USD $119 on the Zon. There are many similar, some a little more/less expensive. This one (iPower) had really good reviews and it's definitely a solid unit. It paid for itself, IMHO, in about 5 minutes worth of use!
I also posted a video (not mine) review here:
Tales From The Krip!
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I just havent been feeling it is all. I enjoyed it greatly at one point but life keeps getting in the way ya know. Not being able to spend as much time as needed and then not having the desire to makes it more of a chore than i care for it to be. And I run 4 areas between veg and flower and electricity has gotten to be stupid! Add to that an abundance of product along with being in a legal state where everyone is now growing, it means that the prices have dropped significantly. I met a guy not long ago that was saying they can get outdoor for 4-600 a pound! So for the cost of one to two months of electricity I can buy enough for my wife to smoke for 4 months (or more) without doing anything and freeing up time to do whatever I want.... I do not plan to go any where and I do plan to keep doing it, it is just discouraging at times is all bud. I think I really need to rein in what I am doing and maybe only clone a couple of strains and then run just seeds to work through my collection and keep it interesting. I do not plan to go anywhere bud I wouldn't miss a Duggs grow if I can help it!Hold on ,....Yeti, u sound bummed .How could growing on a small scale ...like most of us do, not be financially viable. I know for me , not only am i not forking over 2 bills every 3 weeks for a z,...it pays a lot of my bills,..on a regular basis too.
Just don't leave here is all.....
I just havent been feeling it is all. I enjoyed it greatly at one point but life keeps getting in the way ya know. Not being able to spend as much time as needed and then not having the desire to makes it more of a chore than i care for it to be. And I run 4 areas between veg and flower and electricity has gotten to be stupid! Add to that an abundance of product along with being in a legal state where everyone is now growing, it means that the prices have dropped significantly. I met a guy not long ago that was saying they can get outdoor for 4-600 a pound! So for the cost of one to two months of electricity I can buy enough for my wife to smoke for 4 months (or more) without doing anything and freeing up time to do whatever I want.... I do not plan to go any where and I do plan to keep doing it, it is just discouraging at times is all bud. I think I really need to rein in what I am doing and maybe only clone a couple of strains and then run just seeds to work through my collection and keep it interesting. I do not plan to go anywhere bud I wouldn't miss a Duggs grow if I can help it!
Great message. Cheers!Sorry to hear you're still bummed, Brother, and I know we discussed it a few weeks back a little.
IMHO, there are basically two types of growers: the ones that do it for the money and the ones that do it for the love of growing (although, nothing wrong with the latter making a little money on the side!). If you're doing it for the money, it's going to be a chore, at least at times.
If you're doing it for the love of growing, while there's still work involved, it basically becomes a "labor of love".
While growing needs to come second to things like family & work (and, in my case, getting my house re-done!), I know I personally don't feel "normal" unless I have a grow up.
If your issue is that your growing more than you can get rid of and it's not paying for the cost of growing, I'm betting you can downsize to two tents and still supply the wife with plenty of superior meds while cutting your work & expenses in half.
If the issue is that you've really lost the love of growing (which I can't for the life of me believe or you wouldn't be here!), then perhaps another hobby is in order?
Tending to the grow should be a way to "De-Stress" (forgive the pun!) from all the headaches of real life. If you're finding it's giving you more headaches, you definitely should change things up, or take a break.
I'm rooting for changing things up!
Stay positive, Brother, and figure out what's gonna' make you happy!
I've got some blues playing for ya Yeti, Isn't that grow area an oasis in the heart of winter?
Hope your feeling better
Thanks KB! That's the thing I love the most about this community.
New strains help with motivation for sure.
I'm old enough to know how I am, I go through periods where I just want a change, it doesn't matter what it is not just growing. I know I always come out of it too. Winter has a lot to do with that. We don't see the sun for what seems like 5 months and that has an effect on ya. Unfortunately being on a roof is part of my job. I do a lot of commercial HVAC and unfortunately that involves being on a lot of roofs in all kinds of weather. The Deadly Sativa is so done right now. I think the buds are going to explode they're so fat.Everything comes in waves from my experience. I plan all I want, but something always goes awry. The road to hell is paved in good intentions.
Great lookin Deadly Sativa! I hope ya got your roof issue fix Neiko. Bad time of the year to be up there.
I hear ya on a lot of that post Yeti. The electricity is hard to justify when I have enough produce in storage for the wife and I for about 3 years.
Our market is so saturated that people are getting for next to nothing. I'd rather give it away to people who can't afford it than sell it way below it's value so someone else can get rich on it.Hold on ,....Yeti, u sound bummed .How could growing on a small scale ...like most of us do, not be financially viable. I know for me , not only am i not forking over 2 bills every 3 weeks for a z,...it pays a lot of my bills,..on a regular basis too.
Just don't leave here is all.....
Yep, the prices here are for growers is stupid low. There are so many cash croppers that don't give a shit about quality here and people just don't get it. The dispensaries are still selling $400-$500 ounces for shit weed. I did have someone come to me and ask if I could sell a pound or more to his buddy who was buying everything he could get his hands on. This person knows what I'm growing and loves it. Not many people have had true sativas let alone HB sativas. I told him a price that was less than $200 an oz. and my buddy said that was a great price but it was still more than he would pay. I told him I'd rather throw it away than go any lower. So I kept it all.I just havent been feeling it is all. I enjoyed it greatly at one point but life keeps getting in the way ya know. Not being able to spend as much time as needed and then not having the desire to makes it more of a chore than i care for it to be. And I run 4 areas between veg and flower and electricity has gotten to be stupid! Add to that an abundance of product along with being in a legal state where everyone is now growing, it means that the prices have dropped significantly. I met a guy not long ago that was saying they can get outdoor for 4-600 a pound! So for the cost of one to two months of electricity I can buy enough for my wife to smoke for 4 months (or more) without doing anything and freeing up time to do whatever I want.... I do not plan to go any where and I do plan to keep doing it, it is just discouraging at times is all bud. I think I really need to rein in what I am doing and maybe only clone a couple of strains and then run just seeds to work through my collection and keep it interesting. I do not plan to go anywhere bud I wouldn't miss a Duggs grow if I can help it!
I couldn't do anything other than High Brix now and I'll get back on track here soon.Fire up a different style of growing Neiko keep it interesting doing a micro grow(old dresser) for a friend starting him in hempy because suits his lifestyle lol. Hoping we can start tomorrow
Thanks bud. I'm working through it. Sometimes growing has to take a back seat to life. I'll be all in again here soon I hope. In the mean time things are still getting done.
Don't be sorry, it's a good discussion and I bet there are a few more out there that have the same feelings from time to time. It may seem like a chore at times but if this was ever taken away from me I don't think I'd deal with it to well. It really is an outlet.Thanks guys. It is a labor of love. After so long I tend to lose sight of certain benefits though. I think I really need to broaden my horizons a little bit and work on getting more of the love back while diminishing the feeling that it is a labor. I think when I hit that balance again things will be better.
Dynamo it is an oasis when I treat it as such. I just need to readjust my outlook on things. Having new strains to run tends to help me with that but then I get stuck hoarding too many clones and I end up overwhelmed again. I do have some new things kicking around that I am truly excited about. I need to flower them out so i can experience the joy of watching them finish their first cycle for me!
Sorry for the hijack Neiko
Excellent post MH. I do it for the passion of doing it. I normally will smoke on a bowl while I tend and normally will finish it up while I'm looking over the girls absorbing the peace. It's a Zen spot for many of us.
