrail holds or VENTILATE… | When a SUNSET recovery shoulder is still producing VPD-high guardrail holds or VENTILATE no-moisture-assist alerts, do not unwind to conservative thresholds by clock time. | Low; 5x; lesson rows 137 |
| Mild-day baseline misting | Baseline misting around engage 1.4-1.5 with 30-35s gaps works on mild, moderate-RH days; reserve stronger settings for genuinely dry VPD pressure. | Low; 4x; lesson rows 56 |
| When a cool humid dawn is followed by actual solar near/above 1000 W/m2, do not let a… | When a cool humid dawn is followed by actual solar near/above 1000 W/m2, do not let a cautious live-confirmed moisture ramp continue to request thresholds that the VPD-high… | Low; 3x; lesson rows 125 |
| On severe hot-dry days near 86-90F with RH below 10%, band-coupled moisture support can… | On severe hot-dry days near 86-90F with RH below 10%, band-coupled moisture support can reduce VPD-high relative to temperature stress, but temperature compliance becomes… | Low; 2x; lesson rows 112 |
| On repeated 85-87F, RH <15%, solar >850 W/m2 days, daytime conservative moisture unwind… | On repeated 85-87F, RH <15%, solar >850 W/m2 days, daytime conservative moisture unwind can happen too early: if VPD-high and VENTILATE remain active near sunset with healthy dew… | Low; 2x; lesson rows 114 |
| On severe hot-dry days, band-coupled mist/fog with short sealed windows can improve… | On severe hot-dry days, band-coupled mist/fog with short sealed windows can improve both-axis compliance and avoid VPD-low, but if VPD-high/VENTILATE persists into sunset with… | Low; 2x; lesson rows 116 |
| After dry-day recovery, a strong overnight unwind can safely prevent VPD-low and dew… | After dry-day recovery, a strong overnight unwind can safely prevent VPD-low and dew risk, but if VPD-high remains unrecovered at the unwind time the moisture guardrail may keep… | Low; 2x; lesson rows 119 |
| When a SUNSET recovery plan reaches midnight with VPD-high guardrail holds or VENTILATE… | When a SUNSET recovery plan reaches midnight with VPD-high guardrail holds or VENTILATE no-moisture-assist alerts, the MIDNIGHT reset should keep the immediate post-midnight… | Low; 2x; lesson rows 151 |
| On 85-90F single-digit-RH days, band-coupled mist/fog with 180s sealed caps is still the… | On 85-90F single-digit-RH days, band-coupled mist/fog with 180s sealed caps is still the right peak posture, but the next plan must unwind aggressively by evening because daytime… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 113 |
| On severe hot-dry evenings with healthy dew margin, delayed unwind until observed VPD… | On severe hot-dry evenings with healthy dew margin, delayed unwind until observed VPD recovery can sharply improve overnight compliance without VPD-low or dew risk; use it, but… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 115 |
| On partly cloudy dry days after humid dawn, guarded dawn plus peak-only band-coupled… | On partly cloudy dry days after humid dawn, guarded dawn plus peak-only band-coupled moisture can control water cost and keep VPD-high near 2.5h, but both-axis compliance may… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 117 |
| Partly cloudy dry days after humid dawn need a live-confirmed but guardrail-aware… | Partly cloudy dry days after humid dawn need a live-confirmed but guardrail-aware moisture posture: keep dawn conservative, then keep peak/evening moisture thresholds… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 118 |
| On cool saturated dawns followed by actual solar near or above 1000 W/m2 and afternoon… | On cool saturated dawns followed by actual solar near or above 1000 W/m2 and afternoon RH in the 20s, guardrail-aware band-coupled moisture support around engage 1.15, all 1.35… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 128 |
| When a SUNSET or MIDNIGHT plan includes a severe next-day dry fallback, incomplete… | When a SUNSET or MIDNIGHT plan includes a severe next-day dry fallback, incomplete Tier-1 coverage or partially conservative moisture values can trigger VPD-high guardrail… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 133 |
| A sunset observed-recovery shoulder can clear evening VPD-high safely with dp-risk at 0… | A sunset observed-recovery shoulder can clear evening VPD-high safely with dp-risk at 0, but if VPD-high/VENTILATE alerts continue into the planned unwind, the next waypoint must… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 136 |
| A guarded pre-dawn posture after a failed dry-day unwind can preserve 100% both-axis… | A guarded pre-dawn posture after a failed dry-day unwind can preserve 100% both-axis compliance and dp safety into sunrise; keep the full dry-ramp portion pending until daylight… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 138 |
| When temp remains above the firmware high edge for more than 30 minutes, check one-fan… | When temp remains above the firmware high edge for more than 30 minutes, check one-fan vs both-fan hot time. | Low; 1x; lesson rows 139 |
| ClimateIntent plans should keep all-zone rotation band-coupled with a dedicated… | ClimateIntent plans should keep all-zone rotation band-coupled with a dedicated all_zone_vpd_excess_kpa field during VPD-high/VENTILATE, but should unwind earlier when forecasted… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 140 |
| When rematerializing ClimateIntent during an active VPD-high evening recovery, verify… | When rematerializing ClimateIntent during an active VPD-high evening recovery, verify the first applied waypoint with plan_status/guardrail audit before assuming the deployment… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 141 |
| Even when an evening recovery shoulder achieves good compliance, repeated VPD-high… | Even when an evening recovery shoulder achieves good compliance, repeated VPD-high moisture-guardrail holds mean the plan is not clean; score it near the deterministic anchor and… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 142 |
| When a sunset recovery/unwind plan achieves excellent overnight compliance but still… | When a sunset recovery/unwind plan achieves excellent overnight compliance but still produces repeated VPD-high moisture-guardrail holds, the next midnight reset should not copy… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 144 |
| Humid midnight reset plans can safely suppress wet carryover when dew margin is… | Humid midnight reset plans can safely suppress wet carryover when dew margin is adequate, but they should keep the next-day dry-ramp handoff explicit and band-coupled because the… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 146 |
| A cloudy-forecast dry-ramp plan can meet climate targets while still fighting VPD-high… | A cloudy-forecast dry-ramp plan can meet climate targets while still fighting VPD-high moisture guardrails; future SUNRISE/SUNSET handoffs should request band-coupled moisture… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 147 |
| Humid midnight resets can safely suppress wet carryover when dew margin is adequate, but… | Humid midnight resets can safely suppress wet carryover when dew margin is adequate, but their dry-ramp handoff should remain explicit and band-coupled because the next day can… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 148 |
| On high-solar dry-ramp days that remain VPD-high at sunset with healthy dew margin, do… | On high-solar dry-ramp days that remain VPD-high at sunset with healthy dew margin, do not unwind by clock; keep a short band-coupled recovery shoulder until observed VPD is back… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 149 |
| When a dry-ramp SUNRISE plan produces repeated VPD-high moisture guardrail events and… | When a dry-ramp SUNRISE plan produces repeated VPD-high moisture guardrail events and VENTILATE no-moisture-assist alerts near sunset, score it near the deterministic anchor and… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 150 |
| On high-solar dry-ramp days, acceptable VPD/cost outcomes are not enough if VPD-high… | On high-solar dry-ramp days, acceptable VPD/cost outcomes are not enough if VPD-high moisture guardrail holds and VENTILATE no-moisture-assist alerts recur near sunset; score… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 153 |
| Humid midnight resets can safely suppress wet carryover when dew margin is adequate, but… | Humid midnight resets can safely suppress wet carryover when dew margin is adequate, but they should be scored as safety-preserving rather than compliance-successful if VPD-low… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 154 |
| A midnight reset after failed dry-day unwind can preserve dew safety and avoid VPD-low… | A midnight reset after failed dry-day unwind can preserve dew safety and avoid VPD-low, but if the next day ends with VPD-high guardrail holds or no-moisture-assist alerts, the… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 157 |
| When a dry-ramp SUNRISE plan improves daily score and avoids VPD-low but still reaches… | When a dry-ramp SUNRISE plan improves daily score and avoids VPD-low but still reaches sunset in VPD-high VENTILATE with no moisture assist and repeated moisture guardrail holds… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 158 |
| For moderate-to-hot dry ramps after a humid dawn, acceptable daily score and low cost… | For moderate-to-hot dry ramps after a humid dawn, acceptable daily score and low cost are not sufficient success if VPD-high moisture guardrail holds and no-moisture-assist… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 159 |
| On moderate hot-dry ramps that later show both VPD-low overshoot and sunset… | On moderate hot-dry ramps that later show both VPD-low overshoot and sunset VPD-high/no-moisture-assist, the plan should split the evening more sharply: keep a short… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 161 |
| When a SUNSET recovery plan reaches the MIDNIGHT boundary with VPD recovered and dew… | When a SUNSET recovery plan reaches the MIDNIGHT boundary with VPD recovered and dew safety intact but a near-zero short-window compliance score plus VPD-high moisture guardrail… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 162 |
| For moderate-to-hot dry ramps after a humid dawn, low cost and dew safety are not… | For moderate-to-hot dry ramps after a humid dawn, low cost and dew safety are not enough: if VPD-low overcarry and later VPD-high/no-moisture-assist both occur, split the plan… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 163 |
| For severe dry-ramp forecasts that verify milder because RH/VPD forecasts overstate… | For severe dry-ramp forecasts that verify milder because RH/VPD forecasts overstate dryness, a guarded humid dawn followed by guardrail-aware band-coupled moisture can keep… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 165 |
| When a SUNSET recovery plan reaches the SUNRISE boundary with dew safety intact but… | When a SUNSET recovery plan reaches the SUNRISE boundary with dew safety intact but short-window both-axis compliance near 31% and VPD-low dominating, score it near the anchor… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 166 |
| For severe hot-dry ramps after humid dawn, do not treat dew safety and low cost as… | For severe hot-dry ramps after humid dawn, do not treat dew safety and low cost as success if both VPD-low overcarry and later VPD-high/no-moisture-assist occur; split the plan… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 167 |
| On severe hot-dry days, low cost and dew safety are not enough if VPD-high and… | On severe hot-dry days, low cost and dew safety are not enough if VPD-high and VENTILATE/no-moisture-assist persist into sunset; keep moisture band-coupled through observed VPD… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 168 |
| For severe dry-ramp handoff nights, a midnight reset can be safety-correct and still not… | For severe dry-ramp handoff nights, a midnight reset can be safety-correct and still not compliance-successful if it does not clear live VPD-high before the dry-day fallback… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 169 |
| On 94-96F severe dry days, aggressive band-coupled moisture can avoid VPD-low and… | On 94-96F severe dry days, aggressive band-coupled moisture can avoid VPD-low and improve VPD compliance, but heat may become the scored bottleneck; keep sunset recovery… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 170 |
| On severe hot-dry sunset starts, an evening recovery shoulder can preserve dew safety… | On severe hot-dry sunset starts, an evening recovery shoulder can preserve dew safety and avoid VPD-low but still fail compliance if dusk wet/fog gates leave VPD-high VENTILATE… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 171 |
| On 94-96F severe dry days, aggressive band-coupled moisture can protect dew safety… | On 94-96F severe dry days, aggressive band-coupled moisture can protect dew safety, avoid VPD-low, and improve VPD relative to temperature, but heat becomes the scored… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 172 |
| When the severe hot-dry forecast fails live by late morning (cooler actual temperatures… | When the severe hot-dry forecast fails live by late morning (cooler actual temperatures and higher RH than forecast), unwind aggressive fog/mist posture earlier; do not carry… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 173 |
| When a severe hot-dry forecast is not confirmed by live late-morning temperature/RH/VPD… | When a severe hot-dry forecast is not confirmed by live late-morning temperature/RH/VPD, unwind severe-day moisture/fog intensity promptly; do not carry fog_escalation near 0.15… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 174 |
| A guarded recovery posture with higher overnight dew floors, tapered mist duty, and no… | A guarded recovery posture with higher overnight dew floors, tapered mist duty, and no severe-day fog escalation until live VPD confirms the dry ramp can restore overnight… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 175 |
| Guarded pre-dawn posture before a forecast dry ramp can hold 100% compliance and prevent… | Guarded pre-dawn posture before a forecast dry ramp can hold 100% compliance and prevent moisture overfit when dew margin is near the lower safety floor; escalate to severe… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 176 |
| On hot-dry ramp days where actual humidity remains much higher than forecast but solar… | On hot-dry ramp days where actual humidity remains much higher than forecast but solar exceeds 1000 W/m2, guarded band-coupled moisture can hold VPD-high near the planned ceiling… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 177 |
| On 90F+ high-solar hot-dry days, low water/cost is not evidence of climate-tactic… | On 90F+ high-solar hot-dry days, low water/cost is not evidence of climate-tactic success if VPD-high remains above 4h and transition realization is poor. | Low; 1x; lesson rows 178 |
| On severe hot-dry sunrise cycles, a safe early segment should not be treated as… | On severe hot-dry sunrise cycles, a safe early segment should not be treated as validation of the full wet/fog strategy; keep the plan compliance-first, but score early… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 179 |
| On 85-95F high-solar days with RH below about 20%, even band-coupled moisture/fog intent… | On 85-95F high-solar days with RH below about 20%, even band-coupled moisture/fog intent can fail if setpoint realization and vent-mist assist availability are unstable; score… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 180 |
| On 85-90F clear dry days, vent-mist/fog assist can improve immediate VPD error while… | On 85-90F clear dry days, vent-mist/fog assist can improve immediate VPD error while still failing daily VPD compliance if realization drift and zone spread persist; keep evening… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 181 |
| A short overnight taper after a hot-dry day can preserve dew safety and avoid VPD-low… | A short overnight taper after a hot-dry day can preserve dew safety and avoid VPD-low, but if VPD remains above the band by midnight the next plan should reopen band-coupled wet… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 182 |
| On hot/dry forecast days with known forecast VPD/RH positive bias, keep moisture assist… | On hot/dry forecast days with known forecast VPD/RH positive bias, keep moisture assist band-coupled but treat live morning VPD confirmation as the escalation trigger; aggressive… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 183 |
| Do not over-grade post-reconnect verification plans from sub-hour overnight windows… | Do not over-grade post-reconnect verification plans from sub-hour overnight windows: plan persistence can be confirmed, but VPD-response hypotheses need a daytime dry-ramp window… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 184 |
| When a humid predawn VPD-low/too-wet alert is active before a hot-dry afternoon, do not… | When a humid predawn VPD-low/too-wet alert is active before a hot-dry afternoon, do not simply carry overnight aggressive wet-assist posture into sunrise; start with a… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 185 |
| When a humid/dry-ramp day preserves dew safety but still leaves VPD-high as the dominant… | When a humid/dry-ramp day preserves dew safety but still leaves VPD-high as the dominant miss, the next plan should not just lower wet-assist thresholds; it should taper… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 186 |
| When a pre-dawn taper is safe but setpoint confirmations and vent-mist realization… | When a pre-dawn taper is safe but setpoint confirmations and vent-mist realization alerts appear before a hot-dry ramp, the next sunrise plan should keep the same… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 187 |
| On humid/cloudy recovery days after repeated hot-dry VPD-high stress, a plan can meet… | On humid/cloudy recovery days after repeated hot-dry VPD-high stress, a plan can meet daily VPD-high and dew-safety targets while still failing the realization criterion because… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 188 |
| On cool saturated dawns with an orchid too-wet alert, a perfect short-window compliance… | On cool saturated dawns with an orchid too-wet alert, a perfect short-window compliance score can still mask biological drying risk when live dew margin falls below 5F and VPD… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 189 |
| For midsummer plans following a humid/cool start, raw hot-dry forecasts can overstate… | For midsummer plans following a humid/cool start, raw hot-dry forecasts can overstate realized indoor dryness; keep wet assist realization-gated on live VPD and dew margin, and… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 190 |
| For midsummer plans after forecast-hot/dry ramps, keep wet assist realization-gated on… | For midsummer plans after forecast-hot/dry ramps, keep wet assist realization-gated on live VPD and dew margin; low cost and no dew risk are not sufficient success criteria if… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 191 |
| For midsummer hot-dry plans, treat no dew risk and low cost as necessary but not… | For midsummer hot-dry plans, treat no dew risk and low cost as necessary but not sufficient: if VPD-high stress remains near 10h, keep wet-assist realization checks… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 192 |
| On midsummer hot-dry days, low cost and safe dew margin are not enough: if VPD-high… | On midsummer hot-dry days, low cost and safe dew margin are not enough: if VPD-high remains near 10h and vent_vpd_moisture_gap alerts fire, the next plan must prioritize… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 193 |
| On midsummer hot-dry days, aggressive band-coupled thresholds and low fog escalation are… | On midsummer hot-dry days, aggressive band-coupled thresholds and low fog escalation are necessary but not sufficient: if VPD-high remains near 10h, the next plan must emphasize… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 194 |
| Hot-dry VPD plans should be graded by wet-assist realization and band/device agreement… | Hot-dry VPD plans should be graded by wet-assist realization and band/device agreement, not just aggressive requested thresholds: if VPD-high stress remains above ~10h with low… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 195 |
| On 90F+ hot-dry July days, safe dew margin and aggressive mist/fog posture can still… | On 90F+ hot-dry July days, safe dew margin and aggressive mist/fog posture can still leave VPD-high as the bottleneck even with high water use; treat low VPD compliance as… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 196 |
| On 95-100F July days with RH near 10-20%, VPD-high can remain dominant despite maximum… | On 95-100F July days with RH near 10-20%, VPD-high can remain dominant despite maximum practical moisture posture and safe dew margin; future plans should treat this as… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 197 |
| When a long-lived hot-dry plan remains in force across a milder, humid/intermittently… | When a long-lived hot-dry plan remains in force across a milder, humid/intermittently cloudy day, keep safety rails and band-coupled recovery available but treat the old dry… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 198 |
| On extreme July hot-dry days with safe dew margin, vent-fog assist can improve both… | On extreme July hot-dry days with safe dew margin, vent-fog assist can improve both temperature and VPD error, but plan success depends on dispatcher guardrail… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 199 |
| On extreme hot-dry July days, aggressive ClimateIntent can keep dew safety and activate… | On extreme hot-dry July days, aggressive ClimateIntent can keep dew safety and activate vent-fog/mist assist, but success must be judged by realized guardrail/readback state… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 200 |
| During extreme hot-dry July recovery, sunset/overnight resource taper should remain… | During extreme hot-dry July recovery, sunset/overnight resource taper should remain explicitly guardrail-compatible and conditional on observed VPD recovery; if evening VPD… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 201 |
| During extreme hot-dry sequences, midnight reset plans should not materially taper… | During extreme hot-dry sequences, midnight reset plans should not materially taper moisture posture unless observed VPD is already recovered and forecast-corrected dawn VPD risk… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 202 |
| On 100F July days with >900 W/m2 solar, even guardrail-compatible wet/fog assist can… | On 100F July days with >900 W/m2 solar, even guardrail-compatible wet/fog assist can leave VPD-high as the dominant bottleneck; sunset plans should keep a recovery posture until… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 203 |
| After an extreme hot-dry day, a sunset taper can conserve water only after observed… | After an extreme hot-dry day, a sunset taper can conserve water only after observed house VPD is inside the served band for a sustained period; if VPD stress alerts continue… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 204 |
| For weekly early-morning supersession, evaluate the replaced midnight plan only on the… | For weekly early-morning supersession, evaluate the replaced midnight plan only on the completed pre-dawn objective; do not over-credit the untested daytime hot-dry hypothesis… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 205 |
| On 98-100F July days with solar near or above 900 W/m2 and RH below 15%, band-coupled… | On 98-100F July days with solar near or above 900 W/m2 and RH below 15%, band-coupled wet/fog assist is necessary but not sufficient; expect VPD-high to remain the limiting axis… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 206 |
| After an extreme hot-dry day, do not lower the water budget or relax mist/fog duty at… | After an extreme hot-dry day, do not lower the water budget or relax mist/fog duty at sunset while house or priority occupied-zone VPD remains above the served high edge; keep… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 207 |
| On consecutive extreme July hot-dry days with outdoor RH near/below 15%, solar… | On consecutive extreme July hot-dry days with outdoor RH near/below 15%, solar near/above 900 W/m2, and observed VPD still above band after sunset, guardrail-compatible wet/fog… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 208 |
| After midnight resets on consecutive extreme hot-dry July days, preserving full… | After midnight resets on consecutive extreme hot-dry July days, preserving full wet-assist budget is necessary but not sufficient; if VPD is still near/above band, keep… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 209 |
| On clear July days with solar above 1000 W/m2 and outdoor peak near 96F, aggressive… | On clear July days with solar above 1000 W/m2 and outdoor peak near 96F, aggressive band-coupled wet assist can preserve dew safety but may still leave both temp and VPD… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 210 |
| The late-night reset was safe but did not materially improve dry-edge VPD before… | The late-night reset was safe but did not materially improve dry-edge VPD before sunrise; on repeated July hot-dry sequences, overnight plans should keep measured-recovery wet… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 211 |
| On repeated July hot-dry days where solar exceeds about 1000 W/m2 and outdoor highs… | On repeated July hot-dry days where solar exceeds about 1000 W/m2 and outdoor highs reach the mid-90s, even guardrail-compatible band-coupled wet/fog assist can preserve dew… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 212 |
| On hot-dry July sequences, sunset/overnight recovery plans can safely preserve wet… | On hot-dry July sequences, sunset/overnight recovery plans can safely preserve wet assist and dew margin, but they should be graded as partial success if VPD remains the sunrise… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 213 |
| When a midnight hot-dry handoff plan is guardrail-heavy but dew-safe, score it mainly on… | When a midnight hot-dry handoff plan is guardrail-heavy but dew-safe, score it mainly on safe handoff and measured VPD trend, not on predicted daylight recovery; use the next… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 214 |
| On repeated July hot-dry days with dew margin safe, band-coupled fog/mist assist can… | On repeated July hot-dry days with dew margin safe, band-coupled fog/mist assist can preserve safety and reduce error severity but will not recover VPD into corridor under peak… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 215 |
| For repeated July hot-dry sunset plans, a midnight evaluation can credit measured… | For repeated July hot-dry sunset plans, a midnight evaluation can credit measured dew-safe evening VPD recovery when VPD falls back near/inside band with no VPD-low or dew risk… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 216 |
| On repeated July hot-dry days near 95F with RH below 20% and solar near 900 W/m2, even… | On repeated July hot-dry days near 95F with RH below 20% and solar near 900 W/m2, even guardrail-compatible band-coupled wet/fog assist may preserve dew safety but not recover… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 217 |
| For repeated July hot-dry midnight resets, a safe pre-dawn posture can avoid… | For repeated July hot-dry midnight resets, a safe pre-dawn posture can avoid dew/cold/VPD-low problems, but it should not be credited as VPD recovery unless the following… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 218 |
| On clear July days with solar above forecast near or above 1000 W/m2, band-coupled wet… | On clear July days with solar above forecast near or above 1000 W/m2, band-coupled wet assist and 0.15 fog escalation can preserve dew safety and reduce severity but should not… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 219 |
| On July hot-dry evenings, tapering wet assist after sunset can preserve dew safety and… | On July hot-dry evenings, tapering wet assist after sunset can preserve dew safety and avoid VPD-low stress, but it should not be credited as dry-edge recovery unless the next… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 220 |
| On July hot-dry reset windows, reopening band-coupled wet assist before sunrise… | On July hot-dry reset windows, reopening band-coupled wet assist before sunrise preserves dew safety but should not be scored as recovery unless the following dawn or morning… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 221 |
| On July extreme hot-dry days with solar near or above 1000 W/m2 and outdoor highs around… | On July extreme hot-dry days with solar near or above 1000 W/m2 and outdoor highs around 95F+, band-coupled wet assist and fog escalation can preserve dew safety and avoid… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 222 |
| On July extreme hot-dry evenings before another severe hot-dry day, a clock-based… | On July extreme hot-dry evenings before another severe hot-dry day, a clock-based wet-assist taper preserves dew safety but should not be treated as VPD recovery unless the… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 223 |
| On extreme July hot-dry days with solar near or above 1000 W/m2 and outdoor highs near… | On extreme July hot-dry days with solar near or above 1000 W/m2 and outdoor highs near 100F, band-coupled mist/fog assist with fog escalation near 0.15 and short pulse gaps… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 224 |
| On warm dry overnight handoffs before an extreme hot-dry day, a tapered moisture posture… | On warm dry overnight handoffs before an extreme hot-dry day, a tapered moisture posture can preserve dew safety and avoid VPD-low overshoot, but a short high-scoring overnight… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 225 |
| On extreme July hot-dry days with outdoor peaks near 100F and solar near 1000 W/m2… | On extreme July hot-dry days with outdoor peaks near 100F and solar near 1000 W/m2, wet/fog assist can preserve dew safety and reduce error severity but may still leave VPD… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 226 |
| On warm post-extreme hot-dry evenings, a guardrail-compatible overnight taper can keep… | On warm post-extreme hot-dry evenings, a guardrail-compatible overnight taper can keep the house inside the served corridor with zero dew/VPD-low stress when dew margin starts… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 227 |
| On hot-dry days with repeated VPD-high guardrail holds, apparent resource improvement… | On hot-dry days with repeated VPD-high guardrail holds, apparent resource improvement from evening taper is not enough evidence of success if VPD compliance falls near 31%; next… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 228 |
| On hot-dry days followed by humid handoff, lower water use is not a success criterion… | On hot-dry days followed by humid handoff, lower water use is not a success criterion when VPD compliance remains near 40%; keep dew-safe overnight taper, but during live… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 229 |
| For humid pre-dawn followed by a hot-dry ramp, a neutral dawn taper alone is… | For humid pre-dawn followed by a hot-dry ramp, a neutral dawn taper alone is insufficient if the first governed hours still accumulate both heat and VPD errors; the next plan… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 230 |
| When a hot-dry forecast verifies cooler and much more humid but with higher solar than… | When a hot-dry forecast verifies cooler and much more humid but with higher solar than forecast, a full dry-ramp wet-assist hypothesis should be judged by materialized… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 231 |
| On humid/storm handoff nights, dew-safe wet suppression can preserve safety but still… | On humid/storm handoff nights, dew-safe wet suppression can preserve safety but still leave the Vanda zone too wet by dawn; when dp margin remains above 5F, pair overnight wet… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 232 |
| For humid overnight periods before a severe hot-dry forecast, score the overnight plan… | For humid overnight periods before a severe hot-dry forecast, score the overnight plan on dew safety, VPD-low avoidance, and materialized morning assist separately; aggressive… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 233 |
| When a humid dawn is followed by a forecast severe dry ramp with recent VPD forecast… | When a humid dawn is followed by a forecast severe dry ramp with recent VPD forecast overstatement, separate safety scoring from dry-assist scoring: keep wet assist… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 234 |
| For humid nights before a severe hot-dry day, wet/fog restraint alone may not raise VPD… | For humid nights before a severe hot-dry day, wet/fog restraint alone may not raise VPD enough for Vanda drying even when dew safety holds; pair the restraint with active… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 235 |
| On severe hot-dry July days where forecast VPD is high-biased but solar can exceed… | On severe hot-dry July days where forecast VPD is high-biased but solar can exceed forecast, live-ramp band-coupled wet assist can improve scoped score and prevent VPD-low/dew… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 236 |
| On severe hot-dry July days, band-coupled wet assist should remain guardrail-compatible… | On severe hot-dry July days, band-coupled wet assist should remain guardrail-compatible through observed VPD recovery; forecast dry severity may be high-biased, but high solar… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 237 |
| On severe July high-solar days, even when the raw forecast overstates heat/dryness… | On severe July high-solar days, even when the raw forecast overstates heat/dryness, actual solar near 900 W/m2 can make heat the dominant scored stress; keep moisture assist… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 238 |
| For July sunset following hot/dry heat + VPD-high stress with safe dew margin, do not… | For July sunset following hot/dry heat + VPD-high stress with safe dew margin, do not unwind moisture by clock alone: keep evening/early-night wet assist lightly available until… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 239 |
| For warm dry midsummer nights after hot/dry days, an early wet-assist recovery followed… | For warm dry midsummer nights after hot/dry days, an early wet-assist recovery followed by a lower-duty pre-dawn taper can eliminate overnight VPD and dew stress when dew margin… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 240 |
| On cloudy/humid-recovery hot July days, guardrail-clean wet assist must still stay near… | On cloudy/humid-recovery hot July days, guardrail-clean wet assist must still stay near the active VPD-high surface until observed VPD recovers; forecast cloud or storm timing… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 241 |
| For humid-night taper plans after a hot/VPD-high day, do not request very conservative… | For humid-night taper plans after a hot/VPD-high day, do not request very conservative moisture thresholds or long pulse gaps while the VPD-high moisture guardrail is still… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 242 |
| On hot July days with underestimated solar, keep wet/fog assist band-coupled through… | On hot July days with underestimated solar, keep wet/fog assist band-coupled through observed VPD recovery and make ClimateIntent requests close to the dispatcher guardrail… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 243 |
| After a hot/VPD-high day, the sunset-to-midnight taper should be two-phase: keep a short… | After a hot/VPD-high day, the sunset-to-midnight taper should be two-phase: keep a short guardrail-clean wet-assist recovery while live VPD remains at/above the high edge and dew… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 244 |
| When actual RH stays much higher than a hot/dry forecast but solar is extreme (>1100… | When actual RH stays much higher than a hot/dry forecast but solar is extreme (>1100 W/m2), heat can dominate over VPD-high even with guardrail-clean wet assist; keep… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 245 |
| On humid-storm sunset transitions after a hot day, tapering wet assist protects dew… | On humid-storm sunset transitions after a hot day, tapering wet assist protects dew safety, but if the governed window still shows VPD-high dominance, keep the first recovery… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 246 |
| When a hot dry sunrise plan reaches sunset with live VPD still near or above the high… | When a hot dry sunrise plan reaches sunset with live VPD still near or above the high edge and dew margin is healthy, do not use a clock-only humid-night taper. | Low; 1x; lesson rows 247 |
| If a sunset humid-night taper is still being held by the VPD-high moisture guardrail at… | If a sunset humid-night taper is still being held by the VPD-high moisture guardrail at midnight, stop requesting conservative wet/fog thresholds while live or recent VPD is… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 248 |
| When a severe hot/dry day follows a dew-safe overnight, keeping wet assist band-coupled… | When a severe hot/dry day follows a dew-safe overnight, keeping wet assist band-coupled improves safety and avoids VPD-low, but sunset plans should keep evening moisture… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 249 |
| On very hot July days where actual solar exceeds forecast by several hundred W/m2… | On very hot July days where actual solar exceeds forecast by several hundred W/m2, band-coupled mist/fog can reduce VPD-high without causing VPD-low, but heat compliance remains… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 250 |
| On very hot/dry evenings, keeping wet assist available until observed VPD recovers is… | On very hot/dry evenings, keeping wet assist available until observed VPD recovers is safer than clock-only taper and avoids VPD-low, but it should not be counted as successful… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 251 |
| On hot/dry multi-day plans, safe dew outcome is not enough: when the next window still… | On hot/dry multi-day plans, safe dew outcome is not enough: when the next window still shows weak temp/VPD compliance and guardrail/missed materialization, the following plan… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 252 |
| When forecast solar is materially undercalled and RH/VPD forecast is over-dry, a… | When forecast solar is materially undercalled and RH/VPD forecast is over-dry, a guardrail-clean hot/dry posture can avoid VPD-low but still fail corridor control; next plans… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 253 |
| On severe hot/dry sequences, evening taper plans should not request conservative… | On severe hot/dry sequences, evening taper plans should not request conservative fog/mist values that the VPD-high moisture guardrail will immediately hold or clamp; use… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 254 |
| On extreme hot/dry days near 95F+ with solar near or above 900 W/m2, band-coupled… | On extreme hot/dry days near 95F+ with solar near or above 900 W/m2, band-coupled wet/fog assist at guardrail-clean caps may still leave VPD compliance poor; preserve dew-safe… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 255 |
| On extreme hot/dry evenings after a high-water day, bounded wet recovery can be… | On extreme hot/dry evenings after a high-water day, bounded wet recovery can be biologically safe but still score poorly if it relies on dispatcher moisture guardrails; keep… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 256 |
| After an extreme hot/dry day, overnight VPD can remain above the crop corridor even with… | After an extreme hot/dry day, overnight VPD can remain above the crop corridor even with a dew-safe moisture posture because fog is outside its safe window and outdoor air… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 257 |
| On extreme 100F+ / high-solar days, guardrail-clean band-coupled wet/fog assist can be… | On extreme 100F+ / high-solar days, guardrail-clean band-coupled wet/fog assist can be necessary and safe but still deliver only modest VPD improvement while using high water… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 258 |
| Short post-sunset hot-dry recovery windows can score cleanly with bounded wet assist and… | Short post-sunset hot-dry recovery windows can score cleanly with bounded wet assist and dew-safe tapering, but do not validate daytime extreme-heat moisture efficacy; grade… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 259 |
| On humidifying post-sunset nights after a hot/dry day, tapering wet assist can preserve… | On humidifying post-sunset nights after a hot/dry day, tapering wet assist can preserve dew safety and avoid cold/wet relay activity when live VPD is below the high edge, but if… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 260 |
| When an evening recovery plan starts with live VPD above the high edge, do not credit a… | When an evening recovery plan starts with live VPD above the high edge, do not credit a safe dew outcome as recovery: require an observed VPD decline to the stated band-error… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 262 |
| When a humid-night forecast begins while observed VPD is still above the active high… | When a humid-night forecast begins while observed VPD is still above the active high edge, do not taper moisture from forecast alone. | Low; 1x; lesson rows 263 |
| After an evening VPD-high recovery immediately before a very humid night, retain… | After an evening VPD-high recovery immediately before a very humid night, retain band-coupled wet authority until measured recovery, then taper promptly with a high dew-margin… | Low; 1x; lesson rows 265 |
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