New grower, needs some tips hints and opinions

Hi all,

just stumbled upon this site and have to say what a wealth of info!!

ive got a small plant which i cloned from a friends 6 foot monster!! is currently about 18 inches tall and has just started to flower . i was also lucky enough to find a seed in my latest supplies so ive got that between some wet paper towel at the moment waiting for it to sprout.

im going to use my loft as a grow space, as its quite warm and has plenty of ventilation.

now my main question concerns lighting.

ive spotted this on good ole' ebay, would it be suitable??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PLUG-AND-GROW-BATWING-200W-ENVIROLITE-GROW-LIGHT_W0QQitemZ130022334427QQihZ003QQcategoryZ43555QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

would one light suffice or would 2 or 3 be better??

also when it comes to harvesting can i just chop off the buds and let the plant continue to grow?? or is it necessary to chop the plant at the root??

any info would be much appreciated.

keep up the good work

GAV

Hi Gavin.. ENVIRO LIGHTS ARE GOOD>

you will want to keep it close to your foliage... about 1 inch!

If you surround your plant with these lights (2-3 lights) you will have an INCREDIBLE HARVEST...

SOME people will harvest a plant completely but will leave a few branches with greenery on them and switch the lighting cycle back to 18+

This is called RE-VEGGING..

BUT.. since you KNOW how to clone, it makes no sense for you to use this (re-vegging) method.. cloning is the fastest and best way to keep a steady HARVEST..

iloveyou

Thanks for the advice GK, ill keep you posted on my outcome.

First timer, I'd like to keep my plants in pots, can somebody tell me what size i'll need? THANKS