Newbie thinking about growing my own.

So for the past 7 years I've had a close friend that farmed his own stash and let me score some whenever I wanted. This friend has now moved far away and left me dry. I don't really know anyone in my town and the stuff I can find is crappy mexican brown dirt that doesn't even get me buzzed, can't smoke that after smoking pure for a long time. So I'm thinking about growing myself.

So regreting not asking my buddy to teach me to grow, but oh well. I'm currently in the process of downloading videos and books on how to grow stuff. I probably have majority of the stuff needed to grow and I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything.

I have the following:

-Seeds
-Closet
-4 feet floracent light fixture that I could hang, contains 2 4 feet bulbs that say F40WC or something like that
-Flower pots
-Plastic pans
-Aluminum foil
-Empty 2 liter sprite bottles

Will buy:

-Soil
-Fertilizer

At the moment I'm trying to furtilize some seeds using the plate and paper towel deal.

Am I missing anything?

Thanks in advance for any help, it will be much appreicated.