Not many know what it takes to grow. I thank you for the warm welcome. Have been reading these boards for a couple months as well now.
I like this forum because there happens to be a lot of in-depth analysis on the stock side - but very little input on what it takes to grow. I believe knowing what and why growers will be purchasing is VITAL in knowing what to expect from this stock.
I see some say, "ANYONE can sell lights", or "This company won't last."
To the people who don't know what it takes to grow high quality, I have a little more information for you.
For example, shall we look at the importance of a grow tent?
Grow tents are popular because they offer more control over light output and light leaks. Why is this important? When a cannabis plant is flowering, it is very sensitive to anything that can disrupt the flowering light cycle. A cannabis plant flowers after experiencing a few days of light cycle 12/12. This means 12 hours of light, 12 hours of darkness. This is the trigger used after someone has vegetated their plants with an 18/6 light cycle or higher.
Another reason this is important is because a lot of growers are purchasing feminized seeds, or clones taken from plants grown from feminized seeds. Female is the plant that produces buds, male plants only produce pollen sacs and no buds.
Female seeds while reliable for producing female plants, are often more sensitive to an interruption in their flowering cycle. Such an interruption during the 12 hour dark cycle can cause the plant to hermaphrodite, causing pollen sacs to develop and cause seed to develop on said plant and surrounding plants.
Hermaphrodite plants not only lend to drops in quality, but also complaints by customers purchasing cannabis. People don't like seeded buds and who could blame them?
Tents also allow stronger light distribution as they have reflective interiors. This way you can get the most light inensity in the space you're working in.
You will see these tents also come equipped with openings for ventilation and supports for carbon filter placement - two more essentials for growing. All openings can be tightened or closed for light proofing.
I spoke about LED's earlier, but the better light product at this moment are digital ballasts. For those that don't know, HID lights (MH and HPS) have traditionally ran on magnetic ballasts. Magnetic ballasts produce a lot of heat and give off that loud electric HUM, many would argue they aren't as efficient at supplying power to the bulb compared to new digital ballasts either.
Enter digital ballasts, run cool enough to keep in the same room as the grow, starts the bulb instantly, and makes more efficient use of a bulb. The last detail is a claim they make which I haven't tested. Many growers have performed side by side results showing digital ballasts to provide higher yield.
Some websites like HIDhut make their own digital ballasts for purchase at a discounted cost. We don't buy HIDhut digital ballasts anymore because our first test with them had the ballast fail in 2 months. HIDhut offers replacement, but in the middle of a grow you need light IMMEDIATELY. We run Lumatek and Galaxy ballasts instead because we need reliability.
This info doesn't even scratch the surface on what it takes. Just a small trowel dig into a giant mound of information.
There are many different grow mediums, nutrients, more environmental controls, grow room safety, C02 dispersal, etc, etc. Gosh, this industry has even been revolutionized with something as simple as a breathable pot for your soil that keeps the plant from getting rootbound - thus allowing stronger growth in a smaller pot.
I'm going to buy a stock in a company that can sell this vast array of products to all 50 states while legally reporting their earnings. Is there any other brick and mortar pot stock out there? Because this one will see the money first. Once legal restrictions ease up and we see more states allowing production - I will look into an additional investment with a company that is able to efficiently provide top quality cannabis products to patients or for recreational users. Until those stocks stabilize or show themselves, it is MUCH safer to stay with a stock such as this that is focused on providing all necessary equipment.
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