soil and watering?

Hi im thinking about growing and this is my first time. I plan to grow indoors and use soil because i was told that it was more forgiving than hydro.... what kind of soil should i use and what kind of nutes? and how often should i water? im going to be growing in a closet and i am going to use a 100w hps light... thanks!

hit up the Grow FAQ for everything you need but; i use pro-mix with 40% perlite mixed in. nutes you can worry about later on, a few weeks at least, read up and choose for yourself. water when its dry basically but not more than once every four to seven days.