I am new to growing, about one cycle through... I am interested in this topic as well.

Some on this forum have said growing a "bonsai mom" is the easiest way to do it - do some searching of the forum and you will find out about what I'm talking about.

Me personally, I also am starting to think how to get a mother going, and I am tentatively planning to put her in a cabinet inside my closet. Mothers sometimes are more suseptable to bugs I have concluded through my research, so I feel more comfortable having her outside of my main growing area.

Best of luck, will read what others say about this as well.