Thanks for the tips, projecteight! Like you said, it's all about the research, and I', reading a lot online all the time these days. I just figured I'd get a bunch of opinions on the message board to help direct my research. Right now I'm trying to learn about lights.
You mentioned you use a 600W horti for flowering -- is that a kind of hps light?
I have seeds saved from my dealer, so I'm going to go with those as you suggested. I know I have a very low chance of success the first time around, but what the hell... gotta walk before you can crawl, right?

Anybody's opinion on an efficient, cheap lighting setup, please feel free to toss in your two cents. thx
newbiegardener Reviewed by newbiegardener on . scheduling Hey everybody. I'm planning to try growing for the first time, and I was wondering if anybody could give me any tips on timing. Should I let em sprout and grow under the floros for the first month, then switch to HPS to initiate flowering in the 5th week? If I do that, how long should it take to harvest? And is it supposed to be 12/12 light/dark during growth and 18/6 during flowering? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Rating: 5