Where you referring more to what supplies to get versus what strain? If so, a sodium light would be great, about 400 watts. Just 2 plants though, you can use alot of flouro, which would be very cheap to buy and operate. it would also be very cool as sodium and metal halides put out alot of heat, both at the bulb and the transformer (power box). Personally if you're in potting soil, I'd get some stuff sold at a plant nursery. People keep using Miracle grow soil only to have problems with it. Some people use it and it works for them, but they also say they have to flush it like crazy. if that's the case, then you're wasting your money. Foxfarm soil, Black Gold, Roots, Sunshine mix, or Promix are dependable soils. You're right, people do things differently in an attempted to get the same result - to imitate nature with an indoor grow. All you're trying to do is give plants an environment that mimics nature. For ferts I'd recommend using Foxfarm's Fruit and Flower powder fert or Dr. Earth fert for tomatoes. Mix in one level cup of fert per gallon of soil, mix it well, and that's all you'll need to do. So you're right again when you say it can be easy. Just add water when the soil runs dry. Lighting is 18 hours on, 6 off and let it get about 2 feet tall or so, then switch the light cycle to 12 on, 12 off to induce flowering and budding. Use a small fan on the plants to knock them around a little, to strengthen their stems so they don't fall over. The most expensive part is the higher quality lighting. Flouro will probably work, but sodium should work better. Plants continue to grow while flowering, so if you don't want a plant that's 4 feet tall, switch the light cycle earlier. You'll have to deal with some odor in flower cuz they get stinky. If you don't want to use a powder fert, there are more than enough liquids to choose from. I always recommend Dyna Gro 7-9-5 because it has all the micronutes plants need. Not all the liquids do this. I guess they expect everyone to know the difference and spend more money, but why do that when you can get it all in a single bottle. It just has a bit of a short shelf life. The powdered ferts will last a long time on the shelf provided they don't get wet. Get fresh air to the plants and get the heat away from them so they don't cook. The leaves are kind of fragile. For liquid ferts in soil, using them is harder because even though the label might say how much to use per gallon or quart of water, they don't tell you how often to feed. You can let the plant tell you as if the lower leaves are turning yellow, it's time for some fert. You can get a plant to grow out rather than up by cutting of the top. Just do that when you're ready. You probably don't need a light reflector for just two plants, so save your money. Or get a cheap reflector off of ebay. It is easy provided you just do a few necessary things.