I've watched videos and documents and taken notes but I still have a few questions on the stages of growth

1) Germination and seedling - between moist paper towels and when a sprout cracks up you put it in 3/4 inches deep into those egg carton looking thingies. keep the soil moist and the hps light 2 feet away when a seedling pops up...my q is should i use fertilizer? and when do i transplant these seedlings into the 4 gallon pot?

2) vegetative - feed fertilizer and water frequently. keep hps light away 1 foot. keep fan blowing constantly. when im misting the plants should i put any fert in that too or just water? since im growing northern lights from nirvana which grows up to 4 feet should i induce budding by the time its 2 feet?

3) budding - 2 weeks before harvest you should stop feeding fertilizer... im not exactly sure when the harvest date is so how will i know when to stop? then of course you dry and cure. since im a beginner and i might not do things perfectly what should i expect my yield to be?

basically im just confused as to when to start doing x and stop doing y.

also some general questions... since my closet is 3x3x8 should i have a 400 or 600 watt hps? ill be covering the closet with metallized or aluminized mylar.

thanks for the help.
JoLim Reviewed by JoLim on . few questions on the stages of growth I've watched videos and documents and taken notes but I still have a few questions on the stages of growth 1) Germination and seedling - between moist paper towels and when a sprout cracks up you put it in 3/4 inches deep into those egg carton looking thingies. keep the soil moist and the hps light 2 feet away when a seedling pops up...my q is should i use fertilizer? and when do i transplant these seedlings into the 4 gallon pot? 2) vegetative - feed fertilizer and water frequently. Rating: 5