I am new to this. I want to mess with some masterlow, power stout, and blue streak. I have been reading lots of forums about growing and these strains. I plan on messing with 4 plants at a time, and wish to have the highest yields, in a time effective manner, with a high thc potency.

I have a Retro Ace 360 Watt Retrofit HPS Lamp, and a hood. I need a ballast. Is the light I have any good? It looks very large and seems like a nice light. What kind of ballast should I get if I intend on only messing with autoflowering strains? Should I get a digital ballast? Also I have a 400W Sylvania Metalarc Lamp. I guess that will do me no good if I am going to mess with only lowryder, autoflowring strands, right?

Should I go hydro or aero -ponics?

I will need seeds too but I want to get my room setup, then I will deal with the seeds. I'm sure I'll go with some from Mdanzig and SaH, as they seem like the pro's at crossing stable autoflowering strains, and are active in the online communities.

Please help guide me to happy, high yielding days, and stony, smiling nights