Quite a while back I calculated that it costs approximately $1.22 for me to produce one clone, and approximately 23 minutes per/clone based on the care they need from the time they were cut to 'finished' or had found their home. Since then I have changed much about my cloning process and have not since calculated what it costs me to produce one clone. I calculated the time it takes based on things like how long it takes to cut them, water them, transplant them, air them, etc.
I'm now using a cloning table to make my clones and I assume the cost has dropped as much as .20-.35 cents per/clone. And perhaps as much as 5-10 minutes less per/clone. But others costs and time/labor increases such as a $1.00 a piece testing fee have basically leveled that out to around the same amount.
What I do know is how much dispensaries in my area are paying for rooted, pest free, healthy and lab certified clones. They buy them for an average of $7.00 a piece.
Working with the estimated formula above that it costs me a average minimum of $1.10 and 18 minutes per/clone, it would cost me $19.80 and 5.4 hours to produce a tray of 18 clones. That total does't include the costs and energy of rounding up supplies, or the marketing and sales it requires to find perspective costumers, or the costs, time and labor required to distribute them to perspective costumers. Among other forgotten and unforeseen productions costs. That total also does not include the time, labor, and expenses it costs to grow out mothers. Or the time, labor and cost it takes to do the genetic research and development (or pay for the use of someone else's) to create a strain or pick the pheno.
So, just out of curiosity, what does it cost you to produce one clone?
And please don't tell me I'm a greedy bastard for trying to make a living doing what I love, mkay?
Thanks.
I'm now using a cloning table to make my clones and I assume the cost has dropped as much as .20-.35 cents per/clone. And perhaps as much as 5-10 minutes less per/clone. But others costs and time/labor increases such as a $1.00 a piece testing fee have basically leveled that out to around the same amount.
What I do know is how much dispensaries in my area are paying for rooted, pest free, healthy and lab certified clones. They buy them for an average of $7.00 a piece.
Working with the estimated formula above that it costs me a average minimum of $1.10 and 18 minutes per/clone, it would cost me $19.80 and 5.4 hours to produce a tray of 18 clones. That total does't include the costs and energy of rounding up supplies, or the marketing and sales it requires to find perspective costumers, or the costs, time and labor required to distribute them to perspective costumers. Among other forgotten and unforeseen productions costs. That total also does not include the time, labor, and expenses it costs to grow out mothers. Or the time, labor and cost it takes to do the genetic research and development (or pay for the use of someone else's) to create a strain or pick the pheno.
So, just out of curiosity, what does it cost you to produce one clone?
And please don't tell me I'm a greedy bastard for trying to make a living doing what I love, mkay?
Thanks.
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, also a 40w cfl would do as long as its at room temps
