[chives]

Im currently looking for peoples opinion on which direction to head.
I went to school for 1 year for computer science but decided based on what I enjoyed more to drop out of school to pursue
growing. I live in ohio so I ran into problems mainly trying to grow in a house of 7 people so I shut down my tent and moved out and currently live by myself with a 600 watt grow.
What I want to know is What would be the best direction to go to get the most experience I can, whether it be to pursue work or a "internship" else where or to continue to slowly scale up?
Im not opposed of going back to school as in the past I never did bad but I feel that I should pursue experience over a degree or if possible both. Really i feel that I would like to work under somebody that really knows their stuff but being in ohio I have met few opportunities to do this. other than cannabis I have done landscaping and mowing as my uncle owns a business and If i cant find any oppertunities this summer I will be purchasing my own equipment and filling my time with that.

[Coba]

you dropped out of school to grow in a tent in Ohio? ... computer science school even ...

do you think that's borderline obsession? passion is one thing ... obsession is an other.

Are you sure you're not an addict?

not tringg to be mean ... just seems like you gave up a sure thing for a maybe and now that maybe has turned into this thread.

[chives]

I was having second thoughts about wanting to program for a living vs doing what I felt was my passion, also was partying alot but thankfully have gotten over that now that being said if i could do it it again I would definitely have stayed in school since i watched all my roomates get internships and make just as much as me working but what is done is done

[Coba]

shit dude the future is programming python into arduinos and automating entire greenhouses... farmerws want to look at their smart phones and turn irrgation on thanks to $20,000 sensors telling them what's what.

you have the skills to make that happen?

[chives]

not quite yet but i have a raspberry pi and was looking into making my own environmental controller but I only know a little java and python.

[Coba]

well... for a someone who was computer savvy my advise would be to look into sensors and automation...

not from personal experience but, friends say unless you know someone... it's hard to find work. everybody and their brother have the same idea. you gotta cut out a niche. specialize.

[mowood3479]

My advice is if u can afford to, go back to school.
It won't be that sweet ten years down the road growing herb for a living n not having another marketable skill... Especially if it's legalized nationally...
Basically I'm saying I think it's better to give ur self options... Many people have successfully grown herb to pay for school. If u can pull that off, I think that's the smart play... It doesn't have to be a one or the other thing..
But idk that anyone should take my advice.. I'm not Nostradamus. I didn't win powerball last week...

[siftedunity]

you sound youthful.. id also vote go back to school. its not what you wanna hear but you can still work with your passion on the side. take it from someone who has chosen many stupid paths in the years.. retrospect is a beautiful thing lol
good luck..

[Tactical Farmer]

Another bonus is you would have plenty of contacts at school to move your 600w stuff.

You would be busy with school and smoke less of your stash too.

Maybe find a good partner, get them setup and have em give you a % for your help, clones, time.

* partners can be a risky deal, greed, bigmouths, so use extreme caution on that idea.

Go big, or go home to Mommy's

[DoomsDay]

I'm going to agree with everyone in this thread. Especially since I'm doing exactly as they suggest and attending school full time and still managing a grow to keep me from buying which is in turn providing me that experience you're taking about wanting to gain as well. Growing isn't a hands on 16 hours a day kinda thing unless you're working with a large volume of plants, of which would be foolish for an inexperienced grower.

And I'll second that on the programming side as well. Programming is the future hands down. Every field worth a damn has some need for programming, and thst need I going to grow exponentially in the coming years. Learn c++, python, etc and apply it to your passion... be an innovator, not another sheeple