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one 400W bulb isn't sufficient, as far as I know (I have also never grown, but have known people that have) From what I hear, one bulb MAY get you ONE plant har

by keefe 16y ago

one 400W bulb isn't sufficient, as far as I know (I have also never grown, but have known people that have) From what I hear, one bulb MAY get you ONE plant harvest (2-3 ounces) every 3 months, IF you do it all right. My understanding was you need 3-4 lights. There's no way you're growing 5 plants from 1 400 watt bulb. >$20/mo for the electric for the lights this doesn't seem right, let's do 500 watts for simplicity (watering system etc needs more power) So, 0.5 kwh 18 hours a day, so 270 kwh per month so you're starting at like... $40-$70/light. so maybe $400 + $70/mo per plant, 3-4 harvests a year depending on how often you fuck up, that's like 300-400 a plant or about 100-150 an ounce, same as know-a-guy prices outside of cali................... >Never had to purchase drugs, but lets say the seeds of the strain you want cost $250. They're way cheaper than that, but you also need mylar lining, watering system, etc. forget about the warranty, you can't send them weed encrusted stuff and expect to get it back.

parfe 16y ago
> So, 0.5 kwh 18 hours a day, so 270 kwh per month so you're starting at like... $40-$70/light. Electricity is 10 cents/kwh in my area which comes out to $27/mo (I used a 400W light in my original post @ $20/mo) unless I'm calculating it wrong? But I just realized we're talking about CA here and their electric bill calculations seem to be all sorts of messed up, so I give up. >forget about the warranty, you can't send them weed encrusted stuff and expect to get it back. If it was legal I don't see why warranties would be a problem. In fact, the light retailers would be able to start marketing explicitly to that market rather than side stepping the topic.
- keefe 16y ago
  ahhh yeah I live in CA where it's insanely high and has that crazy sliding scale, I figured it as 0.15-0.27 from some website. Unless the company was in CA and it was totally legal, the equipment becomes paraphernalia and they won't do shit with it... and of course if they can screw you there they will. anyway whatever it's a moot point, law will never pass

by keefe 16y ago

parfe 16y ago

> So, 0.5 kwh 18 hours a day, so 270 kwh per month so you're starting at like... $40-$70/light. Electricity is 10 cents/kwh in my area which comes out to $27/mo (I used a 400W light in my original post @ $20/mo) unless I'm calculating it wrong? But I just realized we're talking about CA here and their electric bill calculations seem to be all sorts of messed up, so I give up. >forget about the warranty, you can't send them weed encrusted stuff and expect to get it back. If it was legal I don't see why warranties would be a problem. In fact, the light retailers would be able to start marketing explicitly to that market rather than side stepping the topic.

keefe 16y ago
ahhh yeah I live in CA where it's insanely high and has that crazy sliding scale, I figured it as 0.15-0.27 from some website. Unless the company was in CA and it was totally legal, the equipment becomes paraphernalia and they won't do shit with it... and of course if they can screw you there they will. anyway whatever it's a moot point, law will never pass