The yield and resource report shows what the zone produced and how much effort it required. For a mini-farm, this is the basis for improvements: where water consumption is too high, where accidents often occur, where maintenance takes a lot of time, and where the result is consistently good. Without such a report, decisions are made based on impressions.
GrowerHub should connect the result with history: watering, microclimate, light, maintenance, photos and events. Then the report not only records the result, but explains what conditions led to it.
What to consider as a result
For vegetables and herbs, the result can be weight, number of cuts, batch quality, or time to harvest. For ornamental plants - crown condition, flowering, number of problem days, successful adaptation after transplantation. The main thing is to define the criterion in advance, otherwise the report will be too subjective.
The result must be associated with the zone and period. If plants have moved between zones, this should be noted. Otherwise, water and microclimate data will relate to one place, and the result will refer to another.
Resources
Basic resources: water, electricity for light and ventilation, consumables, labor, maintenance and waste. You don't always have to count every penny. Even a rough estimate can help you see if one area requires too much manual intervention or water.
Water accounting is discussed in detail in the article accounting for water and irrigation in a greenhouse. For light and ventilation, operating hours and emergency periods are useful, if available.
Errors and accidents
The report should not only contain averages, but also problems. How many accidents were there, which ones were repeated, how long was the zone in service mode, were there any sensor failures, was it necessary to water manually. These events often explain the outcome better than average temperature.
If a zone has a weak result, but all averages look normal, look at the event log. Perhaps there were several short overheats, incorrect fertilizing or a leak that was quickly corrected, but affected the plants.
Solutions for the next cycle
The report should end with solutions: change the zone, move the sensor, add a leak, change the light schedule, revise the watering, train the operator, replace the device. If the output does not lead to action, the report remains archived.
The result of a separate growing cycle is described in the article report after the growing cycle. For a small farm, the same principle applies to multiple zones.
Conclusion
Yield and resource reports are needed to improve the process. Compare the result with water, light, labor, maintenance and accidents. Then GrowerHub helps not just monitor the mini-farm, but make decisions for the next cycle.