please give me tips. . .first grow

rite now im germinating(papaya, and some blue mystic from nirvana) as much as i know what im doing is waiting for these to pop. i took normal soil with a little perlite. then im planting them. i ordered a cfl light bulb. and after they sprout am i just watering them from there? thanks

you should look into Foxfarms products.

what is normal soil? soil from garden/lawn?
outside dirt would probably not be the best choice for a 1st grow, you might get by but there are plenty of potential troubles from plain outside dirt

I would just say because you're a beginning to not worry too bad about soils. Get something simple like Black Magic potting soil and mix some perlite with it. When your seed germinates and you have about a half inch root popping out, put her in the soil about an inch deep. Only water it once a day or so but don't drench it. Taproots need to reach for moisture so the more you let the top dry off and keep the moisture at the bottom of your pot, the taproot should reach down faster and start its root base. I don't know if you have any nutrients... but you can keep using bottled water for about 2-3 weeks with the nutrients the soil already contains. Hope this wasn't too long and helped ya.