Leonardo de Garden
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Stay tuned, I do a bit on genetics with a deck of cards that you may like. When I get a little time and the mood strikes me I'll write up a post about it.
Grams per Day vs Grams per Watt
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fb360
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Yeah, well theres no way to compare genetics unless you have varying phenotypes of the same cross.
But, that equation I mentioned works well if you have 2 identical grows in terms of genes/energy/days, with different plant training, or different grow types/techniquse, to find which maximizes your yield.
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well i mean you can obviously compare strain to strain, but we all do that naturally anyways, so no need to really mention it.
But, that equation I mentioned works well if you have 2 identical grows in terms of genes/energy/days, with different plant training, or different grow types/techniquse, to find which maximizes your yield.
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well i mean you can obviously compare strain to strain, but we all do that naturally anyways, so no need to really mention it.
exactly...
Leonardo de Garden
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fb360 I beg to differ, the study of comparing genetics has been around for quite a while, It's called "genetics" and the basic principles really aren't that hard to get if it's explained the right way.
monkeybones
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all grams per watts shows is how efficiently you used your light
favours long term growth? no. you're miscategorising it.
grams per watt is a measure that assumes you grew your plants to make a good canopy for your light...
for instance it is stupid to grow a single untrained plant under a 400w HID
it's a perfectly good way to evaluate success as an indoor grower
the one thing that needs to be taken into consideration is the indica/sativa tendency of the plant
favours long term growth? no. you're miscategorising it.
grams per watt is a measure that assumes you grew your plants to make a good canopy for your light...
for instance it is stupid to grow a single untrained plant under a 400w HID
it's a perfectly good way to evaluate success as an indoor grower
the one thing that needs to be taken into consideration is the indica/sativa tendency of the plant
monkeybones
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and grams per day could be said to "favour" short term growers. your point is moot
monkeybones
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and fuck, i have had autoflower plants which finished 20 days earlier than phenotype plants, and produced just as much bud.
because you can run them 18/6 the whole grow
so how the fuck do you consider all that into your equation
because you can run them 18/6 the whole grow
so how the fuck do you consider all that into your equation
homebrewer
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The grams/watt measure greatly favors bushier plants (ie. heavier yielding indica-dominant varieties) as opposed to tall, stretchy equatorial sativas. Just because one cash-cropping grower is more 'efficient' than another in terms of grams-per-watt doesn't mean he's a better grower than the guy who grows 20 week sativas. Quality vs quantity and in terms of herb, they're often inversely correlated.
It's a measure of 'efficiency' to an extent but nothing to hang your hat on.
Leonardo de Garden
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Calculating your production rate (GPD) is helpful if you want to find out if a change you make to your garden is worthwhile.