The ONLY way to learn is to just do it. It doesn't matter who tells you what.

You could know everything there is to know, but if you've never even popped a seed then you have NO EXPERIENCE and that's what counts.

Before i started i researched like a motherfucker. i had such a clear vision of how it was going to go and it was all gonna be smooth and soon i'd have piles of smoke. WRONG! I've already revamped my entire system twice because what i thought was gonna be amazingly simple (drip systems and ebb and flow) turned out to be frustrating and a mess (i've come to love my third and final system...DWC).

I'm on my 4th grow. My grow op is small (4 plants flowering, 4 vegging, 12 clones) and it's been a learning experience beyond what any forum could offer. Sure, it's wonderful having this at my fingertips when need be, but unless you are a natural you've got some work ahead of you.

You are asking experienced growers (myself excluded) what to do. They are telling you to take it slow, and you don't seem to like that advice. Spend 1k of your 10k on a small scale setup...get comfy with it...make your money back...then when you have a handle on it blow your whole wad.

that's the deal.

Skeet.

PS - Damn...lots of responses posted between the time i started and posted these thoughts...