I am using (4 28 watt/100eqwatt) CFLs, at Lowes I picked "Y" adapters (3 for each socket) and made a 4 way. Cheap, works, you can get better lighting, not in my budget,, yet,,.
I like the cloth pots as the breath very well, and roots self trim so they dont get root bound. You could drill a bunch of small holes in plastic pots so they breath and drain well
Myself, I make my own organic soil and dont bother with PH, as long as everything needed is in it it is good to grow!
Here is my current grow, an experiment, the soil is 3/4 chopped leaf, some sand for silica, perlite for drainage, blood and bone meal, sulfur, dolomite lime, and a bit of roots organics uprising grow,, oh and earthworms! IF I can hold out until tomorrow I will update the pics!
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