There are two extremely good books on growing in my mind....Marijuana Horticulture by Jorge Cervantes and The Cannabis Grow Bible by Greg Green. I do have a book by Mel Frank but have not found it to be as full of accurate information as I would have hoped. Howevere there are many people who follow his methods and are happy with them.

I am impressed with the amount of work and time you are devoting to your plants.....love it when people put that kind of energy into something and your future growing will reflect that. Your list of supplies etc is a good one....you WILL appreciate your hps lighting much more than your cfls.....the difference between night and day.

Sounds like you are moving in the right direction and again I applaud you for your hard work. Hope your plants come back and reward with you some good smoke.

Good luck to you.