{"id":1817,"date":"2022-08-02T01:41:34","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T01:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackbell.me\/?p=1817"},"modified":"2022-08-10T20:16:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T20:16:43","slug":"controling-the-costs-of-growing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackbell.me\/?p=1817","title":{"rendered":"Controling the Costs of Growing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1817\" class=\"elementor elementor-1817\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a5cd13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a5cd13\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73ad312\" data-id=\"73ad312\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b52160f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b52160f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc94d7a\" data-id=\"dc94d7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab7962d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab7962d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Growing ganja can be expensive and my SS check only comes once a month so cost control is important to me. I grow indoors, in soil with separate areas for veg and flower. My startup costs included lights, tents, air conditioning, pots and tools. Recuring costs include soil, fertilizer, pest control, electricity, seeds and other micelaneous expendibles. My veg tent is located in the same room as I flower and I normally have 4-6 plants in flower at a time. The flowering plants are not tented. Being able to both veg and flower plants at the same time is a huge bennefit giving you a crop every couple of months.<\/p><p>Lighting is the bigest startup cost for a home grower and will be a major contributor to your electric bill. I have changed my lighting 5 times over the years, as better options became available. I tried HPS originally, but dealing with the heat they generate was a big issue. I now use all LEDs, they have come a long way since I first started. When buying, be sure to take into account the light&#8217;s efficiency. Efficiency is expressed by a low &#8220;Usable PPF\/Watt&#8221; number. That is the amount of PAR light reaching the plant canopy. New lights are coming out all the time and they are getting better and better.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf61f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8bf61f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/jackbell.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vegtent-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1821\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jackbell.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vegtent-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jackbell.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vegtent-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jackbell.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vegtent-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/jackbell.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vegtent.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">My Grow Tent and Lights<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b486256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b486256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I use a low tech growing media approach. I start`with good soil (Foxfarm Ocean Forest) so I get all the trace nutrients I will need. I don&#8217;t use the fancy fertlizers that are available, instead I stick with the fairly inexpensive MiricleGrow LiquaFeed. It has a decent NPK (12-4-8) and contains a little manganese and zinc. I do feed at higher than the recomended rate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac5d4d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac5d4d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6abb404\" data-id=\"6abb404\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c27f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17c27f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/jackbell.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/miriclegrw.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1819\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jackbell.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/miriclegrw.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jackbell.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/miriclegrw-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jackbell.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/miriclegrw-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">MiricleGrow LiquaFeed Analysis<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-254c77f\" data-id=\"254c77f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7942739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7942739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/jackbell.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/oceanforest.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1820\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jackbell.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/oceanforest.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jackbell.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/oceanforest-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fox Farm Ocean Forest Analysis<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growing ganja can be expensive and my SS check only comes once a month so cost control is important to me. I grow indoors, in soil with separate areas for veg and flower. My startup costs included lights, tents, air conditioning, pots and tools. 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