i water when the soil is completely dry though out i feel though the bottom of the pot to feel how wet the soil is at the bottom if thats dry i water till the water come though the bottom then i let drain for 5 mins before i put it back and i mist them its a ph balanced soil from home depot im using a 100w gro light from one of my old professors he gave to me the other day when i went to visit him and i use a fluro no nutes yet since its still only a baby and thats about it i think