well for my first real grow meaning actually buying some equiptment such as.... nutrients, lights, (4'- t5's, 1- 400 hps, some cfls bulb type), testors ph/tds, a cheap soil/moisture tester, RO system, 3 gal. air pots, 5 gallon buckets and customizing them, some rock wool, some bags of soil, the hangers to hang the light, a air pump, a cheap 60-100 power microscope from radio shack- I wouldn't buy that one again!, windshield reflectors for my grow room, some exspensive auto fem seeds, many trips to the hardware and hydro store, some rolling papers, and last but not least a hygrometer I actually did better then a 'break even'...I'm ahead!...I'd be more ahead if I didn't waste apx 10 of those exspensive seeds in the beginning mostly by planting too deep and putting the root in the soil the wrong way!...I had no prob germinating the seeds I just put them in a glass of water in a dark place for a day and bingo ...root pop!...so far I have two plants in the soil getting ready...2 plants in the deep water grow, and 3 shorties I planted outdoors that never took off for now I should be getting close to 3-4 oz (dry weight) off my first two plants
$400 an oz...yep I'm ahead