Grams per Day vs Grams per Watt

Coming into this thread I was expecting some total noob shit but I think you have a fair point

sounds like you trying to find weight per time vegged vs weight per light used, you cant make your plant photosynthesize more, it only has so much light

to completely differnt ways to look at yield but very clever

You should take both into account.

Originally Posted by OGEvilgenius

You should take both into account.

i do i just dont keep plants that veg slow, unless they are blowing me after harvest

Damn Skippy Brah! I do agree that grams per day is a much more accurate way to measure success if you're talking about going head to head with GPD and GPW.

However, i believe there is an additional variable that needs to be taken into account when determining the ultimate success of your results -- grams/area. So now we have:

grams/area
grams/watt
grams/day

I believe the grams/area and grams/day are the most important part of the equation and have about the same weight in importance. It comes down how much room did you use and how quick did you get it done...because as far as wattage and electricity...ultimately it is inexpensive and is more or less disposable, but your time and space are finitely limited and thus hold a higher value in the equation.

If 2 people had identical #'s in g/area and g/day then it would come down to who used the least electricity and then nutrients, hell we could even go as far to say who did it using the least amount of equipment.

Grams per watt is still going to be the best way to judge the success of your yield. You can veg a plant for a year until its 10 feet tall and 10 feet wide but your yield is still going to be dependent on how much light you have. Without enough light you're going to have airy little popcorn buds everywhere on the plant that does not get direct intense light which in turn will take away for he plant's energy where the light is focused where the main colas would be.

The amount of light you have is ultimately what determines your yield, period.

grams per year per light is a good way to measure success. i can get a gram per watt easily with only one week veg from rooted clone.

The amount of light you have determines your yield? lol. I don't care how much electricity you used, if you can achieve twice the grams per day, you are winning. Electricity and equipment costs are nominal compared to the return. The bottom line is that there needs to be a timeline accompanying that. Ok great, you got 1 gram per watt, like you said but it took you a year to veg and flower. If someone gets a g/watt in 60 days then they obviously win in the success department. If you don't take time into your equation then you're foolish -- time is the only thing worth anything on this planet.