i use my ovn mixed soil.For my base soil i use some profi soil from local gardner.I add perlite, vermiculite, vulcanic clay&worm castings. my ratio for mixing soil is 40% soil,30% perlite,15%vermiculite,5%clay and 10%worm castings(7&11lpots).I germinate seeds in soil.I newer used paper towel method.first few days they are undo CFL and i start using nuts in week 2.Using complete pack of HESI nutes.I also got Canna,Plagron,Kalong(guano).I can say that they really like a lot of food and light.shedule i use is 18/6 from seed to harvest.Today is day 66 and some are still not ready for harv