First time posting - Hello all!
My Q is: When people say they harvested, say, 5 ounces from a plant do they mean the fresh weight or the dried weight? I’ve done about three grows and most I’ve gotten was 7 GRAMS as weighed after drying. Am I doing something wrong to get those low yields? I grow Autos and I know that they don’t produce quite as much per plant but still…
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welcome to the community. i sometimes post wet weight first and follwed by dry weight. when i grow autos i get any where from 2 to 4 ounces from each plant. do you have any pics of your grows?
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Most folks seem to specify wet/fresh weigh vs dried weight. There is quite a spread for how much each of us get from our plants. It depends a great deal on your specific setup and growing techniques.
I have only grown auto’s once so far (second pair of autos are currently flowering) and I got 6 - 9 ounces from each plant. Usually about 16 ounces from photo period plants.
It took me a few grows to get those results consistently.
You should fill out a grow support ticket so that folks can provide specific answers that will apply to your specific setup and growing techniques.
Welcome to the ILGM forum.
Edit: here is a link to the support ticket
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Ouch
Weight is dry weight.
Something is obviously wrong. Do you have any started right now or or going to soon. We need to get you some help. When I started I started with autos. I had no clue what I was doing other than practical experience obtained from gardening. 2 - 4 ounces was typical. Usually right around 3.
I would start with finding out what you are doing.
Medium
Nutrients
Lights
How you start plants
The basics.
Autos need to have a good start. If they get upset they seem to go off the rails.
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Welcome to the community I only care about the dry weight 7 grams is a little light I would try photos next time much more forgiving
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Yeah, we try to specify wet or dry when posting but sometimes we forget.
Just fyi for future reference, you can figure to lose 75 to 80% of wet weight once dry.
So 10oz wet will dry down to 2oz. This is approximate, but you get the idea.
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Yeah @Squatch that’s a pretty low number. Let us know more about your set up and methods and I’m sure we can dial you in to better harvests
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Wet weight is pretty much irrelevant. I’d presume most people weigh after the final trimming when they’re about to start curing. 1/4 oz final yield is extremely low. I’m with @Pinboy, tell us what you’re working with and I’ll guarantee we can help you out.
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What kind of light are you using? Grow medium? I know from personal experience, my weight didnt pick up until i was producing dense buds and thats because i upgraded my lighting.
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We’d need to know more about your grow but 7 grams is way short of your plant’s potential.
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Welcome to the community , stick around we like to see everybody have a successful grow. Reach your goals and meet your needs ask a lot of questions. Happy growing ! 
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I grow autos only outdoors now. Still theyre pretty larfy and the dried weight is pretty sad. I assume its because theyre autos and sativa. I look forward to seeing how youre running your grow. Theres some great help here. Thanks for sharing here. We may all learn something
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Post pics, ask questions. There is a lot of knowledge here.
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Are you growing without lights? Was the plant getting just some daylight from a window?
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Welcome to the community @Squatch
Gonna go out on a limb and say ‘yes’ here. I suspect insufficient lighting and harvesting waay too early.
Same here.
My current grow. It has several weeks to go as of this photo.
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Same plant right this minute. Maybe been 10 days since last photo.
The little one is same as domed one (hiding) on left in first pic. Just topped it at 3/4 nodes.
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Welcome to the neighborhood. Lots of good helpful people here. You will enjoy your time here. 
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