Am also new to growing,
lately i been studying reviewing
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growncrazy.....I would suggest buying jorge cerventes dvd and also a book or two. There is also a ton of information on this forum and throughout the internet.
Do a trial and error grow with some bagseed. Learn from mistakes and try to take in all the knowledge you can.