GrowBIG Commercial has been working with high-value crop producers since our inception over a decade ago. If there's one constant we've learned along the way, it's that your media choice has the best bang for your buck. That's why we set out to develop our own line of professional potting soils. 

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Too many producers use CHEAP FILLS such as redwood sawdust (growth retardant), municipal landfill greenwaste (latent pesticides, Round-Up, lead, etc), Coco Chip/Pith (coir by-product, often rotten/aspergillus) and biosolids (aka processed human fecal matter). It costs them nothing for these inputs, letting them gain huge margins while the grower takes all the risk if the crop fails. GrowBIG never uses cheap fills. Our reputation and our clients' success are too important to cut corners and risk the farm. 

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Moreover, the healthier your roots, the healthier your harvest. Ben Franklin, a farmer, once said "if you spend a dime on your plants, spend 9 cents of it on the soil." (unverified, Ben said a lot of things). But here's a formula you can use for your own return-on-investment and an example of how it looks for indoor/CEA farming.

 

Low cost media (per CY)​ $75 (including freight to farm, can be $125-150)

MaxYield media (per CY) $175 (it's usually less than this depending on freight)

Incremental investment $100/CY

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Pot size : 3 gallon trade

# of pots filled per CY : 74

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Average yield per 3 Gal Pot: 2.2 ounces

% Yield increase with MaxYield : 7.5% (most clients gain ~10%, some 15% or more)

Average yield with MaxYield: 2.365 ounces

Gain per Cubic Yard: 12.21 ounces

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Average Sales Price (ASP) per LB: $500 / Gain: $381.56 / ROI per harvest: 282% / ROI annualized: 1830%
 

Average Sales Price (ASP) per LB: $1000 / Gain: $763.13 / ROI per harvest: 663% / ROI annualized: 4310%

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In reality, our clients report 10% or better increases and often note that the quality is improved (from the organics, biochar, etc). So if the yield goes up 10% and the ASP increases by 5%, it looks like this:

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Average Sales Price (ASP) per LB: $500>$525 / Gain per CY: $5,011 / ROI per turn: 4911% / ROI annualized: 31,923%
 

Average Sales Price (ASP) per LB: $1000>1050 / Gain per CY: $10,022 / ROI per turn: 9922% / ROI annualized: 64,495%

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Can you get that with any other investment? Invest in your roots. Bigger roots = bigger harvests.

MaxYield Soil and Coco deliver the best return on investment for your farming business.​

-McGrowin/GrowBIG Commercial

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