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Green Life Production's typical harvest under
their previous lighting system was 80-90 lbs.
The average harvest now using Fohse fixtures is
160 TO NEARLY 200 LBS
alone. Growers all over are finding results like these to be the new
norm, regardless of growing media and style of growing. Lume
Cannabis has been tracking results of their Fohse A3i fixtures for
over 40 hydroponic growing cycles and across 8 different strains
of cannabis. Without fail, the team at Lume under Kevin Kuethe's
direction reports higher yields under the A3i than those grown
under HPS. For example, with Fohse fixtures they have harvested
7,130 lbs. versus 5,241 lbs. with the same strains grown under HPS.
THC levels under Fohse lights have been 3 percent higher too; 20
percent versus 17 percent on average. In other words, the cannabis
that Lume grew under Fohse lighting netted more than 2.5 million
dollars(!) more than the cannabis grown under HPS.
Steve Cantwell at Green Life Productions also reports unbelievable
differences since switching over to Fohse's A3i and F1V fixtures as
well. Green Life Production's typical harvests under their previous
lighting system was 80-90 lbs. The average harvest now using Fohse
fixtures is 160 to nearly 200 lbs pulled from his 4x8, no-till, living,
organic soil beds. Like Mike Howard's team at The Grove, Steve and
his team have the enviable logistics problem of figuring out where
to put all of the bounty from these sky-high yields. All three teams,
The Grove (coco pots), Lume Cannabis (hydroponics) and Green Life
Productions (live soil), are blowing harvest records out of the water
time and time again across three drastically different cultivation
styles. These highly regarded and experienced cannabis producers
are showing that the rules have changed and that Fohse lighting
fixtures enable previously unobtainable and unthinkable results.
Howard and the grow team at The Grove have achieved their
amazing results by relying on the horticultural skills of their talented
team, and also by utilizing two of Fohse's premier products. They
have predominantly been using the A3i model - Fohse's workhorse
grow light - to achieve their highest yields. The A3i is specifically
designed to grow cannabis and that is exactly what it does. Its
spectral distribution is custom-made to address the unique needs
of cannabis. As evidenced in the remarkable yields outlined in the
table above, the A3i's output (of up to 4,970 µmol/s depending on
configuration) can be adjusted to supply seasonably appropriate
lighting depending on the growth phase of the crop. All of this while
producing up to 156 percent more light per fixture and burning
cooler (no hotter than dishwashing water) than traditional HPS grow
lights. This means the A3i is safer to operate for both growers and
their cannabis crops.
The A3i system is designed to handle the harsh extremes of
a growing environment. The IP67-rated fixture will continue to
operate at peak performance even with the moisture, dust, pests,
and biological debris such as spores that are present in most indoor
growing environments. Not many growers would expect their grow
lights to still perform well after being submerged under several
feet of water; the A3i can survive such a plunge and be relied on
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