Going to post this here to avoid further highjack of
BurningTeddy ‘s feed.
This is is my reply to your questions as well as
Campesino ‘s responses on this feed:
https://forum.growweedeasy.com/foru...new-here-my-first-attempt-at-growing-anything
First, though I strongly agree with a lot of things
Campesino says I do not agree with doing any real seed work in a commercial grow. It has a failure rate which even when it’s minimized is problematic especially when your legality relates to stalks not canopy. You want every legal stalk in the ground to be a success. You want to know how much it will produce, how it likes to grow, everything should be as repeatable as possible and you should remove as many variables as humanly possible. This will ensure the even quality of your crop as well as giveyou much more accurate and repeatable results. With clones cut directly from the mother stalk you will ensure that every plant in the facility has the exact same characteristics, growth rate, flowering time, and yield %. The exact same DNA!!!

. When you’re talking business plans your talking repeatable profitability. Predictable timelines, harvest schedules, growth, and yield provide essential building blocks of a successful farming organization. When it comes down to it, in a capitalist society, it doesn’t matter what you’re doing or growing, it only matters what’s in the books

this is stuff CEOs think about. Bottom line, logistics of functionality, maximizing profitability... You need to think like a rich man to become one.
now I’m not going to provide a whole lot of information in this post, instead I’m going to ask some essential questions that will aid me in helping you brainstorm ways of maximizing a 3000 square foot grow area when given the limitations of legality.
first describe the grow space. Is it a home? Multiple rooms and corridors? Or 3000 square feet of warehouse grow space? You mentioned land and possibly outdoor growth? If outdoor is an option it’s critical you include that in your reply.
clones! Since you’re already planning to go with the right route let’s get deeper into it. Do you plan to keep your own mother stalk? Will that be included in the 72 plant limit? If you don’t plan to keep your own, who do you plan on getting it from? Make sure you know they’re reputable and legal to operate. Make sure they test their stalk and verify they’re not using companies known for falsifying thc content results in their testing. (It happens WAY more than you’d think. It’s actually quite profitable for the lab) If you plan to keep your own stalk you will need to develop a tried and true phenotype identification program and grow a large mother stalk to find your perfect girl. You can then get an aeroponic cloning system that will root the fastest possible and that would remove the cost of RW cubes. It’s a whole process that will require a dedicated space for which will subtract from potential grow areas but... Not impossible. Usually easier and cheaper to leave it to a local clone nursery and let them do the work. Most legal states have them available for commercial/medical growers. This brings me to the next pro! If you buy from a nursery the clones should already be rooted, removing the time in the dome, they can go directly to veg
next set of questions, mediums!? What type of mediums are you planning to do this 72 plant grow op in? Startup Cost is going to be a big deal especially when convincing investors or clients. Mediums can make or break a grow operation. I’m hoping you’re not planning to DWC all 72 plants...
please give me a good understanding on the local laws and guidelines related to the operation. Is it JUST FLAT OUT 72 PLANT MAX. Or does each plant have to be in a certain phase etc. do they count cuttings/seedlings? (I’m almost positive they do) give me a link if you can’t tell me

but if you can’t tell me, you should probably gain a deeper understanding lol
after those questions are answered I’ll have a much brighter picture of the operation and be able to provide further input at a much greater level of detail.
Look forward to the the continuation of this conversation!!!
Aloha!