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ilovethewest · 05-05-2010, 11:56 AM

im looking for a few new things in life, and so i have been thinking about a big move in the near feature. im thinking portland or, maybe eugene, but really im leaning towards portland. i called the power company in portland the other day asking how much power i could use and how much it would cost. very sketchy. me: yo im wondering what 15,000kw all day long would cost? them: ill help you figure out what 1500kw will cost. me: no 15,000kw. them: OH..... ahh what is that for? me: indoor grow lights in a residential house. them: i would prefer if you call that a hot tub, jacuzzi, and a water heater. let me see what that would cost you.....$34 a day. me: what a great deal. and yall dont care that a residential house is using that much power? them: not at all, just get an electrician, cuz 240 lines are not going to handle that. me: right on, that all i need to know.
so power would cost about $1200 a month running 2, 10 light rooms, with a third for veg.
im thinking portland is a good idea, or somebody have a better idea. ill be trying to have the new place by july.
life is just getting way crazy, too many junkies, crazies, and other randoms in my life, gotta find a chill as spot for next year. gonna blow this shit up too, that is why there are only a few places i would consider.

Bacchus · 05-05-2010, 05:06 PM

If you don't mind the rain. So your means of income would be gardening? You might want to do ALL of the math. Which includes selling the product. Lb priceses are not as high as Cali or other states, so to get top dollar you might have to move the product somewhere else. We have a glut in the market right now.

ilovethewest · 05-05-2010, 09:20 PM

pshhhhhh. i have lived in the pacific north west for 4 or 5 years now, and moving product is the last of my worries. sure i hear that portland has way high competition, but a) i dont have to do any business in portland, and b) im damn good at what i do. ill pay a kid to drive down to Sacramento if i gotta, or ill pay a kid to drive to NY if thats what looks smart, its all the same. im just sketched on getting the place, and the loan ill have to get, and whether portland is the ideal spot to have 20 grow lights in my garage.

Bacchus · 05-05-2010, 09:48 PM

Well awesome...come on up

hippie_lettuce · 05-05-2010, 11:21 PM

I don't think you will need 15,000w. Just try to do several plants in huge buckets hydro-style and try to pull a few pounds off each one. One or two plants under a 1,000w and maybe you could pull a pound or so per plant. I'd just consider that too, before spending $1200/mo on electricity!!

ilovethewest · 05-06-2010, 12:30 AM

what im thinking is this: get a place with plysically lots of space, 3 car garage, 4 bedrooms, something like that. start with 10 or 15 lights. about 10k for flowering though. if i get 4 or 5 grand more i would add from the start a second flip flop 10k room. or wait till the first harvest. im budgeting about 15 grand total, with a potential for another 5 needed in the first 2 months. oregon medical laws are 6 flowering, and 18 under a foot and in veg. so ya, im going to work on trees. im definitely trying to stay under a hundred plants total, but clones and small veg could be done else where. im thinking about 4 months of veg before flowering should do the trick, with weekly tie downs. this is going to be some construction work.

Holdin' · 05-06-2010, 02:03 AM

I'm near PDX... bad ass place.

guest2012y · 05-06-2010, 02:06 AM

In PDX on a frequent basis...it's chill......... keep Portland weird!

robbiedublu · 05-06-2010, 05:30 AM

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what im thinking is this: get a place with plysically lots of space, 3 car garage, 4 bedrooms, something like that. start with 10 or 15 lights. about 10k for flowering though. if i get 4 or 5 grand more i would add from the start a second flip flop 10k room. or wait till the first harvest. im budgeting about 15 grand total, with a potential for another 5 needed in the first 2 months. oregon medical laws are 6 flowering, and 18 under a foot and in veg. so ya, im going to work on trees. im definitely trying to stay under a hundred plants total, but clones and small veg could be done else where. im thinking about 4 months of veg before flowering should do the trick, with weekly tie downs. this is going to be some construction work.

12000-18000 minimum for 6 months rent on a place that big in Portland. Not sure why medical limits are any concern cause you're gonna be way over the limits unless you plan to run each 10k room with only 3 mega plants.

Hammerhead · 05-06-2010, 05:44 AM

you will need to move your product through co-ops or the black market. There are no dispensorys there. I moved from there about a year ago and there was bud everywhere. I had a hard time off loading it. I had very good product as well but so does everyone else. Good luck

You can only have 28oz of hand

05-05-2010, 11:56 AM	#1
ilovethewest Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: west coast Posts: 187	Portland im looking for a few new things in life, and so i have been thinking about a big move in the near feature. im thinking portland or, maybe eugene, but really im leaning towards portland. i called the power company in portland the other day asking how much power i could use and how much it would cost. very sketchy. me: yo im wondering what 15,000kw all day long would cost? them: ill help you figure out what 1500kw will cost. me: no 15,000kw. them: OH..... ahh what is that for? me: indoor grow lights in a residential house. them: i would prefer if you call that a hot tub, jacuzzi, and a water heater. let me see what that would cost you.....$34 a day. me: what a great deal. and yall dont care that a residential house is using that much power? them: not at all, just get an electrician, cuz 240 lines are not going to handle that. me: right on, that all i need to know. so power would cost about $1200 a month running 2, 10 light rooms, with a third for veg. im thinking portland is a good idea, or somebody have a better idea. ill be trying to have the new place by july. life is just getting way crazy, too many junkies, crazies, and other randoms in my life, gotta find a chill as spot for next year. gonna blow this shit up too, that is why there are only a few places i would consider.
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05-05-2010, 11:21 PM	#5
hippie_lettuce Garden Nymph Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,746	I don't think you will need 15,000w. Just try to do several plants in huge buckets hydro-style and try to pull a few pounds off each one. One or two plants under a 1,000w and maybe you could pull a pound or so per plant. I'd just consider that too, before spending $1200/mo on electricity!! __________________ Categorizing Cannabis Smoke/Effects Peat's Sour Rhino
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05-06-2010, 02:06 AM	#8
guest2012y Living with the soil Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Forested area Posts: 2,926	In PDX on a frequent basis...it's chill......... keep Portland weird! __________________ BMR in flower https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=170303 Topsoil in the soil mix https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=153542 Provider for cardholders organic medicine and organic medicated edibles..."we're primed and we're ready to go toe to toe with disease"
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05-06-2010, 05:44 AM	#10
Hammerhead Tired Farmer Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 33,984	you will need to move your product through co-ops or the black market. There are no dispensorys there. I moved from there about a year ago and there was bud everywhere. I had a hard time off loading it. I had very good product as well but so does everyone else. Good luck You can only have 28oz of hand __________________ #hammerheadgenetics
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05-05-2010, 05:06 PM	#2
Bacchus Throbbing Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Under the Douglas Firs Posts: 1,897	If you don't mind the rain. So your means of income would be gardening? You might want to do ALL of the math. Which includes selling the product. Lb priceses are not as high as Cali or other states, so to get top dollar you might have to move the product somewhere else. We have a glut in the market right now.
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05-05-2010, 09:20 PM	#3
ilovethewest Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: west coast Posts: 187	pshhhhhh. i have lived in the pacific north west for 4 or 5 years now, and moving product is the last of my worries. sure i hear that portland has way high competition, but a) i dont have to do any business in portland, and b) im damn good at what i do. ill pay a kid to drive down to Sacramento if i gotta, or ill pay a kid to drive to NY if thats what looks smart, its all the same. im just sketched on getting the place, and the loan ill have to get, and whether portland is the ideal spot to have 20 grow lights in my garage.
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05-05-2010, 09:48 PM	#4
Bacchus Throbbing Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Under the Douglas Firs Posts: 1,897	Well awesome...come on up
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05-06-2010, 12:30 AM	#6
ilovethewest Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: west coast Posts: 187	what im thinking is this: get a place with plysically lots of space, 3 car garage, 4 bedrooms, something like that. start with 10 or 15 lights. about 10k for flowering though. if i get 4 or 5 grand more i would add from the start a second flip flop 10k room. or wait till the first harvest. im budgeting about 15 grand total, with a potential for another 5 needed in the first 2 months. oregon medical laws are 6 flowering, and 18 under a foot and in veg. so ya, im going to work on trees. im definitely trying to stay under a hundred plants total, but clones and small veg could be done else where. im thinking about 4 months of veg before flowering should do the trick, with weekly tie downs. this is going to be some construction work.
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05-06-2010, 02:03 AM	#7
Holdin' Moon-grass farmer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PNW Posts: 1,086	I'm near PDX... bad ass place.
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