This is going to be my grow diary. give me a bit. works nuts and I haven't popped seeds yet!

How it starts:

Tent: AC Infinity 5x5 grow kit Your enviroment is half the battle and these tent kits are turnkey!
Soil: Take and Bake Artisan Soil Kit This is probably the most important part of your garden, don't skimp here!
Food: GreenGro EZ Grow Box (A buddy I highly respect in this field recommends this for instant tea)
Food Alt: BuildASoil No-Till Bundle (If you want to do it all the BuildASoil way, this is the package to get.)
Earthbox's: These are noob friendly growing pots (no over-watering worries!)
Living Soil Pots: Grassroots Living Soil Pots (a few things; first, if you went with the artisan soil above, you have a 100gal version of this already! If your doing the BuildASoil way, 15gal is the minimum you want to use. I would go with a 4x4 bed if I hadn't wanted to try the earthboxes.)

What is this BuildASoil method I keep referencing? : BuildASoil The Complete System

How to's:

Germinate direct in dirt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyl1q7Su2oM&list=PL6YUuCutX6Vvr4jVmv567P_lq6lxF7ZdG&index=3 (this is great for autoflowers especially!)
or
prep and transplant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH4JIll8eY8

VPD settings: What is VPD and How to Use It to Optimize Your Grow (A quick primer on VPD and where I took the notes below from)
Also if using the ACInfinity controller like I referenced above, this VPD Made Easy video made it pretty easy.
A quick reference on managing VPD in a nutshell:

    Increase VPD:
        Increase Temp
        Decrease Humidity
    	Increase Leaf Temp (lower fans)
    Decrease VPD:
        Decrease Temp
        Increase Humidity
        Decrease leaf temp
    Germination VPD:  0.5-0.8
    Seedling Stage:   0.6-1.1     0.6-0.8
    Vegetative Stage: 0.8-1.1     0.9-1.1
    Flowering Stage:  1.1-1.4     1.2-1.5

This is what I'm using for my light cycle's during the different stages, I'm trying to "anchor' the times mid way, to both, keep the heat down during the hottest times of the day, and the power is cheaper in the wee hours of the morning as well. It's not alot, but every little bit helps!
Seed: 4pm-12pm (20 on 4 off)
Veg: 4pm-10am (18 on 6 off)
Strech: 4pm-4am (12 on 12 off)
Bloom: 5pm-4am (11 on 13 off)

Burnt Orange Cookies

Genetics: Gangerine Cookies x OMFG (feminized)
Timeline: 8-9 weeks
Strain: Sativa Dom Hybrid
Profile: Frutiy/Candy/Sweet

Week 1:

popped the seeds in some jiffy pucks, chop n dropped the cover crop and covered with some artisan soil, made a solo cup sized hole to backfill with some build-a-soil lite. Covered the whole mess with some kashi blend and cowoco worm castings, gave it a good watering and let em rip!