You will not find an appropriate HPS light at either Home Depot or Lowes. Nor the means to make one ala DIY.


You'll also be hard pressed to find a CFL bulb good for veg growth at either of them.

Get yourself a prepaid credit card...same thing as prepaid minutes for a cell phone. You determine how much loot you want to credit to it...it won't have to be in your name...and you can order things online with it. Or just call a grow shop and do your order over the phone.

As well as, for sure you'll be wanting to utilize the internet to learn learn learn.