A system for implementing modified recipes in a plurality of grow pods (100) includes a processor, and a non-transitory, processor- readable storage medium including a computer readable and executable instruction set, which when executed, causes the processor to receive a modified recipe from an assembly line grow pod (100), compare output results of the modified recipe from the assembly line grow pod (100) with expected characteristics for the modified recipe, determine that the output results of the modified recipe are within the expected characteristics for the modified recipe, and in response to determining that the output results of the modified recipe are within the expected characteristics for the modified recipe, store information of the assembly line grow pod (100).