is the better soil less cost effective?

[Mimic]

from my math, the 2nd soil can plant 2 seeds before being swapped costing 30, meaning 15 per seed unlike the default which is 10 per seed. the 3rd soil i think is worse at 20 per seed (cost 60, plants 3). so what's the point of getting the "better" soil?

[xSuicid3]

That you don't have to waste time of putting it in.
Also your workers, which are not that fast, skip this step making your drug factory more effective.

[ZeroDOD]

You don't have to refill pots as often and the bags take less space. So you trade in a little bit of profit in exchange for more space.

[Dravic]

I swear this game will actually promote real life entrepreneurship qualities in people who play it.

OP thus far in life might have never considered the value of making trade-offs in business such as paying more money to get something done/stored more quickly/efficiently.

But now, OP will learn and can carry this mindset into their real life endeavors in the future. All thanks to Schedule I, a video game about being a local drug lord.

[malogoss]

Less trips to the store. More soil stocked on your shelves for the same space. Less trash produced. Less pot refilling needed.

$10 to $20 per plant grown sounds like a lot. But it's less than $1 per bud. Worth it, for how convenient it is.

[Mimic]

Originally posted by Dravic:

I swear this game will actually promote real life entrepreneurship qualities in people who play it.

OP thus far in life might have never considered the value of making trade-offs in business such as paying more money to get something done/stored more quickly/efficiently.

But now, OP will learn and can carry this mindset into their real life endeavors in the future. All thanks to Schedule I, a video game about being a local drug lord.

real. jokes aside, i don't mind the trade offs part just yet since im still learning how much i can upcharge on items, and have yet to even begin experimenting with the mixer. just pure stuff for now so once i get a better understanding, this will 100% be true lol

[skm4tic]

Efficiency.

[Echo]

There's a few things to take into account when doing the calculations here. Are you using grow lamps? because that alters the amounts you get when trimming. I believe from 8 in a tent to 12 with the grow lamps. Grow lamps also reduce the time it takes to grow (0%/15%/30%), and which pots are you using? Moisture preserving means less watering, and the Airpot increases growth speed by another 30%. Using the Auto Fillers for soil and water? are you using any of the additives (PGR, Speed Grow, Fertilizer). Moving to drying racks? any mixing? there's a ton to take into account.

I use the Extra Long Lasting because the extra cost is pretty much negligible when i am hitting my deposit caps on day 1 of a week, Dont need to go to the store very often for that stuff anymore since i can just have it delivered in bulk quantities right to my operation site. Baggies though... I go through SO many baggies that i am pretty sure the whole towns economy is based on the baggies more than any other single product.

[Mimic]

Originally posted by Echo:

There's a few things to take into account when doing the calculations here. Are you using grow lamps? because that alters the amounts you get when trimming. I believe from 8 in a tent to 12 with the grow lamps. Grow lamps also reduce the time it takes to grow (0%/15%/30%), and which pots are you using? Moisture preserving means less watering, and the Airpot increases growth speed by another 30%. Using the Auto Fillers for soil and water? are you using any of the additives (PGR, Speed Grow, Fertilizer). Moving to drying racks? any mixing? there's a ton to take into account.

yeah, im still really early on right now, so that makes sense. still using tents, got no employees and haven't bought the first house from the realtor. thanks for the checklist tho, it'll help out when i start getting more indepth with the systems

[Echo]

Originally posted by Mimic:

Originally posted by Echo:

There's a few things to take into account when doing the calculations here. Are you using grow lamps? because that alters the amounts you get when trimming. I believe from 8 in a tent to 12 with the grow lamps. Grow lamps also reduce the time it takes to grow (0%/15%/30%), and which pots are you using? Moisture preserving means less watering, and the Airpot increases growth speed by another 30%. Using the Auto Fillers for soil and water? are you using any of the additives (PGR, Speed Grow, Fertilizer). Moving to drying racks? any mixing? there's a ton to take into account.

yeah, im still really early on right now, so that makes sense. still using tents, got no employees and haven't bought the first house from the realtor. thanks for the checklist tho, it'll help out when i start getting more indepth with the systems

I would, as soon as you are able to, ditch the tents, and get the pots with the lights, it increases your yields from 8 to 12 per plant, and once you can do so, get the full spectrum lights for the increased 15% grow speed. Can usually get 2 full harvests per day. Which can probably be further increased with the Air pot, which adds another 30% grow speed at the cost of needing to be watered more often, but if you are running with auto sprinklers, thats not too big of a deal.

[tap_khap]

Originally posted by Echo:

Originally posted by Mimic:

yeah, im still really early on right now, so that makes sense. still using tents, got no employees and haven't bought the first house from the realtor. thanks for the checklist tho, it'll help out when i start getting more indepth with the systems

I would, as soon as you are able to, ditch the tents, and get the pots with the lights, it increases your yields from 8 to 12 per plant, and once you can do so, get the full spectrum lights for the increased 15% grow speed. Can usually get 2 full harvests per day. Which can probably be further increased with the Air pot, which adds another 30% grow speed at the cost of needing to be watered more often, but if you are running with auto sprinklers, thats not too big of a deal.

how much do you get with the lights and PGR?

[ImSorryUdied]

Originally posted by Mimic:

from my math, the 2nd soil can plant 2 seeds before being swapped costing 30, meaning 15 per seed unlike the default which is 10 per seed. the 3rd soil i think is worse at 20 per seed (cost 60, plants 3). so what's the point of getting the "better" soil?

At first this seemed really wrong to me too but then I realised how often I had to go buy more low grade soil and then realised I had very little storage space for it, so it became a question of storing a pallet full of soil or a few larger bags.

[Echo]

Originally posted by tap_khap:

Originally posted by Echo:

I would, as soon as you are able to, ditch the tents, and get the pots with the lights, it increases your yields from 8 to 12 per plant, and once you can do so, get the full spectrum lights for the increased 15% grow speed. Can usually get 2 full harvests per day. Which can probably be further increased with the Air pot, which adds another 30% grow speed at the cost of needing to be watered more often, but if you are running with auto sprinklers, thats not too big of a deal.

how much do you get with the lights and PGR?

I can honestly say i havent actually checked that yet, ill have to do so. normally run fertilizer so my drying racks take less time to produce gold star product.

[Wobblyshrimp]

Originally posted by Mimic:

from my math, the 2nd soil can plant 2 seeds before being swapped costing 30, meaning 15 per seed unlike the default which is 10 per seed. the 3rd soil i think is worse at 20 per seed (cost 60, plants 3). so what's the point of getting the "better" soil?

I dont think its meant to be cost effective, its meant to be a time saver. You pay a little more but save tons of time, plus less garbage being produced too.

[JuniferBerries]

Originally posted by tap_khap:

Originally posted by Echo:

I would, as soon as you are able to, ditch the tents, and get the pots with the lights, it increases your yields from 8 to 12 per plant, and once you can do so, get the full spectrum lights for the increased 15% grow speed. Can usually get 2 full harvests per day. Which can probably be further increased with the Air pot, which adds another 30% grow speed at the cost of needing to be watered more often, but if you are running with auto sprinklers, thats not too big of a deal.

how much do you get with the lights and PGR?

16 per plant.

[Matty787]

Originally posted by Dravic:

I swear this game will actually promote real life entrepreneurship qualities in people who play it.

OP thus far in life might have never considered the value of making trade-offs in business such as paying more money to get something done/stored more quickly/efficiently.

But now, OP will learn and can carry this mindset into their real life endeavors in the future. All thanks to Schedule I, a video game about being a local drug lord.

Could have said that in a less demeaning way but yes, your right. OP still had a legitimate question and now they and a lot of others that have seen this now can understand.