Heres a step by step to successful germination
1. Get a seed or seeds
2. Get a coffee filter and a zip loc bag
3. Wet the coffee filter with properly ph'd water ph level between 5.5 -6.5
Place seeds on wet filter and once all your gonna do is on then place another wet coffee filter so its like...
Soil that has nutes is ok and adding nutes wont hurt it. Ide go by the recommended feeding schedule and continue until there is signs of a deficiency. Most important thing is making sure and adjusting the ph level of your water. You can have all the best soil and nutes bit it wont matter amd...
And if u gona do cob led the whole cycle. I suggest getting a fluorescent grow light that you can stand. Vertically in the corner of your tent so the middle gets enough light
At the beginning they will flourish beautiful. And at the end like the last week it will frost them nugs up good. Need to invest in at least a 250 watt hps/mh setup. You will be glad u did. They are cheap too probably 80 to 100 bucks for everything