BS factor in Yields?

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OldeSkule

Active Member
Hi gang,

I am a newb grower, but not a newb at life...

When I see ads for seeds that say they get 400g/meter or 650g/meter or 200g/meter yield from a particular strain, what is the BS % I should reduce that by?

I would think that the yields advertised are for a 'perfect' grow. Would a 'typical' or 'average' grow be 20% of that? 80%? I know that no one can answer this question precisely, just trying play with some math.

Basic assumption is that the grow has proper lights, air, temps, water, nutes, etc. everything is pretty close to 'right' and nothing traumatic happened.

So please, post your personal experiences from an average, decent grow.

Thanks,
OldeSkule
 
tilemaster

tilemaster

Well-Known Member
i think you'll find reluctant answeres if anything to that question, because we all wonder wut we'll get on our first attempts, but your talking about highly variable conditions. strain/room size/lumen per square foot/ventillation/co2/soil or hydro or areoponics/ fertilizer/ syrup in the lst cple weeks...blah blah. I think it would be better to order your strain build your area, take some pictures and you'll probably get an expert with thousands of posts, to give you still an approximate estimate, cause even a smart person can fuck up a good system.

OldeSkule said:
Hi gang,

I am a newb grower, but not a newb at life...

When I see ads for seeds that say they get 400g/meter or 650g/meter or 200g/meter yield from a particular strain, what is the BS % I should reduce that by?

I would think that the yields advertised are for a 'perfect' grow. Would a 'typical' or 'average' grow be 20% of that? 80%? I know that no one can answer this question precisely, just trying play with some math.

Basic assumption is that the grow has proper lights, air, temps, water, nutes, etc. everything is pretty close to 'right' and nothing traumatic happened.

So please, post your personal experiences from an average, decent grow.

Thanks,
OldeSkule
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joker152

joker152

Well-Known Member
well you are right about those being real bs numbers, the only thing you can use those numbers for is comparing strains, ex. a strain stating it has a yield of 300g m^2 will generally yield less per plant in same conditions than a strain claiming to yield 450g m^2. your yield will depend on alot of things, humidity, co2, nuets, light. if your serious about a strain just go find some journals that have been done using the strain you want to use to gauge your potential yield. oh and welcome to riu man, you will find a wealth of info here
 
Jointsmith

Jointsmith

Well-Known Member
I yeilded like 2oz/0.5m or something shit like that on my first grow, 6 plants!

I think experience counts for a lot, I yeild a lot more than that now.
 
Anonononymous

Anonononymous

Well-Known Member
I think the estimates for the yield are for a ScrOG or SOG set-up. Agreed, they are BS and anyone that can get 650g/m2 is talented to say the least.
Like the others said, it depends on a variety of factors such as light penetration, spectrum, nutes, humidity, air circulation, CO2 levels, quality of soil, size of pots etc etc.

Yields could potentially be bigger outside, in some cases they can be several times the amount you'd get indoors.

Almost forgot - Welcome to RIU.
 
Brick Top

Brick Top

New Member
I figure that most new growers can take off roughly 2% to 5%, or slightly more in some cases, of the stated yield for every part of their system that is not optimal. If you use soil instead of hydro or aero there is a deduction. If you do not use cO2 there is a deduction. If you use all-purpose fertilizer like Miracle Grow instead of specialized nutrients and growth additives/hormones there is a deduction. If you do not use major HID lighting, like 1000-watts, for each step down there is another deduction, especially if you take the home improvement store CFL route (though not a full 5% for each step down). If you do not have adequate climate control there is a deduction. If you grow in soil and use pots that are to small there is a deduction. Just keep deducting for everything in your system that is not optimal.

You may end up with a low estimate but then until you get your sea legs you could easily enough end up that low or lower due to other problems alone so if you have hopes for a certain yield that gives you some idea of what to expect and how many plants of what type you will need to end up with the total yield you want. Plus it is better to start out with low expectations instead of dreaming about a pound per plant and ending up with an ounce per plant. It is better to be surprised by more than shocked by less … it feels better that way.
 
Zig Zag Zane

Zig Zag Zane

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It all just depends on how you grow, you cant rely on the seedbank sites to be dead on the harvest of the plants your going to grow, so it doesnt really matter, a plant that they say stays short and bushy and doesnt yield a lot can be grown into a huge monster, and a plant that is supposed to be gigantic can stay short and yield a lil bit, its all about growing conditions.
 
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