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@DTOM420 surely the name of the game whether they are growing a poor quality tomato or a premium one is still yield so more pentration \ light equals
more yield ? still scratching my head.
hlg shedded a bit more light on it ,but like you say would love to hear from a
commercial farmer

The law of diminishing returns applies to commercial growers. You can increase yields but it comes at a cost. If the cost to increase yields is higher than the return the (smart) commercial grower won't do it. So, if you get a 10% increase in yield income by adding more light but it cost you an extra 20%(the cost of the light, the cost of electricity, the cost of labor to move the light up and down), you just lost 10% profit.

Most DIY growers don't consider cost per gram/ounce. I've read a lot on this forum and other information comparing grams/ounces per square foot, grams/ounces per watt, watts per square foot and grams/ounces per plant. But I've not seen one comparison of ounces per dollar spent. Ounces per dollar spent is what is important for a commercial grow.

 

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But I've not seen one comparison of ounces per dollar spent. Ounces per dollar spent is what is important for a commercial grow.

that's for back room talk... one day I hope we can be open and cover all the subject but that topic of discussion is for another day... Your right though, we do give less thought to grams per $

 

[DTOM420]

@DTOM420 surely the name of the game whether they are growing a poor quality tomato or a premium one is still yield so more pentration \ light equals
more yield ? still scratching my head.
hlg shedded a bit more light on it ,but like you say would love to hear from a
commercial farmer

More light does not, necessarily, mean more yield. Yes, of course not enough light means less yield that ‘all the light it needs;’ but there is also such a thing as TOO much light and shy of that the law of diminishing returns comes into play. For a business, this is a critical consideration. Light = electricity = expense. So, any commercial grower, regardless of the plant, is seeking to produce their crop with the ABSOLUTE lowest cost. Most commercial farmers (including me in a non-cannabis product) will trade some quality for cost reduction if the consumer will still buy the product.

Yield by itself is NOT the commercial farner’s primary concern. The bottom line is. More is not better if it cost more to produce. The cost per UNIT is the most important factor as long as quality stays within the acceptable range.

It’s also possible that the lighting systems they are using are more powerful than what most home growers can afford; or are willing to spend. You could try reaching out to a company like Fluence: ask them what distances they recommend for their top tier lights and, if it’s higher than 24” ask them your question. I looked at their lights but I just couldn’t justify spending that much for a light no matter how much fancier it is

 

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@68grasshopper

I posed your question to a light expert that I know on another forum (a guy I really trust) and here was his succinct response....”Hard to make a blanket statement as each grow can be setup a little differently. But in most cases, those are gavita pro fixtures. They are 1000 watt double ended monsters, ppf over 2000 umols per second. They still have quite a bit of intensity high, and put a lot of focus on the overlay of light from fixture to fixture.”

I thought that was illuminating and figured I’d share it. Lol! Sorry, I couldn’t resist the pun!