Live Stoner Chat How much did you spend the first year of growing inside?

[armanidog]

This is my first grow, into day 36 on the oldest plants.
I made a list of what I had purchased so far:
Seeds $65
Tent $90
300 watt LED grow light $135
400 watt LED grow light $235
Tower fan $25
3 x 16 gauge 20 foot outdoor-rated extension cords with 3 outlets each $60
6" x 24" Phresh filter $142
Inline duct fan $90
Fan speed controller $74
6" x 4 feet rigid duct $6
6" x 25 feet flexible duct $20
Duct clamps and aluminum duct tape- $10
6 - 5 gallon Smart Pots $40
Mosquito Dunks $9
Safer Brand sticky stake insect traps x $14
Dynagro Foliage Pro $9
Dynagro Bloom $8
pH 7.0 calibration fluid $6
pH 4.0 calibration fluid $8
pH probe storage solution $9
Oakton pH meter $53
Woods digital timer x2 $30
Accurite indoor humidity monitor $10
3 bags of organic compost- $15
3 bags of organic potting soil- $20
1 bag of Perlite- $6

Total $1,179
Does not include taxes. No shipping costs since I have Amazon Prime.
Most of this is an investment since I will be using this equipment for the next few years.
I wonder if the IRS will let me depreciate the costs over the next 5 years? : )
It was a bit of sticker shock when i first added it all up.
I could have gone cheaper on the fan, filter, etc but I wanted to go ahead and get stuff that will allow me to do a bigger grow in the future. The fan is 530 cfm, the filter is 550 cfm, and the fan controller doesn't get warm at all running the fan at 10%-20% ( I only have a 4 ft x 4 ft x 6ft tent).

 

[Trapper]

Yup, I was at around $1200 by the time I started my second grow.

Although, I haven't had to add a lot to that list since and am now on
grows #9, #10 and #11

Maybe another $500 including medium, water, nute inventory, jars,
bovedas, etc. (Stuff for keeping/storing buds, not growing them)

 

[pop22]

$1100 got me started, then spent another $700 upgrading, the greenhouse, etc. BUT, my very frist harvest was 7 ounces! so at a street value of $2100 I came out a bit ahead!

 

[Papa Munch]

I've probably spent around $1800 including a complete tent package with scrubber and led, 3 more MarsHydro leds , nutes, soils, pots, seeds and misc. All I would have to get is 6 ounces and even with my scrawny first grow.....I may just get that! I'm happy!

 

[Egzoset]

Salutations,

Too much is the short answer, the longer version is about exploration and discovery. Long story...

Good day, have fun!!

 

[jackmc]

I spent about $1,300 on gear, seeds and Nutes. Electricity was about $700. But I didn't spend around $1,200-$1,600 buying weed. So I'm guessing it's break even in year one. I've got around a years worth of seeds left to grow. So if nothing major breaks it's all well worth it.

 

[jackmc]

This is my first grow, into day 36 on the oldest plants.
I made a list of what I had purchased so far:
Seeds $65
Tent $90
300 watt LED grow light $135
400 watt LED grow light $235
Tower fan $25
3 x 16 gauge 20 foot outdoor-rated extension cords with 3 outlets each $60
6" x 24" Phresh filter $142
Inline duct fan $90
Fan speed controller $74
6" x 4 feet rigid duct $6
6" x 25 feet flexible duct $20
Duct clamps and aluminum duct tape- $10
6 - 5 gallon Smart Pots $40
Mosquito Dunks $9
Safer Brand sticky stake insect traps x $14
Dynagro Foliage Pro $9
Dynagro Bloom $8
pH 7.0 calibration fluid $6
pH 4.0 calibration fluid $8
pH probe storage solution $9
Oakton pH meter $53
Woods digital timer x2 $30
Accurite indoor humidity monitor $10
3 bags of organic compost- $15
3 bags of organic potting soil- $20
1 bag of Perlite- $6

Total $1,179
Does not include taxes. No shipping costs since I have Amazon Prime.
Most of this is an investment since I will be using this equipment for the next few years.
I wonder if the IRS will let me depreciate the costs over the next 5 years? : )
It was a bit of sticker shock when i first added it all up.
I could have gone cheaper on the fan, filter, etc but I wanted to go ahead and get stuff that will allow me to do a bigger grow in the future. The fan is 530 cfm, the filter is 550 cfm, and the fan controller doesn't get warm at all running the fan at 10%-20% ( I only have a 4 ft x 4 ft x 6ft tent).

You won't be able to deduct your expenses on Fed Taxes. Only in your state if it's legal there. [emoji18]

 

[elsamurai]

i'll guess $1200-$1500 but really don't think about it much. after 9 months growing all I know for sure is that for some reason I have more $ and plenty of top shelf bud. it pays off in the long run. all I have to buy now is upgrades if I wish and replacements when there is an equipment failure and consumables like soil, nutes etc.

 

[Jtsmoker]

This year I have spent 8000 off

the top one stop at the shop a day ago 700 bucks

 

[Jtsmoker]

Power bill is 600 a month