Gordo here, I'm a new grower. I'm using nutes every other watering. And I use half the recommended amount. My soil is a mix of composted manure, peat moss/ perlite mix, and potting soil. My lights in the flower room are three 150W mini sunburst and in the veg room a mix of cfls. I use a half gallon of water in a three gallon fabric grow pot every two or three days. Go easy on water and nutes, you can add more later. Good Luck.