Get a few grow books and do your research on the net. I say stay away
from asking questions on the net though, cause from what I have seen
a lot of miss-information is posted. Keep your first grow as simple as you
can don't dive into all that glitter and bull shit keep it to your basics soil,
lighting, and nutes. I would suggest compact fluorescent for a first grow
I used them myself a while back and they do have good results. Those
lights are cheap and you can find them at almost any store plus they fit
in a standard light socket. Go check out the compact fluorescent sticky
on the indoor grow forum.