Comparative Testing Affirms Superior Yields from Premium Nutrient Brand for Industrial Marijuana Cultivation
In the world of commercial cannabis cultivation, the nutrient system you choose can make or break your profits. But with a plethora of options claiming to be the finest nutrition for commercial cannabis, how do you separate fact from sales pitch?
Enter Iguana Collective, a leading cultivation operation based in Cathedral City, California. Their Head of Cultivation, Nestor, decided to get to the bottom of things and conduct a hands-on comparison between Advanced Nutrients' Cultivator Series and a big-name competitor.
The results? Plain and simple—Advanced Nutrients straight up delivers superior results.
The Ultimate Battle
If you want to know the real deal, forget about controlled lab environments. Iguana Collective created a battlefield of their own by establishing identical growing conditions, genetics, and cultivation practices to test two nutrient lines head-to-head at their Cathedral City facility.
"We did a side-by-side comparison," Nestor says. "We saw a major difference in the overall quality of the finished product."
Terpene Strength
Perhaps the most significant difference? Advanced Nutrients provided more robust terpene profiles than the competition. That's the advantage of a nutrient line with 26+ years of cannabis-specific science and precision formulation behind it.
"The terpenes on the Advanced were much better," Nestor acknowledges. This element is vital for commercial producers. The amount of terpenes directly influence aromas and flavors, significantly impacting market value and consumer demand.
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Color Power
But it wasn't just about terpenes. The visual difference was striking in coloration. Cannabis aficionados know that vibrant, deep hues are often associated with premium quality and can significantly increase market value.
"We don't have to TRY to get color with Advanced," Nestor explains.
Despite experimenting with various cultivation techniques to amp up color with the competitor nutrients — from manipulating vapor pressure deficit (VPD) to adjusting room temperatures — the results just didn't impress with the competitors.
In contrast, the Advanced Nutrients rooms produced cannabis with rich, vibrant colors without any special tricks or cultivation hacks. In fact, Nestor noted that "some of the product gets so dark it's almost black," suggestive of exceptional anthocyanin expression.
A Winning Combination
- Better terpene profiles with Advanced Nutrients
- Naturally vibrant colors without temperature manipulation
- A simplified cultivation process with fewer adjustments needed
- A higher quality finished product commanding premium prices
- A better overall return on investment
The Final Verdict: Quality Equals Profitability
While some nutrient companies boast about being cheap, Iguana Collective's experience demonstrates that this mindset can be short-sighted for commercial growers.
"It was more cost-effective to run something like the competitors," Nestor concedes, "but the end product was lacking quality." So while the competitors may cost less, you're getting less for the cannabis you sell at the end.
"What you're saving in nutrients," Nestor continues, "you're losing at the end on the price of the finished product. With Advanced, it may cost a bit more upfront, but we're selling the product for top dollar."
So, folks, the message is clear—invest in quality inputs for superior returns in your final product value. And in commercial cultivation, quality often pays off big time at harvest time.
- In the realm of commercial cannabis cultivation, discerning fact from sales pitches in nutrient systems can be challenging.
- Iguana Collective, a renowned cultivation operation in Cathedral City, California, aimed to solve this dilemma by conducting a direct comparison between Advanced Nutrients' Cultivator Series and a leading competitor.
- The comparative test was carried out under identical growing conditions, genetics, and cultivation practices at Iguana Collective's Cathedral City facility.
- Advanced Nutrients demonstrated superior results in the side-by-side comparison, providing a better quality finished product.
- A significant difference was found in the terpene profiles, with Advanced Nutrients offering more robust terpenes compared to the competition.
- The terpene element is crucial for commercial producers, as it influences aromas and flavors, subsequently impacting market value and consumer demand.
- Moreover, the Advanced Nutrients product stood out visually, with rich, vibrant colors that are often associated with premium quality and increased market value.
- The vibrant colors from Advanced Nutrients didn't require temperature manipulations, unlike the competitor's nutrients, which needed various cultivation techniques to amp up color with little success.
- Combining better terpene profiles, naturally vibrant colors, a simplified cultivation process, and a higher-quality finished product commanding premium prices, Advanced Nutrients proved to be a winning choice.
- The long-term return on investment was also better with Advanced Nutrients, despite the initial higher upfront costs, due to the premium prices achieved at the time of harvest.
- For commercial growers, investing in quality inputs means securing superior returns in product value, and in the world of cannabis cultivation, quality often translates to substantial profits at harvest time.
