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$624.39.. not including shipping, taxes, and supplies. My most spent on categories are VFT's followed by Sundews.. I created an excel sheet that shows my collection, date of purchase, and price. I really thought I was in the $200 range..oops.

I rarely spend money on plants. I mostly just trade with other growers. I do spend money on lights, soil, and pots though. No idea how much though.

A charged question with very subjective answers.
Over the years, with my failures and successes, I have kept it low-key. I would say over $300, but under $500, with the majority being spent on distilled water. I would say that I will definitely spend more in the future.
However, my wife has stayed mostly silent while I pursued this hobby on a small scale. But, if you were to ask her directly, she would likely say that I've done enough, and should stop spending money on water for goodness sake! (But she has bought me 3 plants herself. 1 Sarracenia and 2 VFT's)
Love that woman!

ChefDean wrote:A charged question with very subjective answers.
Over the years, with my failures and successes, I have kept it low-key. I would say over $300, but under $500, with the majority being spent on distilled water. I would say that I will definitely spend more in the future.
However, my wife has stayed mostly silent while I pursued this hobby on a small scale. But, if you were to ask her directly, she would likely say that I've done enough, and should stop spending money on water for goodness sake! (But she has bought me 3 plants herself. 1 Sarracenia and 2 VFT's)
Love that woman!

I second the expenses on distilled water. I'm paying 1.50 per gallon currently and I go through many during the summer. I have a rainy forecast coming up, so I want to start collecting rainwater to help ease water expenses. It's always good to have a supporter on your side! Here is my summary below:

Okay seriously...do we have to figure in our monthly electric bills for the grow lights? I work at a plant store so I get a discount...and one of my T5 units is a loaner. I initially bought a lot of pings but started trading mostly after that. And considering how many I’ve sold from my own propagation...maybe around 500? It’s probably wrong and I’m probably deep in denial!


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I'm not sure what we have spent honestly but I'd say probably around the $300 range a little more if you are counting supplies (lights/pots/trays/etc) probably closer to $500 but we tend to buy everything we can in large bulk for the future

More than my saltwater reef tank days (which was a lot), but less than my antique wiilys truck hobby... I like expensive things...

Quite a lot. But I've also been in the hobby for about a decade (I've been an ICPS member since 2009, and I started growing them before that). Between my lights and my plants and soil and water and shipping stuff to people for free, it's probably quite high. While I did get lots of my plants for cheap/free (either as gifts or seeds or trades), everything else adds up too.

A little over 500 probably and I have only been growing for 2 years. It's just super addictive. I keep finding myself shopping for plants.

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I spent too much money, about $ 1,200. You think I'm crazy?

Honestly, couldn't say. Been growing plants for decades. Many plants have been purchased, others obtained by trade. With trade, does one include $ spent on postage? Then there is the $ spent on supplies and electricity for lighting, not to mention the light bulbs/fixtures themselves. So probably more than I realize or really want to know.

At this point I don't even know anymore.

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I don't like to think about that number, keeps me awake at night.

I spent too much money, about $ 1,200. You think I'm crazy?

Close to $2,000 in FTS purchases alone