We’ve talked about how important consistent inputs are to your cannabis cultivation business here on the bio365 blog, but did you know using consistently great growing media can drive measurable improvements to your yields, quality, efficiency, sales, and bottom line? Real data from cannabis cultivators proves it.

Consistency directly impacts your yields and bottom line in numerous ways. Let’s take a closer look at some (but not all) of the impacts that bio365’s clients have measured in real uses cases to get a better understanding of how significant the differences to your business can be when you switch from inconsistent to consistent, high quality growing media.

Reduce Time and Labor Costs

When you’re using consistent, high quality growing media, many of the labor-intensive processes of cannabis cultivation can be reduced significantly or eliminated entirely.

For example, an MSO cut labor hours by 70% after switching to bio365’s BIOCOCO growing media, and those savings on labor costs directly improved the company’s bottom line.

Another customer in Colorado reports saving more than 350 operational hours per year on pest control, inspections, feeding, and watering since switching to bio365’s BIOALL growing media.

In California, a cultivator switched to BIOCOCO and reports saving $4.33 per square foot in labor costs.

Stop Wasting Nutrients and Water

Your plants spend more time in the soil they’re grow in than they do with any other input. Therefore, quality matters when you choose your growing media. Inconsistency could ruin your crops, your reputation, your sales, and your business. However, a high quality, consistent soil will give you healthier crops and improve your yields and bottom line.

For example, a cultivator in Colorado was having problems maintaining consistent pH throughout veg. After switching to bio365’s BIOALL growing media, pH levels stabilized throughout vegetation, the grower was able to retain soil nutrients longer, and pest pressure decreased. Plants were healthier, and crop yield went up by 27%.

The cultivation manager says, “We’re seeing plant health increases across our facilities. We’re seeing faster veg times. We’re feeding them less often, and we’re spending less time watering. We’re also saving time in labor.”

Reduce Transplanting and Transplant Shock

Seven days of transplant shock? That’s a thing of the past when you use consistent, high quality inputs. An MSO switched to bio365’s consistent media and cut transplants down to one.

Another Massachusetts-based cultivator that switched to bio365’s growing media found transplant shock quickly became a distant memory. “The plants look healthy right away – if there’s even one day of shock, I’m surprised.”

Get Higher Crop Yields

Better inputs, such as your growing media, give you better results, including higher crop yields. That means more sales for your company and a boost to your bottom line.

How does a 121% increase in crop yield sound? That’s exactly what a multi-state operator (MSO) headquartered in Massachusetts experienced when it switched from Rockwool to bio365’s BIOCOCO.

A national MSO switched to bio365’s BIOBLEND and doubled its crop yield at each of its locations.

Boost Quality, THC, Terpenes, and More

Choosing the right soil gives you a competitive advantage in many ways, including increasing cannabinoids and terpenes. When you can consistently grow crops with high levels of desirable cannabinoids and terpenes, distributors will notice and your bottom-line will improve.

The MSO headquartered in Massachusetts mentioned above not only increased its crop yield by 121% after switching to bio365’s top quality, consistent soil but it also boosted total cannabinoids by 35%, THC by 36%, and terpenes by 48%.

Another cultivator recorded a 70% increase in THC after switching to bio365’s BIOCOCO.

Decrease Soil Costs

With consistent, high quality inputs, you can use less soil and reduce soil and disposal costs.

For example, one of our customers switched to our clean-manufactured, living soil and learned they can grow in two-gallon pots rather than three-gallon pots and produce the same yield. In other words, they use 33% less soil since switching to bio365, which adds up to significant cost savings over time.

Another cultivator in California switched to bio365’s BIOCOCO growing media and reduced soil costs by 21% while achieving its main goal of growing consistent, high quality end products.

The company’s co-owner explains, “Your reputation is only as good as your last crop. The quality of your product determines everything. If that goes up and down, it affects long-term relationships with distributors. Consistency is non-negotiable.”

Key Takeaways about Consistency, Yields, and Your Bottom Line

Your crops will only be as good as the inputs you put into them. If you’re not using a consistently great growing media, then your crops won’t be consistently great. In other words, by choosing a lower quality, inconsistent substrate, you could jeopardize the size and quality of your yields, your reputation, your sales, and your bottom line.

To learn more about the bio365 customer results mentioned in this article, contact us and we’ll send you their full stories. Even better, request a free trial of bio365 growing media and see the results for yourself.