i brought some shitty seeds from kc brains because they were cheap but now im regretting it and dont know which seeds banks to trust they all sound good in the description as it is their job to sell a product no matter if it really is crap all i want is some good not too expensie seeds am i asking for so much really
I'm new to growing too and made a costly error at the start by buying some expensive seeds and then killing all the resulting plants by not knowing how to grow them properly.
For my second attempt I decided to buy some 'indoor mix' seeds from Sensi, Mandala (safari mix - these were really cheap ~£8/10 seeds) and Homegrown Fantaseeds. I kind of reasoned that as they'd be all different strains, if I made some mistakes, some would be more forgiving than others and I hopefully wouldn't kill them all at once if something did goa bit wrong and the mixes tend to be a bit cheaper. It kind of sucks not knowing exactly what they are but as they flower, at least you can go to website and look at pics to try to identify or could post here asking for help identifying and at least you'd have a starting point by knowing seedbank. For the record, all three brands had high germ. rates and have mostly grown well. I also bought some KC Brains northern lights (like you, because they were cheap) and was really disappointed with low germ rates, but in another thread on that topic, someone commented that these seeds have extremely hard outers and really benefit from a thorough soak first.
You could also read info in the seed and strain review section and if you have a particular strain/seedbank in mind, you can then search for grower reports on internet (weedbay.net has a good section for this but there are lots of others too).
As far as making local grower buddies goes, it might be safer to keep your grow to yourself and seek advice here instead.