Welcome to my grow thread, TGF. Thanks for the note. I hope I'm not getting 'too' analytical. I sometimes overthink things, I realize. The more I learn, and the further I get, the more relaxed I get about the whole thing. It's just not knowing what you're doing that get's me a little anxious. Once this first grow is under my belt, I'll probably feel much more comfortable.

There are so many little details that I'm learning now that I've actually tried growing. With all the reading I did, I didn't think I'd encounter very many new/unexpected things. The ammonia smell, for instance, was very surprising. I thought something was seriously wrong. After checking around a bit, I came to find that it was normal. I had expected odors during the flowing period, but not during the vegetative period.