Quote Originally Posted by crare
... cannabis.com people will help you out with it.
experience is the best teacher
Yes!!!
For grow guides, there's a bunch of stuff scattere around this site.
Harris7 just posted a bunch of really neat papers in the cultivation forums in the past week or so... good reading.

Noobs+Soil=

My best advice is this:

Start with a good soil and everything will just be SOOOO much easier.

Avoid pre-ferted soil, or soil with a high conc. of peat in it, but even 'topsoil' or 'garden' soil from the hardware store can get you going!