I don’t mean to go off topic but I’ve been thinking recently about the cannabis industry and how companies are marketing their products.
In the simplest of terms, a plant that grows from seed to harvest in 8-10 weeks is light years more profitable than the same plant requiring 12-14 weeks.
The seed breeders sell more seeds, same for nutrients, soil, etc. Everyone re-ups sooner. The immature bud that’s been grown doesn’t last as long…..not as potent and yields are smaller.
So think about motivation the next time you read an article touting the virtues of an energetic positive vide experience by harvesting your plants as soon as you see the first milky trich.
Maybe I’m going off the deep end….probably a little. But rest assured anytime big business and their marketing execs get the chance, they will say just about anything to increase sales.
This industry is booming and the number of brand new growers likely out number the established ones exponentially.
Hell for that matter I’m a new grower. I grew exclusively outdoors for 9-10 yrs in a row when I was a young recent college graduate. I stopped and many years later it became legal in my State, so I dove back in. And the indoor process is presenting a huge learning curve for me. Autoflowers were not a thing when I was active. The lighting, the mediums, environmental factors are all new. But the one thing that hasn’t changed is that flower starting from a few pistils and going through it’s amazing process to a final ripe bud. That still happens the way it did 25 yrs ago.
Through being online I get to see others grow and I follow a lot of diaries. It blows my mind how many grows are harvested way too early. A week or so is often a matter of preference, but I’m not talking about a week too early….more like 3-4 weeks sometimes. Buds that are just barely getting started and out comes the jewelers loupe, followed by chop chop.
As I thought about it, I began to notice the marketing habits of some of the larger businesses and that explained it.
Sorry to ramble….I should really post this elsewhere, and may do so. Oh well u get to read it first.
