Help a New Outdoor Grower Out

Wats good fellow buddah lovers. Im new 2 growing in the sense i neva grew befor but do have alot of experince in plants of the non-smokable type, kno my way around home depot, and have more then plenty of experince in smokin high grade herb for some years now. want 2 start a solid outdoor organic grow op (an hopfully long term) for personal use. I hav been smokin 4 a good minute so i'v heard all da "bongwater makes um beta" bull, but i'm dat guy who spends 2 much time wit my lawn so i kno how soil mixtures work and all dat good stuff. O an i live in FL, "Da Bottem!" 4 all ya others. a few questions off da head

wat makes a viable seed 4 germanation (i have a nice amount of swag seeds dat i wana mess around wit)
any good reads u'll could tell me bout for my op
wats a good mail order strain 2 start off wit
does any1 kno anything wit greenhouse growin
any other info u'll can throw at me would b koo 2

stay up, burn it down

good seed are dark and hard. if you squeeze them lightly and they dont pop, they are good seeds. that doesnt always mean it'll be a good plant tho.