Lights: CFL's are Compact Flourecent Lights. They screw into any regular lighyt fixture If yo use these, they cost very little to run. The drawback is your plants will have to be short. How short, you ask? I have no idea, since I use and HPS

Growroom: You want to make sure your temps are within the 70-85 degree range. Anything more or less than that and your plant will not yield as much and may cause other health problems for your plant. What problems, you ask? I have no idea since I keep my temps in that range (well, I try to, anyway). Growing in an attic requires special consideration: it's cold in the winter and hot as balls in the summer.

Ventilation: No, a fan won't explode because it's running all the time. Just make sure the motor is not up against anything; keep it at least a couple of inches from walls, curtains, etc. just to be safe.

Soil and fertilizers: My first grow was in soil and in spite of all of my screw-ups, I still got 4 ounces. Just use regular potting soil WITH NO NUTRIENTS IN THE SOIL. This is important. Also, I recommend getting some coco fiber and mixing it into the soil at 70% soil/30% coco fiber. It improves drainage and only costs a couple of dollars to treat a 5 gallon bucket of soil. Fertilizers will run you about $45, which should last you a couple of grows. If yo grow in soil, go with Foxfarm fertilizers. Any fertilizer you buy should come in 3 parts: one for vegatative growth, one for blooming and one for boosting nutrients during blooming. Everyone likes their own brand and there are tons of brands out there. I like Foxfarm for soil grows. If you're gonna go hydroponic, ask the guys at the hydro store for their advice for growing TOMATOS..do not say you are growing weed, they'll call the cops and write down your license plate number. Don't even kid around.

Seeds: just go with bagseed for now. Even if it's bagseed from some schwag, it should be waaaaayyyy better than before, due to the lack of care commercial growers sometimes have.

Money: Well, you can do it cheap, or you can do it right. Which way do you want to do it? If you do it cheap, you could get by with spending ...$150 for materials? If you want to do it right, you should spend...hmmm...$600 for an 400W HPS light, hood, fan and all electrical equipment, not counting building materials for your grow room or cabinet. Don't forget, once you spend this money, you won't have to do it again, so save up, it'll be worth it!

No matter what you do, I strongly urge you to look at the journals and logs on both this website and others. Do NOT go to Overgrow.com. The feds busted that site and they record all visitors. There are tons of other sites out there, just look around (keep cannabis.com your main source, though )

Books: Also, go and buy at least one book on growing marijuana indoors. Anything by Mel Frank or Jorge Cervantes is good. Your library may even have some books on it. If you go to the library, do NOT check such books out. You know why. If you buy any such books, pay in cash at a retail store and do not have them special order it for you; if they have it in stock, great, if not, go to another store that does have it. If you absolutely have to buy a book online or through the mail, I suggest you have it shipped to a friend who doesn't grow. Better to be safe than sorry.

Good luck, I wish you much success! :thumbsup: